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SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Important Information

 

 

LOGO

 

JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST   JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III
JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND   JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES   JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST
JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST   JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST   JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II   JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

September 25, 2012

Dear Shareholder:

I am writing to ask for your assistance with an important matter involving your investment in one or more John Hancock funds (the “Funds”) which are series of the trusts listed above (the “Trusts”). You are being asked to vote on a proposal regarding the election of the Trustees that oversee the Fund(s) in which you are a shareholder. Enclosed with this letter you will find proxy materials which provide important details on the election of your Fund(s)’ Board of Trustees including instructions on how to cast your vote. I encourage you to please read the attached materials in their entirety and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the number outlined at the bottom of this letter.

Election of Trustees

The following summarizes the proposed election of Trustees on which you are being asked to vote. Please note that this proposal is considered a routine item and is not expected to have any material effect on the manner in which any Fund is managed or on its current investment objective.

You are being asked to elect thirteen Trustees as members of the Board of Trustees of each Trust. Currently the funds offered by John Hancock are overseen by two separate Boards of Trustees. The Board of Trustees that oversees your Fund(s) is proposing to combine with the Board overseeing the other John Hancock funds. A consolidation of the oversight of the John Hancock funds under one Board is expected to result in (1) efficiencies in oversight by reducing the number of board meetings held each year, eliminating the need for separate boards to consider and review similar matters, and (2) efficiencies, consistencies, and potential cost savings in the operations of your Fund(s), due to a single board approaching all funds from a unified perspective. A single Board with members from both existing Boards also will preserve the continuity of current Board leadership and institutional history, while benefitting from additional members’ expertise, experiences and insight.

Your Vote Matters!

After careful consideration, each Board has unanimously approved the proposal and recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” its approval, but the final approval requires your vote. No matter how large or small your Fund holdings, your vote is important. After you review the proxy materials, please submit your vote promptly to help us avoid the need for additional mailings.

For your convenience, you may vote one of three ways:

 

  1) via telephone by calling the number listed on your proxy card(s),

 

  2) via mail by returning the enclosed voting card(s) or

 

  3) via the Internet by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering your control number.

I am confident that the proposed change will help us better serve all of the Funds’ shareholders. If you have questions, please call a John Hancock Funds Customer Service Representative at 1-800-225-5291 Monday-Thursday between 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M., Eastern Time and Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Eastern Time. I thank you for your time and your prompt vote on these matters.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Hugh McHaffie

President


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JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III

JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

(the “Trusts”)

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Notice of Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders

To the Shareholders of the Trusts:

Notice is hereby given that a Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders of all of the investment portfolios (the “Funds”) of each of the Trusts will be held at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, on November 15, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time (the “Meeting”). A Proxy Statement, which provides information about the purposes of the Meeting, is included with this notice. The Funds involved in the Meeting are listed on the front cover of the Proxy Statement. The Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

Proposal 1    Election of thirteen nominees as members of each Board of Trustees of the applicable Trust.

All shareholders of each Trust will vote separately on Proposal 1.

Any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.

Each Board of Trustees of the Trusts recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the election of all of the nominees.

Each shareholder of record at the close of business on September 6, 2012 is entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for

the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on November 15, 2012.

The proxy statement is available at www.proxyvote.com.

Sincerely,

Thomas M. Kinzler

Secretary

Boston, Massachusetts

September 25, 2012


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Your vote is important - Please vote your shares promptly.

Shareholders are invited to attend the Meeting in person. Valid photo identification may be required to attend the Meeting in person. Any shareholder who does not expect to attend the Meeting is urged to vote by:

 

  (i) completing the enclosed proxy card(s), dating and signing it, and returning it in the envelope provided, which needs no postage if mailed in the United States;

 

  (ii) following the touch-tone telephone voting instructions found below; or

 

  (iii) following the Internet voting instructions found below.

In order to avoid unnecessary expense, we ask your cooperation in responding promptly, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING PROXY CARDS

The following general rules for executing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and help avoid the time and expense involved in validating your vote if you fail to execute your proxy card(s) properly.

Individual Accounts:   Your name should be signed exactly as it appears on the proxy card(s).

Joint Accounts:   Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a name shown on the proxy
card(s).

All other accounts should show the capacity of the individual signing. This can be shown either in the form of the account registration itself or by the individual executing the proxy card(s).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE

Read the enclosed Proxy Statement, and have your proxy card(s) handy.

Call the toll-free number indicated on your proxy card(s).

Enter the control number found on the front of your proxy card(s). Follow the recorded instructions to cast your vote.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING BY INTERNET

Read the enclosed Proxy Statement, and have your proxy card(s) handy.

Go to the Web site on the proxy card(s).

Enter the “control number” found on your proxy card(s).

Follow the instructions on the Web site. Please call the toll-free number indicated on your proxy card(s) if you have any problems.

 


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JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III

JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

(the “Trusts”)

PROXY STATEMENT

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 15, 2012

 

JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

   JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

John Hancock Government Income Fund

  

John Hancock Financial Industries Fund

John Hancock High Yield Fund

  

John Hancock Regional Bank Fund

John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund

  

John Hancock Small Cap Equity Fund

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

   JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund

  

John Hancock Greater China Opportunities Fund

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

   JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

John Hancock Classic Value Fund

  

John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund

  

John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

   JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST

John Hancock Money Market Fund

  

John Hancock Mid Cap Equity Fund

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

   JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

John Hancock Balanced Fund

  

John Hancock Bond Fund

John Hancock Global Opportunities Fund

   JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

John Hancock Large Cap Equity Fund

  

John Hancock Income Fund*

John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

   JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund

  

John Hancock Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund

  

John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund

 

* Effective June 29, 2012, John Hancock Strategic Income Fund changed its name to John Hancock Income Fund.


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INTRODUCTION

     1   

PROPOSAL  1 — ELECTION OF THIRTEEN NOMINEES AS MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE APPLICABLE TRUST

     2   

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     21   

SHAREHOLDERS AND VOTING INFORMATION

     24   

OTHER MATTERS

     27   

APPENDICES

     28   

APPENDIX A  NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CHARTER

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APPENDIX B  OUTSTANDING SHARES AND SHARE OWNERSHIP

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JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III

JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

(the “Trusts”)

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

PROXY STATEMENT

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 15, 2012

INTRODUCTION

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Trustees of each Trust (each a “Board” and collectively the “Boards” or “Trustees”) of proxies to be used at a Special Joint Meeting of shareholders of the Trusts to be held at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, on November 15, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time (the “Meeting”). Pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of each Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”), each Board has designated September 6, 2012 as the record date for determining shareholders eligible to vote at the Meeting (the “Record Date”). All shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to one vote for each share (and fractional votes for fractional shares) of beneficial interest of Trusts held. This Proxy Statement is first being sent to shareholders on or about September 28, 2012.

Each of the Trusts is an open-end management investment company, commonly known as a mutual fund, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The shares of each of the 12 Trusts being offered as of the Record Date were divided into series corresponding to a combined total of 23 portfolios (each a “Fund”). The Funds are named on the cover of this Proxy Statement.

Investment Management. John Hancock Advisers, LLC (“JHA” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser for each Trust and each of the Funds. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with each Trust, the Adviser is responsible for, among other things, administering the business and affairs of the Funds and selecting, contracting with, compensating and monitoring the performance of the investment subadvisers that manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Funds pursuant to subadvisory agreements with the Adviser. JHA is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Each of the subadvisers to the Funds is also registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or is exempt from such registration.

The Distributor.    John Hancock Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as each Fund’s distributor.

The offices of JHA and the Distributor are located at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, and their ultimate parent entity is Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC” or “Manulife Financial”), a publicly traded company based in Toronto, Canada. MFC and its subsidiaries operate as “Manulife Financial” in Canada and Asia and primarily as “John Hancock” in the United States.

 

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF THIRTEEN NOMINEES AS MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE APPLICABLE TRUST

(All Funds)

Shareholders are being asked to elect each of the individuals listed below (the “Nominees”) as a member of the Board of Trustees of their Trust. Each of Hugh McHaffie, John A. Moore, and John G. Vrysen currently serves as a Trustee, but has not been re-nominated for election because he will not serve as a Trustee beyond 2012. Effective as of the date following their last day of service, each Board will consist of thirteen members.

The funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex (as defined below) currently are overseen by two separate groups of trustees comprised of different individuals. One of these groups consists of the Trustees who comprise the boards that oversee the series of the Trusts and John Hancock Funds III as well as ten closed-end funds and the other group consists of trustees who comprise the boards that oversee John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust. Each board, including the Boards of the Trusts, separately has determined that it is in the best interests of each of the respective John Hancock funds that such board oversees to consolidate oversight of the funds by aligning the membership of the Boards with the membership of the other boards so that all funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex are overseen by the same group of trustees. In order to accomplish this, the current Trustees have nominated and proposed for election a slate of candidates that includes trustees from each separate group of trustees and representatives from senior management of Manulife Financial. Four of these candidates currently serve as Trustees of the Trusts and nine candidates do not currently hold such office. The group of current Trustees re-nominated for election consists of William H. Cunningham, Deborah C. Jackson, Steven R. Pruchansky and Gregory A. Russo. The group of trustees newly nominated for election that do not currently serve as Trustees of the Trusts, but do currently serve as trustees of other funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex, consists of Charles L. Bardelis, James R. Boyle, Peter S. Burgess, Grace K. Fey, Theron S. Hoffman, Hassell H. McClellan and James M. Oates. The final two Nominees, Warren A. Thomson and Craig Bromley, currently do not serve as trustees of any of the funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex. As discussed in detail below, Mr. Thomson is a senior executive of Manulife Financial, the parent company of the Funds’ Adviser, and Mr. Bromley heads Manulife Financial’s United States operations and is President of John Hancock Financial Services. If elected, Messrs. Thomson and Bromley, along with Mr. Boyle, will serve as “interested” Trustees on the newly constituted boards.

In evaluating the consolidation of the oversight of the John Hancock funds under a single group of trustees, both groups of trustees considered that the separate boards often review the same or substantially similar policy matters, contractual arrangements and other matters for their respective funds. Each of the John Hancock funds’ boards, including the Boards of the Trusts, concluded that alignment of the boards is expected to result in: (i) efficiencies, consistencies and potential cost savings due to a single group of trustees overseeing all funds in the complex, including potential economies of scale from the spreading out of certain fixed costs over a larger pool of assets, and by eliminating the need for two separate groups of trustees to prepare for and hold separate regular board meetings each quarter to consider and review similar board agenda items; (ii) uniformity in policies and procedures across the John Hancock Fund Complex concerning substantially similar matters; (iii) alignment of board resources in areas such as compliance, regulatory and risk management oversight; and (iv) enhanced oversight of portfolio operations throughout the John Hancock Fund Complex, including fund performance monitoring and fund contract and fee reviews. The boards of the John Hancock funds, including the Boards of the Trusts, concluded that a single group of trustees serving on all boards in the John Hancock Fund Complex and consisting of members of both existing groups of trustees as well as representatives from Manulife Financial’s senior management would preserve the continuity of current board leadership and institutional history, while allowing the Trusts and the Boards to benefit from additional members’ expertise, experiences and insight.

At a meeting held on July 31, 2012, the Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee of the Boards considered the proposed slate of Trustee candidates and determined to recommend to the full Boards the election or re-election of the Nominees, as applicable, to the Boards of the Trusts. Acting on that recommendation, the Boards approved those nominations and called a meeting of shareholders to allow shareholders of the Trusts to vote on the election or re-election, as applicable, of the Nominees to the Boards.

 

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If elected, any newly elected Trustees will join the Trusts’ Boards on or about December 1, 2012. To further align the boards that oversee the operations of the John Hancock Fund Complex, the other John Hancock fund boards also have nominated for election each of the Nominees below as members of each respective board effective on or about December 1, 2012.

Because the Trusts do not hold regular annual shareholder meetings, each Nominee, if elected, will hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until he or she dies, retires, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

The persons named as proxies intend, in the absence of contrary instructions, to vote all proxies for the election of the Nominees. If, prior to the Meeting, any Nominee becomes unable to serve for any reason, the persons named as proxies reserve the right to substitute another person or persons of their choice as nominee or nominees. All of the Nominees have consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. The Trusts know of no reason why any Nominee would be unable or unwilling to serve if elected.

Information Concerning Trustees and Nominees

The business and affairs of each Trust, including those of the relevant Funds, are managed under the direction of each Board. The following table presents certain information regarding the current Trustees, as well as Nominees who are not currently serving as Trustees, including their principal occupations which, unless specific dates are shown, are of at least five years’ duration. In addition, the table includes information concerning other directorships held by each Nominee and Trustee in other registered investment companies or publicly traded companies. Information is listed separately for each Nominee or Trustee who is an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of a Trust (collectively, the “Non-Independent Trustees”) and each Nominee or Trustee who is not an interested person of a Trust (collectively, the “Independent Trustees”).

As stated above, the 12 Trusts have a combined total of 23 separate Funds, and each Trustee oversees all of the Funds. In addition to the Funds, the Trustees and Nominees (other than Messrs. Bromley and Thomson) also oversee other funds advised by the Adviser or the Adviser’s affiliates (collectively with the Funds, the “John Hancock Fund Complex”). As of June 30, 2012, the John Hancock Fund Complex consisted of 244 funds (including separate series of series mutual funds): John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (“JHVIT”) (101 funds); John Hancock Funds II (“JHF II”) (97 Funds); John Hancock Funds III (“JHF III”) (13 funds); and 33 other John Hancock funds (including the 23 Funds included in this proxy). Each Nominee’s business address is 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

 

Non-Independent Trustees/Nominees Standing for Election

Name

(Birth Year)

  

Position(s) with

each Trust(1)

   Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
  

Number of
Funds in John
Hancock Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Nominee

James R. Boyle(2)

(1959)

   Nominee   

Senior Executive Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 1999, including prior positions); Chairman and Director, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Funds, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (2005-2010).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2005); former Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (2005-2010).

   244(4)

Craig Bromley(2)

(1966)

   Nominee    President, John Hancock Financial Services; Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Division, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2012); President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Life Insurance Company (Manulife Japan) (2005-2012, including prior positions).    244(4)

Warren A. Thomson(2)

(1955)

   Nominee    Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation (since 2001, including prior positions); Director, Manulife Trust Company and Manulife Bank of Canada; Director and Chairman, Manulife Asset Management (since 2001, including prior positions).    244(4)

 

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Independent Trustees/Nominees Standing for Election

Name

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust(1)
   Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
   Number of
Funds in John
Hancock Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/
Nominee

Charles L.

Bardelis

(1941)

   Nominee   

Director, Island Commuter Corp. (marine transport).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 1988) and John Hancock Funds II (since 2005); former Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005–2006).

   244(4)

Peter S. Burgess

(1942)

   Nominee   

Consultant (financial, accounting and auditing matters) (since 1999); Certified Public Accountant; Partner, Arthur Andersen (independent public accounting firm) (prior to 1999); Director, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (since 2004); Director, Symetra Financial Corporation (since 2010); former Director, PMA Capital Corporation (2004–2010).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 2005) and John Hancock Funds II (since 2005); former Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005–2006).

   244(4)

William H.

Cunningham

(1944)

   Trustee   

Professor, University of Texas, Austin, Texas (since 1971); former Chancellor, University of Texas System and former President of the University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Director, LIN Television (since 2009); Chairman (since 2009) and Director (since 2006), Lincoln National Corporation (insurance); Director, Resolute Energy Corporation (since 2009); Director, Southwest Airlines (since 2000); former Director, Introgen (manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals) (until 2008); former Director, Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc. (until 2007); former Advisory Director, JP Morgan Chase Bank (formerly Texas Commerce Bank–Austin) (until 2009).

 

Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (since 1986); former Trustee, John Hancock Funds II (2005-2006).

   244(4)

Grace K. Fey

(1946)

   Nominee   

Chief Executive Officer, Grace Fey Advisors (since 2007); Director and Executive Vice President, Frontier Capital Management Company (1988-2007); Director, Fiduciary Trust (since 2009).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 2008) and John Hancock Funds II (since 2008).

   244(4)

Theron S.

Hoffman

(1947)

   Nominee   

Chief Executive Officer, T. Hoffman Associates, LLC (consulting firm) (since 2003); Director, The Todd Organization (consulting firm) (2003–2010); President, Westport Resources Management (investment management consulting firm) (2006–2008); Senior Managing Director, Partner and Operating Head, Putnam Investments (2000–2003); Executive Vice President, The Thomson Corp. (financial and legal information publishing) (1997–2000).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 2008) and John Hancock Funds II (since 2008).

   244(4)

Deborah C.

Jackson

(1952)

   Trustee   

President, Cambridge College, Cambridge, Massachusetts (since 2011); Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay (2002-2011); Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Corporation (since 2001); Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation (since 2001); Board of Directors of American Student Assistance Corporation (1996-2009); Board of Directors of Boston Stock Exchange (2002–2008); Board of Directors of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (health benefits company) (2007-2011).

 

Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (since 2008).

   244(4)

 

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Independent Trustees/Nominees Standing for Election

Name

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust(1)
   Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
   Number of
Funds in John
Hancock Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/
Nominee

Hassell H.

McClellan

(1945)

   Nominee   

Associate Professor, The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, Boston College (since 1984); Trustee, Virtus Variable Insurance Trust (formerly, Phoenix Edge Series Funds) (since 2008); Director, The Barnes Group (since 2010).

 

Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 2005) and John Hancock Funds II (since 2005); former Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005-2006).

   244(4)

James M. Oates

(1946)

   Nominee   

Managing Director, Wydown Group (financial consulting firm) (since 1994); Chairman and Director, Emerson Investment Management, Inc. (since 2000); Independent Chairman, Hudson Castle Group, Inc. (formerly IBEX Capital Markets, Inc.) (financial services company) (1997–2011); Director, Stifel Financial (since 1996); Director, Investor Financial Services Corporation (1995–2007); Director, Connecticut River Bancorp (since 1998); Director, Virtus Funds (formerly, Phoenix Mutual Funds) (since 1988).

 

Trustee (since 2004) and Chairman of the Board (since 2005), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust; Trustee and Chairman of the Board, John Hancock Funds II (since 2005); former Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005-2006).

   244(4)

Steven R. Pruchansky

(1944)

  

Trustee

 

Chairman

(since 2011)

  

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greenscapes of Southwest Florida, Inc. (since 2000); Director and President, Greenscapes of Southwest Florida, Inc. (until 2000); Member, Board of Advisors, First American Bank (until 2010); Managing Director, Jon James, LLC (real estate) (since 2000); Director, First Signature Bank & Trust Company (until 1991); Director, Mast Realty Trust (until 1994); President, Maxwell Building Corp. (until 1991).

 

Trustee (since 1992) and Chairman of the Board (since 2011), John Hancock retail funds.(3)

   244(4)

Gregory A. Russo

(1949)

   Trustee   

Director and Audit Committee Chairman (since 2012) and Member, Audit Committee and Finance Committee (since 2011), NCH Healthcare System, Inc. (holding company for multi-entity healthcare system); Director and Member of Finance Committee, The Moorings, Inc. (nonprofit continuing care community) (since 2012); Vice Chairman, Risk & Regulatory Matters, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) (2002–2006); Vice Chairman, Industrial Markets, KPMG (1998–2002); Chairman and Treasurer, Westchester County, New York, Chamber of Commerce (1986–1992); Director, Treasurer and Chairman of Audit and Finance Committees, Putnam Hospital Center (1989–1995); Director and Chairman of Fundraising Campaign, United Way of Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York (1990–1995).

 

Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (since 2008).

   244(4)

 

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Non-Independent Trustees Not Standing for Election

Name

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust(1)
   Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
   Number of
Funds in John
Hancock Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

Hugh McHaffie(2)(5)

(1959)

  

Trustee

 

President

(since 2012)

   Executive Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2006, including prior positions); Chairman and Director, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC and John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2010); President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC (since 2012); President, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2010); President, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2009); Trustee (since 2010) and President (since 2012), John Hancock retail funds.(3)    46

John G.

Vrysen(2)(5)

(1955)

   Trustee    Senior Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2006); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC and John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2005); Chief Operating Officer, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2007); Chief Operating Officer, John Hancock retail funds(3) (until 2009); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (since 2009).    46

 

Independent Trustee Not Standing for Election

Name

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust(1)
   Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
   Number of
Funds in John
Hancock Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

John A. Moore(6)

(1939)

  

Trustee

 

Vice Chairman (since 2012)

  

President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Evaluating Health Risks, (nonprofit institution) (1989-2001); Senior Scientist, Sciences International (health research) (2000-2003); former Assistant Administrator & Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (1983-1989); Principal, Hollyhouse (consulting) (since 2000); Director, CIIT Center for Health Science Research (nonprofit research) (until 2007).

 

Trustee, John Hancock retail funds(3) (since 1991).

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(1) 

The current Trustees began service as Trustees of the various Trusts in different years, as detailed in the table following the biographical information about the Nominees and Trustees.

 

(2) 

The Nominee or Trustee will be or is a Non-Independent Trustee due to his position with the Adviser and certain of its affiliates.

 

(3) 

“John Hancock retail funds” is comprised of the series of the Trusts, John Hancock Funds III, and ten closed-end funds.

 

(4) 

This Nominee or Trustee has been nominated for election as a member of the Board of Trustees of other funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex. Includes all funds within the John Hancock Fund Complex that would be overseen by the Nominee or Trustee following the consolidation of the two distinct groups of trustees.

 

(5) 

The Trustee will no longer serve as a Trustee beyond 2012.

 

(6) 

Dr. Moore’s term of office as Trustee will end when he retires upon the earlier of the date the Nominees take office, if elected, or December 31, 2012.

 

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Year Each Current Trustee Began Service as a Trustee

 

     Non-Independent   Independent
     McHaffie   Vrysen   Cunningham   Jackson   Moore   Pruchansky   Russo

Bond Trust

  2010   2009   1986   2008   2005   1994   2009

California Tax-Free Income Fund

  2010   2009   1989   2008   2005   1994   2009

Capital Series

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1996   2005   2009

Current Interest

  2010   2009   1986   2008   2005   1994   2009

Investment Trust

  2010   2009   1986   2008   2005   1994   2009

Investment Trust II

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1991   2005   2009

Investment Trust III

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1991   2005   2009

Municipal Securities Trust

  2010   2009   1989   2008   2005   1994   2009

Series Trust

  2010   2009   1996   2008   2005   1991   2009

Sovereign Bond Fund

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1996   2005   2009

Strategic Series

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1996   2005   2009

Tax-Exempt Series Fund

  2010   2009   2005   2008   1996   2005   2009

Correspondence intended for any of the Nominees or Trustees may be sent to the attention of the individual Nominee or Trustee or to a Board at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. All communications addressed to a Board or individual Nominee or Trustee will be logged and sent to the applicable Board or individual Nominee or Trustee.

Principal Officers Who Are Not Nominees

The following table presents information regarding the current principal officers of the Trusts who are not Nominees, including their principal occupations which, unless specific dates are shown, are of at least five years’ duration. Each of the officers is an affiliated person of the Adviser. Each such officer’s business address is 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805. All of the Trusts’ officers listed are officers or employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Some of the Trustees and officers also may be officers or Trustees of one or more of the other funds for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser.

 

Principal Officers Who Are Not Nominees

Name,

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust
   Officer
since
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Hugh McHaffie

(1959)

  

President

 

Trustee

   2012    Executive Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2006, including prior positions); Chairman and Director, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC and John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2010); President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC (since 2012); President, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2010); President, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2009); Trustee (since 2010) and President (since 2012), John Hancock retail funds(1).

Andrew G. Arnott

(1971)

   Executive Vice President    2007    Senior Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2009); Executive Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC (since 2005); Executive Vice President, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2006); President, John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2004, including prior positions); Executive Vice President, John Hancock retail funds(1) (since 2007, including prior positions); Executive Vice President, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2006, including prior positions).

Thomas M. Kinzler

(1955)

   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer    2006    Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2006); Secretary and Chief Legal Counsel, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC and John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, John Hancock retail funds(1), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2006).

 

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Principal Officers Who Are Not Nominees

Name,

(Birth Year)

   Position(s) with
each Trust
   Officer
since
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Francis V. Knox, Jr.

(1947)

   Chief Compliance Officer    2005    Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer, John Hancock retail funds(1), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, John Hancock Funds II, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2005); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (2005–2008).

Charles A. Rizzo

(1957)

   Chief Financial Officer    2007    Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2008); Senior Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2008); Chief Financial Officer, John Hancock retail funds(1), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2007); Assistant Treasurer, Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (2005–2007); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (2005–2007).

Salvatore Schiavone

(1965)

   Treasurer    2010    Assistant Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2007); Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2007); Treasurer, John Hancock retail funds(1) (since 2007, including prior positions); Treasurer, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2010 and 2007–2009, including prior positions); Assistant Treasurer, Fidelity Group of Funds (2005–2007); Vice President, Fidelity Management Research Company (2005–2007).

 

(1) 

“John Hancock retail funds” is comprised of the series of the Trusts, John Hancock Funds III, and ten closed-end funds.

Additional Information About the Trustees and Nominees

In addition to the description of each Trustee’s and Nominee’s Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships set forth above, the following provides further information about each Nominee’s and Trustee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills. The information in this section should not be understood to mean that any of the Trustees or Nominees is an “expert” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws.

Although each Board’s Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee has general criteria that guides its choice of candidates to serve on the Board (as discussed below under “—Board Committees”), there are no specific required qualifications for Board membership. In considering nominees, although this Committee does not have a formal policy to consider diversity when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, as a matter of practice, the Committee considers the overall diversity of the Board with respect to backgrounds, professional experience, education, skill, and viewpoint. In addition, as part of its annual self-evaluation, each Board has an opportunity to consider the diversity of its members, including specifically whether the Board’s members have the right mix of characteristics, experiences and skills. The results of the self-evaluation are considered by this Committee in its decision-making process with respect to candidates for the position of Independent Trustee. Each Board believes that the different perspectives, viewpoints, professional experience, education, and individual qualities of each Nominee and Trustee represent a diversity of experiences and a variety of complementary skills. Each current Trustee has experience as a Trustee of each Trust, and all of the Nominees (other than Messrs. Bromley and Thomson) have experience as trustees of other John Hancock funds. It is the Trustees’ belief that this allows each Board, as a whole, to oversee the business of the applicable Trust in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Trust’s shareholders. When considering potential nominees to fill vacancies on a Board, and as part of its annual self-evaluation, the Board reviews the mix of skills and other relevant experiences of the Trustees.

Charles L. Bardelis — As a director and former chief executive of an operating company, Mr. Bardelis has experience with a variety of financial, staffing, regulatory and operational issues. He also has experience as a director of publicly traded companies.

James R. Boyle — Through his positions as Chairman and Director of the Adviser, position as a senior executive of Manulife Financial, the Adviser’s parent company, and positions with other affiliates of the Adviser, Mr. Boyle has

 

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experience in the development and management of registered investment companies, variable annuities and retirement products, enabling him to provide management input to each Board.

Craig Bromley — Through his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Life Insurance Company (Manulife Japan), positions as a senior executive of Manulife Financial, the Adviser’s parent company, and positions with other affiliates of the Adviser, Mr. Bromley has experience as a strategic business builder expanding product offerings and distribution, enabling him to provide valuable management input to each Board.

Peter S. Burgess — As a financial consultant and certified public accountant and a former partner in a major international public accounting firm, Mr. Burgess has experience in the auditing of financial services companies and mutual funds. He also has experience as a director of publicly traded operating companies.

William H. Cunningham — Mr. Cunningham has management and operational oversight experience as a former Chancellor and President of a major university. Mr. Cunningham regularly teaches a graduate course in corporate governance at the law school and the Red McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He also has oversight and corporate governance experience as a current and former director of a number of operating companies, including an insurance company.

Grace K. Fey — As a consultant to nonprofit and corporate boards, and as a former director and executive of an investment management firm, Ms. Fey has experience in the investment management industry. She also has experience as a director of an operating company.

Theron S. Hoffman — As a consultant and as a former senior executive of several large public and private companies, including a global reinsurance company and a large investment management firm, Mr. Hoffman has extensive experience in corporate governance, business operations and new product development. In addition, his prior service as chair of corporate pension trusts has given him experience in the oversight of investment managers.

Deborah C. Jackson — Ms. Jackson has management and operational oversight experience as the president of a college and as the former chief executive officer of a major charitable organization. She also has oversight and corporate governance experience as a current and former director of various corporate organizations, including a bank, an insurance company and a regional stock exchange, and nonprofit entities.

Hassell H. McClellan — As a professor in the graduate management department of a major university and as a former director of several privately held companies, Mr. McClellan has experience in corporate and financial matters. He also has experience as a director of other investment companies not affiliated with the Trusts.

Hugh McHaffie — Through his positions as a senior executive of Manulife Financial’s U.S. Wealth Management division, his prior position as a senior executive of MetLife, and membership in the Society of Actuaries and American Academy of Actuaries, Mr. McHaffie has experience in the development and management of registered investment companies, variable annuities and retirement products, enabling him to provide management input to each Board.

John A. Moore — Dr. Moore has management and operational oversight experience from his current and former positions as a senior executive of scientific research organizations and as a senior administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He also has oversight and corporate governance experience as a director of a scientific research organization. Dr. Moore, an Independent Trustee, serves as each Board’s Vice Chairman.

James M. Oates — As a senior officer and director of investment management companies, Mr. Oates has experience in investment management. Mr. Oates previously served as chief executive officer of two banks. He also has experience as a director of publicly traded companies and investment companies not affiliated with the Trusts.

Steven R. Pruchansky — Mr. Pruchansky has entrepreneurial, executive and financial experience as a chief executive officer of an operating services company and a current and former director of real estate and banking companies. Mr. Pruchansky, an Independent Trustee, serves as each Board’s Chairman.

 

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Gregory A. Russo — As a certified public accountant and former partner in a major independent registered public accounting firm, Mr. Russo has accounting and executive experience. He also has experience as a current and former director of various operating entities.

Warren A. Thomson — Through his positions as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Manulife Financial, the Adviser’s parent company, Chairman of Manulife Asset Management, and positions with other affiliates of Manulife Financial and the Adviser, Mr. Thomson has experience in the development and management of equity and fixed income investment companies and other investment portfolios, variable annuities and retirement products, enabling him to bring experience to each Board on a wide variety of investment and management issues.

John G. Vrysen — Through his positions as Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser, position as a senior executive of Manulife Financial, the Adviser’s parent company, positions with other affiliates of the Adviser, and current and former memberships in the Society of Actuaries, Canadian Institute of Actuaries and American Academy of Actuaries, Mr. Vrysen has experience in the development and management of registered investment companies, variable annuities and retirement products, enabling him to provide management input to each Board.

Duties of Trustees; Board Meetings and Board Committees

Each Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Under each Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are responsible for managing the affairs of that Trust, including the appointment of advisers and subadvisers. Each Trustee has the experience, skills, attributes or qualifications described above (see “—Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships During the Past 5 Years” and “—Additional Information About the Trustees and Nominees” above). Each Board appoints officers who assist in managing the day-to-day affairs of the Trusts. Each Board met six times during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, six times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, and seven times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012. No Trustee attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of: (i) the total number of Board meetings; and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees on which he or she served. The Funds hold joint meetings of the Trustees and all committees.

Each Board has appointed an Independent Trustee as Chairman. The Chairman presides at meetings of the Trustees and may call meetings of a Board and any Board committee whenever he deems it necessary. The Chairman participates in the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Boards and the identification of information to be presented to each Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by each Board. The Chairman also acts as a liaison with the Trusts’ management, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally between meetings. The Chairman may perform such other functions as may be requested by a Board from time to time. Each Board also has designated a Vice Chairman to serve in the absence of the Chairman. Except for any duties specified pursuant to a Trust’s Declaration of Trust or By-laws, or as assigned by a Board, the designation of a Trustee as Chairman or Vice Chairman does not impose on that Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on any other Trustee, generally. Each Board has designated a number of standing committees as further described below, each of which has a Chairman. Each Board also designates working groups or ad hoc committees as it deems appropriate.

The Boards believe that this leadership structure is appropriate because it allows each Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over matters under its purview, and it allocates areas of responsibility among committees or working groups of Trustees and each full Board in a manner that enhances effective oversight. The Boards consider leadership by an Independent Trustee as Chairman to be integral to promoting effective independent oversight of the Trusts’ operations and meaningful representation of the shareholders’ interests, given the number of funds offered by the John Hancock Fund Complex and the amount of assets that these funds represent. The Boards also believe that having a super-majority of Independent Trustees is appropriate and in the best interest of the Trusts’ shareholders. Nevertheless, the Boards also believe that having interested persons serve on the Boards brings corporate and financial viewpoints that are, in the Boards’ view, helpful elements in each Board’s decision-making process. In addition, the Boards believe that, for the relevant periods of service on the Boards, Messrs. Boyle, Bromley, McHaffie, Thomson and Vrysen, each of whom is a senior executive of the Adviser, Manulife Financial (the Adviser’s parent company), or of other affiliates of the Adviser, have provided, or are expected to provide, the Boards with the Adviser’s perspective in managing and sponsoring the Trusts. The leadership structure of the Boards may be changed, at any time and in the discretion of each Board, including in response to changes in circumstances or the characteristics of each Trust.

 

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Board Committees

Each Board has six standing committees:   the Audit Committee; the Compliance Committee; the Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee; Investment Performance Committee A; Investment Performance Committee B; and the Contracts & Operations Committee. If the Nominees are elected to a Board, the Board will consider whether other committees should be organized after it has reviewed the needs of the relevant Funds. The composition of each committee also will be considered.

The current membership of each committee is set forth below. As Chairman of each Board, Mr. Pruchansky is considered an ex officio member of each committee and, therefore, is able to attend and participate in any committee meeting, as appropriate.

 

Audit    Compliance    Nominating,
Governance and
Administration
   Investment
Performance A
   Investment
Performance B
   Contracts &
Operations

Dr. Moore

Mr. Pruchansky

Mr. Russo

  

Mr. Cunningham

Ms. Jackson

Mr. Russo

   All Independent
Trustees
   Ms. Jackson

Mr. Russo

Mr. Vrysen

   Mr. Cunningham

Mr. McHaffie

Dr. Moore

   All Independent
Trustees

Audit Committee. Each Board has an Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. All of the members of this Committee are independent, and each member is financially literate with at least one having accounting or financial management expertise. The Boards have adopted a written charter for the Committee. This Committee recommends to the full Board independent registered public accounting firms for a Fund, oversees the work of the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with each Fund’s audit, communicates with the independent registered public accounting firm on a regular basis and provides a forum for the independent registered public accounting firm to report and discuss any matters it deems appropriate at any time. Mr. Russo serves as Chairman of this Committee. This Committee held six meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end, six meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end, and six meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end.

Compliance Committee. The primary role of this Committee is to oversee the activities of the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”); the implementation and enforcement of the Trusts’ compliance policies and procedures; and compliance with each Trust’s and the Independent Trustees’ Codes of Ethics. Mr. Russo serves as Chairman of this Committee. This Committee held four meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end, four meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end, and four meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end.

Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee. This Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. This Committee reviews the activities of the other standing committees and makes the final selection and nomination of candidates to serve as Independent Trustees. The Non-Independent Trustees and the officers of the Trust are nominated and selected by each Board. Mr. Pruchansky serves as Chairman of this Committee. This Committee held three meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end, three meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end, and three meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end. Each Trust’s Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee. A copy of the charter is included as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.

In reviewing a potential nominee and in evaluating the renomination of current Independent Trustees, this Committee generally will apply the following criteria: (i) the nominee’s reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards; (ii) the nominee’s business acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgments; (iii) a commitment to understand the Funds and the responsibilities of a trustee of an investment company; (iv) a commitment to regularly attend and participate in meetings of each Board and its committees; (v) the ability to understand potential conflicts of interest involving management of the Funds and to act in the interests of all

 

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shareholders; and (vi) the absence of a real or apparent conflict of interest that would impair the nominee’s ability to represent the interests of all the shareholders and to fulfill the responsibilities of an Independent Trustee. This Committee does not necessarily place the same emphasis on each criteria and each nominee may not have each of these qualities. The Independent Trustees seek to achieve a group that reflects a diversity of experiences in respect of industries, professions and other experiences, and that is diversified as to gender and race.

As long as a current Independent Trustee continues, in the opinion of this Committee, to satisfy these criteria, each Trust anticipates that the Committee would favor the renomination of a current Independent Trustee rather than a new candidate. Consequently, while this Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders to serve as Independent Trustees, the Committee may only act upon such recommendations if there is a vacancy on a Board or the Committee determines that the selection of a new or additional Independent Trustee is in the best interests of a Trust. In the event that a vacancy arises or a change in Board membership is determined to be advisable, this Committee will, in addition to any shareholder recommendations, consider candidates identified by other means, including candidates proposed by members of this Committee. This Committee may retain a consultant to assist it in a search for a qualified candidate. The Committee has criteria and principles to guide its Trustee selection process, which are set forth in Annex A to the Committee’s charter.

While this Committee is solely responsible for the selection and recommendation to the Boards of Independent Trustee candidates, the Committee may consider nominees recommended by any source, including fund shareholders, management and Committee members, as it deems appropriate. Any such recommendations from shareholders shall be directed to the Secretary of the relevant Trust at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805. Recommendations from management may be submitted to the Committee Chairman. All recommendations shall include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Board members and as specified in the relevant Trust’s By-Laws, and must be accompanied by a written consent of the proposed candidate to stand for election if nominated for a Board and to serve if elected by shareholders. The Committee’s process for identifying and evaluating nominees to serve as Independent Trustees of the Funds is set forth in Annex A to the Committee’s charter.

Investment Performance Committee A. This Committee monitors and analyzes the performance of certain Trusts generally, consults with the Adviser as necessary if a Fund requires special attention, and reviews peer groups and other comparative standards as necessary. Ms. Jackson serves as Chairman of Investment Performance Committee A. This Committee held seven meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end, seven meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end, and eight meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end.

Investment Performance Committee B. This Committee monitors and analyzes the performance of certain Trusts generally, consults with the Adviser as necessary if the Fund requires special attention, and reviews peer groups and other comparative standards as necessary. Mr. Cunningham serves as Chairman of Investment Performance Committee B. This Committee held four meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end and five meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end.

Contracts & Operations Committee. This Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. This Committee oversees the initiation, operation, and renewal of the various contracts between the Trusts and other entities. These contracts include advisory and subadvisory agreements, custodial and transfer agency agreements and arrangements with other service providers. Dr. Moore serves as Chairman of this Committee. As indicated above, Dr. Moore will not serve as a Trustee beyond 2012. This Committee held three meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 for Funds with that fiscal year end, four meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end, and four meetings during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012 for Funds with that fiscal year end.

Annually, the Boards evaluate their performance and that of their Committees, including the effectiveness of the Boards’ Committee structure.

 

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Risk Oversight

As registered investment companies, the Funds are subject to a variety of risks, including investment risks, financial risks, compliance risks, and operational risks. As part of its overall activities, the Boards oversee the management of the Funds’ risk management structure by various departments of the Adviser, including: Investment Management Services Group (which oversees the Funds’ subadvisers and investment management operations) (“IMS”), Fund Administration, Legal, the Product Group (which oversees new product development and marketplace positioning), and Internal Audit; as well as by the Trusts’ CCO. The responsibility to manage the Funds’ risk management structure on a day-to-day basis is subsumed within the Adviser’s overall investment management responsibilities. The Adviser has its own, independent interest in risk management. In this regard, the Adviser has appointed a Risk and Investment Operations Committee, consisting of senior personnel from each of the Adviser’s functional departments. The Adviser’s risk management program is part of the overall risk management program of John Hancock, the Adviser’s parent company. John Hancock’s Chief Risk Officer supports the Adviser’s risk management program.

While the Adviser has responsibility for identifying and managing the Funds’ exposure to risk on a daily basis, the Boards play an active role in overseeing the processes established to assess, monitor and mitigate that exposure. The Boards, acting through their Committees, have charged the Adviser with (i) identifying events or circumstances, the occurrence of which could have adverse effects on the Funds’ business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate business and market conditions continuously in order to facilitate the identification and implementation of processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above. The Boards, directly and indirectly through their Committees, routinely discuss with management the significant risks facing the Funds and review the processes and controls in place to address those risks. The Boards regularly receive materials and information, including in-depth and in-person presentations from third-party experts, with respect to specific areas of risk, and the Boards engage in comprehensive analyses and dialogues regarding those risks. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the Funds are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers, the Boards recognize that it is not possible for them to identify all of the risks that may affect a Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects.

Each Board discharges risk oversight as part of its overall activities, with the assistance of its Investment Performance, Audit, Compliance, and Contracts & Operations Committees. The Committee system facilitates the timely and efficient consideration of matters by the Boards, and facilitates effective oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and of the Funds’ activities and associated risks. In addressing issues regarding the Funds’ risk management between meetings, appropriate representatives of the Adviser communicate with the Chairman of the Boards, the relevant Committee Chair or the Trusts’ CCO, who is directly accountable to the Boards. As appropriate, the Chairman of the Boards and the Committee Chairs confer among themselves, with the Trusts’ CCO, the Adviser, other service providers, external fund counsel, and counsel to the Independent Trustees, to identify and review risk management issues that may be placed on the full Board’s agenda and/or that of an appropriate Committee for review and discussion with management.

The Audit Committee assists each Board in reviewing with the independent auditors, at various times throughout the year, matters relating to financial reporting matters. In addition, this Committee oversees the process of each Fund’s valuation of its portfolio securities, with day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations having been delegated to the Funds’ Pricing Committee (comprised of officers of the Trusts).

Investment Performance Committee A and Investment Performance Committee B assist the Boards in overseeing the significant investment policies of the relevant Funds. The Adviser monitors these policies and may recommend changes in connection with the Funds to these Committees in response to subadviser requests or other circumstances. On a quarterly basis, these Committees review reports from IMS and the Product Group regarding the relevant Fund’s investment performance, which include information about investment risks and how they are managed.

The Compliance Committee assists the Boards in overseeing the activities of the Trusts’ CCO with respect to the compliance programs of the Funds, the Adviser, the subadvisers, and certain of the Funds’ other service providers (the Distributor and transfer agent). This Committee and the Boards receive and consider the CCO’s annual written report,

 

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which, among other things, summarizes material compliance issues that arose during the previous year and any remedial action taken to address these issues, as well as any material changes to the compliance programs. This Committee and the Boards also receive and consider reports from the Trusts’ CCO throughout the year. As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Boards have approved various compliance policies and procedures.

Each of the above Board Committees meets at least quarterly. Each Committee presents reports to the Boards, which may prompt further discussion of issues concerning the oversight of the Funds’ risk management. The Boards also may discuss particular risks that are not addressed in the Committee process. In addition to the Committee meetings, the Adviser’s Risk and Investment Operations Committee, described above, reports periodically to the full Boards on risk management matters. Finally, John Hancock’s Chief Risk Officer, who as noted above supports the Adviser’s risk management program, at a Board’s request will from time-to-time report on risk management matters.

The Contracts & Operations Committee assists the Boards in overseeing the Adviser’s management of the Funds’ operational risks, particularly as it regards vendor management and the quality of services provided by various service providers. This Committee periodically reviews reports from Fund Administration on these issues and discusses its findings with the applicable Board. Among other things, in its annual review of the Funds’ advisory, subadvisory and distribution agreements, this Committee and the Boards receive and review information provided by the Adviser, the subadvisers and the Distributor relating to their operational capabilities, financial condition and resources.

The Boards also have a Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee that, among other matters, periodically reviews the Boards’ committee structure and the charters of the Boards’ committees, and recommends to the Boards such changes as it deems appropriate. This Committee also coordinates and administers an annual self-evaluation of the Boards that includes a review of its effectiveness in overseeing the number of funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex and the effectiveness of their committee structure. A Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts its risk oversight role.

As stated above, the Adviser also has its own independent interest in risk management. In this regard, the Adviser has appointed a Risk and Investment Operations Committee, consisting of senior personnel from each of the Adviser’s functional departments. This Committee reports periodically to the Boards on risk management matters. The Adviser’s risk management program is part of the overall risk management program of John Hancock. John Hancock’s Chief Risk Officer supports the Adviser’s risk management program, and at a Board’s request will report on risk management matters.

Compensation of Nominees and Trustees

Each Trust pays fees only to its Independent Trustees. Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. The following tables show the compensation paid to each current Nominee and Independent Trustee for his or her service as a Trustee for the most recently completed fiscal year.

 

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Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011

 

Independent

Trustee

   Capital
Series
     Investment
Trust
     Investment
Trust II
     Investment
Trust III
     Series Trust      John Hancock
Fund Complex*
 

Current Trustees

                                                     

Cunningham

   $ 20,383       $ 51,363       $ 9,750       $ 946       $ 231       $ 218,071   

Jackson

   $ 15,783       $ 39,647       $ 8,863       $ 739       $ 176       $ 203,000   

Moore

   $ 18,849       $ 47,428       $ 10,603       $ 878       $ 212       $ 229,000   

Pruchansky

   $ 23,359       $ 58,943       $ 13,178       $ 1,081       $ 267       $ 280,149   

Russo

   $ 17,965       $ 45,171       $ 10,100       $ 838       $ 201       $ 227,000   

New Nominees

                                                     

Bardelis

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $270,000   

Burgess

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $300,000   

Fey

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $270,000   

Hoffman

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $270,000   

McClellan

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $300,000   

Oates

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $370,000   

Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

 

Independent

Trustee

   Current
Interest
     John Hancock
Fund Complex*
 

Current Trustees

                 

Cunningham

     $3,100         $231,123   

Jackson

     $3,640         $211,500   

Moore

     $3,773         $246,500   

Pruchansky

     $4,670         $300,272   

Russo

     $3,530         $230,000   

New Nominees

                 

Bardelis

     $0         $270,000   

Burgess

     $0         $300,000   

Fey

     $0         $270,000   

Hoffman

     $0         $270,000   

McClellan

     $0         $300,000   

Oates

     $0         $370,000   

 

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Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2012

 

Independent

Trustee

   Bond Trust      California
Tax-Free
Income
Fund
     Municipal
Securities
Trust
     Sovereign
Bond Fund
     Strategic
Series
    

Tax-Exempt
Series

Fund

     John Hancock
Fund Complex*
 

Current Trustees

                                                              

Cunningham

   $ 7,961         $1,746         $4,911       $ 7,738         $21,557         $1,203         $231,123   

Jackson

   $ 9,490         $2,078         $5,868       $ 9,280         $25,722         $1,435         $211,500   

Moore

   $ 9,904         $2,138         $6,020       $ 9,481         $26,449         $1,474         $246,500   

Pruchansky

   $ 12,471         $2,648         $7,449       $ 11,709         $32,805         $1,824         $300,272   

Russo

   $ 9,240         $2,001         $5,633       $ 8,875         $24,735         $1,379         $230,000   

New Nominees

                                                              

Bardelis

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $282,500   

Burgess

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $300,000   

Fey

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $282,500   

Hoffman

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $270,000   

McClellan

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $300,000   

Oates

     $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $0         $382,500   

 

* This column reflects the aggregate compensation for each fiscal year end paid to each Trustee from the relevant Trust and from each fund in the John Hancock Fund Complex that such Trustee serves. The aggregate compensation may include overlapping amounts reflected in the compensation tables for other fiscal year ends. For example, the “Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011” reflects aggregate compensation for each month from November 2010 through October 2011. The “Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2012” reflects aggregate compensation for each month from June 2011 through May 2012. Accordingly, the aggregate compensation paid to each Trustee by the John Hancock Fund Complex from June 2011 through October 2011 is reflected in both compensation table totals.

No Trust has a pension or retirement plan for any of its Trustees or officers. Each Trust participates in the John Hancock Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Trustees (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee may elect to have his or her deferred fees invested in shares of one or more funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex and the amount paid to the Independent Trustees under the Plan will be determined based upon the performance of such investments. Deferral of Trustees’ fees does not obligate a Trust to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate the Trust to pay any particular level of compensation to the Trustee. Under these circumstances, the Trustee is not the legal owner of the underlying shares, but does participate in any positive or negative return on those shares to the same extent as all other shareholders. As of October 31, 2011, March 31, 2012 and May 31, 2012, the value of the aggregate accrued deferred compensation amount from all funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex for Mr. Cunningham was $247,659, $279,091 and $256,343, respectively; for Dr. Moore was $322,934, $351,007 and $326,270, respectively; and for Mr. Pruchansky was $389,739, $423,646 and $389,411, respectively, under the Plan.

As part of the board consolidation, three of the current members of the Boards are not standing for reelection, including Dr. Moore, an Independent Trustee. If this Proposal is approved, Dr. Moore’s term of office will end in advance of his scheduled retirement date of December 31, 2012. In recognition of his service as an independent member of the Boards and contingent upon the approval by shareholders of a new slate of trustees, the Boards have

 

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approved an aggregate payment of $18,500 from the funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex. The payment was calculated based on the amount the Trustee would have received from the John Hancock Fund Complex for attending meetings through his scheduled retirement date. The aggregate payment to Dr. Moore by the Trusts will be $9,239 and each Trust will pay a pro rata share (based on net assets as of July 31, 2012) of the Trusts’ payment as set forth below.

 

Trust        
Bond Trust    $ 720   
California Tax-Free Income Fund    $ 170   
Capital Series    $ 1,308   
Current Interest    $ 263   
Investment Trust    $ 2,445   
Investment Trust II    $ 762   
Investment Trust III    $ 40   
Municipal Securities Trust    $ 496   
Series Trust    $ 17   
Sovereign Bond Fund    $ 863   
Strategic Series    $ 2,035   
Tax-Exempt Series Fund    $ 120   
Total    $ 9,239   
John Hancock Fund Complex    $ 18,500   

Nominee and Trustee Ownership of Shares of the Funds

The tables below set forth the dollar range of the value of the shares of each Fund, and the dollar range of the aggregate value of the shares of all funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex overseen or to be overseen by a Nominee or Trustee, owned beneficially by each Nominee or Trustee as of December 31, 2011. The current value of the funds that the participating Nominees or Independent Trustees have selected under the Plan is included in these tables. For purposes of these tables, beneficial ownership is defined to mean a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. In certain cases, the Nominees or Trustees may not own shares of the John Hancock Fund Complex funds directly; rather, they may own shares beneficially through variable insurance contracts. Exact dollar amounts of securities held are not listed in the table. Rather, the ranges are identified according to the following key:

A-$0

B -$1 up to and including $10,000

C -$10,001 up to and including $50,000

D -$50,001 up to and including $100,000

E -$100,001 or more

 

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Current Trustees

 

      Non-Independent    Independent
Fund/ Trustee    McHaffie      Vrysen      Cunningham      Jackson      Moore      Pruchansky      Russo  
Balanced Fund    A    C    C    A    D    D    A
Bond Fund    A    C    A    A    C    A    A
California Tax-Free Income Fund    A    A    A    A    A    A    A
Classic Value Fund    A    C    D    A    E    C    A
Financial Industries Fund    A    C    A    A    B    B    A
Global Opportunities Fund    A    C    A    A    D    D    A
Government Income Fund    A    C    A    A    B    B    A
Greater China Opportunities Fund    A    C    A    A    C    B    A
High Yield Fund    A    C    A    A    C    B    A
High Yield Municipal Bond Fund    A    C    A    A    B    A    A
Income Fund    A    C    A    A    C    D    A
Investment Grade Bond Fund    A    C    A    A    B    B    A
Large Cap Equity Fund    A    C    D    A    E    D    A
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A    C    A    A    A    A    A
Mid Cap Equity Fund    A    C    A    A    C    C    A
Money Market Fund    A    A    A    A    A    A    A
New York Tax-Free Income Fund    A    A    A    A    A    A    A
Regional Bank Fund    A    C    A    A    B    A    A
Small Cap Equity Fund    A    C    A    A    C    C    A
Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund    A    C    B    A    C    C    A
Sovereign Investors Fund    A    C    A    A    C    B    A
Tax-Free Bond Fund    A    C    A    A    C    A    A
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A    C    D    A    B    B    C
John Hancock Fund Complex    E    E    E    E    E    E    E

 

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Nominees

 

     Non-Independent   Independent
Fund/ Nominee   Boyle     Bromley     Thomson     Bardelis     Burgess     Fey     Hoffman     McClellan      Oates  
Balanced Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Bond Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
California Tax-Free Income Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Classic Value Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Financial Industries Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Global Opportunities Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Government Income Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Greater China Opportunities Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
High Yield Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Income Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Investment Grade Bond Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Large Cap Equity Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Mid Cap Equity Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Money Market Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
New York Tax-Free Income Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Regional Bank Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Small Cap Equity Fund   A   A   B   A   A   A   A   A    A
Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund   A   A   B   A   A   A   A   A    A
Sovereign Investors Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A
Tax-Free Bond Fund   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A    A

 

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Nominees

 

      Non-Independent    Independent
Fund/Nominee    Boyle      Bromley      Thomson      Bardelis      Burgess      Fey      Hoffman      McClellan      Oates  
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A    A    A    A    A    A    A    A    A
John Hancock Fund Complex    E    A    E    E    E    E    E    E    E

Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which any Nominee, Trustee or affiliated person of such Nominee or Trustee is a party adverse to the Funds or any of their affiliated persons or has a material interest adverse to the Funds or any of their affiliated persons. In addition, there have been no legal proceedings that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any Nominee, Trustee or executive officer of the Trusts within the past ten years.

Required Vote

Trustees are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares of each Trust present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting.

Each Board, including all the Independent Trustees of each Trust, recommends that shareholders of each Trust vote “FOR” the election of all of the Nominees.

 

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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund for its current fiscal year and served as such for the prior fiscal year. PwC examines annual financial statements for each Fund, reviews regulatory filings that include those financial statements and provides other audit-related, non-audit, and tax-related services to each Fund. Representatives of PwC are not expected to be present at the Meeting but have been given the opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, and will be available should any matter arise requiring their participation.

Audit Fees. These fees represent aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by PwC for the audit of each Fund’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

Audit-Related Fees. These fees represent the aggregate fees billed for the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by PwC that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of each Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees” below. Such fees relate to professional services rendered by PwC for separate audit reports in connection with Rule 17f-2 (under the 1940 Act) security counts and affiliated service provider internal controls review.

Tax Fees.    These fees represent aggregate fees billed for the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by PwC for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The tax services provided by PwC relate to the review of each Fund’s income tax returns, excise tax calculations and tax distribution requirements.

All Other Fees. These fees for the Reporting Periods relate to products and services provided by PwC other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees” below.

Fees Paid to PwC for the Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2011 and 2010

 

      Audit Fees      Audit Related Fees      Tax Fees      All Other Fees  
Fund    2011      2010      2011      2010      2011      2010      2011      2010  
Balanced Fund    $ 33,599       $ 29,388       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 3,789       $ 3,609       $ 205       $ 20   
Classic Value Fund    $ 26,857       $ 25,580       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 3,352       $ 3,193       $ 205       $ 20   
Financial Industries Fund    $ 27,239       $ 26,303       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,976       $ 2,834       $ 205       $ 20   
Global Opportunities Fund    $ 25,950       $ 25,075       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,706       $ 2,577       $ 1,316       $ 1,320   
Greater China Opportunities Fund    $ 27,576       $ 26,024       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 3,360       $ 3,200       $ 1,316       $ 1,320   
Large Cap Equity Fund    $ 29,153       $ 28,365       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,943       $ 2,803       $ 205       $ 20   
Mid Cap Equity Fund    $ 24,809       $ 23,628       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,605       $ 2,481       $ 205       $ 4,220   
Regional Bank Fund    $ 28,860       $ 28,085       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,534       $ 2,413       $ 205       $ 20   
Small Cap Equity Fund    $ 27,387       $ 26,083       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,889       $ 2,751       $ 205       $ 20   
Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund    $ 25,253       $ 24,051       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,552       $ 2,431       $ 205       $ 1,320   
Sovereign Investors Fund    $ 28,284       $ 26,936       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 2,934       $ 2,794       $ 205       $ 20   
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    $ 25,706       $ 24,482       $ 2,238       $ 347       $ 3,588       $ 3,417       $ 205       $ 20   

 

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Fees Paid to PwC for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

      Audit Fees      Audit Related Fees      Tax Fees      All Other Fees  
Fund    2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011  
Money Market Fund    $ 26,266       $ 25,017       $ 746       $ 347       $ 1,687       $ 1,607       $ 395       $ 19   

Fees Paid to PwC for the Fiscal Years Ended May 31, 2012 and 2011

 

      Audit Fees      Audit Related Fees      Tax Fees      All Other Fees  
Fund    2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011  
Bond Fund    $ 43,795       $ 36,477       $ 784       $ 347       $ 2,857       $ 2,721       $ 200       $ 182   
California Tax-Free Income Fund    $ 32,813       $ 28,038       $ 783       $ 347       $ 2,418       $ 2,303       $ 199       $ 182   
Government Income Fund    $ 33,424       $ 29,220       $ 784       $ 347       $ 2,333       $ 2,222       $ 200       $ 182   
High Yield Fund    $ 48,117       $ 40,864       $ 784       $ 347       $ 2,619       $ 2,494       $ 200       $ 182   
High Yield Municipal Bond Fund    $ 32,422       $ 27,666       $ 783       $ 347       $ 2,467       $ 2,350       $ 199       $ 182   
Income Fund    $ 50,207       $ 40,473       $ 784       $ 347       $ 3,128       $ 2,979       $ 1,311       $ 182   
Investment Grade Bond Fund    $ 32,790       $ 28,377       $ 784       $ 347       $ 2,474       $ 2,356       $ 200       $ 182   
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    $ 30,534       $ 25,867       $ 783       $ 347       $ 2,856       $ 2,720       $ 199       $ 182   
New York Tax-Free Income Fund    $ 30,535       $ 25,868       $ 783       $ 347       $ 2,856       $ 2,720       $ 200       $ 182   
Tax-Free Bond Fund    $ 33,019       $ 28,233       $ 783       $ 347       $ 2,389       $ 2,275       $ 199       $ 182   

The SEC’s auditor independence rules require that each Trust’s Audit Committee pre-approve: (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by PwC directly to the Fund; and (b) those permissible non-audit services provided by PwC to the Adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (the “Affiliated Service Providers”), if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Each Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures regarding the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services by PwC. The procedures are designed to assure that these services do not impair PwC’s independence. The procedures also require each Audit Committee to pre-approve non-audit services provided by PwC to Manulife Financial (or any subsidiary thereof) where such services provided have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the Fund, as further assurance that such services do not impair PwC’s independence. The procedures follow two different approaches to pre-approving services: (1) proposed services may be pre-approved (“general pre-approval”); or (2) proposed services require specific pre-approval (“specific pre-approval”). Unless a type of service provided by PwC has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the relevant Audit Committee. The procedures describe the audit, audit-related, tax and all other services that have been pre-approved by an Audit Committee. Each Audit Committee annually reviews these services and the amount of fees for each such service that have been pre-approved. Each Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to its chairperson or any other member or members. The procedures identify as prohibited services those services which, if performed by PwC, would result in PwC losing its independence.

 

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The following table shows the aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Funds, the Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers for each of the fiscal years noted below.

Non-Audit Fees

 

Fiscal Year End   2012   2011   2010
March 31   $3,100,396   $1,966,988   n/a
May 31   $3,360,750   $1,936,104   n/a
October 31   n/a   $1,763,690   $3,163,979

During the Reporting Periods, PwC billed no fees that an Audit Committee was required to pre-approve pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Each Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence. For the Reporting Periods, there were no non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Affiliated Service Providers.

 

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SHAREHOLDERS AND VOTING INFORMATION

Shares of the Funds are offered to the public, including various institutional investors. Only shares of a particular Fund are entitled to vote on matters that affect only the interests of that Fund.

As of the Record Date, the Class NAV shares of the Funds, as applicable, were held principally by other mutual funds in the John Hancock Fund Complex that operate as funds of funds (the “Funds of Funds”). No Fund of Funds exercises any discretion in voting the shares of the underlying Funds that it holds.

For purposes of the 1940 Act, any person who owns “beneficially” more than 25% of any class of the outstanding shares of a Fund is presumed to “control” that class of shares of the Fund. Shares are generally deemed to be beneficially owned by a person who has the power to vote or dispose of the shares. Consequently, an entity that is deemed to have the power to vote or dispose of more than 25% of the shares of any class of shares of a Fund will be presumed to control that class of shares of a Fund. As currently operated, the Funds of Funds have no power to exercise any discretion in voting the shares of underlying Funds, and the power to dispose of the shares resides not with the Funds of Funds or with the Funds but rather with the subadviser to the Fund of Funds as a result of its advisory arrangements. Under these circumstances, the Funds do not view a Fund of Funds as being the beneficial owner of shares of underlying Funds for purposes of the 1940 Act presumption of control.

Information as to the number of shares outstanding for each Fund, and share ownership of each Fund, as of the Record Date or such other recent date as may be indicated, is set forth in Appendix B (“Outstanding Shares and Share Ownership”) to this Proxy Statement.

Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its most recent annual report and semi-annual report to any shareholder upon request. To obtain a report, please contact the relevant Fund by calling 1-800-225-5291 (TDD — 1-800-554-6713) or by writing to the Fund at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, Attn: Secretary. These reports also are available on the Internet at www.jhfunds.com.

Voting Procedures

Valid photo identification may be required to attend the Meeting in person. All valid proxies will be voted in accordance with specifications thereon, or in the absence of specifications, for approval of the proposal.

Revocation of Proxies.    Proxies may be revoked at any time before the Meeting either (i) by a written revocation received by the Secretary of the Trusts, (ii) by a properly executed later-dated proxy received by the Secretary of the Trusts, or (iii) by an in-person vote at the Meeting. Attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself revoke a proxy. Shareholders may revoke a proxy as often as they wish before the Meeting. Only the latest dated, properly executed proxy card received prior to or at the Meeting will be counted.

Quorum.    Shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment of the Meeting. The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Trust at the close of business on that date present in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum for the Meeting.

Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held and fractional votes for fractional shares held. No shares have cumulative voting rights.

In the event the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote required to approve a proposal is not obtained at the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting with respect to the proposal in accordance with applicable law to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any adjournment of the Meeting will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of a Trust’s shares cast at the Meeting, and any adjournment with respect to the proposal will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the proposal cast at the Meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote for or against any adjournment in their discretion.

 

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Abstentions and Broker “Non-Votes.    Abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote and (ii) the broker or nominee indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter) are counted as shares entitled to vote at the Meeting in determining whether a quorum is present, but do not count as votes cast with respect to the proposal. Neither abstentions nor broker non-votes have any effect on the outcome of the election.

Cost of Preparation and Distribution of Proxy Materials.    The costs of the preparation of these proxy materials and their distribution will be borne by the Adviser.

Solicitation of Proxies.    In addition to the mailing of these proxy materials, proxies may be solicited by telephone, by fax, by e-mail or in person by the Trustees, officers and employees of a Trust; by personnel of the Adviser, its affiliates, or the transfer agent, John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (“Signature Services”); or by broker-dealer firms. Signature Services, together with Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a third party solicitation firm, has agreed to provide proxy solicitation services to the Funds at a cost of approximately $12,295. The Adviser will pay the costs of preparing, mailing and soliciting proxies, including payments to unaffiliated solicitation firms.

Fund Voting.    Shares of all Funds of each Trust will vote in the aggregate and not separately by Fund or class of shares with respect to the proposal.

Telephone Voting

In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, by fax or in person, the Trusts may also arrange to have votes recorded by telephone by officers and employees of the Trusts or by the personnel of the Adviser, the transfer agent or Signature Services. The telephone voting procedure is designed to verify a shareholder’s identity, to allow a shareholder to authorize the voting of shares in accordance with the shareholder’s instructions and to confirm that the voting instructions have been properly recorded.

A shareholder will be called on a recorded line at the telephone number in a Trust’s account records and will be asked to provide certain identifying information.

The shareholder will then be given an opportunity to authorize proxies to vote his or her shares at the Meeting in accordance with the shareholder’s instructions.

Alternatively, a shareholder may call a Trust’s Voice Response Unit to vote by taking the following steps:

 

   

Read the Proxy Statement and have your proxy card(s) at hand.

 

   

Call the toll-free-number located on your proxy card(s).

 

   

Follow recorded instructions.

With both methods of telephone voting, to ensure that the shareholder’s instructions have been recorded correctly, the shareholder will also receive a confirmation of the voting instructions. If the shareholder decides after voting by telephone to attend the Meeting, the shareholder can revoke the proxy at that time and vote the shares at the Meeting.

Internet Voting

You will also have the opportunity to submit your voting instructions via the Internet by utilizing a program provided through a vendor. Voting via the Internet will not affect your right to vote in person if you decide to attend the Meeting. Do not mail the proxy card(s) if you are voting via the Internet. To vote via the Internet, you will need the “control number” that appears on your proxy card(s). These Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate shareholder identities, to allow shareholders to give their voting instructions and to confirm that shareholders’ instructions have been recorded properly. If you are voting via the Internet, you should understand that there may be costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies, which costs you must bear.

 

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To vote via the Internet:

 

   

Read the Proxy Statement and have your proxy card(s) at hand.

 

   

Go to the Web site on the proxy card(s).

 

   

Enter the “control number” found on your proxy card(s).

 

   

Follow the instructions on the Web site. Please call us at 1-800-225-5291 if you have any problems.

 

   

To ensure that your instructions have been recorded correctly, you will receive a confirmation of your voting instructions immediately after your submission and also by e-mail, if chosen.

Shareholders Sharing the Same Address

As permitted by law, only one copy of this Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials may be delivered to shareholders residing at the same address, unless such shareholders have notified the applicable Trust of their desire to receive multiple copies of the shareholder reports and other materials that a Trust sends. If you would like to receive an additional copy, please contact the applicable Trust by writing to John Hancock Signature Services, Inc., P.O. Box 55913, Boston, MA 02205-5913, Attn: Michael Heffernan, or by calling 1-800-225-5291. The Trust will then promptly deliver, upon request, a separate copy of this Proxy Statement to any shareholder residing at an address to which only one copy was mailed. Shareholders wishing to receive separate copies of the Trust’s shareholder reports and other materials in the future, and shareholders sharing an address that wish to receive a single copy if they are receiving multiple copies, also should send a request as indicated.

 

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OTHER MATTERS

The Boards do not know of any matters to be presented at the Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the shares represented by proxies will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons voting the proxies.

The Trusts are not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders and, therefore, it cannot be determined when the next meeting of shareholders will be held. Shareholder proposals to be presented at any future meeting of shareholders of a Trust must be received by the Trust a reasonable time before that Trust’s solicitation of proxies for that meeting in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials related to that meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES

September 25, 2012,

Boston, Massachusetts

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. THEREFORE, SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO VOTE BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET.

 

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APPENDICES

PROXY STATEMENT OF

JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III

JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST

JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 15, 2012

 

Appendix A

   Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee Charter

Appendix B

   Outstanding Shares and Share Ownership

 

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APPENDIX A

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS

NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CHARTER

 

A. Composition. The Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee (the “Committee”) shall be composed entirely of Trustees who are “independent” as defined in the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of any of the Funds, or of any Fund’s investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter (the “Independent Trustees”) who are designated for membership from time to time by the Board of Trustees. The Chairman of the Board shall be a member of the Committee.

 

B. Overview. The purpose of the Committee is (1) to make determinations and recommendations to the Board on issues related to (a) the composition and operation of the Board, (b) corporate governance matters applicable to the Independent Trustees, and (c) issues related to complex-wide matters and practices designed to facilitate uniformity and administration of the Board’s oversight of the Funds, and (2) to discharge such additional duties, responsibilities and functions as are delegated to it from time to time.

 

C. Specific Responsibilities. The Committee shall have the following duties and powers, to be exercised at such times and in such manner as the Committee shall determine:

 

  1. To identify individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees of the Funds, and to consider and determine nominations of individuals to serve as Trustees.

 

  2. To consider, as it deems necessary or appropriate, the criteria for persons to fill existing or newly created Trustee vacancies. The Committee shall use the criteria and principles set forth in Annex A to guide its Trustee selection process.

 

  3. To consider and determine the amount of compensation to be paid by the Funds to the Independent Trustees, including incremental amounts, if any, payable to Committee Chairmen, and to address compensation-related matters. The Chairman of the Board has been granted the authority to approve special compensation to Independent Trustees in recognition of any significant amount of additional time and service to the Funds provided by them, subject to ratification of any such special compensation by the Committee at the next regular meeting of the Committee.

 

  4. To consider and determine the duties and compensation of the Chairman of the Board.

 

  5. To consider and recommend changes to the Board regarding the size, structure, and composition of the Board.

 

  6. To evaluate, from time to time, and determine changes to the retirement policies for the Independent Trustees, as appropriate.

 

  7. To monitor all expenditures and practices of the Board or the Committees or the Independent Trustees not otherwise incurred and/or monitored by a particular Committee, including, but not limited to: directors and officers liability insurance and fidelity bond coverage and costs; association dues, including Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum membership dues; meeting expenditures and policies relating to reimbursement of travel expenses and expenses associated with offsite meetings; expenses and policies associated with Trustee attendance at educational or informational conferences; publication expenses; expenses of computers and related service charges; and fees of counsel to the Independent Trustees.

 

  8. To consider, evaluate and make recommendations and necessary findings regarding independent legal counsel and any other advisers, experts or consultants that may be engaged by the Board of Trustees, by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 of any of the Funds or any Fund’s investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter, or by the Committee, from time to time, other than as may be engaged directly by another Committee.

 

  9. To make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees concerning the annual consideration of the agreements relating to legal services.

 

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  10. To periodically review the Board’s committee structure and, in collaboration with the Chairs of the various Committees, the charters of the Board’s committees, and recommend to the Board of Trustees changes to the committee structure and charters as it deems appropriate.

 

  11. To coordinate and administer an annual self-evaluation of the Board, which will include, at a minimum, a review of its effectiveness in overseeing the number of Funds in the Fund complex and the effectiveness of its committee structure.

 

  12. To retain and terminate any firm(s) to be used to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential Independent Board nominees, subject to the Board’s sole authority to approve the firm’s fees and other retention terms.

 

  13. To report its activities to Board of Trustees and to make such recommendations with respect to the matters described above and other matters as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate.

 

  14. To review the Rule 17j-1 Code of Ethics of the Independent Trustees in coordination with the Board of Trustees’ Compliance Committee

 

D. Additional Responsibilities. The Committee will also perform other tasks assigned to it from time to time by the Chairman of the Board or by the Board of Trustees, and will report findings and recommendations to the Board of Trustees, as appropriate.

 

E. Governance. One member of the Committee shall be appointed as chair. The chair shall be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including scheduling meetings or reviewing and approving the schedule for them, preparing agendas or reviewing and approving them before meetings, and making reports to the Board of Trustees, as appropriate.

 

F. Miscellaneous. The Committee shall meet as often as it deems appropriate, with or without management, as circumstances require. The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to retain special counsel and other advisers, experts or consultants, at the Funds’ expense, as it determines necessary to carry out its duties. The Committee shall have direct access to such officers of and service providers to the Funds as it deems desirable.

 

G. Evaluation. At least annually, the Committee shall evaluate its performance consistent with the requirements of this charter and report the results to the Board of Trustees.

 

H. Review. The Committee shall review this charter periodically and shall recommend changes to the Board of Trustees, as it deems desirable.

ANNEX A

General Criteria

1. Nominees should have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards.

 

2. Nominees should have demonstrated business acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgments in matters that relate to the current and long-term objectives of the Funds and should be willing and able to contribute positively to the decision-making process of the Funds.

 

3. Nominees should have a commitment to understand the Funds, and the responsibilities of a trustee/director of an investment company and to regularly attend and participate in meetings of the Board and its committees.

 

4. Nominees should have the ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of the various constituencies of the Funds, including shareholders and the management company, and to act in the interests of all shareholders.

 

5. Nominees should not have, nor appear to have, a conflict of interest that would impair their ability to represent the interests of all the shareholders and to fulfill the responsibilities of a director/trustee.

 

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Application of Criteria to Current Trustees

The renomination of current Trustees should not be viewed as automatic, but should be based on continuing qualification under the criteria set forth above based on, among other things, the current Trustee’s contribution to the Board and any committee.

Review of Nominations

1. The Committee believes that it is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to obtain highly-qualified candidates to serve as members of the Board.

 

2. In nominating candidates who would be Independent Trustees, the Committee believes that no particular qualities or skills nor any specific minimum qualifications or disqualifications are controlling or paramount. The Committee shall take into consideration any such factors as it deems appropriate. These factors may include (but are not limited to) the person’s character, integrity, judgment, skill, diversity and experience with investment companies and other organizations of comparable purpose, complexity and size and subject to similar legal restrictions and oversight; the interplay of the candidate’s experience with the experience of other Board members; and the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board and any Committees thereof. Other factors that the Committee may take into consideration include a person’s availability and commitment to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities; and whether or not the person had any relationships that might impair or appear to impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the investment adviser and/or subadviser of the Fund, as applicable, Fund service providers, or their affiliates or with Fund shareholders.

 

3. While the Committee is solely responsible for the selection and recommendation to the Board of Independent Board candidates, the Committee may consider nominees recommended by any source, including Fund shareholders, management and Committee members, as it deems appropriate. Any such recommendations from shareholders shall be directed to the Secretary of the relevant Fund at such address as is set forth in the Fund’s disclosure documents. Recommendations from management may be submitted to the Committee Chairperson. All recommendations shall include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Board members and as specified in the relevant Fund’s By-Laws, and must be accompanied by a written consent of the proposed candidate to stand for election if nominated for the Board and to serve if elected by shareholders.

 

4. The Committee may from time to time establish specific requirements and/or additional factors to be considered for Independent Board candidates as it deems necessary or appropriate.

 

5. After its consideration of relevant factors, the Committee shall present its recommendation(s) to the full Board for its consideration.

As long as a current Independent Trustee continues, in the opinion of the Committee, to satisfy the criteria listed above, the Committee generally would favor the re-nomination of a current Trustee rather than a new candidate. Consequently, while the Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders to serve as trustees, the Committee may only act upon such recommendations if there is a vacancy on the Board, or the Committee determines that the selection of a new or additional Trustee is in the best interests of the Fund.

 

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APPENDIX B

OUTSTANDING SHARES AND SHARE OWNERSHIP

This table shows, as of the Record Date, the number of shares of each class of each Fund eligible to be voted at the Meeting. Certain Funds have issued Class NAV shares, which are held primarily by other investment companies managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

Fund    Share Class    Number of Eligible Shares
Balanced Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R1

Class R2

Class R3

Class R4

Class R5

Class R6

  

31,013,059.066

4,614,302.193

17,805,188.389

4,390,625.238

160,438.146

6,211.180

1,067,013.288

135,985.402

330,195.458

6,927.564

    
Bond Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R2

Class R6

  

71,151,884.360

2,575,939.018

8,206,904.147

9,980,833.521

6,628.690

126,651.027

    
California Tax-Free Income Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

21,919,065.469

225,727.656

2,826,504.546

    
Classic Value Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R1

Class R2

Class R3

Class R4

Class R5

Class R6

  

26,286,518.348

1,674,128.544

5,135,082.001

54,661,516.530

256,719.532

5,854.801

5,264.722

2,224.199

2,441.577

6,501.951

    
Financial Industries Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

  

21,569,311.283

1,070,037.443

1,121,547.724

0.000

    
Global Opportunities Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class NAV

Class R2

Class R6

  

26,598,183.138

1,869,804.579

8,624,901.959

7,975,001.998

503,818.476

6,472.492

6,925.609

    
Government Income Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

31,989,641.322

1,241,533.846

3,778,226.990

    

 

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Fund    Share Class    Number of Eligible Shares
Greater China Opportunities Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class NAV

  

2,587,758.736

527,949.708

619,630.535

69,209.152

36,858.423

    
High Yield Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

  

108,975,031.161

15,024,392.067

37,190,580.109

6,635,602.088

    
High Yield Municipal Bond Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

26,735,336.124

1,148,028.979

7,626,775.359

    
Income Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R1

Class R2

Class R3

Class R4

Class R5

Class R6

  

266,220,063.989

28,162,031.257

116,595,998.450

84,262,570.126

2,108,655.885

15,128.593

567,324.794

415,543.719

1,651,890.224

60,234.906

    
Investment Grade Bond Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

  

14,815,863.858

1,032,155.872

3,262,819.579

1,147,364.380

    
Large Cap Equity Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R1

Class R2

Class R3

Class R4

Class R5

Class R6

  

35,694,659.190

2,823,330.678

9,715,256.218

8,093,250.267

237,726.050

3,746.722

98,042.822

4,021.767

32,697.190

4,053.506

    
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

8,019,075.726

270,539.881

1,484,321.894

    
Mid Cap Equity Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

  

1,393,400.505

229,703.009

273,139.751

82,233.048

    
Money Market Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

355,514,284.917

14,546,803.136

19,828,766.023

    
New York Tax-Free Income Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

4,190,126.443

171,315.182

720,575.005

    
Regional Bank Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

36,775,950.497

1,319,533.453

2,112,716.654

    

 

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Fund    Share Class    Number of Eligible Shares
Small Cap Equity Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R6

  

13,898,720.531

931,666.074

1,137,839.259

643,279.494

4,156.276

    
Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class NAV

Class R6

  

7,308,452.659

377,201.745

1,722,040.610

1,140,000.296

14,728,050.174

9,000.900

    
Sovereign Investors Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

  

30,279,238.766

1,097,031.022

982,832.678

1,902,434.832

    
Tax-Free Bond Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

  

43,258,202.208

753,291.056

4,473,599.780

    
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund        

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class I

Class R2

Class R6

  

11,452,733.050

909,277.294

2,378,702.350

3,988,346.123

2,901.915

6,171.579

    

Set forth below for each Fund is information as to shareholders, if any, known by the Fund to own beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of shares of the Fund as of the Record Date.

 

Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Balanced Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   2,148,135.979    6.93%    Record
Balanced Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,692,889.321    8.68%    Record
Balanced Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   9,549,601.724    30.79%    Record
Balanced Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   363,776.744    7.88%    Record
Balanced Fund    B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   365,272.239    7.92%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Balanced Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   460,338.356    9.98%    Record
Balanced Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97BA8

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   545,583.823    11.82%    Record
Balanced Fund    B   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   848,214.255    18.38%    Record
Balanced Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,079,879.144    23.40%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   906,913.290    5.09%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,219,650.555    6.85%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,430,245.490    8.03%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,818,785.788    10.21%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,134,987.136    11.99%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 970F7

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   2,956,741.763    16.61%    Record
Balanced Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   3,888,898.496    21.84%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Balanced Fund    I   

Orchard Trust Co.

Ttee Employee Benefits Clients 401k

8515 E Orchard Rd. # 2T2

Greenwood Vlg., CO 80111-5002

   229,833.788    5.23%    Record
Balanced Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   479,680.300    10.93%    Record
Balanced Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   610,469.887    13.90%    Record
Balanced Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   641,853.438    14.62%    Record
Balanced Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   692,625.647    15.78%    Record
Balanced Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 99205

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   933,248.837    21.26%    Record
Balanced Fund    R1   

Frontier Trust Company

FBO Conway Products 401(K) Esp 208681

PO Box 10758

Fargo, ND 58106-0758

   10,802.010    6.73%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R1   

Mid Atlantic Trustco

FBO Great Stuff Apparel Inc. 401k Psp & Trust

1251 Waterfront Pl., Ste. 525

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228

   12,676.907    7.90%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R1   

MG Trust Co.

Cust FBO Miller Motor Sales Inc.
401k Ps

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   13,315.462    8.30%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R1   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   20,281.337    12.64%    Record
Balanced Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   6,211.180    100.00%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Balanced Fund    R3   

New York Life Trust Company

William Perret Ttee

169 Lackawanna Ave.

Parsippany, NJ 07054-1007

   960,734.772    90.04%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R4   

MG Trust Company

Trustee Allentown Mack 401(K) Plan & Trust

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   12,161.452    8.94%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R4   

Counsel Trust DBA MATC

FBO Witmer Public Safety Group In 401k Psp & Trust

1251 Waterfront Pl., Ste. 525

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228

   29,004.466    21.33%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R4   

DWS Trust Co.

Ttee Clayton Williams Energy Inc. 401k Plan

PO Box 1757

Salem, NH 03079-1143

   86,326.589    63.48%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R5   

NFS LLC

FEBO Huntington National Bank

FBO EB Accounts

7 Easton Oval # EA4E70

Columbus, OH 43219-6010

   22,368.543    6.77%    Beneficial
Balanced Fund    R5   

Frontier Trustco

FBO LICT Corp Controlled Group D 209504

PO Box 10758

Fargo, ND 58106-0758

   288,641.700    87.42%    Record
Balanced Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   6,788.866    98.00%    Record
Bond Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   12,638,483.156    17.76%    Record
Bond Fund    B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   136,229.364    5.29%    Record
Bond Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   183,573.274    7.13%    Record
Bond Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   267,012.509    10.37%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Bond Fund    B   

Edward D. Jones & Co.

Attn: Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy.

Maryland Hts., MO 63043-3009

   295,874.031    11.49%    Record
Bond Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   359,386.134    13.95%    Record
Bond Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C84

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   530,156.351    20.58%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

Edward D. Jones & Co.

Attn: Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy.

Maryland Hts., MO 63043-3009

   508,361.586    6.19%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   514,044.508    6.26%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   763,018.101    9.30%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   885,143.933    10.79%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,095,418.910    13.35%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,191,846.399    14.52%    Record
Bond Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,350,440.642    16.45%    Record
Bond Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   699,504.778    7.01%    Record
Bond Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   730,356.822    7.32%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Bond Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,227,422.470    12.30%    Record
Bond Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   1,274,530.326    12.77%    Record
Bond Fund    I   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,155,007.236    21.59%    Record
Bond Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97BK1

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   2,274,591.322    22.79%    Record
Bond Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   6,329.114    95.48%    Record
Bond Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   6,430.868    5.08%    Record
Bond Fund    R6   

LA County Sanitation Option Ac

C/O ICMA Retirement Corporation

777 N Capitol St. NE

Washington, DC 20002-4239

   45,051.612    35.57%    Beneficial
Bond Fund    R6   

Los Angeles Co. Sanitation Dist

C/O ICMA Retirement Corporation

777 N Capitol St. NE

Washington, DC 20002-4239

   74,973.183    59.20%    Beneficial
California Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,217,786.399    5.56%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 976U2

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,443,535.032    6.59%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,745,113.129    7.96%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,933,578.119    8.82%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

California Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,415,609.097    11.02%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

Jean M Disalvo

Ttee Dennis C Disalvo Ttee Disalvo 1989 Trust U/A Dtd 09/26/1989

1225 Yew St.

San Mateo, CA 94402-3339

   12,152.560    5.38%    Beneficial
California Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

LPL Financial A/C 3579-9271

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   29,644.321    13.13%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   36,766.466    16.29%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   51,170.844    22.67%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   257,535.803    9.11%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   257,434.608    9.11%    Record
California Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   901,344.180    31.89%    Record
Classic Value Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,363,744.931    5.19%    Record
Classic Value Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,736,688.078    6.61%    Record
Classic Value Fund    A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   2,133,737.283    8.12%    Record
Classic Value Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   5,584,115.656    21.24%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Classic Value Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   6,231,538.367    23.71%    Record
Classic Value Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   107,087.634    6.40%    Record
Classic Value Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   162,782.047    9.72%    Record
Classic Value Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   169,841.555    10.15%    Record
Classic Value Fund    B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   201,554.437    12.04%    Record
Classic Value Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   271,132.784    16.20%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   277,883.587    5.41%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   373,830.357    7.28%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   499,878.223    9.73%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   568,904.510    11.08%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   753,990.560    14.68%    Record
Classic Value Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,180,510.969    22.99%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Classic Value Fund    I   

Edward D. Jones & Co.

Attn: Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy.

Maryland Hts., MO 63043-3009

   3,333,256.003    6.10%    Record
Classic Value Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   7,218,537.163    13.21%    Record
Classic Value Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   7,256,845.813    13.28%    Record
Classic Value Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 99205

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   7,653,781.748    14.00%    Record
Classic Value Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   17,474,436.098    31.97%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R1   

Frontier Trust Company

FBO Reliance Network Ret Plan 145666

PO Box 10758

Fargo, ND 58106-0758

   15,955.184    6.22%    Beneficial
Classic Value Fund    R1   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   22,910.421    8.92%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R1   

Orchard Trust Co.

Ttee Employee Benefits Clients 401k

8515 E Orchard Rd. # 2T2

Greenwood Vlg., CO 80111-5002

   78,084.042    30.42%    Beneficial
Classic Value Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   5,854.801    100.00%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R3   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co.

Attn: Kelly A Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   2,224.199    42.25%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R3   

Richard Henrikson

FBO Hanna Instruments Inc. 401k Psp & Trust

584 Park East Dr.

Woonsocket, RI 02895-6148

   3,040.523    57.75%    Beneficial

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Classic Value Fund    R4   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co.

Attn: Kelly A Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   2,224.199    100.00%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R5   

MG Trust Co.

Cust FBO Advanced Business Communications L

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   162.124    6.64%    Beneficial
Classic Value Fund    R5   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co.

Attn: Kelly A Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   2,224.199    91.10%    Record
Classic Value Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   6,501.951    100.00%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,242,613.363    5.76%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,309,401.322    6.07%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,560,927.773    7.24%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,831,240.658    8.49%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers ML Ref#1504674256

Attn: Fund Administration 97M23

4800 Deer Lake Dr. E Fl. 2

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   2,766,268.971    12.83%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   55,794.170    5.21%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   62,240.515    5.82%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   64,771.188    5.78%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Financial Industries Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   114,282.812    10.19%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   127,573.443    11.37%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   175,604.499    15.66%    Record
Financial Industries Fund    C   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 974E6

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   267,530.438    23.85%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   2,111,757.261    7.94%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   2,834,224.994    10.66%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   5,351,906.783    20.12%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   8,072,661.478    30.35%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    B   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   154,448.466    8.26%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   177,123.186    9.47%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   177,181.023    9.48%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   350,256.128    18.73%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Global Opportunities Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   431,946.157    23.10%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   514,131.344    5.96%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   598,263.541    6.94%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   748,430.548    8.68%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   967,617.328    11.22%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,126,302.438    13.06%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,146,975.801    13.30%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,323,273.848    15.34%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   408,999.925    5.13%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Exclusive Benefit of Customers

1801 Market St.

Philadelphia, PA 19103-1675

   492,893.249    6.18%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   964,859.297    12.10%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,041,764.577    13.06%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Global Opportunities Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,361,473.570    17.07%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,462,510.517    18.34%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,484,885.739    18.62%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   6,472.492    100.00%    Record
Global Opportunities Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   6,666.667    96.26%    Record
Government Income Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   88,415.579    7.12%    Record
Government Income Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   113,178.660    9.12%    Record
Government Income Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   202,769.782    16.33%    Record
Government Income Fund    B   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 974U0

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   258,793.788    20.84%    Record
Government Income Fund    C   

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.

Special Custody Acct FBO Customers

Attn: Mutual Funds

101 Montgomery St.

San Francisco, CA 94104-4151

   191,723.587    5.07%    Record
Government Income Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   192,869.949    5.10%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Government Income Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   483,822.133    12.81%    Record
Government Income Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   491,409.661    13.01%    Record
Government Income Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,010,960.998    26.76%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    B   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 970F7

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   69,839.678    13.23%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   84,590.036    16.02%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   118,478.017    22.44%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   48,579.848    7.84%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   67,815.627    10.94%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   74,869.016    12.08%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    C   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 974E6

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   113,030.612    18.24%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   4,386.673    6.34%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

Nationwide Trust Company FSB

C/O IPO Portfolio Accounting

PO Box 182029

Columbus, OH 43218-2029

   4,471.473    6.46%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   5,018.852    7.25%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   6,092.283    8.80%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   17,506.698    25.30%    Record
Greater China Opportunities Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   26,400.880    38.15%    Record

Greater China

Opportunities Fund

   A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   148,368.259    5.73%    Record

Greater China

Opportunities Fund

   A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   222,048.324    8.58%    Record

Greater China

Opportunities Fund

   A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   353,392.042    13.66%    Record

Greater China

Opportunities Fund

   A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   405,685.031    15.68%    Record
High Yield Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   9,989,974.613    9.17%    Record
High Yield Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   10,381,431.422    9.53%    Record
High Yield Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   11,242,521.487    10.32%    Record
High Yield Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   14,097,866.824    12.94%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

High Yield Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   2,158,236.517    5.80%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   3,101,730.330    8.34%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   3,529,958.898    9.49%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   3,815,673.360    10.26%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   3,846,140.107    10.34%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   4,051,978.296    10.90%    Record
High Yield Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   5,824,298.219    15.66%    Record
High Yield Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   705,787.829    10.64%    Record
High Yield Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,305,609.596    19.68%    Record
High Yield Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,554,565.922    23.43%    Record
High Yield Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,024,794.312    30.51%    Record
High Yield Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,249,000.715    8.31%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

High Yield Fund    B   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 973R9

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,258,041.815    8.37%    Record
High Yield Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,287,475.278    15.23%    Record
High Yield Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,892,242.113    19.25%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,977,883.513    7.40%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   2,110,634.970    7.89%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,462,907.785    9.21%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,602,582.444    9.73%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97DD8

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   2,660,398.423    9.95%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   5,762,929.972    21.56%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   59,147.187    5.15%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   65,913.347    5.74%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 974E6

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   122,587.053    10.68%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   143,634.930    12.51%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   216,202.704    18.83%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   294,343.556    25.64%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   494,672.612    6.49%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   567,175.993    7.44%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   698,525.593    9.16%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   933,363.183    12.24%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   1,034,113.660    13.56%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,091,214.643    14.31%    Record

High Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

   C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,135,863.923    14.89%    Record
Income Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   15,490,346.016    5.82%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Income Fund    A   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   17,359,420.098    6.52%    Record
Income Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   18,246,883.937    6.85%    Record
Income Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   21,187,109.687    7.96%    Record
Income Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   28,811,069.753    10.82%    Record
Income Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   54,055,117.654    20.30%    Record
Income Fund    B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,590,732.730    5.65%    Record
Income Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   2,724,941.624    9.68%    Record
Income Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C94

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   3,096,155.573    10.99%    Record
Income Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   5,414,199.040    19.23%    Record
Income Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   5,502,188.070    19.54%    Record
Income Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   6,466,083.378    5.55%    Record
Income Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   7,395,438.126    6.34%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Income Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   8,555,531.167    7.34%    Record
Income Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   9,366,173.029    8.03%    Record
Income Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   11,576,995.087    9.93%    Record
Income Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   13,035,343.141    11.18%    Record
Income Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   14,095,495.989    12.09%    Record
Income Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   19,345,078.590    16.59%    Record
Income Fund    I   

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.

Mutual Funds Dept

101 Montgomery St.

San Francisco, CA 94104-4151

   7,392,186.492    8.77%    Record
Income Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   8,799,894.745    10.44%    Record
Income Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   10,359,139.532    12.29%    Record
Income Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   10,798,934.638    12.82%    Record
Income Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   11,670,347.498    13.85%    Record
Income Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97BK1

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   18,417,143.476    21.86%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Income Fund    R1   

MG Trust Company Cust

FBO First Tool Corporation

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   108,782.985    5.16%    Record
Income Fund    R1   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   482,935.521    22.90%    Record
Income Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   15,128.593    100.00%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

Reliance Trust Company

FBO Carnica

PO Box 48529

Atlanta, GA 30362-1529

   36,824.349    6.49%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

NFS LLC

FEBO Countybank Trust Services

Ttee Presbyterian Home of SC Ret Pl

PO Box 3129

Greenwood, SC 29648-3129

   51,489.666    9.08%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

State Street Corporation

Ttee/Cust FBO ADP Access

1 Lincoln St.

Boston, MA 02111-2901

   52,421.227    9.24%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

Wells Fargo Bank

FBO Various Retirement Plans 9888888836 NC 1151

1525 West Wt Harris Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28288-1076

   54,658.612    9.63%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

TD Ameritrade Trustco Co# 0063a

PO Box 17748

Denver, CO 80217-0748

   67,973.338    11.98%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

Orchard Trustco LLC

FBO Putnam Inv FBO Recordkeeping For Various Benef

8515 E Orchard Rd. # 2T2

Greenwood Vlg., CO 80111-5002

   83,088.439    14.65%    Record
Income Fund    R3   

DWS Trust Company

Ttee The Anderson-Dubose Company 401k Pl

Attn: Share Recon Dept 064023

PO Box 1757

Salem, NH 03079-1143

   106,760.281    18.82%    Record
Income Fund    R4   

Counsel Trust DBA MATC

FBO Urology Specialists of West Florida LLP 401 K Plan

1251 Waterfront Pl., Ste. 525

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228

   20,890.837    5.03%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Income Fund    R4   

Wilmington Trust Risc

As Ttee FBO Viejas Retplan

PO Box 52129

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2129

   125,865.725    30.29%    Record
Income Fund    R4   

State Street Corporation

Ttee/Cust FBO ADP Access

1 Lincoln St.

Boston, MA 02111-2901

   181,984.145    43.79%    Record
Income Fund    R5   

VRSCO

FBO AIGFSB Custodian Trustee

FBO Mississippi Baptist Hlth 403b

2929 Allen Pkwy., Ste. A6-20

Houston, TX 77019-7117

   251,177.427    15.21%    Record
Income Fund    R5   

FIIOC

FBO BNY Convergex Group LLC

100 Magellan Way

Covington, KY 41015-1999

   483,367.290    29.26%    Record
Income Fund    R5   

Td Ameritrade Trustco Co# 00pas

PO Box 17748

Denver, CO 80217-0748

   543,300.343    32.89%    Record
Income Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   15,220.700    25.27%    Record
Income Fund    R6   

Frontier Trust Company

FBO States Resources Corp Retirement 215473

PO Box 10758

Fargo, ND 58106-0758

   39,089.607    64.90%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    A   

Edward D. Jones & Co.

Attn: Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy.

Maryland Hts., MO 63043-3009

   744,394.597    5.02%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   762,966.579    5.15%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,091,028.971    7.36%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   2,104,170.076    14.20%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   95,979.290    9.30%    Record

 

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Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Investment Grade Bond Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 979E7

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   174,502.847    16.91%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   184,227.307    17.85%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   201,446.343    19.52%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   164,394.584    5.04%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   184,136.446    5.64%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   226,745.851    6.95%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   327,112.956    10.03%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   402,184.078    12.33%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   461,892.504    14.16%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   546,172.391    16.74%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    I   

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

Att: 0093B

PO Box 17748

Denver, CO 80217-0748

   71,295.848    6.21%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Investment Grade Bond Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   165,817.499    14.45%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 979E2

4800 Deer Lake Dr. E Fl. 2

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   168,636.453    14.70%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   226,227.975    19.72%    Record
Investment Grade Bond Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   357,234.792    31.14%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   2,230,993.704    6.25%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   3,022,767.387    8.47%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   3,066,580.197    8.59%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   7,313,474.529    20.49%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   177,595.544    6.29%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   214,194.524    7.59%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   251,970.027    8.92%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   312,314.112    11.06%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 977S8

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   312,249.365    11.06%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   430,632.299    15.25%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   658,662.861    6.78%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   721,370.061    7.43%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   739,031.822    7.61%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   976,274.776    10.05%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,598,809.876    16.46%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   2,361,817.193    24.31%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   431,986.406    5.34%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,069,277.628    13.21%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   1,248,613.981    15.43%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,442,609.053    17.82%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,471,581.017    18.18%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    I   

Teachers Defined Cont Ret Plan Ttee

FBO West Virginia Teachers DCP

C/O Fascore LLC

8515 E Orchard Rd. # 2T2

Greenwood Vlg., CO 80111-5002

   1,603,465.010    19.81%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R1   

PIMS/Prudential Retirement

As Nominee for the Ttee/Cust Pl 002 Ace Imagewear 401 K Profit

4120 E Truman Rd.

Kansas City, MO 64127-2238

   17,083.352    7.19%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R1   

Frontier Trustco

FBO Regency Pacific 401k Plan 140747

PO Box 10758

Fargo, ND 58106-0758

   17,166.973    7.22%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R1   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   48,577.475    20.43%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R3   

PIMS/Prudential Retirement

As Nominee for the Ttee/Cust Pl 006 Heyman Properties LLC

333 Post Road West Box 7002

Westport, CT 06880-4701

   60,688.594    61.90%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R4   

MG Trust Company

Trustee Datoc Witten Group Inc.

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   230.024    5.72%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R4   

MG Trust Co.

Cust FBO Starboard Marine
Repair Ltd

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   746.938    18.57%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R4   

Orchard Trustco LLC

Trust Cust Retirement Plans

8515 E Orchard Rd. # 2T2

Greenwood Vlg., CO 80111-5002

   2,146.873    53.38%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R5   

Counsel Trust DBA MATC

FBO Summit Therapy & Performance Center Inc. 401k Plan

1251 Waterfront Pl., Ste. 525

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228

   2,606.503    7.97%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R5   

FIIOC

FBO Pulse Trading Inc.

100 Magellan Way

Covington, Ky 41015-1999

   4,416.928    13.51%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Large Cap Equity Fund    R5   

MG Trustco

Cust FBO Jurgensen Chiropractic

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   5,724.553    17.51%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R5   

State Street Corporation

Ttee/Cust FBO ADP Access

1 Lincoln St.

Boston, MA 02111-2901

   13,927.255    42.59%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   3,746.722    100.00%    Record
Large Cap Equity Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   4,053.506    100.00%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   406,176.353    5.07%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   420,155.280    5.24%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   431,230.192    5.38%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   470,978.993    5.87%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   868,225.852    10.83%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,049,715.805    13.09%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C92

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,147,392.538    14.31%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   18,510.717    6.84%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   37,469.163    13.85%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   37,915.072    14.01%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97M77

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   58,814.117    21.74%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   74,154.607    5.00%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   109,703.638    7.39%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   158,389.040    10.67%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   175,624.707    11.83%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   198,234.614    13.36%    Record
Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   371,379.441    25.02%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   76,310.073    5.48%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   99,492.898    7.14%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Mid Cap Equity Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   110,767.724    7.95%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   158,489.337    11.37%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   17,349.842    7.55%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   20,254.697    8.82%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   40,731.091    17.73%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   15,172.274    5.55%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   16,620.700    6.09%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   26,320.581    9.64%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   26,409.980    9.67%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   44,072.167    16.14%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    I   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   7,894.592    9.60%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   7,946.176    9.66%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Mid Cap Equity Fund    I   

Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

Employee # 48411 LTIP Plan 2008

Attn: Diane Landers

101 Huntington Ave., Fl. 7

Boston, MA 02199-7607

   8,564.513    10.41%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   9,533.673    11.59%    Record
Mid Cap Equity Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   18,588.836    22.61%    Record
Money Market Fund    A   

Millennium Trust Company LLC

Various Beneficiaries Gary Anetsberger

2001 Spring Rd., Ste. 700

Oak Brook, Il 60523-1890

   25,146,365.420    7.07%    Record
Money Market Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   736,669.763    5.06%    Record
Money Market Fund    B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   924,100.630    6.35%    Record
Money Market Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,091,027.202    7.50%    Record
Money Market Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   1,237,961.343    8.51%    Record
Money Market Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,096,877.921    5.53%    Record
Money Market Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   1,793,691.340    9.05%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   234,470.325    5.60%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   239,209.017    5.71%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   519,969.008    12.41%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   570,461.331    13.61%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   B   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   11,549.376    6.74%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   12,512.938    7.30%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   19,644.775    11.47%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97M78

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   37,251.880    21.74%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   45,519.575    26.57%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   43,036.027    5.97%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   51,206.098    7.11%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   55,672.207    7.73%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   63,896.549    8.87%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   77,169.603    10.71%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   81,248.081    11.28%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   100,446.816    13.94%    Record

New York Tax-Free

Income Fund

   C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   108,293.067    15.03%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   104,215.548    7.90%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    B   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 970F7

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   123,795.623    9.38%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   131,867.820    9.99%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   157,784.620    7.47%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   236,306.557    11.18%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   316,936.710    15.00%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Regional Bank Fund    C   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 974E6

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   655,231.299    31.01%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,174,007.357    5.91%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    A   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   2,650,379.426    7.21%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,972,187.978    8.08%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   3,433,161.106    9.34%    Record
Regional Bank Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   3,683,304.262    10.02%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   749,172.163    5.39%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   807,908.844    5.81%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    A   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97DA4

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   1,258,183.593    9.05%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97DA5

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   110,816.182    11.89%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   71,465.056    6.28%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   79,066.540    6.95%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   90,463.674    7.95%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   93,585.337    8.22%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   102,665.217    9.02%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   140,023.722    12.31%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   222,088.151    19.52%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 99205

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   54,823.385    8.52%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   55,768.002    8.67%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   384,456.260    59.77%    Record
Small Cap Equity Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   4,156.276    100.00%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   382,846.558    5.24%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   532,846.509    7.29%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   642,501.428    8.79%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   3,693,415.728    50.54%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   B   

RBC Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   19,122.274    5.07%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   42,610.713    11.30%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   B   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   48,814.991    12.94%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   52,562.718    13.93%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   64,705.503    17.15%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   118,799.196    6.90%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   152,769.943    8.87%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   176,543.859    10.25%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   206,691.505    12.00%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   207,861.780    12.07%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   253,724.530    14.73%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   72,485.505    6.36%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   112,888.470    9.90%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   135,882.449    11.92%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

Wells Fargo Bank Na

FBO Omnibus A/C Cash/Cash XXXXX

PO Box 1533

Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533

   171,575.597    15.05%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   173,597.447    15.23%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97C55

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   263,747.096    23.14%    Record

Small Cap Intrinsic

Value Fund

   R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   9,000.900    100.00%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   1,889,690.163    6.24%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   3,488,835.655    11.52%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97DB1

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   64,804.328    5.91%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   53,426.576    5.44%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   53,708.488    5.46%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   56,826.607    5.78%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   63,892.962    6.50%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   67,581.174    6.88%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   96,251.171    9.79%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   226,595.851    23.06%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   247,964.091    13.03%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   296,289.519    15.57%    Record
Sovereign Investors Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,037,967.443    54.56%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   2,182,334.690    5.04%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   2,704,748.590    6.25%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

Edward D. Jones & Co.

Attn: Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting

201 Progress Pkwy.

Maryland Hts., MO 63043-3009

   43,914.013    5.83%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

Rbc Capital Markets LLC

Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Omnibus

Attn: Mutual Fund Ops Manager

510 Marquette Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110

   54,545.334    7.24%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   59,256.130    7.87%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   62,197.955    8.26%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 979E3

4800 Deerlake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   81,023.235    10.76%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   214,788.358    28.51%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   232,691.882    5.20%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   242,973.754    5.43%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   288,227.116    6.44%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   420,713.608    9.40%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   493,963.477    11.04%    Record

 

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Fund   

Share

Class

   Shareholder Name and Address   

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Ownership

  

Record or

Beneficial

Ownership

Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   631,486.698    14.12%    Record
Tax-Free Bond Fund    C   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   730,904.412    16.34%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

American Enterprise Investment Svc

FBO# 41999970

707 2nd Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405

   599,671.401    5.24%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   620,568.903    5.42%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   647,368.317    5.65%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   673,324.291    5.88%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,402,516.483    12.25%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    A   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   1,489,619.020    13.01%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    B   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   67,122.240    7.38%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    B   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   72,159.042    7.94%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    B   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 97DA7

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   104,842.717    11.53%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    B   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   108,572.550    11.94%    Record

 

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Fund    Share
Class
   Shareholder Name and Address    Number of
Shares
   % of
Ownership
   Record or
Beneficial
Ownership
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

UBS WM USA 0O0 11011 6100 Omni Account M/F

Attn: Department Manager

1000 Harbor Blvd., Fl. 5

Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761

   155,278.018    6.53%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   199,693.611    8.40%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

Raymond James

Omnibus For Mutual Funds House Acct Firm 92500015

Attn: Courtney Waller

880 Carillon Pkwy.

St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100

   210,499.478    8.85%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   244,957.652    10.30%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   267,610.226    11.25%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    C   

MLPF&S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   613,966.807    25.81%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

LPL Financial A/C 1000-0005

9785 Towne Centre Dr.

San Diego, CA 92121-1968

   213,029.688    5.34%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

Pershing LLC

1 Pershing Plz.

Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001

   495,433.702    12.42%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2

3rd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07311

   548,436.984    13.75%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

First Clearing LLC

Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer

2801 Market St.

Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523

   575,049.557    14.42%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

MLPF& S

For the Sole Benefit of its Customers

Attn: Fund Administration 99205

4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 2nd Fl.

Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484

   755,945.212    18.95%    Record

 

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Fund    Share
Class
   Shareholder Name and Address    Number of
Shares
   % of
Ownership
   Record or
Beneficial
Ownership
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    I   

National Financial Services LLC

FEBO Customers Mutual Funds

200 Liberty St. # 1WFC

New York, NY 10281-1003

   1,080,073.027    27.08%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    R2   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St., 6th Fl.

Boston, MA 02210-2806

   2,901.915    100.00%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    R6   

MG Trust Co.

Cust FBO James Gustafson IRA

700 17th St., Ste. 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   937.353    15.19%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    R6   

MG Trust Company

Cust. FBO Staffing Concepts International, In

700 17th Street Suite 300

Denver, CO 80202-3531

   1,988.527    32.22%    Record
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund    R6   

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. USA

Attn: Kelly Conway

601 Congress St.

Boston, MA 02210-2804

   3,245.699    52.59%    Record

As of the Record Date, the Trustees and officers of the Trusts, in the aggregate, beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of any of the Funds.

 

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Directions to 601 Congress Street

From Logan International Airport and Route 1A South

Follow the signs towards I-90 West - Ted Williams Tunnel. Take the Ted Williams Tunnel to Exit 25 “South Boston”. At the top of the ramp turn right onto Congress Street. 601 Congress Street will be straight ahead on the right.

From Western Massachusetts via Massachusetts Turnpike

Follow the Massachusetts Turnpike /Interstate 90 East to Exit 25 “South Boston”. At the top of the ramp, bear left towards Seaport Boulevard. Turn right onto Congress Street. 601 Congress Street will be straight ahead on the right.

From Points South via I-93

Heading northbound on Interstate 93 towards Boston, take Exit 20, which will be immediately after Exit 18. Follow the signs to “I-90 East”. Take the first tunnel exit to “South Boston”. At the first set of lights at the top of the ramp turn right onto Congress Street. 601 Congress Street will be straight ahead on the right.

From Points North via I-93

Heading southbound on Interstate 93 Boston, take Exit 23 “Purchase Street/South Station”. Take the first left onto Congress Street. Follow Congress Street for 1 mile. 601 Congress Street will be straight ahead on the right.


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PROXY BALLOT

[TRUST NAME]

[FUND NAME]

2012 Special Meeting of Shareholders

To be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 for holders of record as of Thursday, September 6, 2012

 

 

PROXY FOR A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 15, 2012

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST

 

The undersigned revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Andrew Arnott, Charles A. Rizzo, John Danello, Thomas M. Kinzler, Betsy Anne Seel, Christopher Sechler, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Julie Lyman, Patricia Morisette and Andrew Wilkins, with full power of substitution in each, to vote all the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust/Fund referenced above, which the undersigned is (are) entitled to vote at the Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournment(s) of the Meeting. All powers may be exercised by a majority of all proxy holders or substitutes voting or acting, or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. Receipt of the Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. If not revoked, this proxy shall be voted for the proposal included in the Proxy Statement.

 

SPECIFY YOUR DESIRED ACTION BELOW. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF (FOR) THE PROPOSAL IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE BELOW. AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, THE PROXY OR PROXIES WILL VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BEST JUDGMENT.

 

 


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Recommendations of the Board of Directors:

 

Choose this option if you would like to vote your shares with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. See below or refer to the proxy statement for details on the recommendations.

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    Proposal(s)   Recommendations
of the Board of
Directors
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DIRECTOR

1)    JAMES R. BOYLE

2)    CRAIG BROMLEY

3)    WARREN A. THOMSON

4)    CHARLES L. BARDELIS

5)    PETER S. BURGESS

6)    WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

7)    GRACE K. FEY

8)    THERON S. HOFFMAN

9)    DEBORAH C. JACKSON

10)  HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN

11)  JAMES M. OATES

12)  STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY

13)  GREGORY A. RUSSO

   

¡ For All Nominees


¡ Withhold All Nominees

¡ For All Except Selected Below

        1)   ¨ JAMES R. BOYLE
        2)   ¨ CRAIG BROMLEY
        3)   ¨ WARREN A. THOMSON
        4)   ¨ CHARLES L. BARDELIS
        5)   ¨ PETER S. BURGESS
        6)   ¨ WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM
        7)   ¨ GRACE K. FEY
      For   8)   ¨ THERON S. HOFFMAN
        9)   ¨ DEBORAH C. JACKSON
        10)   ¨ HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN
        11)   ¨ JAMES M. OATES
        12)   ¨ STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY
            13)   ¨ GREGORY A. RUSSO

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PROXY FINAL SUBMISSION

 

•    Please check all of the information below for accuracy.

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2012 Special Meeting of Shareholders

 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

 

For holders as of: Thursday, September 6, 2012

 

Cusip: xxxxxx-xxx

 

 

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PROXY BALLOT

 

You elected to vote as recommended by the Board of Directors.

 

    Proposal(s)   Recommendations of the
Board of Directors
  Your Vote

1.

 

DIRECTOR

1)    JAMES R. BOYLE

2)    CRAIG BROMLEY

3)    WARREN A. THOMSON

4)    CHARLES L. BARDELIS

5)    PETER S. BURGESS

6)    WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

7)    GRACE K. FEY

8)    THERON S. HOFFMAN

9)    DEBORAH C. JACKSON

10)  HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN

11)  JAMES M. OATES

12)  STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY

13)  GREGORY A. RUSSO

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

For All Nominees

 

1)    JAMES R. BOYLE

2)    CRAIG BROMLEY

3)    WARREN A. THOMSON

4)    CHARLES L. BARDELIS

5)    PETER S. BURGESS

6)    WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

7)    GRACE K. FEY

8)    THERON S. HOFFMAN

9)    DEBORAH C. JACKSON

10)  HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN

11)  JAMES M. OATES

12)  STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY

13)  GREGORY A. RUSSO

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       

 

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Below is a record of your voting instructions:

 

You elected to vote as recommended by the Board of Directors.

 

    Proposal(s)   Recommendations of the
Board of Directors
  Your Vote

1.

 

DIRECTOR

1)    JAMES R. BOYLE

2)    CRAIG BROMLEY

3)    WARREN A. THOMSON

4)    CHARLES L. BARDELIS

5)    PETER S. BURGESS

6)    WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

7)    GRACE K. FEY

8)    THERON S. HOFFMAN

9)    DEBORAH C. JACKSON

10)  HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN

11)  JAMES M. OATES

12)  STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY

13)  GREGORY A. RUSSO

  For  

For All Nominees

 

1)    JAMES R. BOYLE

2)    CRAIG BROMLEY

3)    WARREN A. THOMSON

4)    CHARLES L. BARDELIS

5)    PETER S. BURGESS

6)    WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

7)    GRACE K. FEY

8)    THERON S. HOFFMAN

9)    DEBORAH C. JACKSON

10)  HASSELL H. MCCLELLAN

11)  JAMES M. OATES

12)  STEVEN R. PRUCHANSKY

13)  GREGORY A. RUSSO

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 15, 2012.

 

 

 

[TRUST NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Meeting Information

 

   

Meeting Type:          Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders

 

   

For holders as of:     September 6, 2012

 

   

Date: November 15, 2012         Time: 2:00 PM Eastern

 

   

Location:

  

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601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

   

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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above Trust.

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper or e-mail copy (see reverse side).

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

 

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How to Access the Proxy Materials

 

 

 

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER LETTER)

 

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[TRUST NAME]

[FUND NAME]

 

                            
Voting Items             
The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:         
1.   ELECTION OF TRUSTEES       
  Nominees:       
  01)   James R. Boyle   08)   Theron S. Hoffman       
  02)   Craig Bromley   09)   Deborah C. Jackson       
  03)   Warren A. Thomson   10)   Hassell H. McClellan       
  04)   Charles L. Bardelis   11)   James M. Oates       
  05)   Peter S. Burgess   12)   Steven R. Pruchansky       
  06)   William H. Cunningham   13)   Gregory A. Russo       
  07)   Grace K. Fey           
NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment of the meeting.    

 

 

 

 

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