0001137439-24-000736.txt : 20240315 0001137439-24-000736.hdr.sgml : 20240315 20240315121516 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001137439-24-000736 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240315 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240315 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IVY FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000883622 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 481112076 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06569 FILM NUMBER: 24753400 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6300 LAMAR AVE CITY: OVERLAND PARK STATE: KS ZIP: 66202 BUSINESS PHONE: 9132362000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201-9217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IVY FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030630 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: W&R FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000829 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WADDELL & REED FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920717 0000883622 S000058120 Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund C000190303 Class A IATAX C000190305 Class C IATCX C000190307 Class I IATIX DEFA14A 1 diaf03152024defa14a.htm
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SCHEDULE 14A
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** IMPORTANT NOTICE **



March 15, 2024

Dear Shareholder:

You recently should have received a package with Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund proxy materials regarding the Special Meeting being held on March 25, 2024 where shareholders are being asked to vote on a proposal to reorganize Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund into Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund.

Unfortunately, due to an error made by the mailing vendor, the proposal language on the voting instruction form (“VIF”) enclosed in that package was not accurate to the fund listed. This package now contains the corrected VIF with the proposal language for the Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund for your voting consideration. All other material received in the original package was accurate and still valid. For a copy of the proxy statement, please visit https://vote.proxyonline.com/delaware/docs/proxy2024.pdf.

Your proxy vote is very important. Please review the enclosed VIF for convenient options to vote.

If you have already voted your shares, you do not need to vote again.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.