-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VLP/K0c9cNzcPM4HAG+Sb30H6VrIC7Jlsoiji/oyXyqLKGdaStFl71+IUPsp5OJO +aNoNfP2eaR7mNbMLPN11Q== 0000935069-07-002417.txt : 20071005 0000935069-07-002417.hdr.sgml : 20071005 20071005163658 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935069-07-002417 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071005 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071005 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20071005 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899148 IRS NUMBER: 521820225 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07584 FILM NUMBER: 071159821 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 BLACKWELL ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: 301-296-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 BLACKWELL ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RYDEX SERIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930714 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYDEX DYNAMIC FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001092720 IRS NUMBER: 821848389 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09525 FILM NUMBER: 071159819 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 BLACKWELL ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: 301-296-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 BLACKWELL ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWCO TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990806 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYDEX ETF TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001208211 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM 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0001092720 S000012143 Inverse Russell 2000 2x Strategy Fund C000033108 A-Class Shares C000033109 C-Class Shares C000033110 H-Class Shares 0001208211 S000010907 Russell Top 50 ETF C000030223 Russell Top 50 ETF XLG 0001208211 S000010914 S&P Equal Weight ETF C000030236 S&P Equal Weight ETF RSP 0001208211 S000010936 S&P 500 Pure Value ETF C000030280 S&P 500 Pure Value ETF 0001208211 S000010943 S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF C000030298 S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF 0001208211 S000010944 S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF C000030299 S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF 0001208211 S000013916 Rydex S&P Equal Weight Materials ETF C000038143 Rydex S&P Equal Weight Materials ETF DEFA14A 1 g43288_defa14a.txt G43288_DEFA14A.TXT RYDEX INVESTMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR MODERN MARKETS(R) October 5, 2007 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Dear Valued Shareholder, WE NEED YOUR HELP. The October 4, 2007 special joint meeting of shareholders has been adjourned to November 1, 2007 for the purpose of voting on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement dated September 6, 2007. The meeting, as adjourned, will reconvene at the office of Rydex Investments, 9601 Blackwell Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. WE ARE WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT YET CAST THEIR PROXY VOTE FOR THIS MEETING. It is critical that we receive sufficient shareholder participation. Please help us. We need your proxy vote, no matter how many shares you own. By voting your shares today you will help us avoid another adjournment of this meeting. An additional copy of your proxy card is enclosed with this letter. More information regarding this meeting can be found in the proxy statement, which was previously mailed to you. If you need another copy of the proxy statement, have any proxy related questions, or want to vote your proxy by phone, please call 877.256.6082 for assistance. I thank you in advance for your help with this matter. RYDEX INVESTMENTS has made it very easy for you to vote. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: SPEAK to a live Proxy Specialist by calling our toll-free proxy hotline at 877.256.6082. We can answer any of your questions and record your vote. Representatives are available to record your vote Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time and between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. LOG ON to the website noted on your proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and vote by following the on-screen prompts. CALL the phone number on the proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and follow the touchtone prompts. MAIL IN your signed proxy card in the envelope provided. Please allow enough time for your vote to be received by November 1, 2007. Sincerely, /s/Carl G. Verboncoeur - -------------------------------------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer, Rydex Investments [LOGO] RYDEX INVESTMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR MODERN MARKETS(TM)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING VIA THE TELEPHONE VOTING VIA THE INTERNET VOTING VIA THE MAIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o Read the Proxy Statement and have o Read the Proxy Statement and o Read the Proxy Statement. the Proxy Card at hand. have the Proxy Card at hand. o Check the appropriate boxes o Call toll-free 1-800-454-8683 o Log on to WWW.PROXYWEB.COM. on the reverse side. o Follow the recorded instructions. o Follow the on-line instructions. o Sign and date the Proxy Card. o Return the Card in the envelope provided. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF YOU VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CARD. ------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- STOP [Graphic Omitted] IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU VOTE YOUR PROXY QUICKLY, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 999 999 999 999 99 RYDEX ETF TRUST PROXY FOR SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON OCTOBER 4, 2007 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUND/TRUST NAME PRINTS HERE The undersigned hereby appoints Joanna Haigney and Michael Byrum, or either of them, proxy, with full power of substitution, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all shares of stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Joint Shareholders of Rydex Funds, to be held at the offices of Rydex Investments, 9601 Blackwell Road, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850 on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or at any adjournment thereof, with respect to the matters set forth on the reverse and described in the accompanying Notice of Special Joint Meeting and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. DATED: , 2007 -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ | | | | ------------------------------------------------------ Signature(s) (SIGN IN THE BOX) (Please sign exactly as name appears at left) (If stock is owned by more than one person, all owners should sign. Persons signing as executors, administrators, trustees or in similar capacities should so indicate.) RYDEX ETF - SD
PLEASE FILL IN BOX(ES) AS SHOWN USING BLACK OR BLUE INK OR NUMBER 2 PENCIL. |X| PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS. WHEN PROPERLY SIGNED, SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS SUPPLIED, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL --- THE TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH FUND VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. THE APPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN |_| |_| |_| RYDEX ETF TRUST AND PADCO ADVISORS II, INC.* (All Funds) * PADCO Advisors, Inc. and PADCO Advisors II, Inc. collectively do business as Rydex Investments. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE. RYDEX ETF - SD
[LOGO] RYDEXINVESTMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR MODERN MARKETS(TM) ---- --------------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------ VOTING VIA THE TELEPHONE VOTING VIA THE INTERNET VOTING VIA THE MAIL o Read the Proxy Statement and o Read the Proxy Statement o Read the Proxy Statement. ---- have the Proxy Card at hand. and have the Proxy Card at o Check the appropriate STOP o Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697. hand. boxes on the reverse side. ---- o Follow the recorded o Log on to WWW.PROXYWEB.COM o Sign, date and return the instructions. o Follow the on-line Proxy Card in the envelope instructions. provided. ---- --------------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------ - ----------------------- IF YOU VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CARD. 999 999 999 999 99 <-- - ----------------------- RYDEX SERIES FUNDS RYDEX DYNAMIC FUNDS FUND/TRUST NAME PRINTS HERE PROXY FOR SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON OCTOBER 4, 2007 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby appoints Joanna Haigney and Michael Byrum, or either of them, proxy, with full power of substitution, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all shares of stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders of Rydex Funds, to be held at the offices of Rydex Investments, 9601 Blackwell Road, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850 on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or at any adjournment thereof, with respect to the matters set forth on the reverse and described in the accompanying Notice of Special Joint Meeting and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. | | DATED: __________________, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Signature(s) (SIGN IN THE BOX) (Please sign exactly as name appears at left) (If stock is owned by more than one person, all owners should sign. Persons signing as executors, administrators, trustees or in similar capacities should so indicate.) RYDEX Funds - SD
| PLEASE FILL IN BOX(ES) AS SHOWN USING BLACK OR BLUE INK OR NUMBER 2 PENCIL. [X] | | PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS. | WHEN PROPERLY SIGNED, SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS SUPPLIED, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS THE TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH FUND VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. THE APPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RYDEX SERIES FUNDS AND PADCO ADVISORS, INC.* (All Rydex Series Funds EXCEPT Absolute Return Strategies Fund and Hedged [ ] [ ] [ ] Equity Fund) 2. THE APPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RYDEX SERIES FUNDS AND PADCO [ ] [ ] [ ] ADVISORS, INC.* (Absolute Return Strategies Fund and Hedged Equity Fund only) 3. THE APPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RYDEX DYNAMIC FUNDS AND PADCO [ ] [ ] [ ] ADVISORS, INC.* (All Rydex Dynamic Funds) * PADCO Advisors, Inc. and PADCO Advisors II, Inc. collectively do business as Rydex Investments. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE. RYDEX Funds - SD | |
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