N-14/A 1 a2047424zn-14a.txt N-14/A As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2001 Registration No. 333-58870/811-8358 ================================================================================ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 Post-Effective Amendment No. __ (Check appropriate box or boxes) Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: MUTUAL FUND TRUST Area Code and Telephone Number: 1-800-348-4782 Address of Principal Executive Offices: 522 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10036 Name and Address of Agent for Service: Lisa Hurley c/o BISYS Fund Services, Inc. 3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, Ohio 43219 Copies to: JOSEPH J. BERTINI, ESQ. SARAH E. COGAN, ESQ. JOHN E. BAUMGARDNER, PETER B. ELDRIDGE, ESQ. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett JR., ESQ. c/o J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset 425 Lexington Avenue Sullivan & Cromwell Management (USA) Inc. New York, NY 10017-3954 125 Broad Street 522 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10004 New York, NY 10036 ================================================================================ Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933. It is proposed that this filing will become effective on May 16, 2001 pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933. Calculation of Registration Fee under the Securities Act of 1933: No filing fee is required because an indefinite number of shares have previously been registered on Form N-1A (Registration No. 033-75250/811-8358) pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Registrant's Form 24f-2 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000 was filed on November 27, 2000. Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement relates to the aforesaid Registration Statement on Form N-1A. J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND A SERIES OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS 522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10036 1-800-766-7722 May 16, 2001 Dear Shareholder: A special meeting of the shareholders of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the "Merging Fund"), a series of J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds ("JPMIF"), will be held on July 3, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time. Formal notice of the meeting appears after this letter, followed by materials regarding the meeting. As you may be aware, J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, the former corporate parent of the investment adviser of the Merging Fund's assets, recently completed a merger with The Chase Manhattan Corporation to form J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ("JPMC"). As a result of this merger, JPMC is seeking to reorganize parts of its investment management business and funds advised by its subsidiaries. At the special meeting (the "Meeting"), shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the proposed reorganization of the Merging Fund into JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II (formerly, Chase Vista Federal Money Market Fund) (the "Surviving Fund"), a series of Mutual Fund Trust ("MFT") (the "Reorganization"). After the Reorganization, shareholders will hold an interest in the Surviving Fund. The investment objective and policies of the Merging Fund generally are similar to those of the Surviving Fund. In connection with the Reorganization, the Surviving Fund will be renamed "JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund." After the proposed Reorganization, your investment will be in a larger combined fund with similar investment policies. The Surviving Fund has also entered into agreements and plans of reorganization with other money market funds whose assets are managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM") and which have identical investment objectives and policies to the Merging Fund (collectively, the "Concurrent Reorganization"). If the Concurrent Reorganization is approved by the shareholders of these other funds and certain other conditions are met, these funds will be reorganized into the Surviving Fund. The consummation of the Reorganization is contingent upon the simultaneous consummation of the Concurrent Reorganization. At the Meeting, you will also be asked to consider and vote upon the election of Trustees of JPMIF. The investment adviser for the assets of the Merging Fund is JPMIM. The investment adviser for the Surviving Fund is J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (USA) Inc. ("JPMFAM"). After the Reorganization, JPMFAM, the same investment adviser that currently is responsible for the Surviving Fund, will make the day-to-day investment decisions for your portfolio. Please see the enclosed Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement for detailed information regarding the proposed Reorganization, the Concurrent Reorganization and a comparison of the Merging Fund and JPMIF to the Surviving Fund and MFT. The cost and expenses associated with the Reorganization, including costs of soliciting proxies, will be borne by JPMC and not by the Merging Fund, JPMIF, the Surviving Fund, MFT or their shareholders. If approval of the Reorganization is obtained, you will automatically receive shares in the Surviving Fund. The Proposals have been carefully reviewed by the Board of Trustees of JPMIF, which has approved the Proposals. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JPMIF UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE PROPOSALS. Following this letter is a list of commonly asked questions. If you have any additional questions on voting of proxies and/or the meeting agenda, please call us at 1-800-521-5411. A proxy card is enclosed for your use in the shareholder meeting. This card represents shares you held as of the record date, April 6, 2001. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU COMPLETE, SIGN, AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED OR CALL THE NUMBER PROVIDED ON THE PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. This will ensure that your shares will be represented at the Meeting to be held on July 3, 2001. Please read the enclosed materials carefully. You may, of course, attend the meeting in person if you wish, in which case the proxy can be revoked by you at the Meeting. Sincerely, /s/ Matthew Healey Matthew Healey Chairman SPECIAL NOTE: Certain shareholders may receive a telephone call from our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., or us to answer any questions you may have or to provide assistance in voting. Remember, your vote is important! Please sign, date and promptly mail your proxy card(s) in the return envelope provided or call the number provided on the proxy card in order to vote. WHY IS THE REORGANIZATION BEING PROPOSED? The Reorganization is being proposed because each Fund's board believes it is in the best interests of its shareholders. IF THE REORGANIZATION IS APPROVED, WHAT WILL HAPPEN? In connection with the Reorganization, the Merging Fund will cease investing in The Federal Money Market Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio" in which it currently invests), will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the Surviving Fund and will receive, in exchange, shares of the Surviving Fund. The Merging Fund will then be liquidated and those shares of the Surviving Fund will be distributed pro rata to shareholders. After the Reorganization, you will own shares in the Surviving Fund rather than the Merging Fund. The Surviving Fund invests directly in portfolio securities rather than in a master portfolio. WHAT WILL BE THE EFFECT ON THE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH MY INVESTMENT IF THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE APPROVED? The Surviving Fund generally has similar investment objectives and policies to those of the Merging Fund. The principal differences are as follows:
SURVIVING FUND MERGING FUND --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- - The Surviving Fund's investment objective - The Merging Fund's investment objective is is to aim to provide current income while to provide high current income consistent still preserving capital and maintaining with the preservation of capital and liquidity. same-day liquidity. - Invests primarily in direct debt securities - Invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury Securities and in U.S. government agency bills, bonds and notes, and debt securities obligations, the income from which is that certain U.S. government agencies or generally free from state and local income authorities have either issued or taxes. guaranteed as to principal and interest.
The Reorganization is not intended to have any immediate significant impact on the investment strategy implemented in respect of your investment. However, please note that while the Merging Fund invests all of its assets in the Master Portfolio (which in turn invests in portfolio securities), the Surviving Fund invests directly in portfolio securities. HOW WILL THE FEES AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH MY INVESTMENT BE AFFECTED? As a result of the Reorganization, the contractual (or pre-waiver) and actual (or post-waiver) total expense ratios are expected to be the same or less for your shares in the Surviving Fund than they are for your shares in the Merging Fund. If an increase does occur, The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Surviving Fund's administrator, has contractually agreed to waive fees payable to it and reimburse expenses so that the actual total operating expense will remain the same for at least THREE YEARS after the Reorganization. WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN WHO MANAGES MY INVESTMENT? Yes. JPMFAM, the investment adviser that currently manages the day-to-day investment activities of the Surviving Fund, will continue to manage that fund after the Reorganization. WHO WILL PAY FOR THE REORGANIZATION? The cost and expenses associated with the Reorganization, including costs of soliciting proxies, will be borne by JPMC and not by either the Merging Fund or the Surviving Fund (or shareholders of either fund). WHAT IF I DO NOT VOTE OR VOTE AGAINST THE REORGANIZATION, YET APPROVAL OF THE REORGANIZATION IS OBTAINED? You will automatically receive shares in the Surviving Fund. HOW WILL THE PROPOSED CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION AFFECT MY INVESTMENT IF IT IS APPROVED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE OTHER FUNDS? If the Concurrent Reorganization is approved and certain other conditions are met, the assets and liabilities of the other merging funds will become the assets and liabilities of the Surviving Fund. The consummation of the Reorganization is contingent upon the simultaneous consummation of the Concurrent Reorganization. WHY AM I BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR JPMIF IF AFTER THE REORGANIZATION I WILL OWN SHARES IN THE SURVIVING FUND, A SERIES OF MFT? Even if the Reorganization is approved, other mutual funds that are series of JPMIF will continue to exist and operate. All shareholders of any series of JPMIF as of the record date (April 6, 2001) are required to be given a vote on the proposals regarding Trustees. Because as of the record date you were still a shareholder in JPMIF, you are entitled to vote on this proposal. Shareholders of MFT are being asked to approve the same Trustees that are proposed for JPMIF. AS A HOLDER OF SHARES OF THE MERGING FUND, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? Please read the enclosed Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement and vote. Your vote is important! Accordingly, please sign, date and mail the proxy card(s) promptly in the enclosed return envelope as soon as possible after reviewing the enclosed Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. MAY I ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON? Yes, you may attend the Meeting in person. If you complete a proxy card and subsequently attend the Meeting, your proxy can be revoked. Therefore, to ensure that your vote is counted, we strongly urge you to mail us your signed, dated and completed proxy card(s) even if you plan to attend the Meeting. J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, A SERIES OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS 522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10036 1-800-766-7722 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 3, 2001 To the Shareholders of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a Special Meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders ("Shareholders") of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the "Merging Fund"), a series of J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds ("JPMIF"), will be held at the offices of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY, on July 3, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time), for the following purposes: ITEM 1. To consider and act upon a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Plan") by and among JPMIF, on behalf of the Merging Fund, Mutual Fund Trust ("MFT"), on behalf of JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II (formerly, Chase Vista Federal Money Market Fund) (the "Surviving Fund"), and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and the transactions contemplated thereby, including (a) the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund to the Surviving Fund in exchange for Premier/Select Class shares of the Surviving Fund (the "Surviving Fund Shares"); and (b) the distribution of such Surviving Fund Shares to the Shareholders of the Merging Fund in connection with the liquidation of the Merging Fund. ITEM 2. To elect eight Trustees to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JPMIF. ITEM 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. YOUR FUND TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEMS 1 AND 2. Each proposal is described in the attached Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Attached as Appendix A to the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement is a copy of the Reorganization Plan. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2001 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. The Meeting will be a joint meeting with the meetings of shareholders of all series of JPMIF, which meetings are being called for purposes of considering in all cases proposals 1 and 2 above and certain other proposals not applicable to you. SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO EXECUTE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD WHICH IS BEING SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JPMIF. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. PROXIES MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BEFORE THEY ARE EXERCISED BY SUBMITTING TO THE MERGING FUND A WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION OR A SUBSEQUENTLY EXECUTED PROXY OR BY ATTENDING THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTING IN PERSON. /s/ Sharon Weinberg SHARON WEINBERG SECRETARY May 16, 2001 COMBINED PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT DATED MAY 16, 2001 ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, A SERIES OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS 522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10036 (800) 766-7722 BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR PREMIER/SELECT CLASS SHARES OF JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II (FORMERLY, CHASE VISTA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND), A SERIES OF MUTUAL FUND TRUST 522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10036 (800) 348-4782 This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement relates to the proposed reorganization of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the "Merging Fund"), a series of J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds ("JPMIF"), into JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II (formerly, Chase Vista Federal Money Market Fund) (the "Surviving Fund"), a series of Mutual Fund Trust ("MFT"). If approved by Shareholders of the Merging Fund the proposed reorganization will be effected by transferring all of the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund to the Surviving Fund, which has generally similar investment objectives and policies to those of the Merging Fund, in exchange for shares of the Surviving Fund (the "Reorganization"). Therefore, as a result of the proposed Reorganization, current shareholders of the Merging Fund (the "Merging Fund Shareholders") will become shareholders of the Surviving Fund ("Surviving Fund Shareholders"). JPMIF and MFT are both open-end management investment companies offering shares in several portfolios. In connection with the Reorganization, the Surviving Fund will be renamed "JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund." Under the proposed Reorganization, each Merging Fund Shareholder will receive Premier/Select Class shares (the "Surviving Fund Shares") of the Surviving Fund with a value equal to such Merging Fund Shareholder's holdings in the Merging Fund. The Surviving Fund currently has a multi-class structure under which it offers four classes of shares: the Reserves Class, Vista Class, Premier/Select Class and Institutional Class shares. In connection with the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization (defined below), the Surviving Fund will rename the Vista Class "Morgan Class," will rename the Institutional Class "Agency Class", will rename the Premier Class "Premier/Select Class" and will introduce a new "Institutional Class" of shares. At the Meeting, you also will be asked to consider and vote upon the election of Trustees of JPMIF. The terms and conditions of these transactions are more fully described in this Combined Prospectus/ Proxy Statement and in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Plan") among JPMIF, on behalf of the Merging Fund, MFT, on behalf of the Surviving Fund and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., attached to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement as Appendix A. The Board of Trustees for JPMIF is soliciting proxies in connection with a Special Meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders to be held on July 3, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY, at which meeting shareholders in the Merging Fund will be asked to consider and approve the proposed Reorganization Plan, certain transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Plan and certain other proposals. This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement constitutes the proxy statement of the Merging Fund for the meeting of its Shareholders and also constitutes MFT's prospectus for Surviving Fund Shares that have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are to be issued in connection with the Reorganization. This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement, which should be retained for future reference, sets forth concisely the information about MFT and JPMIF that an investor should know before voting on the proposals. The current Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information and Annual Report for the Merging Fund (including the Annual Report of The Federal Money Money Market Portfolio) and the preliminary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and current Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report of the Surviving Fund, are incorporated herein by reference, and the preliminary Prospectus and current Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report of the Surviving Fund are enclosed with this Combined Prospectus/ Proxy Statement. A Statement of Additional Information relating to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement containing additional information about MFT and JPMIF has been filed with the Commission and is incorporated by reference into this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. A copy of the Statement of Additional Information, as well as the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information and Annual Report of the Merging Fund (including the Annual Report for the Federal Money Market Portfolio), may be obtained without charge by writing to JPMIF at its address noted above or by calling 1-800-766-7722. This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement is expected to first be sent to shareholders on or about May 16, 2001. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS COMBINED PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS COMBINED PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT AND IN THE MATERIALS EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY MFT OR JPMIF. INVESTMENTS IN THE SURVIVING FUND ARE SUBJECT TO RISK--INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. NO SHARES IN THE SURVIVING FUND ARE BANK DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY, OBLIGATIONS OF, OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ----- INTRODUCTION...................................... 1 PROPOSAL 1: REORGANIZATION PLAN................... 1 SUMMARY........................................... 1 COMPARATIVE FEE AND EXPENSE TABLES................ 3 RISK FACTORS...................................... 5 INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION................................... 5 INVESTMENT POLICIES............................... 8 PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES.............. 13 DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES........................... 15 COMPARISON OF THE MERGING FUND'S AND THE SURVIVING FUND'S ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.................... 15 INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ADVISORY CONTRACTS AND OTHER SERVICES................................... 16 PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.................. 19 INFORMATION RELATING TO VOTING MATTERS............ 23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MFT.................. 25 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JPMIF................ 25 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXPERTS.................. 26 OTHER BUSINESS.................................... 26 LITIGATION........................................ 26 SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES............................. 26 APPENDIX A--AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION................................... A-1
INTRODUCTION GENERAL This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement is being furnished to the shareholders of the Merging Fund, an open-end management investment company, in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Trustees of JPMIF of proxies to be used at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Merging Fund to be held on July 3, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 1211 Avenue of the America, 41st Floor, New York, NY (together with any adjournments thereof, the "Meeting"). The Meeting will be a joint meeting with the meetings of shareholders of all series of JPMIF, which meetings are being called for purposes of considering proposals 1 and 2 above and certain other proposals not applicable to you. It is expected that the mailing of this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement will be made on or about May 16, 2001. PROPOSAL 1: REORGANIZATION PLAN As you may be aware, J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, the former corporate parent of the investment adviser of the Merging Fund's assets, recently completed a merger with The Chase Manhattan Corporation to form J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ("JPMC"). As a result of this merger, JPMC is seeking to reorganize parts of its investment management business and funds advised by its subsidiaries. At the Meeting, Merging Fund Shareholders will consider and vote upon the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Plan") dated May 11, 2001 among JPMIF, on behalf of the Merging Fund, MFT, on behalf of the Surviving Fund (the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund are collectively defined as the "Funds"), and JPMC pursuant to which all of the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund will be transferred to the Surviving Fund in exchange for Surviving Fund Shares. As a result of the Reorganization, Merging Fund Shareholders will become shareholders of the Surviving Fund and will receive Surviving Fund Shares equal in value to their holdings in the Merging Fund on the date of the Reorganization. In connection with the Reorganization, the Surviving Fund will be renamed "JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund." Further information relating to the Surviving Fund is set forth herein, and the Surviving Fund's preliminary Prospectus, and current Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report are enclosed with this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. THE JPMIF BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1. VOTE REQUIRED Approval of the Reorganization Plan by the Merging Fund requires the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting shares of the Merging Fund present at the joint meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the Merging Fund are present or represented by proxy and (ii) more than 50% of all outstanding voting shares of the Merging Fund. If the Reorganization Plan is not approved by the Merging Fund Shareholders, the JPMIF Board will consider other appropriate courses of action. SUMMARY The following is a summary of certain information relating to the proposed Reorganization, the parties thereto and the transactions contemplated thereby, and is qualified by reference to the more complete information contained elsewhere in this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and Annual Report of the Merging Fund (including the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports of The Federal Money Market Portfolio) the preliminary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and the current Annual and Semi-Annual Reports of the Surviving Fund and the Reorganization Plan attached to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement as Appendix A. PROPOSED REORGANIZATION Pursuant to the proposed Reorganization Plan, the Merging Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the Surviving Fund in exchange for shares of the Surviving Fund. Under the proposed Reorganization, each Merging Fund Shareholder will receive a number of Premier Class shares of the Surviving Fund with an aggregate net asset value equal on the date of the exchange to the aggregate net asset value of such shareholder's Merging Fund Shares on such date. Therefore, following the proposed Reorganization, Merging Fund Shareholders will be Surviving Fund Shareholders. See "Information Relating to the Proposed Reorganization." 1 The Surviving Fund has investment objectives, policies and restrictions generally similar to the Merging Fund. Based upon their evaluation of the relevant information presented to them, including an analysis of the operation of the Surviving Fund both before and after the Reorganization, the terms of the Reorganization Plan, the opportunity to combine the two Funds with generally similar investment objectives and policies, and the fact that the Reorganization will be tax-free, and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and state law, the MFT Board and the JPMIF Board, including a majority of each Board's members who are not "interested persons" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), have each determined that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of its respective Fund and shareholders and that the interests of such shareholders will not be diluted as a result of such Reorganization. REASONS FOR THE REORGANIZATION The Reorganization is being proposed because each Fund's board believes it is in the best interests of its shareholders. CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION The Merging Fund currently invests all of its investable assets in The Federal Money Market Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio"), which has identical investment objectives and policies as the Merging Fund and which is advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM"). J.P. Morgan Institutional Federal Money Market Fund, a series of JPMIF, and J.P. Morgan Federal Money Market Fund, a series of J.P. Morgan Funds, each have identical investment objectives and policies as the Merging Fund (the "Feeder Portfolios") and also currently invest all of their assets in the Master Portfolio. The Surviving Fund has entered into substantially similar agreements and plans of reorganization with each Feeder Portfolio (collectively, the "Concurrent Reorganization"). If each of the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization is approved by the shareholders of the Merging Fund, and each Feeder Portfolio, respectively, and certain other conditions are met, the Merging Fund and the Feeder Portfolios will be reorganized into the Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund and the Feeder Portfolios will no longer invest their assets in the Master Portfolio. The consummation of the Reorganization is contingent upon the simultaneous consummation of the Concurrent Reorganization. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES Simpson Thacher & Bartlett will issue an opinion (based on certain assumptions) as of the effective time of the Reorganization to the effect that the transaction will not give rise to the recognition of income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes to the Merging Fund, the Surviving Fund or the shareholders of the Merging Fund. A shareholder's holding period and tax basis of Surviving Fund Shares received by a shareholder of the Merging Fund will be the same as the holding period and tax basis of such shareholder's shares of the Merging Fund. In addition, the holding period and tax basis of those assets owned by the Merging Fund and transferred to the Surviving Fund will be identical for the Surviving Fund. See "Information Relating to the Proposed Reorganization - Federal Income Tax Consequences." INVESTMENT ADVISERS The investment adviser for the Master Portfolio (and therefore the assets of the Merging Fund and the Feeder Portfolios) is JPMIM. The investment adviser for the Surviving Fund is J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (USA) Inc. ("JPMFAM"). JPMFAM and JPMIM are each wholly-owned subsidiaries of JPMC. JPMFAM will continue to serve as investment adviser following the Reorganization. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The Surviving Fund's investment objective is to aim to provide current income while still preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The Merging Fund's investment objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of capital and same-day liquidity. See "Risk Factors" and "Investment Restrictions." The investment policies of the Surviving Fund are generally similar to those of the Merging Fund, although the Surviving Fund invests its assets directly in portfolio securities, while the Merging Fund invests its assets in the Master Portfolio, which in turn invests in portfolio securities. The Surviving Fund invests primarily in direct debt securities of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes, and debt securities that certain U.S. government agencies or authorities have either issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest. The dollar weighted average maturity of the Surviving Fund will be 90 days or less and the Fund will buy only those instruments which have remaining maturities of 397 days or less. The Surviving 2 Fund invests only in securities issued and payable in U.S. dollars. THE MERGING FUND INVESTS EXCLUSIVELY IN U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES AND IN U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS THE INCOME FROM WHICH IS GENERALLY FREE FROM STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. Each Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE SURVIVING FUND The principal risk factors associated with an investment in the Surviving Fund are those typically associated with investing in a managed portfolio of money market securities. The Surviving Fund attempts to keep its net asset value at $1.00, although there is no guarantee it will be able to do so. In general, the value of a money market investment tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise, although it tends to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than the value of longer-term securities. Additionally, investments in the Surviving Fund may not earn as high a current income as longer-term or lower-quality securities. See "Risk Factors." CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS ADVISORY SERVICES The investment adviser for the Surviving Fund is JPMFAM. JPMFAM oversees the asset management of the Surviving Fund. As compensation for its services, JPMFAM receives a management fee from the Surviving Fund at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Merging Fund currently pays a management fee at an annual rate of 0.20% of the first $1 billion of average daily net assets and 0.10% of average daily net assets for assets over $1 billion. Following the Reorganization, JPMIM will manage the Surviving Fund's assets and will receive a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. OTHER SERVICES J.P. Morgan Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor") is the distributor for the Surviving Fund. The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase") serves as shareholder servicing agent, administrator, fund accountant and custodian, an affiliate of the Distributor serves as sub-administrator and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST") serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Surviving Fund. It is anticipated that prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, The Bank of New York ("BONY") will become the Surviving Fund's fund accountant and custodian. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP serves as the Surviving Fund's independent accountants. ADMINISTRATOR As of August 11, 2001, Chase will receive an administration fee from the Surviving Fund of 0.10% of average daily net assets for complex wide money market fund assets up to $100 billion and 0.05% on assets in excess of $100 billion (currently such assets are less than $100 billion). The Merging Fund pays Morgan, its administrator, a fee at an effective rate of 0.048% of its average daily net assets. ORGANIZATION Each of MFT and JPMIF is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Merging Fund is organized as a series of JPMIF, and the Surviving Fund is organized as a series of MFT. PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES After the Reorganization, the procedures for making purchases, redemptions and exchanges of shares of the Surviving Fund will be as described in this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement and in the Surviving Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. COMPARATIVE FEE AND EXPENSE TABLES The table below shows (i) information regarding the fees and expenses paid by the Merging Fund for the most recent fiscal year that reflect current expense reimbursement arrangements; and (ii) estimated fees and expenses on a pro forma basis for the Surviving Fund after giving effect to the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization. Under the Reorganization, holders of shares in the Merging Fund will receive Premier/Select Class shares in the Surviving Fund. The Surviving Fund currently has four classes of shares (which will not be distributed to Merging Fund shareholders as a result of the Reorganization and, therefore, no information on these classes is shown in the table below): Reserves Class, Vista Class, Premier Class and Institutional Class. In connection with the Reorganization and Concurrent Reorganization, the Surviving Fund will rename the Premier Class "Premier/Select Class." The table indicates that both contractual (pre-waiver) and actual (post-waiver) total expense ratio for current shareholders of the Merging Fund are anticipated to be less or stay the same for at least three years following the Reorganization. In addition, Chase, the Surviving Fund's administrator, has contractually 3 agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to ensure that actual total operating expenses do not increase for three years after the Reorganization.
THE MERGING FUND ---------------- SHARES ---------------- SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT) Maximum Sales Charge (Load) when you buy shares, shown as % of the offering price None MAXIMUM DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (LOAD) SHOWN AS LOWER OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE OR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS NONE ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS) Management Fees 0.13% Distribution (12b-1) Fees None Other Expenses 0.47% ---- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.60% ==== Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements(A) 0.15 ---- Net Expenses 0.45% ====
--------------------- (A) Reflects an agreement dated 3/1/01 by Morgan, an affiliate of JPMC, to reimburse the Merging Fund to the extent operating expenses (which exclude interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.45% of average daily net assets with respect to the Merging Fund through 2/28/02.
The table does not reflect charges or credits which you might incur if you invest through a financial institution.
THE SURVIVING FUND --------------------------- PRO FORMA WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION --------------------------- PREMIER/SELECT CLASS SHARES --------------------------- SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT) Maximum Sales Charge (Load) when you buy shares, shown as % of the offering price None Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) Shown as lower of original purchase price or redemption proceeds None ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS) Management Fees 0.10% Distribution (12b-1) Fees None Other Expenses 0.38% ---- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.48% ==== Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements(A) 0.03% ---- Net Expenses 0.45% ====
--------------------- (A) Reflects an agreement by Chase, an affiliate of JPMC, to reimburse the fund to the extent operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the deferred compensation plan) exceed 0.45% of average daily net assets with respect to Premier/Select Class Shares for three years after the Reorganization.
The table does not reflect charges or credits which investors might incur if they invest through a financial institution. The table does not reflect charges or credits which investors might incur if they invest through a financial institution. 4 EXAMPLE: This example helps investors compare the cost of investing in the Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes: - you invest $10,000; - you sell all of your shares at the end of each period; - your investment has a 5% return each year; and - you pay net expenses for three years after the Reorganization and total annual operating expenses thereafter as indicated in the table above. Although actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:
1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS ------ ------- ------- -------- THE MERGING FUND $ 46 $177 $320 $ 736 PRO FORMA THE SURVIVING FUND WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION Premier/Select Shares $ 46 $144 $259 $ 595
RISK FACTORS The following discussion highlights the principal risk factors associated with an investment in the Surviving Fund. The Surviving Fund generally has investment policies and investment restrictions similar to those of the Merging Fund. Therefore, there should be similarities between the risk factors associated with the Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by the more extensive discussion of risk factors set forth in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Surviving Fund, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Surviving Fund attempts to keep its net asset value constant, but there is no guarantee it will be able to do so. Investments in the Surviving Fund are not bank deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, Chase or any of its affiliates and are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Although the Surviving Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Surviving Fund. The value of a money market investment tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise, although it tends to be generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than the value of longer-term securities. Although the Surviving Fund seeks to be fully invested, it may at times hold some of its assets in cash, which could hurt the Fund's performance. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may not earn as high a current income as longer term or lower-quality securities. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION GENERAL The terms and conditions under which the Reorganization may be consummated are set forth in the Reorganization Plan. Significant provisions of the Reorganization Plan are summarized below; however, this summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Reorganization Plan, a copy of which is attached as Appendix A to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement and which is incorporated herein by reference. DESCRIPTION OF THE REORGANIZATION PLAN In connection with the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization, the Merging Fund and the Feeder Portfolios will cease investing in the Master Portfolio. The Reorganization Plan provides that at the Effective Time (as defined in the Reorganization Plan) of the Reorganization, the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund will be transferred to and assumed by the Surviving Fund. In exchange for the transfer of the assets and the assumption of the liabilities of the Merging Fund, MFT will issue at the Effective Time of the Reorganization full and fractional Premier Class shares of the Surviving Fund equal in aggregate dollar value to the aggregate net asset value of full and fractional outstanding shares of the Merging Fund as determined at the valuation time specified in the Reorganization Plan. The Reorganization Plan provides that the Merging Fund will declare a dividend or dividends prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization which, together with all previous dividends, will have the effect of distributing to Merging Fund Shareholders all undistributed net investment income earned and net capital gain realized up to and including the Effective Time of the Reorganization. Following the transfer of assets to, and the assumption of the liabilities of the Merging Fund by, the Surviving Fund, the Merging Fund will distribute Surviving Fund Shares received by it to the Merging Fund 5 Shareholders in liquidation of the Merging Fund. Each Merging Fund Shareholder at the Effective Time of the Reorganization will receive an amount of Premier Class shares with a total net asset value equal to the net asset value of their Merging Fund Shares plus the right to receive any dividends or distributions which were declared before the Effective Time of the Reorganization but that remained unpaid at that time with respect to the shares of the Merging Fund. The Surviving Fund expects to maintain most of the portfolio investments of the Merging Fund in light of the similar investment policies of the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund. After the Reorganization, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Merging Fund shall be canceled on the books of the Merging Fund and the stock transfer books of the Merging Fund will be permanently closed. The Reorganization is subject to a number of conditions, including without limitation: approval of the Reorganization Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby described in this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement by the Merging Fund Shareholders; the receipt of a legal opinion from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett with respect to certain tax issues, as more fully described in "Federal Income Tax Consequences" below; and the parties' performance in all material respects of their respective agreements and undertakings in the Reorganization Plan. Assuming satisfaction of the conditions in the Reorganization Plan, the Effective Time of the Reorganization will be on September 1, 2001 or such other date as is agreed to by the parties. In addition, the consummation of the Reorganization is contingent upon the simultaneous consummation of the Concurrent Reorganization. The expenses of the Funds in connection with the Reorganization will be borne by JPMC. The Reorganization Plan and the Reorganization described herein may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization by either party if a material condition to the performance of such party under the Reorganization Plan or a material covenant of the other party is not fulfilled by the date specified in the Reorganization Plan or if there is a material default or material breach of the Reorganization Plan by the other party. In addition, either party may terminate the Reorganization Plan if its trustees determine that proceeding with the Reorganization Plan is not in the best interests of their Fund's shareholders. BOARD CONSIDERATIONS The JPMF Board met on January 23 and 24 and on March 26 and 27, 2001 and the MFT Board met on February 22 and April 3, 2001, and each considered and discussed the proposed Reorganization. The Trustees of each Board discussed the advantages of reorganizing the Merging Fund into the Surviving Fund. The Board of each trust has determined that it is in the best interests of its Fund's shareholders to combine the Merging Fund with the Surviving Fund. This Reorganization is part of the general integration of the J.P. Morgan and former Chase Vista funds into a single mutual fund complex. In reaching the conclusion that the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders, each Board considered a number of factors including, among others: the terms of the Reorganization Plan; a comparison of each Fund's historical and projected expense ratios; the comparative investment performance of the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund; the anticipated effect of such Reorganization on the relevant Fund and its shareholders; the investment advisory services supplied by the Surviving Fund's investment adviser; the management and other fees payable by the Surviving Fund; the similarities and differences in the investment objectives and policies of the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund; and the recommendations of the relevant Fund's current investment adviser with respect to the proposed Reorganization. In addition, the Merging Fund's Board took into account that, notwithstanding the fact that the Surviving Fund pays a higher administration fee than the Merging Fund, Morgan agreed to cap the total expenses as set forth in the expense table above and to institute a breakpoint in the administration fee from 0.10% of average daily net assets for complex wide money market fund assets up to $100 billion to 0.05% on assets in excess of $100 billion (currently such assets are less than $100 billion). The Merging Fund pays its administrator, Morgan, a fee at an effective rate of 0.048% of its average daily net assets. Each Board also considered additional benefits expected to arise out of the integration of the J.P. Morgan and Chase Vista mutual fund complexes. Among these benefits, the Boards considered: (1) Surviving Fund shareholders would be able to exchange into a larger number and greater variety of funds; (2) the administrator's intent to enhance its ability effectively to monitor and oversee the quality of all Fund service providers, including the investment adviser, distributor, custodian and transfer agent; (3) the administrator's undertaking to waive fees or reimburse the Surviving Fund's expenses in order that the total expense ratio of each share class of the Merging Fund does not increase during the period specified in the expense table; 6 (4) the fact that all costs and expenses of the Reorganization would be borne by JPMC; and (5) the fact that the Reorganization would constitute a tax-free reorganization. After considering the foregoing factors, together with such information as it believed to be relevant, and in light of its fiduciary duties under federal and state law, each Board determined that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of the applicable Fund and its shareholders, determined the interests of the shareholders would not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization, approved the Reorganization Plan and directed that the Reorganization Plan be submitted to the Merging Fund Shareholders for approval. THE JPMIF BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL. The JPMIF Board has not determined what action the Merging Fund will take in the event Shareholders do not approve the Reorganization Plan or for any reason the Reorganization is not consummated. In either such event, the Board will consider other appropriate courses of action. INFORMATION RELATING TO CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION The terms and conditions under which the Concurrent Reorganization may be consummated are set forth in reorganization plans which are substantially similar to the Reorganization Plan you are considering. As a result of the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization, the Merging Fund and the Feeder Portfolios will no longer invest their assets in the Master Portfolio. The consummation of the Reorganization is contingent upon the simultaneous consummation of the Concurrent Reorganization. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES Consummation of the Reorganization is subject to the condition that JPMIF receive an opinion from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to the effect that for federal income tax purposes: (i) the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund to the Surviving Fund in exchange for the Surviving Fund Shares and the liquidating distributions to shareholders of the Surviving Fund Shares so received, as described in the Reorganization Plan, will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and with respect to the Reorganization, the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund will each be considered "a party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Merging Fund as a result of such transaction; (iii) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Surviving Fund as a result of such transaction; (iv) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Merging Fund Shareholders on the distribution to the Merging Fund Shareholders of the Surviving Fund Shares solely in exchange for their Merging Fund Shares; (v) the aggregate basis of shares of the Surviving Fund received by a shareholder of the Merging Fund will be the same as the aggregate basis of such Merging Fund Shareholder's Merging Fund Shares immediately prior to the Reorganization; (vi) the basis of the Surviving Fund in the assets of the Merging Fund received pursuant to such transaction will be the same as the basis of such assets in the hands of the Merging Fund immediately before such transaction; (vii) a Merging Fund Shareholder's holding period for the Surviving Fund Shares will be determined by including the period for which such Merging Fund Shareholder held the Merging Fund Shares exchanged therefor, provided that the Merging Fund Shareholder held such Merging Fund Shares as a capital asset; and (viii) the Surviving Fund's holding period with respect to the assets received in the Reorganization will include the period for which such assets were held by the Merging Fund. JPMIF has not sought a tax ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), but is acting in reliance upon the opinion of counsel discussed in the previous paragraph. That opinion is not binding on the IRS and does not preclude the IRS from adopting a contrary position. Shareholders should consult their own advisers concerning the potential tax consequences to them, including state and local income taxes. 7 CAPITALIZATION Because the Merging Fund will be combined with the Surviving Fund in the Reorganization as well as other funds as a result of the Concurrent Reorganization, the total capitalization of the Surviving Fund after the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization is expected to be greater than the current capitalization of the Merging Fund. The following table sets forth as of February 28, 2001: (i) the capitalization of the Merging Fund; (ii) the capitalization of the Surviving Fund; and (iii) the pro forma capitalization of the Surviving Fund as adjusted to give effect to the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization. There is, of course, no assurance that the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization will be consummated. Moreover, if consummated, the capitalizations of the Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund are likely to be different at the Effective Time of the Reorganization as a result of fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities of each Fund and daily share purchase and redemption activity in each Fund. The Surviving Fund currently has four classes of shares: Reserve Class, Vista Class, Premier Class and Institutional Class. In connection with the Reorganization, the Surviving Fund will rename the Vista Class the "Investor Class," will rename the Institutional Fund "Agency Class" will rename the Premier Class "Premier/Select Class" and will introduce a new "Institutional Class" of shares. CAPITALIZATION PRO FORMA WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
BENEFICIAL NET ASSET INTEREST SHARES VALUE PER OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING NET ASSETS SHARE ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- J.P. MORGAN FUNDS Federal Money Market Fund 1,920,547 -- $1,920,590 $1.00 Institutional Federal Money Market Fund 2,197,615 -- $2,197,648 $1.00 Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the Merging Fund) 17,167 -- $ 17,172 $1.00 THE SURVIVING FUND Vista (Renamed Morgan) 673,027 673,013 $1.00 Premier (Renamed Premier/Select) 312,286 312,277 $1.00 Institutional (Renamed Agency) 906,471 906,486 $1.00 Reserve 1 1 $1.00 PRO FORMA THE SURVIVING FUND WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION Agency 2,197,615 2,197,648 $1.00 Morgan 673,028 673,014 $1.00 Premier/Select 2,250,000 2,250,039 $1.00 Institutional 906,471 906,486 $1.00
INVESTMENT POLICIES The following discussion summarizes some of the investment policies of the Surviving Fund. Except as noted below, the Merging Fund generally has similar investment policies to those of the Surviving Fund. This section is qualified in its entirety by the discussion in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Surviving Fund, which are incorporated herein by reference. OBJECTIVE The Surviving Fund's investment objective is to aim to provide current income while still preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. THE MERGING FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE HIGH CURRENT INCOME CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESERVATION OF CAPITAL AND SAME-DAY LIQUIDITY. The Surviving Fund cannot change its objective without shareholder approval. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SURVIVING FUND CURRENTLY ARE CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL THAT, IF PASSED AT A SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD THE SAME DAY AS THE MEETING OF THE MERGING FUND, WOULD ALLOW THE SURVIVING FUND TO CHANGE ITS OBJECTIVE WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES The Surviving Fund invests its assets directly in portfolio securities. THE MERGING FUND INVESTS ITS ASSETS IN THE MASTER PORTFOLIO, WHICH IN TURN INVESTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. 8 The Surviving Fund invests primarily in direct debt securities of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes, and debt securities that certain U.S. government agencies or authorities have either issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest. The Surviving Fund does not enter into repurchase agreements. THE MERGING FUND INVESTS EXCLUSIVELY IN U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES AND IN U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS THE INCOME FROM WHICH IS GENERALLY FREE FROM STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. The Surviving Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. The dollar weighted average maturity of the Surviving Fund will be 90 days or less and the Fund will buy only those instruments which have remaining maturities of 397 days or less. The Surviving Fund may invest significantly in securities with floating or variable rates of interest. Their yields will vary as interest rates change. The Surviving Fund invests only in securities issued and payable in U.S. dollars. Each investment must have the highest possible short-term rating from at least two national rating organizations, or one such rating if only one organization rates that security. Alternatively, some securities may have additional third party guarantees in order to meet the rating requirements mentioned above. If the security is not rated, it must be considered of comparable quality by JPMFAM. The Surviving Fund seeks to develop an appropriate portfolio by considering the differences in yields among securities of different maturities, market sectors and issuers. INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS The Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund have each adopted the following investment restrictions which may not be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding shares" of a Fund, which means the vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting shares of a Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of a Fund are present or represented by proxy, and (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of a Fund.
SURVIVING FUND MERGING FUND --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Surviving Fund may not purchase the The Merging Fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities or other obligations of issuers securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. conducting their principal business activity government or any of its agencies or in the same industry if, immediately after instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements such purchase, the value of its investment in secured thereby) if, as a result, more than such industry would exceed 25% of the value 25% of the Surviving Fund's total assets of the Merging Fund's or the Portfolio's would be invested in the securities of total assets; provided, however, that the companies whose principal business activities Merging Fund may invest all or part of its are in the same industry. Notwithstanding the assets in an open-end management investment foregoing, (i) with respect to the Surviving company with the same investment objective Fund's permissible futures and options and restrictions as the Merging Fund. For transactions in U.S. Government securities, purposes of industry concentration, there is positions in such options and futures shall no percentage limitation with respect to not be subject to this restriction; and investments in U.S. Government securities and (ii) the Surviving Fund may invest more than repurchase agreements related thereto. 25% of its total assets in obligations issued by banks, including U.S. banks. The Surviving Fund is not subject to a The Merging Fund may not purchase the similar fundamental restriction. securities or other obligations of any one issuer if, immediately after such purchase, more than 5% of the value of the Merging Fund's total assets would be invested in securities or other obligations of any one such issuer; provided, however, that the Merging Fund may invest all or part of its investable assets in an open-end management investment company with the same investment objective and restrictions as the Merging Fund. This limitation also shall not apply to issues of the U.S. Government and repurchase agreements related thereto.
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SURVIVING FUND MERGING FUND --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Surviving Fund may not borrow money, The Merging Fund may not borrow money (not except for temporary or emergency purposes, including reverse repurchase agreements), or by engaging in reverse repurchase except from banks for temporary or transactions, in an amount not exceeding 33% extraordinary or emergency purposes and then of the value of its total assets at the time only in amounts up to 10% of the value of the when the loan is made and may pledge, Merging Fund's total assets, taken at cost at mortgage or hypothecate no more than 1/3 of the time of such borrowing (and provided that its net assets to secure such borrowings. Any such borrowings and reverse repurchase borrowings representing more than 5% of the agreements do not exceed in the aggregate Surviving Fund's total assets must be repaid one-third of the market value of the Merging before the Surviving Fund may make additional Fund's total assets less liabilities other investments. than the obligations represented by the bank borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements). The Merging Fund may not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except in connection with any such borrowing and in amounts up to 10% of the value of the Merging Fund's net assets at the time of such borrowing. The Merging Fund will not purchase securities while borrowings exceed 5% of the Merging Fund's total assets, respectively; provided, however, that the Fund may increase its interest in an open-end management investment company with the same investment objective and restrictions as the Merging Fund while such borrowings are outstanding. This borrowing provision is included to facilitate the orderly sale of portfolio securities, for example, in the event of abnormally heavy redemption requests, and is not for investment purposes. The Merging Fund may not enter into reverse repurchase agreements which together with any other borrowing exceeds in the aggregate one- third of the market value of the Merging Fund's or the Portfolio's total assets, less liabilities other than the obligations created by reverse repurchase agreements. The Surviving Fund may not purchase or sell The Merging Fund is not subject to a similar physical commodities unless acquired as a fundamental restriction. result of ownership of securities or other instruments but this shall not prevent the Fund from (i) purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or (ii) engaging in forward purchases or sales of foreign currencies or securities.
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SURVIVING FUND MERGING FUND --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Surviving Fund may not make loans, except The Merging Fund may not make loans, except that the Surviving Fund may: (i) purchase and through purchasing or holding debt hold debt instruments (including without obligations, repurchase agreements, or loans limitation, bonds, notes, debentures or other of portfolio securities in accordance with obligations and certificates of deposit, the Merging Fund's investment objective and bankers' acceptances and fixed time deposits) policies. in accordance with its investment objectives and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities; and (iii) lend portfolio securities with a value not in excess of one-third of the value of its total assets. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SURVIVING FUND CURRENTLY ARE CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL THAT, IF PASSED AT A SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD THE SAME DAY AS THE MEETING OF THE MERGING FUND, WOULD ALLOW A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING LOANS THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE MERGING FUND'S RESTRICTION. The Surviving Fund may not purchase or sell The Merging Fund may not purchase or sell real estate (including real estate limited puts, calls, straddles, spreads, or any partnerships), except that, to the extent combination thereof, real estate, permitted by applicable law, each Fund may commodities, or community contracts or (a) invest in securities or other instruments interests in oil, gas, or mineral exploration directly or indirectly secured by real estate or development programs. and (b) invest in securities or other instruments issued by issuers that invest in real estate. The Surviving Fund is subject to a similar The Merging Fund may not purchase securities non-fundamental restriction. on margin, make short sales of securities, or maintain a short position, provided that this restriction shall not be deemed to be applicable to the purchase or sale of when-issued securities or of securities for delivery at a future date. The Surviving Fund is not subject to a The Merging Fund may not acquire securities similar fundamental restriction. of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization, acquisition of assets or an offer of exchange; provided, however, that nothing in this investment restriction shall prevent the Trust from investing all or part of the Merging Fund's assets in an open-end management investment company with the same investment objective and restrictions as the Merging Fund.
Neither Fund may issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any rule, order or interpretation thereunder. Neither Fund may underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the Fund, in disposing of portfolio securities, may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, the Surviving Fund may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in another investment company having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Surviving Fund. Although the Merging Fund currently invests all of its assets in the Fund Master Portfolio, following the Reorganization, the Surviving will invest directly in portfolio securities. 11 NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. The investment restrictions described below are not fundamental policies of the Surviving Fund and/or the Merging Fund and may be changed by their respective Trustees.
SURVIVING FUND MERGING FUND --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Surviving Fund may not invest more than The Merging Fund may not acquire any illiquid 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities. securities, such as repurchase agreements For purposes of this non-fundamental with more than seven days to maturity or restriction, "illiquid securities" include fixed time deposits with a duration of over securities restricted as to resale unless seven calendar days, if as a result thereof, they are determined to be readily marketable more than 10% of the market value of the in accordance with the procedures established Merging Fund's total assets would be in by the Board of Trustees. investments which are illiquid. The Surviving Fund may not make short sales The Merging Fund is subject to a similar of securities, other than short sales fundamental restriction. "against the box," or purchase securities on margin except for short-term credits necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions, provided that this restriction will not be applied to limit the use of options, futures contracts and related options, in the manner otherwise permitted by the investment restrictions, policies and investment program of the Fund. The Surviving Fund has no current intention of making short sales against the box. The Surviving Fund may not, with respect to The Merging Fund is not subject to a similar 75% of its assets, hold more than 10% of the non- fundamental restriction. outstanding voting securities of any issuer or invest more than 5% of its assets in the securities of any one issuer (other than obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities). The Surviving Fund may invest up to 5% of its The Merging Fund is not subject to a similar total assets in the securities of any one non- fundamental restriction. investment company, but may not own more than 3% of the securities of any one investment company or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. The Surviving Fund may not purchase or sell The Merging Fund is subject to a similar interests in oil, gas or mineral leases. fundamental restriction. The Surviving Fund may not write, purchase or The Merging Fund is subject to a similar sell any put or call option or any fundamental restriction. combination thereof, provided that this shall not prevent (i) the writing, purchasing or selling of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to portfolio securities or (ii) with respect to the Surviving Fund's permissible futures and options transactions, the writing, purchasing, ownership, holding or selling of futures and options positions or of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to futures. The Surviving Fund will not invest more than The Merging Fund is not subject to a similar 25% of its total assets in obligations issued non- fundamental restriction. by foreign banks (other than foreign branches of U.S. banks).
12 There will be no violation of any investment restriction if that restriction is complied with at the time the relevant action is taken notwithstanding a later change in market value of an investment, in net or total assets, in the securities rating of the investment, or any other later change. PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES Following the Reorganization, the procedures for purchases, redemptions and exchanges of shares will be those of the Surviving Fund, which are generally similar to those of the Merging Fund. The following discussion applies to Premier/Select Class shares. This section is qualified in its entirety by the discussion in the preliminary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Surviving Fund, which are incorporated herein by reference. BUYING SURVIVING FUND SHARES THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION APPLIES TO PURCHASES OF PREMIER/SELECT CLASS SHARES THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE AFTER THE REORGANIZATION. The price shareholders pay for their shares is the net asset value per share (NAV). NAV is the value of everything the Surviving Fund owns, minus everything it owes, divided by the number of shares held by investors. The Surviving Fund seeks to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00. The Surviving Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio of securities. This method provides more stability in valuations. However, it may also result in periods during which the stated value of a security is different from the price the Surviving Fund would receive if it sold the investment. The NAV of each class of shares is generally calculated as of 2:00 p.m. Eastern time each day the Surviving Fund is accepting purchase orders. A shareholder will pay the next NAV calculated after the JPMorgan Funds Service Center (the "Center") receives that shareholder's order in proper form. An order is in proper form only after payment is converted into federal funds. The Center accepts purchase orders on any business day that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York Stock Exchange are open. If an order is sent in proper form by the Surviving Fund's cut-off time (or such other time as determined by your financial intermediary), it will be processed at that day's price and you will be entitled to all dividends declared on that day. If your order is received after the cut-off time, it generally will be processed at the next day's price. If you pay by check before the cut-off time, your order generally will be processed the next day the Surviving Fund is open for business. Normally, the cut-off (in Eastern time) is 2:00 p.m. A later cut-off time may be permitted for investors buying their shares through Chase or a bank affiliate of Chase so long as such later cut-off time is before the Fund's NAV is calculated. If you buy through an agent and not directly from the Center, the agent could set earlier cut-off times. The Surviving Fund can set an earlier cut-off time if the Public Securities Association recommends that the U.S. Government securities market close trading early. You must provide a Taxpayer Identification Number when you open an account. The Surviving Fund has the right to reject any purchase order for any reason. The investment minimum for Premier/Select Class shares is $100,000. Purchase orders will be canceled if a check does not clear and the investor will be responsible for any expenses and losses to the Fund. Orders by wire will be canceled if the Center does not receive payment by 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the day the shareholder buys. Shareholders seeking to buy Premier/Select Class shares through an investment representative should instruct their representative to contact the Surviving Fund. Such representatives may charge investors a fee and may offer additional services, such as special purchase and redemption programs, "sweep" programs, cash advances and redemption checks. Such representative may set different minimum investments and earlier cut-off times. SELLING SURVIVING FUND SHARES THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION APPLIES TO SALES OF THE PREMIER/SELECT CLASS SHARES THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE AFTER THE REORGANIZATION. Shares of the Surviving Fund may be sold on any day the Center is open for trading, either directly to the Fund or through an investment representative. Shareholders of the Surviving Fund will receive the next NAV calculated after the Center accepts his or her sale order. 13 Under normal circumstances, if a request is received before the cut-off time, the Surviving Fund will send the proceeds the same business day. An order to sell shares will not be accepted if the Surviving Fund has not collected payment for the shares. The Surviving Fund may stop accepting orders to sell and may postpone payments for more than seven days, only when permitted by federal securities laws. A shareholder who purchased through an investment representative or through a financial service firm, should contact that representative, who will send the necessary documents to the Center. The representative might charge a fee for this service. Shareholders may also sell their shares by contacting the Center directly by calling 1-800-622-4273 or contact your financial intermediary. EXCHANGING SURVIVING FUND SHARES THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION APPLIES TO EXCHANGES OF PREMIER/SELECT CLASS SHARES THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE AFTER THE REORGANIZATION. Premier/Select Class Shares of the Surviving Fund may be exchanged for shares of the same class in certain other JPMorgan Funds. For tax purposes, an exchange is treated as a sale of those shares. Shareholders should carefully read the prospectus of the fund into which they want to exchange. Shareholders who exchange must meet any minimum investment requirements and may have to pay a sales commission. The exchange privilege is not a means of short-term trading as this could increase management cost and affect all shareholders of the Surviving Fund. The Surviving Fund reserves the right to limit the number of exchanges or refuse an exchange. Each exchange privilege may also be terminated. The Surviving Fund charges an administration fee of $5 for each exchange if an investor makes more than 10 exchanges in a year or three in a quarter. OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SURVIVING FUND For Premier/Select Class Shares, if the balance falls below the applicable investment minimum for 30 days as a result of selling shares (and not because of performance), then the Surviving Fund reserves the right to request that you buy more shares or close your account. The Surviving Fund may also close the account if an investor is in the systematic investment plan and fails to meet investment minimums over a 12-month period. At least 60 days' notice will be given before closing the account. Unless a shareholder indicates otherwise on his or her account application, the Surviving Fund is authorized to act on redemption and transfer instructions received by phone. If someone trades on an account by phone, the Surviving Fund will ask that person to confirm the account registration and address to make sure they match those in the Fund records. If they do correspond, the Surviving Fund is generally authorized to follow that person's instructions. The Surviving Fund will take all reasonable precautions to confirm that the instructions are genuine. Investors agree that they will not hold the Surviving Fund liable for any loss or expenses from any sales request, if the Surviving Fund takes reasonable precautions. The Surviving Fund will be liable for any losses to a shareholder from an unauthorized sale or fraud against such shareholder if the Surviving Fund does not follow reasonable procedures. It may not always be possible to reach the Center by telephone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. In that event, shareholders can mail instructions to the Surviving Fund or contact their investment representative or agent. The Surviving Fund may modify or cancel the sale of shares by phone without notice. MFT, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, has entered into agreements with certain shareholder servicing agents (including Chase) under which the shareholder servicing agents agree to provide certain support services to their customers. For performing these services, each shareholder servicing agent will receive an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Premier/Select Class Shares held by investors serviced by the shareholder servicing agent. JPMFAM and/or the Distributor may, at their own expense, make additional payments to certain selected dealers or other shareholder servicing agents for performing administrative services for their customers. The Surviving Fund issues multiple classes of shares. Each class may have different requirements for who may invest, and may have different sales charges and expense levels. A person who gets compensated for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount for each class. 14 DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES The Surviving Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. The Surviving Fund will deduct from these earnings any expenses and then pay to shareholders the distributions. The Surviving Fund declares dividends daily and distributes any net investment income at least monthly. Net capital gain is distributed annually. You have two options for your Surviving Fund distributions. You may: - reinvest all of them in additional Surviving Fund shares; or - take all distributions in cash or as a deposit in a pre-assigned bank account. If you don't notify us otherwise, we'll reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class. The taxation of dividends won't be affected by the form in which you receive them. Dividends of net investment income are usually taxable as ordinary income at the federal, state and local levels. The state or municipality where you live may not charge you state and local taxes on tax-exempt interest earned on certain bonds. Dividends earned on bonds issued by the U.S. government and its agencies may also be exempt from some types of state and local taxes. If you receive distributions of net capital gain, the tax rate will be based on how long the Surviving Fund held a particular asset, not on how long you have owned your shares. If you buy shares just before a distribution, you will pay tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive, even though the NAV will be higher on that date because it includes the distribution amount. Early in each calendar year, the Surviving Fund will send its shareholders a notice showing the amount of distributions received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions. The above is only a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Surviving Fund. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to see how investing in the Fund will affect their own tax situation. COMPARISON OF THE MERGING FUND'S AND THE SURVIVING FUND'S ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE There are no material differences in the organizational structure of the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund. Set forth below are descriptions of the structure, voting rights, shareholder liability and the liability of Trustees. STRUCTURE OF THE MERGING FUND The Merging Fund is organized as a series of JPMIF, which is organized under the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As a Massachusetts business trust, JPMIF's operations are governed by JPMIF's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and applicable Massachusetts law. The operations of the Merging Fund are also subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. STRUCTURE OF THE SURVIVING FUND The Surviving Fund is organized as a series of MFT, which is organized under the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As a Massachusetts business trust, MFT's operations are governed by MFT's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and applicable Massachusetts law. The operations of the Surviving Fund are also subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Subject to the provisions of its trust documents, the business of the Merging Fund is managed by JPMIF's Trustees and the business of the Surviving Fund is managed by MFT's Trustees, who serve indefinite terms and have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out their responsibilities. Information concerning the current Trustees and officers of MFT and JPMIF is set forth in the Funds' respective Statements of Additional Information, which are incorporated herein by reference. SHARES OF FUNDS Each of MFT and JPMIF is a trust with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest which may be divided into series or classes thereof. Each Fund is one series of a trust and may issue multiple classes of shares. Each share of a series or class of a trust represents an equal proportionate interest 15 in that series or class with each other share of that portfolio or class. The shares of each portfolio or class of either MFT or JPMIF participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Fractional shares have proportionate rights to full shares. Expenses of MFT or JPMIF that are not attributable to a specific series or class will be allocated to all the series of that trust in a manner believed by its board to be fair and equitable. Generally, shares of each series will be voted separately, for example, to approve an investment advisory agreement. Likewise, shares of each class of each series will be voted separately, for example, to approve a distribution plan, but shares of all series and classes vote together, to the extent required by the 1940 Act, including for the election of Trustees. Neither MFT nor JPMIF is required to hold regular annual meetings of shareholders, but may hold special meetings from time to time. There are no conversion or preemptive rights in connection with shares of either MFT or JPMIF. SHAREHOLDER VOTING RIGHTS With respect to all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, shareholders of MFT are entitled to one vote (or a fraction thereof) for each share (or a fraction thereof) owned on the record date, and shareholders of JPMIF are entitled to the number of votes (or "voting shares") equal to the product of the number of shares owned multiplied by the net asset value per share on the record date. A vacancy in the Board of either MFT or JPMIF resulting from the resignation of a Trustee or otherwise may be filled similarly by a vote of a majority of the remaining Trustees then in office, subject to the 1940 Act. In addition, Trustees may be removed from office by a vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares (in the case of MFT), or voting shares (in the case of JPMIF) of each portfolio of that trust. A meeting of shareholders shall be held upon the written request of not less than 10% of the outstanding shares (in the case of MFT), or voting shares (in the case of JPMIF) entitled to vote on the matters specified in the written request. Except as set forth above, the Trustees may continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees. SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of either MFT or JPMIF could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of that trust. However, the Declaration of Trust of each of MFT and JPMIF disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of that trust and provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of trust property for any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of that trust. Each of MFT and JPMIF may maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of that trust, its shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and agents covering possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability generally is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the trust itself was unable to meet its obligations. LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES Under the Declaration of Trust of each of MFT and JPMIF, the Trustees of that trust are personally liable only for bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties as Trustees. Under the Declaration of Trust of each of MFT and JPMIF, a Trustee or officer will generally be indemnified against all liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by such person in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which such person becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of such person being or having been a Trustee or officer and against amounts paid or incurred by such person in the settlement thereof. The foregoing is only a summary of certain organizational and governing documents and Massachusetts business trust law. It is not a complete description. Shareholders should refer to the provisions of these documents and state law directly for a more thorough comparison. Copies of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of each of MFT and JPMIF are available without charge upon written request to that trust. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ADVISORY CONTRACTS AND OTHER SERVICES GENERAL INFORMATION As noted above, the investment adviser of the Master Portfolio (and therefore the Merging Fund's assets) is JPMIM. Pursuant to an Advisory Agreement, the investment adviser of the Surviving Fund is JPMFAM. 16 DESCRIPTION OF JPMFAM JPMFAM, a registered investment adviser, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMC, incorporated under the laws of Delaware. JPMFAM's principal executive offices are located at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036. As of March 31, 2001, JPMFAM and certain of its affiliates (including JPMIM) provided investment management services with respect to assets of approximately $607.7 billion. Under the Advisory Agreement, JPMFAM is responsible for making decisions with respect to, and placing orders for, all purchases and sales of the portfolio securities of the Surviving Fund. JPMFAM's responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement include supervising the Surviving Fund's investments and maintaining a continuous investment program, placing purchase and sale orders and paying costs of certain clerical and administrative services involved in managing and servicing the Surviving Fund's investments and complying with regulatory reporting requirements. Under the Advisory Agreement, JPMFAM is obligated to furnish employees, office space and facilities required for the operation of the Surviving Fund. The services provided to the Surviving Fund by JPMFAM are substantially similar to the services currently provided to the Master Portfolio by JPMIM. EXPENSES AND MANAGEMENT FEES. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Surviving Fund will pay JPMFAM a monthly management fee based upon the net assets of the Surviving Fund. The annual rate of this management fee is 0.10%. The Merging Fund currently pays JPMIM 0.20% of the first $1 billion of average daily net assets and 0.10% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion with respect to its assets in the Master Portfolio. JPMFAM may waive fees from time to time. Under the Advisory Agreement, except as indicated above, the Surviving Fund is responsible for its operating expenses including, but not limited to, taxes; interest; fees (including fees paid to its Trustees who are not affiliated with JPMFAM or any of its affiliates); fees payable to the Commission; state securities qualification fees; association membership dues; costs of preparing and printing prospectuses for regulatory purposes and for distribution to existing shareholders; advisory and administrative fees; charges of the custodian and transfer agent; insurance premiums; auditing and legal expenses; costs of shareholders' reports and shareholder meetings; any extraordinary expenses; and brokerage fees and commissions, if any, in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. SUBCONTRACTING. JPMFAM is authorized by the Advisory Agreement to employ or associate with such other persons or entities as it believes to be appropriate to assist it in the performance of its duties. Any such person is required to be compensated by JPMFAM, not by the Surviving Fund, and to be approved by the shareholders of that Fund as required by the 1940 Act. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. The Advisory Agreement provides that JPMFAM will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission or loss suffered by MFT or the Surviving Fund in connection with the performance of the Advisory Agreement except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement. DURATION AND TERMINATION. The Advisory Agreement will continue in effect from year to year with respect to the Surviving Fund, only so long as such continuation is approved at least annually by (i) the Board of Trustees of MFT or the majority vote of the outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Fund, and (ii) a majority of those Trustees who are neither parties to the Advisory Agreement nor "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of any such party, acting in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its "assignment," as defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the Advisory Agreement is terminable at any time as to the Surviving Fund without penalty by the MFT Board or by vote of the majority of the Surviving Fund's outstanding voting securities upon 60 days' written notice to JPMFAM, and by JPMFAM on 60 days' written notice to MFT. PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS JPMFAM, as the investment adviser to the Surviving Fund, has responsibilities with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions and brokerage arrangements pursuant to the Fund's policies, subject to the overall authority of the MFT Board. Under the Advisory Agreement, JPMFAM, subject to the general supervision of the Board, is responsible for the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Surviving Fund with brokers and dealers selected by JPMFAM. These brokers and dealers may include brokers or 17 dealers affiliated with JPMFAM to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and MFT's policies and procedures applicable to the Fund. JPMFAM shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which, under the circumstances, result in total costs or proceeds being the most favorable to such Fund. In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, JPMFAM shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, research services provided to JPMFAM, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis. In no event shall JPMFAM be under any duty to obtain the lowest commission or the best net price for the Fund on any particular transaction, nor shall JPMFAM be under any duty to execute any order in a fashion either preferential to such Fund relative to other accounts managed by JPMFAM or otherwise materially adverse to such other accounts. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to JPMFAM, the Fund and/or the other accounts over which JPMFAM exercises investment discretion. JPMFAM is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if JPMFAM determines in good faith that the total commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of JPMFAM with respect to accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. JPMFAM shall report to the Board regarding overall commissions paid by the Fund and their reasonableness in relation to the benefits to such Fund. In executing portfolio transactions for the Fund, JPMFAM may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased with those of other funds or its other clients if, in JPMFAM's reasonable judgment, such aggregation (i) will result in an overall economic benefit to such fund, taking into consideration the advantageous selling or purchase price, brokerage commission and other expenses, and trading requirements, and (ii) is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in MFT's registration statement, as the case may be, and the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. In such event, JPMFAM will allocate the securities so purchased or sold, and the expenses incurred in the transaction, in an equitable manner, consistent with its fiduciary obligations to such Fund and such other clients. It is possible that certain of the brokerage and research services received will primarily benefit one or more other investment companies or other accounts for which JPMFAM exercises investment discretion. Conversely, MFT or any of its portfolios may be the primary beneficiary of the brokerage or research services received as a result of portfolio transactions effected for such other accounts or investment companies. OTHER SERVICES The Distributor is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of BISYS Fund Services, Inc., which currently serves as the distributor for both the Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund and as sub-administrator for the Surviving Fund. An affiliate of the Distributor is the sub-administrator for the Merging Fund. The Distributor is unaffiliated with JPMC or any of its subsidiaries. Chase serves as administrator, shareholder servicing agent, fund accountant and custodian, and DST serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, for the Surviving Fund. The principal business address of Chase is 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. The services provided by Chase include day-to-day maintenance of certain books and records, calculation of the offering price of the shares and preparation of reports. In its role as custodian, Chase is responsible for the daily safekeeping of securities and cash held by the Surviving Fund. It is anticipated that prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, BONY will become the Surviving Fund's fund accountant and custodian. As of August 11, 2001, the Reorganization, Chase will receive an administration fee from the Surviving Fund of 0.10% of average daily net assets for complex wide money market fund assets up to $100 billion and 0.05% on assets in excess of $100 billion (currently such assets are less than $100 billion). The Merging Fund pays Morgan, its administrator, a fee at an effective rate of 0.048% of its average daily net assets. 18 PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES It is proposed that shareholders of the Merging Fund consider the election of the individuals listed below (the "Nominees") to the Board of Trustees of JPMIF, which is currently organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Even if the Reorganization described in Proposal 1 is approved, other mutual funds that are series of JPMIF will continue to exist and operate. All shareholders of any series of JPMIF as of the record date (April 6, 2001) are required to be given a vote on the proposal regarding Trustees. Because as of the record date you were still a shareholder in JPMIF, you are entitled to vote on this proposal. Shareholders of MFT are being asked to approve the same Trustees as are being proposed for JPMIF. In connection with the recent merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated and The Chase Manhattan Corporation, it has been proposed, subject to shareholder approval, that the Boards of Trustees of the investment companies managed by JPMFAM, JPMIM and their affiliates be reorganized. JPMC and the Boards considered that the Boards of Trustees for the registered investment companies advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and the registered investment companies advised by J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (USA) Inc. also be integrated and streamlined into a consolidated Board of Trustees to serve all of the funds in the Fund Complex (as defined below) (the "Consolidated Board"). It is anticipated that having a Consolidated Board will enhance the governance of the larger Fund Complex and is consistent with the prior practice of having a single Board for each predecessor fund complex. JPMC believes, and the respective Boards similarly concluded, that the Consolidated Board will increase administrative efficiencies for JPMC and the funds in the Fund Complex and will benefit shareholders of all such funds. The eight individuals who are being proposed for election to the Consolidated Board, and hence the Nominees described in this Proposal, were nominated after a careful and deliberate selection process by the respective Nominating Committees and Boards of Trustees. This selection process included the consideration of various factors, such as the desire to balance the respective expertise of the various candidates and diversity of background, the historical experience of various Trustees and Advisory Board members of the predecessor complexes, the size of the Board and related future cost savings, the practicalities dictated by the age 70 retirement policy of the registered investment companies advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., and other factors the Boards deemed relevant. Therefore, the Nominees include certain current Trustees of MFT and certain current Trustees of JPMIF (including certain numbers of their respective Advisory Boards). Each Nominee has consented to being named in this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement and has agreed to serve as a Trustee if elected. Each Trustee will hold office for a term of unlimited duration subject to the current retirement age of 70(1). The Trustees have no reason to believe that any Nominee will be unavailable for election. Shareholders of MFT are concurrently considering the election of the same individuals to the Board of Trustees of MFT. Biographical information about the Nominees and other relevant information is set forth below. More information regarding the current Trustees of MFT and JPMIF is contained in the Funds' Statements of Additional Information, which are incorporated herein by reference. The persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote each such proxy "FOR" the election of the Nominees, unless shareholders specifically indicate on their proxies the desire to withhold authority to vote for elections to office. It is not contemplated that any Nominee will be unable to serve as a Board member for any reason, but if that should occur prior to the Meeting, the proxy holders reserve the right to substitute another person or persons of their choice as nominee or nominees. (1) Each Nominee is grandfathered with respect to the mandatory retirement age for three years from the date of election. THE JPMIF BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW. VOTE REQUIRED The affirmative vote of the holders of more than 50% of the voting shares of JPMIF present, in person or by proxy, at the joint Meeting is required to elect a Trustee of JPMIF, provided that at least one-third of the outstanding shares of JPMIF is represented at the joint Meeting, either in person or by proxy. In the event that the requisite vote is not reached, the current Trustees would remain as the only Trustees of JPMIF. 19 The following are the nominees:
TRUSTEE NAME OF NOMINEE AND OF JPMIF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS CURRENT POSITION WITH FUND COMPLEX SINCE AGE DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS ----------------------------------- -------- --- ------------------------------------------------------ William J. Armstrong-- Nominee 59 Retired; formerly Vice President and Treasurer, Trustee of certain other trusts Ingersoll-Rand Company (manufacturer of industrial in the Fund Complex since 1987 supplies). Address: 287 Hampshire Ridge, Park Ridge, NJ 07656. Roland R. Eppley, Jr.-- Nominee 68 Retired; formerly President and Chief Executive Trustee of certain other trusts Officer, Eastern States Bankcard Association Inc. in the Fund Complex since 1989 (financial services) (1971-1988); Director, Janel Hydraulics, Inc.; formerly Director of The Hanover Funds, Inc. (open-end mutual funds) Address: 105 Coventry Place, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418. Ann Maynard Gray-- Nominee 55 Former President, Diversified Publishing Group and Member of Advisory Board of the Vice President, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Ms. Gray is Trust and certain other trusts in also a director of Duke Energy Corporation and Elan the Fund Complex since 2000 Corporation, plc (pharmaceuticals). Address: 1262 Rockrimmon Road, Stamford, CT 06903. Matthew Healey-- 1982 63 Former Chief Executive Officer of the Trust through Chairman of the Trust and certain April 2001; Chairman, Pierpont Group (provides other trusts in the Fund Complex services to trustees of investment companies), since prior to 1993. Address: Pine Tree Country Club Estates, 10286 Saint Andrews Road, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436. Fergus Reid, III*-- Nominee 68 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lumelite Chairman of certain other trusts Corporation (plastics manufacturing), since September in the Fund Complex; Trustee of 1985; Trustee, Morgan Stanley Funds. Address: other trusts in the Fund Complex 202 June Road, Stamford, CT 06903. since 1984 James J. Schonbachler-- Nominee 58 Retired; Prior to September, 1998, Managing Director, Member of Advisory Board of the Bankers Trust Company and Group Head and Director, Trust and certain other trusts in Bankers Trust A.G., Zurich and BT Brokerage Corp. the Fund Complex since 2000 (financial services) Address: 3711 Northwind Court, Jupiter, FL 33477. Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.*-- Nominee 65 Retired; formerly Chief Executive Officer of Chase Trustee of certain other trusts Mutual Funds Corp.; formerly President and Chief in the Fund Complex since 1998 Executive Officer of Vista Capital Management (investment management); and formerly Chief Investment Executive of The Chase Manhattan Private Bank (investment management). Address: 2025 Lincoln Park Road, Springfield, KY 40069. H. Richard Vartabedian-- Nominee 65 Former President of certain other trusts in the Fund Trustee of certain other trusts Complex through April 2001; Investment Management in the Fund Complex since 1992 Consultant; formerly, Senior Investment Officer, Division Executive of the Investment Management Division of The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1980-1991. Address: P.O. Box 296, Beach Road, Hendrick's Head, Southport, ME 04576.
------------------- * Mr. Spalding is deemed to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) due to his ownership of equity securities of affiliates of JPMC. It is anticipated that Mr. Reid will be named Chairman of the Trust and therefore will be deemed to be an "interested person" of the Trust.
20 If elected, each Nominee would oversee 91 separate portfolios. The Board of Trustees and Advisory Board Members of JPMIF each met five times during the 2000 calendar year, and each of these individuals attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and any committee on which he or she serves. The Board of Trustees of JPMIF presently has an Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Addy (Chairman), Eschenlauer, Burns, Mallardi and Healey. The function of the Audit Committee is to recommend independent auditors and monitor accounting and financial matters. The Audit Committee met four times during the 2000 calendar year. The Board of Trustees of JPMIF presently has a Nominating Committee. The members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Addy, Eschenlauer, Burns and Mallardi. The function of the Nominating Committee is to nominate trustees for the Board to consider. The Nominating Committee met one time during the 2000 calendar year. REMUNERATION OF TRUSTEES AND CERTAIN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Each current Trustee is reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending each meeting of the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof. Each Trustee who is not an affiliate of JPMIM is compensated for his or her services according to a fee schedule which recognizes the fact that each Trustee also serves as a Trustee of other investment companies advised by JPMIM. Each Trustee receives a fee, allocated among all investment companies for which the Trustee serves. Set forth below is information regarding compensation paid or accrued during the calendar year ended December 31, 2000 for each nominee of JPMIF:
COMPENSATION FROM PENSION OR RETIREMENT TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM "MORGAN FUND COMPLEX"(1) BENEFITS ACCRUED "FUND COMPLEX"(2) -------------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------- William J. Armstrong NA $ 41,781 $ 90,000 (10)(3) Roland R. Eppley, Jr. NA $ 58,206 $ 91,000 (10)(3) Ann Maynard Gray $75,000 NA $ 75,000 (17)(3) Matthew Healey(4) $75,000 NA $ 75,000 (17)(3) Fergus Reid, III NA $110,091 $202,750 (10)(3) James J. Schonbachler $75,000 NA $ 75,000 (17)(3) Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. NA $ 35,335 $ 89,000 (10)(3) H. Richard Vartabedian NA $ 86,791 $134,350 (10)(3)
------------------- (1) The Morgan Fund Complex means registered investment companies advised by JPMIM. (2) A Fund Complex generally means two or more investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investment services, or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other investment companies (as used herein, registered investment companies advised by JPMIM and JPMFAM). (3) Total number of investment company boards with respect to Trustees, or Advisory Boards with respect to Advisory Board members, served on within the Fund Complex. (4) Pierpont Group, Inc. paid Mr. Healey, in his role as Chairman of Pierpont Group, Inc., compensation in the amount of $200,000, contributed $25,500 to a defined contribution plan on his behalf and paid $18,400 in insurance premiums for his benefit.
Inasmuch as the Morgan Fund Complex does not have any retirement plan for its Trustees and JPMC will also benefit from the administrative efficiencies of a consolidated board, JPMC has agreed to pay a one-time retirement package to the Trustees of the Morgan Fund Complex and the Advisory Board members who have volunteered to leave the Board of Trustees or Advisory Board of the Morgan Fund Complex prior to their normal retirement date. For each retiring Trustee, the retirement package is equal to three times the annual fee (which may increase) for the new Combined Board per Trustee; for each retiring Advisory Board member, the retirement package is one and a half times the annual fee (which may increase) for the new Combined Board per Trustee. FORMER CHASE VISTA FUNDS' RETIREMENT PLAN AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ELIGIBLE TRUSTEES Effective August 21, 1995, the Trustees of the former Chase Vista Funds also instituted a Retirement Plan for Eligible Trustees (the "Plan") pursuant to which each Trustee (who is not an employee of the former Chase Vista Funds' adviser, administrator or distributor or any of their affiliates) may be entitled to certain benefits upon retirement from the Board of Trustees. Pursuant to the Plan, the normal retirement 21 date is the date on which the eligible Trustee has attained age 65 and has completed at least five years of continuous service with one or more of the investment companies advised by the adviser of certain former Chase Vista Funds and its affiliates (collectively, the "Covered Funds"). Each Eligible Trustee is entitled to receive from the Covered Funds an annual benefit commencing on the first day of the calendar quarter coincident with or following his date of retirement equal to the sum of (1) 8% of the highest annual compensation received from the Covered Funds multiplied by the number of such Trustee's years of service (not in excess of 10 years) completed with respect to any Covered Funds and (2) 4% of the highest annual compensation received from the Covered Funds for each year of service in excess of 10 years, provided that no Trustee's annual benefit will exceed the highest annual compensation received by that Trustee from the Covered Funds. Such benefit is payable to each eligible Trustee in monthly installments for the life of the Trustee. On February 22, 2001, the board of Trustees voted to terminate the Plan and in furtherance of this determination agreed to pay Trustees an amount equal, in the aggregate, to $10.95 million, of which $5.3 million had been previously accrued by the Covered Funds. The remaining $5.65 million was paid by Chase. Messrs. Armstrong, Eppley, Reid, Spalding and Vartabedian, who are Nominees, received $1,027,673, $800,600, $2,249,437, $463,798 and $1,076,927, respectively, in connection with the termination. Each nominee has elected to defer receipt of such amount pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees. Effective August 21, 1995, the Trustees instituted a Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees (the "Deferred Compensation Plan") pursuant to which each Trustee (who is not an employee of the former Chase Vista Funds' adviser, administrator or distributor or any of their affiliates) may enter into agreements with such Funds whereby payment of the Trustees' fees are deferred until the payment date elected by the Trustee (or the Trustee's termination of service). The deferred amounts are deemed invested in shares of funds as elected by the Trustee at the time of deferral. If a deferring Trustee dies prior to the distribution of amounts held in the deferral account, the balance of the deferral account will be distributed to the Trustee's designated beneficiary in a single lump sum payment as soon as practicable after such deferring Trustee's death. Messrs. Armstrong, Eppley, Reid, Spalding and Vartabedian are the only Nominees who have elected to defer compensation under such plan. The Trustees decide upon general policies and are responsible for overseeing JPMIF's business affairs. To assist the Trustees in exercising their overall supervisory responsibilities, each of JPMIF and the Master Portfolio has entered into a Fund Services Agreement with Pierpont Group, Inc. Pierpont Group, Inc. was organized in July 1989 to provide services for the J.P. Morgan Family of Funds (formerly "The Pierpont Family of Funds"), and the Trustees are the equal and sole shareholders of Pierpont Group, Inc. JPMIF paid Pierpont Group, Inc. a fee in an amount representing its reasonable costs in performing these services. As part of the overall integration and rationalization of the Funds within the Fund Complex, it is anticipated that the Merging Fund will terminate its agreement with Pierpont Group, Inc. in connection with the Reorganization. The consolidated Board of Trustees will instead look to counsel, auditors, Morgan and other service providers, as necessary. The aggregate fees paid to Pierpont Group, Inc. by the Merging Fund and the Master Portfolio during the indicated fiscal periods are set forth below: MERGING FUND--For the period November 5, 1997 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000: $264, $564 and $1,054. MASTER PORTFOLIO--For the fiscal years ended October 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000: $25,893, $36,961 and $46,373. PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS JPMIF's principal executive officers are listed below. The officers conduct and supervise the business operations of JPMIF. The business address of each of the officers, unless otherwise noted, is J.P. Morgan Fund Distributors, Inc., 1211 Avenue of Americas, New York, New York, 10036. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term, but may be removed by the Board of Trustees at any time. 22 The principal executive officers of JPMIF are as follows:
NAME AND POSITION AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND OTHER INFORMATION ----------------- --- --------------------------------------------------------------------- David Wezdenko, 37 Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. Mr. Wezdenko President and is the Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Mutual Funds and Treasurer (April Financial Intermediaries Business. Since joining J.P. Morgan in 1996, 2001-present) he has held numerous financial and operations related positions supporting the J.P. Morgan pooled funds business. Sharon Weinberg, 41 Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. Ms. Weinberg Vice-President and is head of Business and Product Strategy for the U.S. Mutual Funds Secretary (April and Financial Intermediaries business. Since joining J.P. Morgan in 2001-present) 1996 in New York, she has held numerous positions throughout the asset management business in mutual funds marketing, legal and product development.
ACCOUNTANTS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP serves as the Merging Fund's, the Master Portfolio's and the Surviving Fund's independent accountants, auditing and reporting on the annual financial statements and reviewing certain regulatory reports and federal income tax returns. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP also performs other professional accounting, auditing, tax and advisory services when MFT or JPMIF engages it to do so. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting, and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire. Such representatives are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions at the Meeting. AUDIT FEES. The aggregate fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with the annual audit of the Merging Fund and the Master Portfolio and for the last fiscal year ended was $32,500. FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES. There were no financial information systems and design implementation services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Merging Fund, JPMIM and JPMIM's affiliates that provide services to the Fund for the calendar year ended December 31, 2000. ALL OTHER FEES. The aggregate fees billed for all other non-audit services, including fees for tax-related services, rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Merging Fund, JPMIM and JPMIM's affiliates that provide services to the Fund for the calendar year ended December 31, 2000 was $11,029,150. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. INFORMATION RELATING TO VOTING MATTERS GENERAL INFORMATION This Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the JPMIF Board for use at the Meeting. It is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail. JPMIF's officers and service providers may also solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile machine, telegraph, the Internet or personal interview. In addition JPMIF may retain the services of professional solicitors to aid in the solicitation of proxies for a fee. It is anticipated that banks, brokerage houses and other custodians will be requested on behalf of JPMIF to forward solicitation materials to their principals to obtain authorizations for the execution of proxies. Any Merging Fund Shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised by submitting to JPMIF a written notice of revocation or a subsequently executed proxy or by attending the Meeting and electing to vote in person. Only the Merging Fund Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2001 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. On that date, there were outstanding and entitled to be voted 18,677,635,190 Merging Fund shares. Each shareholder of the Merging Fund is entitled to the number of votes equal to the product of the number of shares owned multiplied by the net asset value per share on the record date. The presence in person or by proxy of shareholders that own one-third of the outstanding Merging Fund shares will constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting all business at the Meeting. If a quorum is not present at the Meeting, sufficient votes in favor of the proposals are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, or the Merging Fund Shareholders determine to adjourn the Meeting for any other reason, the Merging Fund Shareholders present (in person or proxy) may adjourn the Meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the Meeting. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative 23 vote of the Merging Fund Shareholders holding a majority of the Merging Fund voting shares present, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting. The persons named in the Proxy will vote in favor of such adjournment those Merging Fund voting shares that they are entitled to vote if such adjournment is necessary to obtain a quorum or if they determine such an adjournment is desirable for any other reason. Business may be conducted once a quorum is present and may continue until adjournment of the Meeting notwithstanding the withdrawal or temporary absence of sufficient Merging Fund Shares to reduce the number present to less than a quorum. If the accompanying proxy is executed and returned in time for the Meeting, the voting shares covered thereby will be voted in accordance with the proxy on all matters that may properly come before the meeting (or any adjournment thereof). PROXIES All Merging Fund voting shares represented by each properly signed proxy received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting. If a Merging Fund Shareholder specifies how the proxy is to be voted on any of the business to come before the Meeting, it will be voted in accordance with such specifications. If a Merging Fund Shareholder returns its proxy but no direction is made on the proxy, the proxy will be voted FOR each Proposal described in this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The Merging Fund Shareholders voting to ABSTAIN on the Proposals will be treated as present for purposes of achieving a quorum and in determining the votes cast on the Proposals, but not as having voted FOR (and therefore will have the effect of a vote against) the Proposals. A properly signed proxy on which a broker has indicated that it has no authority to vote on the Proposals on behalf of the beneficial owner (a "broker non-vote") will be treated as present for purposes of achieving a quorum but will not be counted in determining the votes cast on (and therefore will have the effect of a vote against) the Proposals. A proxy granted by any Merging Fund Shareholder may be revoked by such Merging Fund Shareholder at any time prior to its use by written notice to JPMIF, by submission of a later dated Proxy or by voting in person at the Meeting. If any other matters come before the Meeting, proxies will be voted by the persons named as proxies in accordance with their best judgment. EXPENSES OF PROXY SOLICITATION JPMC, and not the Merging Fund or the Surviving Fund (or shareholders of either Fund) will pay the cost of the preparation, printing and mailing to its shareholders of the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement, accompanying Notice of Meeting, form of proxy and any supplementary solicitation of its shareholders. It is expected that the cost of retaining D. F. King & Co., Inc., to assist in the proxy solicitation process for the Fund Complex will not exceed $200,000, which cost will be borne by JPMC. INTERESTED PARTIES On the record date, the Trustees and officers of JPMIF as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Merging Fund. On the record date, the name, address and percentage ownership of the persons who owned beneficially more than 5% the class shares of the Merging Fund and the percentage of shares of the Surviving Fund that would be owned by such persons upon consummation of the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization based upon their holdings at April 6, 2001 are as follows:
PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF MERGING FUND SURVIVING FUND AMOUNT OF SHARES OWNED ON OWNED UPON NAME AND ADDRESS OWNED RECORD DATE CONSUMMATION ----------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------- Hare & Co 8,656,920.2700 46.35% 0.01 c/o The Bank of New York Attn: STIF/Master Note One Wall Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10005-2501 The Chicago Trust Company 4,974,002.7700 26.63% 0.00 Attn: Wyckliffe Pattishall 171 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60601-3203 South Trust Bank NA 2,413,563.3800 12.92% 0.00 Attn: Chad Manning/Cash Mgmt 200 Wildwood Pkwy Homewood, AL 345209-7154
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PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF MERGING FUND SURVIVING FUND AMOUNT OF SHARES OWNED ON OWNED UPON NAME AND ADDRESS OWNED RECORD DATE CONSUMMATION ----------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------- Citibank as Escrow Agent 1,543,173.9100 8.26 0.00 For Intel/Bytestream A/C 795065 111 Wall St New York, NY 10053509
On the record date, the Trustees and officers of MFT as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Surviving Fund. On the record date, the name, address and percentage ownership of the persons who owned beneficially more than 5% of the shares of the Surviving Fund and the percentage of shares of the Surviving Fund that would be owned by such persons upon consummation of the Reorganization and the Concurrent Reorganization based upon their holdings at April 6, 2001 are as follows:
PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF MERGING FUND SURVIVING FUND AMOUNT OF SHARES OWNED ON OWNED UPON NAME AND ADDRESS OWNED RECORD DATE CONSUMMATION ----------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------- Chase Manhattan Bank 116,040,685.6200 5.53% 1.72% FBO IMA Customers Attn Barbara Licata 1985 Marcus Ave. Fl 2 New Hyde Park NY 11042-1053 National Financial Serv 105,457,565.3600 5.02% 1.56% Corp for the Excl Ben of Our Cust Church Street Station PO Box 3752 New York NY 10008-3752 Chase Manhattan Bank 739,406,441.8800 35.22% 10.96% Client Services Department Attn Cecilia Joseph 1 Chase Manhattan Plz Fl 16 New York, NY 10005-1401 Star Publishing Company 153,690,731.8600 7.32% 2.27% Attn James M Vogelpohl 63146 E Mountain Wood Dr Tucson AZ 85739-1738
PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED BY SHAREHOLDERS The Merging Fund does not generally hold an Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent shareholders' meeting should send their written proposals to the Secretary of the Merging Fund at the address set forth on the cover of this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MFT Information about the Surviving Fund is included in its Prospectus, which is incorporated by reference and enclosed herein. Additional information about the Surviving Fund is also included in MFT's Statement of Additional Information, which has been filed with the Commission and which is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Statement of Additional information may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-348-4782. MFT is subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and, in accordance with such requirements, files reports and other information with the Commission. These materials can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's Regional Offices at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10048 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates, and are also available on the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JPMIF Information about the Merging Fund is included in its Prospectus, which is incorporated by reference herein. Additional information about the Merging Fund is also included in JPMIF's Statement of Additional 25 Information which has been filed with the Commission and which is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Statement of Additional information may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-766-7722. JPMIF is subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and, in accordance with such requirements, files reports and other information with the Commission. These materials can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's Regional Offices at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10048 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates, and are also available on the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXPERTS The audited financial highlights, financial statements and notes thereto of the Merging Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000, the audited financial statements, notes thereto and supplementary data of the Master Portfolio for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 and the audited financial highlights, financial statements and notes thereto of the Surviving Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000 are incorporated by reference herein and into the Statement of Additional Information related to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The audited financial highlights, financial statements, notes thereto and supplementary data, as applicable, for the Merging Fund, the Master Portfolio and the Surviving Fund have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on their authority as experts in auditing and accounting. The unaudited financial highlights, financial statements and notes thereto of the Surviving Fund for the fiscal period ended February 28, 2001, are incorporated by reference herein and into the Statement of Additional Information related to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. OTHER BUSINESS The JPMIF Board knows of no other business to be brought before the Meeting. However, if any other matters come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the JPMIF Board that proxies that do not contain specific restrictions to the contrary will be voted on such matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy. LITIGATION Neither MFT nor JPMIF is involved in any litigation that would have any material adverse effect upon either the Merging Fund or the Surviving Fund. SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES Shareholder inquiries may be addressed to JPMIF in writing at the address on the cover page of this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement or by telephoning 1-800-766-7722. * * * SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. 26 APPENDIX A AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the "Plan") made this 11th day of May, 2001 by and among J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds (the "Transferor Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the "Transferor Portfolio"), Mutual Fund Trust (the "Acquiring Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II (formerly, Chase Vista Federal Money Market Fund) (the "Acquiring Portfolio") and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of each of the Transferor Trust and the Acquiring Trust has determined that the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Transferor Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio is in the best interests of the Transferor Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, as well as the best interests of shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, and that the interests of existing shareholders would not be diluted as a result of this transaction; WHEREAS, each of the Transferor Trust and the Acquiring Trust intends to provide for the reorganization of the Transferor Portfolio (the "Reorganization") through the acquisition by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the assets, subject to all of the liabilities, of the Transferor Portfolio in exchange for shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio Shares"), the liquidation of the Transferor Portfolio and the distribution to Transferor Portfolio shareholders of such Acquiring Portfolio Shares, all pursuant to the provisions of Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE TRANSFEROR PORTFOLIO IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO SHARES AND LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE TRANSFEROR PORTFOLIO (a) PLAN OF REORGANIZATION. (i) The Transferor Trust on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio listed above, will convey, transfer and deliver to the Acquiring Portfolio all of the then existing assets of the Transferor Portfolio (consisting, without limitation, of portfolio securities and instruments, dividend and interest receivables, cash and other assets). In consideration thereof, the Acquiring Trust on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio will (A) assume and pay, to the extent that they exist on or after the Effective Time of the Reorganization (as defined in Section 1(b)(i) hereof), all of the obligations and liabilities of the Transferor Portfolio and (B) issue and deliver to the Transferor Portfolio full and fractional shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Portfolio, with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio equal to that number of full and fractional Acquiring Portfolio Shares as determined in Section 1(c) hereof. The Acquiring Portfolio Shares issued and delivered to the Transferor Portfolio shall be of the Premier/Select Class share class in exchange for shares of the Transferor Portfolio, with the amounts of shares of each share class to be determined by the parties. Any shares of beneficial interest (if any) of the Transferor Portfolio ("Transferor Portfolio Shares") held in the treasury of the Transferor Trust at the Effective Time of the Reorganization shall thereupon be retired. Such transactions shall take place on the date provided for in Section 1(b) hereof (the "Exchange Date"). All computations for the Transferor Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio shall be performed by their respective custodians and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. The determination of said parties shall be conclusive and binding on all parties in interest. (ii) As of the Effective Time of the Reorganization, the Transferor Trust will liquidate and distribute pro rata to its shareholders of record ("Transferor Portfolio Shareholders") as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization the Acquiring Portfolio Shares received by such Transferor Portfolio pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) in actual or constructive exchange for the shares of the Transferor Portfolio held by the Transferor Portfolio shareholders. Such liquidation and distribution will be accomplished by the transfer of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares then credited to the account of the Transferor Portfolio on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio, to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Portfolio in the names of the Transferor Portfolio Shareholders and representing the respective pro rata number of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares due such shareholders. The Acquiring Portfolio will not issue certificates representing the Acquiring Portfolio Shares in connection with such exchange. A-1 (iii) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time of the Reorganization, the Transferor Trust shall take all the necessary steps under Massachusetts law, the Transferor Trust's Declaration of Trust and any other applicable law to effect a complete termination of the Transferor Portfolio. (b) EXCHANGE DATE AND EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE REORGANIZATION. (i) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the Reorganization specified in this Plan, the Reorganization shall occur as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "Effective Time of the Reorganization") on September 1, 2001, or such later date as may be agreed upon by the parties (the "Exchange Date"). (ii) All acts taking place on the Exchange Date shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization unless otherwise provided. (iii) In the event that on the proposed Exchange Date (A) the New York Stock Exchange shall be closed to trading or trading thereon shall be restricted, or (B) trading or the reporting of trading on said Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that accurate valuation of the net assets of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Transferor Portfolio is impracticable, the Exchange Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored. (iv) On the Exchange Date, portfolio securities of the Transferor Portfolio shall be transferred by the Custodian to the accounts of the Acquiring Portfolio duly endorsed in proper form for transfer, in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof in accordance with the custom of brokers, and shall be accompanied by all necessary federal and state stock transfer stamps or a check for the appropriate purchase price thereof. (c) VALUATION. (i) The net asset value of the shares of the Acquiring Portfolio and the net value of the assets of the Transferor Portfolio to be transferred in exchange therefore shall be determined as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization. The net asset value of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares shall be computed by the Custodian in the manner set forth in the Acquiring Trust's Declaration of Trust or By-laws and then current prospectus and statement of additional information and shall be computed to not less than two decimal places. The net value of the assets of the Transferor Portfolio to be transferred shall be computed by the Custodian by calculating the value of the assets transferred by the Transferor Portfolio and by subtracting therefrom the amount of the liabilities assigned and transferred to the Acquiring Portfolio, said assets and liabilities to be valued in the manner set forth in the Transferor Trust's Declaration of Trust or By-laws and then current prospectus and statement of additional information. (ii) The number of Premier/Select Class shares of the Acquiring Portfolio to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) by the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange for the Transferor Portfolio's assets attributable to the Transferor Portfolio's shares shall be determined by an exchange ratio computed by dividing the net value of the Transferor Portfolio's assets attributable to its shares by the net asset value per share of the Premier/Select Class shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, both as determined in accordance with Section 1(c)(i). (iii) All computations of value shall be made by the Custodian in accordance with its regular practice as pricing agent for the Acquiring Portfolio and the Transferor Portfolio. 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIRING TRUST The Acquiring Trust represents and warrants as follows: (a) ORGANIZATION, EXISTENCE, ETC. The Acquiring Trust is a business trust that is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has the power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Acquiring Portfolio is a validly existing series of shares of such business trust representing interests therein under the laws of Massachusetts. Each of the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquiring Trust have all necessary federal, state and local authorization to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted. (b) REGISTRATION AS INVESTMENT COMPANY. The Acquiring Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") as an open-end investment company of the management type; such registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is in full force and effect. A-2 (c) CURRENT OFFERING DOCUMENTS. The current prospectuses and statements of additional information of the Acquiring Trust, as amended, included in the Acquiring Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the Act and do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (d) CAPITALIZATION. The Acquiring Trust has an unlimited number of authorized shares of which as of February 28, 2001 there were outstanding 312,286,000 Premier Class shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, and no shares of such Portfolio were held in the treasury of the Acquiring Trust. All of the outstanding shares of the Acquiring Trust have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as disclosed in the Acquiring Trust's prospectus and recognizing that under Massachusetts law, shareholders of an Acquiring Trust portfolio could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of such Acquiring Trust portfolio). Because the Acquiring Trust is an open-end investment company engaged in the continuous offering and redemption of its shares, the number of outstanding shares may change prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Acquiring Portfolio have been offered and sold in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. (e) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements of the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, fairly present the financial position of the Acquiring Portfolio as of the dates thereof and the respective results of operations and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The financial statements of the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio for the fiscal period ended February 28, 2001 fairly present the financial position of the Acquiring Portfolio as of the dates thereof and the respective results of operations and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP. (f) SHARES TO BE ISSUED UPON REORGANIZATION. The Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization will be duly authorized and upon consummation of the Reorganization will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as disclosed in the Trust's prospectus and recognizing that under Massachusetts law, shareholders of an Acquiring Trust portfolio could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of such portfolio). (g) AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS PLAN. The Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, has the power to enter into this Plan and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Acquiring Trust's Board of Trustees and no other proceedings by the Acquiring Trust other than those contemplated under this Plan are necessary to authorize its officers to effectuate this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Acquiring Trust is not a party to or obligated under any provision of its Declaration of Trust or By-laws, or under any indenture or contract provision or any other commitment or obligation, or subject to any order or decree, which would be violated by or which would prevent its execution and performance of this Plan in accordance with its terms. (h) LIABILITIES. There are no liabilities of the Acquiring Portfolio, whether actual or contingent and whether or not determined or determinable, other than liabilities disclosed or provided for in the Acquiring Trust's financial statements with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to February 28, 2001 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio, none of which has been materially adverse to the business, assets or results of operations of the Acquiring Portfolio. (i) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since February 28, 2001, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties or assets of the Acquiring Portfolio, other than those occurring in the ordinary course of business (for these purposes, a decline in net asset value and a decline in net assets due to redemptions do not constitute a material adverse change). (j) LITIGATION. There are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquiring Trust, threatened which would adversely affect the Acquiring Trust or the Acquiring Portfolio's assets or business or which would prevent or hinder consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, there are no facts which would form the basis for the institution of administrative proceedings against the Acquiring Trust or the Acquiring Portfolio and, to the knowledge of the Acquiring Trust, there are no A-3 regulatory investigations of the Acquiring Trust or the Acquiring Portfolio, pending or threatened, other than routine inspections and audits. (k) CONTRACTS. No default exists under any material contract or other commitment to which the Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, is subject. (l) TAXES. The federal income tax returns of the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio, and all other income tax returns required to be filed by the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio, have been filed, and all taxes payable pursuant to such returns have been paid. To the knowledge of the Acquiring Trust, no such return is under audit and no assessment has been asserted in respect of any such return. All federal and other taxes owed by the Acquiring Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio have been paid so far as due. The Acquiring Portfolio has elected to qualify and has qualified as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code as of and since its first taxable year and intends to continue to so qualify. (m) NO APPROVALS REQUIRED. Except for the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof) and the approval of the Transferor Portfolio's shareholders (referred to in Section 6(a) hereof), no consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or exemptions under federal or state laws are necessary for the consummation by the Acquiring Trust of the Reorganization, except such as have been obtained as of the date hereof. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR TRUST The Transferor Trust represents and warrants as follows: (a) ORGANIZATION, EXISTENCE, ETC. The Transferor Trust is a business trust that is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has the power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Transferor Portfolio is a validly existing series of shares of such business trust representing interests therein under the laws of Massachusetts. Each of Transferor Portfolio and the Transferor Trust has all necessary federal, state and local authorization to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted. (b) REGISTRATION AS INVESTMENT COMPANY. The Transferor Trust is registered under the Act as an open-end investment company of the management type; such registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is in full force and effect. (c) CURRENT OFFERING DOCUMENTS. The current prospectuses and statements of additional information of the Transferor Trust, as amended, included in the Transferor Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission, comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Act and do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (d) CAPITALIZATION. The Transferor Trust has an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest of which as of February 28, 2001 there were outstanding 17,167,000 shares of the Transferor Portfolio, and no shares of such Portfolio were held in the treasury of the Transferor Trust. All of the outstanding shares of the Transferor Trust have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as disclosed in the Transferor Trust's prospectus and recognizing that under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Trust portfolio could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of such Trust portfolio). Because the Transferor Trust is an open-end investment company engaged in the continuous offering and redemption of its shares, the number of outstanding shares may change prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization. All such shares will, at the Exchange Date, be held by the shareholders of record of the Transferor Portfolio as set forth on the books and records of the Transferor Trust in the amounts set forth therein, and as set forth in any list of shareholders of record provided to the Acquiring Portfolio for purposes of the Reorganization, and no such shareholders of record will have any preemptive rights to purchase any Transferor Portfolio shares, and the Transferor Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Transferor Portfolio shares (other than any existing dividend reinvestment plans of the Transferor Portfolio or as set forth in this Plan), nor are there outstanding any securities convertible into any shares of the Transferor Portfolio (except pursuant to any existing exchange privileges described in the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Transferor Trust). All of the Transferor Portfolio's issued and outstanding shares have been offered and sold in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. A-4 (e) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements for the Transferor Trust with respect to the Transferor Portfolio and for The Federal Money Market Portfolio for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP fairly present the financial position of the Transferor Portfolio, The Federal Money Market Portfolio as of the dates thereof and the respective results of operations and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP. (f) AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS PLAN. The Transferor Trust, on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio, has the power to enter into this Plan and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Transferor Trust's Board of Trustees and no other proceedings by the Transferor Trust other than those contemplated under this Plan are necessary to authorize its officers to effectuate this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Transferor Trust is not a party to or obligated under any provision of its Declaration of Trust or By-laws, or under any indenture or contract provision or any other commitment or obligation, or subject to any order or decree, which would be violated by or which would prevent its execution and performance of this Plan in accordance with its terms. (g) LIABILITIES. There are no liabilities of the Transferor Portfolio, whether actual or contingent and whether or not determined or determinable, other than liabilities disclosed or provided for in the Transferor Trust's Financial Statements with respect to the Transferor Portfolio and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to October 31, 2000 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Transferor Trust with respect to the Transferor Portfolio, none of which has been materially adverse to the business, assets or results of operations of the Transferor Portfolio. (h) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since October 31, 2000, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties or assets of the Transferor Portfolio, other than those occurring in the ordinary course of business (for these purposes, a decline in net asset value and a decline in net assets due to redemptions do not constitute a material adverse change). (i) LITIGATION. There are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Transferor Trust, threatened which would adversely affect the Transferor Trust or the Transferor Portfolio's assets or business or which would prevent or hinder consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, there are no facts which would form the basis for the institution of administrative proceedings against the Transferor Trust or the Transferor Portfolio and, to the knowledge of the Transferor Trust, there are no regulatory investigations of the Transferor Trust or the Transferor Portfolio, pending or threatened, other than routine inspections and audits. (j) CONTRACTS. The Transferor Trust, on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio, is not subject to any contracts or other commitments (other than this Plan) which will not be terminated with respect to the Transferor Portfolio without liability to the Transferor Trust or the Transferor Portfolio as of or prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization. (k) TAXES. The federal income tax returns of the Transferor Trust with respect to the Transferor Portfolio, and all other income tax returns required to be filed by the Transferor Trust with respect to the Transferor Portfolio, have been filed, and all taxes payable pursuant to such returns have been paid. To the knowledge of the Transferor Trust, no such return is under audit and no assessment has been asserted in respect of any such return. All federal and other taxes owed by the Transferor Trust with respect to the Transferor Portfolio have been paid so far as due. The Transferor Portfolio has elected to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code, as of and since its first taxable year, and shall continue to so qualify until the Effective Time of the Reorganization. (l) NO APPROVALS REQUIRED. Except for the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof) and the approval of the Transferor Portfolio's shareholders referred to in Section 6(a) hereof, no consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or exemptions under federal or state laws are necessary for the consummation by the Transferor Trust of the Reorganization, except such as have been obtained as of the date hereof. 4. COVENANTS OF THE ACQUIRING TRUST The Acquiring Trust covenants to the following: (a) REGISTRATION STATEMENT. On behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, the Acquiring Trust shall file with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act relating to the Acquiring Portfolio Shares issuable hereunder and the proxy statement of the Transferor A-5 Portfolio relating to the meeting of the Transferor Portfolio's shareholders referred to in Section 5(a) herein. At the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Registration Statement (i) will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the "Regulations") and (ii) will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, at the time of the Transferor Portfolio shareholders' meeting referred to in Section 5(a) hereof, and at the Effective Time of the Reorganization, the prospectus/proxy statement (the "Prospectus") and statement of additional information (the "Statement of Additional Information") included therein, as amended or supplemented by any amendments or supplements filed by the Trust, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (b) COOPERATION IN EFFECTING REORGANIZATION. The Acquiring Trust agrees to use all reasonable efforts to effectuate the Reorganization, to continue in operation thereafter, and to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals for the Reorganization. The Acquiring Trust shall furnish such data and information relating to the Acquiring Trust as shall be reasonably requested for inclusion in the information to be furnished to the Transferor Portfolio shareholders in connection with the meeting of the Transferor Portfolio's shareholders for the purpose of acting upon this Plan and the transactions contemplated herein. (c) OPERATIONS IN THE ORDINARY COURSE. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Plan, the Acquiring Trust shall conduct the business of the Acquiring Portfolio in the ordinary course until the consummation of the Reorganization, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions. 5. COVENANTS OF THE TRANSFEROR TRUST The Transferor Trust covenants to the following: (a) MEETING OF THE TRANSFEROR PORTFOLIO'S SHAREHOLDERS. The Transferor Trust shall call and hold a meeting of the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio for the purpose of acting upon this Plan and the transactions contemplated herein. (b) PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. With respect to the assets to be transferred in accordance with Section 1(a), the Transferor Portfolio's assets shall consist of all property and assets of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all cash, cash equivalents, securities, claims and receivables (including dividend and interest receivables) owned, and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the Transferor Trust's books maintained on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio. At least five (5) business days prior to the Exchange Date, the Transferor Portfolio will provide the Acquiring Trust, for the benefit of the Acquiring Portfolio, with a list of its assets and a list of its stated liabilities. The Transferor Portfolio shall have the right to sell any of the securities or other assets shown on the list of assets prior to the Exchange Date but will not, without the prior approval of the Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, acquire any additional securities other than securities which the Acquiring Portfolio is permitted to purchase, pursuant to its investment objective and policies or otherwise (taking into consideration its own portfolio composition as of such date). In the event that the Transferor Portfolio holds any investments that the Acquiring Portfolio would not be permitted to hold, the Transferor Portfolio will dispose of such securities prior to the Exchange Date to the extent practicable, to the extent permitted by its investment objective and policies and to the extent that its shareholders would not be materially affected in an adverse manner by such a disposition. In addition, the Transferor Trust will prepare and deliver immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization, a Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Transferor Portfolio, prepared in accordance with GAAP (each, a "Schedule"). All securities to be listed in the Schedule for the Transferor Portfolio as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization will be owned by the Transferor Portfolio free and clear of any liens, claims, charges, options and encumbrances, except as indicated in such Schedule, and, except as so indicated, none of such securities is or, after the Reorganization as contemplated hereby, will be subject to any restrictions, legal or contractual, on the disposition thereof (including restrictions as to the public offering or sale thereof under the Securities Act) and, except as so indicated, all such securities are or will be readily marketable. (c) REGISTRATION STATEMENT. In connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Transferor Trust will cooperate with the Acquiring Trust and will furnish to the Acquiring Trust the information relating to the Transferor Portfolio required by the Securities Act and the Regulations to be set forth in the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information). At A-6 the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Registration Statement, insofar as it relates to the Transferor Portfolio, (i) will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Regulations and (ii) will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, at the time of the Transferor Portfolio's shareholders' meeting referred to in Section 5(a) and at the Effective Time of the Reorganization, the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as amended or supplemented by any amendments or supplements filed by the Transferor Trust, insofar as they relate to the Transferor Portfolio, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall apply only to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished by the Transferor Portfolio for use in the registration statement, prospectus or statement of additional information as provided in this Section 5(c). (d) COOPERATION IN EFFECTING REORGANIZATION. The Transferor Trust agrees to use all reasonable efforts to effectuate the Reorganization and to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals for the Reorganization. (e) OPERATIONS IN THE ORDINARY COURSE. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Plan, the Transferor Trust shall conduct the business of the Transferor Portfolio in the ordinary course until the consummation of the Reorganization, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions. (f) STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS. As promptly as practicable, but in any case within 60 days after the Exchange Date, the Transferor Trust on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio, shall prepare a statement of the earnings and profits of the Transferor Portfolio for federal income tax purposes, and of any capital loss carryovers and other items that the Acquiring Portfolio will succeed to and take into account as a result of Section 381 of the Code. 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE TRANSFEROR TRUST The obligations of the Transferor Trust with respect to the consummation of the Reorganization are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) APPROVAL BY THE TRANSFEROR PORTFOLIO'S SHAREHOLDERS. This Plan and the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the shares of the Transferor Portfolio entitled to vote on the matter ("Transferor Shareholder Approval"). (b) COVENANTS, WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS. The Acquiring Trust shall have complied with each of its covenants contained herein, each of the representations and warranties contained herein shall be true in all material respects as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization (except as otherwise contemplated herein), and there shall have been no material adverse change (as described in Section 2(i)) in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties or assets of the Acquiring Portfolio since August 31, 2000. (c) REGULATORY APPROVAL. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission and no stop orders under the Securities Act pertaining thereto shall have been issued, and all other approvals, registrations, and exemptions under federal and state laws considered to be necessary shall have been obtained (collectively, the "Regulatory Approvals"). (d) TAX OPINION. The Transferor Trust shall have received the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, dated on or before the Exchange Date, addressed to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Transferor Trust, as to certain of the federal income tax consequences under the Code of the Reorganization, insofar as it relates to the Transferor Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, and to shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio (the "Tax Opinion"). For purposes of rendering the Tax Opinion, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett may rely exclusively and without independent verification, as to factual matters, upon the statements made in this Plan, the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and upon such other written representations as the President or Treasurer of the Transferor Trust will have verified as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization. The Tax Opinion will be to the effect that, based on the facts and assumptions stated therein, for federal income tax purposes: (i) the Reorganization will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a)(1) of the Code with respect to the Transferor Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio; (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by any of the Transferor Portfolio or the Acquiring Portfolio upon the transfer of all the assets and liabilities, if any, of the Transferor Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio A-7 solely in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio or upon the distribution of the shares of the Acquiring Portfolio to the holders of the shares of the Transferor Portfolio solely in exchange for all of the shares of the Transferor Portfolio; (iii) no gain or loss will be recognized by shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio upon the exchange of shares of such Transferor Portfolio solely for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio; (iv) the holding period and tax basis of the shares of the Acquiring Portfolio received by each holder of shares of the Transferor Portfolio pursuant to the Reorganization will be the same as the holding period and tax basis of shares of the Transferor Portfolio held by such holder immediately prior to the Reorganization (provided the shares of the Transferor Portfolio were held as a capital asset on the date of the Reorganization); and (v) the holding period and tax basis of the assets of the Transferor Portfolio acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio will be the same as the holding period and tax basis of those assets to the Transferor Portfolio immediately prior to the Reorganization. (e) CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION. The reorganization of each of J.P. Morgan Institutional Federal Money Market Fund, a series of the Transferor Trust, and J.P. Morgan Federal Money Market Fund, a series of J.P. Morgan Funds, into the Acquiring Portfolio shall have been consummated. 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRING TRUST The obligations of the Acquiring Trust with respect to the consummation of the Reorganization are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) APPROVAL BY THE TRANSFEROR PORTFOLIO'S SHAREHOLDERS.The Transferor Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained. (b) COVENANTS, WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS. The Transferor Trust shall have complied with each of its covenants contained herein, each of the representations and warranties contained herein shall be true in all material respects as of the Effective Time of the Reorganization (except as otherwise contemplated herein), and there shall have been no material adverse change (as described in Section 3(h)) in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties or assets of the Transferor Portfolio since October 31, 2000. (c) PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. All securities to be acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio in the Reorganization shall have been approved for acquisition by J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (USA) Inc. ("JPMFAM"), in its capacity as investment adviser to the Acquiring Portfolio, as consistent with the investment policies of the Acquiring Portfolio. (d) REGULATORY APPROVAL. The Regulatory Approvals shall have been obtained. (e) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS. The Transferor Trust on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio shall have distributed to the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio all of the Transferor Portfolio's investment company taxable income (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) as defined in Section 852(b)(2) of the Code for its taxable year ending on the Exchange Date and all of its net capital gain as such term is used in Section 852(b)(3) of the Code, after reduction by any capital loss carry forward, for its taxable year ending on the Exchange Date. (f) TAX OPINION. The Acquiring Trust shall have received the Tax Opinion. (g) CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION. The reorganization of each of J.P. Morgan Institutional Federal Money Market Fund, a series of the Transferor Trust, and J.P. Morgan Federal Money Market Fund, a series of J.P. Morgan Funds, into the Acquiring Portfolio shall have been consummated. 8. AMENDMENTS; TERMINATIONS; NO SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS (a) AMENDMENTS. The parties hereto may, by agreement in writing authorized by their respective Boards of Trustees amend this Plan at any time before or after approval hereof by the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio, but after such approval, no amendment shall be made which substantially changes the terms hereof. (b) WAIVERS. At any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization, either the Transferor Trust or the Acquiring Trust may by written instrument signed by it (i) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to it contained herein and (ii) waive compliance with any of the covenants or conditions made for its benefit contained herein, except that conditions set forth in Sections 6(c) and 7(d) may not be waived. A-8 (c) TERMINATION BY THE TRANSFEROR TRUST. The Transferor Trust, on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio, may terminate this Plan with respect to the Transferor Portfolio at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization by notice to the Acquiring Trust and JPMFAM if (i) a material condition to the performance of the Transferor Trust hereunder or a material covenant of the Acquiring Trust contained herein shall not be fulfilled on or before the date specified for the fulfillment thereof or (ii) a material default or material breach of this Plan shall be made by the Acquiring Trust. In addition, this Plan may be terminated by the Transferor Trust at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization, whether before or after approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio, without liability on the part of any party hereto, its Trustees, officers or shareholders or J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM") on notice to the other parties in the event that the Board of Trustees determines that proceeding with this Plan is not in the best interests of the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio. (d) TERMINATION BY THE ACQUIRING TRUST. The Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, may terminate this Plan with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization by notice to the Transferor Trust and JPMIM if (i) a material condition to the performance of the Acquiring Trust hereunder or a material covenant of the Transferor Trust contained herein shall not be fulfilled on or before the date specified for the fulfillment thereof or (ii) a material default or material breach of this Plan shall be made by the Transferor Trust. In addition, this Plan may be terminated by the Acquiring Trust at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Reorganization, whether before or after approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Transferor Portfolio, without liability on the part of any party hereto, its Trustees, officers or shareholders or JPMIM on notice to the other parties in the event that the Board of Trustees determines that proceeding with this Plan is not in the best interests of the shareholders of the Acquiring Portfolio. (e) SURVIVAL. No representations, warranties or covenants in or pursuant to this Plan, except for the provisions of Section 5(f) and Section 9 of this Plan, shall survive the Reorganization. 9. EXPENSES The expenses of the Reorganization will be borne by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ("JPMC"). Such expenses include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with the entering into and the carrying out of the provisions of this Plan; (ii) expenses associated with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement; (iii) fees and expenses of preparing and filing such forms as are necessary under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the Reorganization; (iv) postage; (v) printing; (vi) accounting fees; (vii) legal fees and (viii) solicitation costs relating to the Reorganization. In addition, JPMC or an affiliate will waive fees payable to it or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary such that the actual (post-waiver) total expense ratios of the Premier/Select Class shares and the Institutional Class shares of the Acquiring Portfolio are not higher than those set forth in the Registration Statement for a period of three years, or one year with respect to Morgan Class and Agency Class Share, after the Exchange Date. 10. NOTICES Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any provision of this Plan shall be in writing and shall be given by hand, certified mail or by facsimile transmission, shall be deemed given when received and shall be addressed to the parties hereto at their respective addresses listed below or to such other persons or addresses as the relevant party shall designate as to itself from time to time in writing delivered in like manner: if to the Acquiring Trust (for itself or on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio): 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor New York, New York 10036 with a copy to: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Attention: Sarah E. Cogan, Esq. A-9 if to the Transferor Trust (for itself or on behalf of the Transferor Portfolio): 60 State Street Suite 1300 Boston, Massachusetts 02109 with a copy to: Sullivan & Cromwell 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: John E. Baumgardner, Jr., Esq. if to the adviser of the Transferor Trust: 522 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10036 if to the adviser of the Acquiring Trust: 522 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10036 if to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.: 522 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10036 11. RELIANCE All covenants and agreements made under this Plan shall be deemed to have been material and relied upon by the Transferor Trust and the Acquiring Trust notwithstanding any investigation made by such party or on its behalf. 12. HEADINGS; COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW; ASSIGNMENT (a) The section and paragraph headings contained in this Plan are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Plan. (b) This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. (c) This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The State of New York. (d) This Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Transferor Trust, the Transferor Portfolio, the Acquiring Trust and the Acquiring Portfolio and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or transfer hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any party without the written consent of the other parties. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Plan. (e) The name "J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds" is the designation of its Trustees under a Declaration of Trust dated November 4, 1992, as amended, and all persons dealing with the Transferor Trust must look solely to the Transferor Trust's property for the enforcement of any claims against the Transferor Trust, as none of the Transferor Trustees, officers, agents or shareholders assumes any personal liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the Transferor Trust. No series of the Transferor Trust shall be liable for claims against any other series of the Transferor Trust. (f) The name "Mutual Fund Trust" is the designation of its Trustees under a Declaration of Trust dated February 1, 1994, as amended, and all persons dealing with the Acquiring Trust must look solely to the Acquiring Trust's property for the enforcement of any claims against the Acquiring Trust, as none of the Acquiring Trustees, officers, agents or shareholders assumes any personal liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the Acquiring Trust. No series of the Acquiring Trust shall be liable for claims against any other series of the Acquiring Trust. A-10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Plan as of the date first above written. J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS on behalf of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund By: /s/ Sharon Weinberg -------------------------------------------- Name: Sharon Weinberg Title: Vice President and Secretary MUTUAL FUND TRUST on behalf of JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II By: /s/ Fergus Reid, III -------------------------------------------- Name: Fergus Reid, III Title: Chairman Agreed and acknowledged with respect to Section 9: J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. By: /s/ George Gatch -------------------------------------------- Name: George Gatch Title: Managing Director
A-11 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, A SERIES OF J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS) This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement dated May 16, 2001 for the Special Meeting of Shareholders of J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund (the "Merging Fund"), a series of J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds ("JPMIF"), to be held on July 3, 2001. Copies of the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement may be obtained at no charge by calling the Merging Fund at 1-800-766-7722. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the same meanings as are given to them in the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Further information about the Surviving Fund and the Merging Fund is contained in each of MFT's and JPMIF's Statements of Additional Information, which are incorporated herein by reference. The date of this Statement of Additional Information is May 16, 2001. GENERAL INFORMATION The Shareholders of the Merging Fund are being asked to consider and vote on two proposals. With respect to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Plan") dated as of May 11, 2001 by and among JPMIF, on behalf of the Merging Fund, MFT, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, and JPMC, and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Reorganization Plan contemplates the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Merging Fund to the Surviving Fund in exchange for shares issued by MFT in the Surviving Fund that will have an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of the Merging Fund that are outstanding immediately before the Effective Time of the Reorganization. Following the exchange, the Merging Fund will make a liquidating distribution of the Surviving Fund shares to its Shareholders, so that a holder of shares in the Merging Fund will receive Premier Class shares of the Surviving of equal value, plus the right to receive any unpaid dividends and distributions that were declared before the Effective Time of the Reorganization. At the Meeting, shareholders will also be asked to consider and vote upon the election of Trustees of JPMIF. A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Merging Fund to consider the proposals and the related transaction will be held at the offices of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY, on July 3, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time. For further information about the transaction, see the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. -2- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The audited financial highlights, financial statements and notes thereto of the Merging Fund and the Surviving Fund contained in their Annual Reports dated October 31, 2000 and August 31, 2000, respectively, are incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information related to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The audited financial statements, notes thereto and supplementary data of the Master Portfolio contained in its Annual Report dated October 31, 2000 are incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information related to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The financial highlights, financial statements, notes thereto and supplementary data, as applicable, which appear in each of the Merging Fund's, the Master Portfolio's and the Surviving Fund's Annual Report have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports thereon also appear in such Annual Reports and are also incorporated herein by reference. The financial highlights, financial statements, notes thereto and supplementary data, as applicable, for the Merging Fund and the Master Portfolio for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 and for the Surviving Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000 have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on their authority as experts in auditing and accounting. The unaudited financial highlights, financial statements and notes thereto of the Surviving Fund for the fiscal period ended February 28, 2001, are incorporated by reference herein and into the Statement of Additional Information related to this Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. -3- PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Federal Money Market Portfolio / JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II Proforma Combining Schedule of Portfolio Investments February 28, 2001 (Amounts in Thousands)
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT --------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA THE COMBINED JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- --------- ----------- -------- MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS 101.77% U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES 94.7% FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK - 15.67% Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.13%, 04/02/01 $ 2,075 $ 2,075 5.32%, 03/01/01 250,000 250,000 5.35%, 03/25/01 100,000 100,000 5.38%, 03/11/01 100,000 100,000 5.40%, 03/10/01 25,000 25,000 5.88%, 07/02/01 50,000 50,000 6.60%, 03/01/01 88,300 88,300 DN, 4.26%, 03/05/01 1,375 1,375 DN, 4.82%, 08/27/01 15,000 15,000 DN, 5.04%, 04/06/01 38,925 38,925 DN, 5.07%, 01/09/02 50,000 50,000 DN, 5.09%, 03/29/01 14,000 14,000 DN, 5.13%, 03/26/01 20,195 20,195 DN, 5.21%, 03/09/01 72,580 72,580 DN, 5.39%, 03/05/01 20,000 20,000 FRN, 6.45%, 05/01/01 100,000 100,000 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK - 78.21% Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.12%, 01/16/02 20,000 20,000 5.31%, 05/01/01 100,000 100,000 5.34%, 03/26/01 100,000 100,000 5.37%, 03/15/01 100,000 100,000 5.39%, 03/17/01 50,000 50,000 5.47%, 03/01/01 130,000 130,000 5.50%, 03/01/01 100,000 100,000 5.89%, 07/19/01 28,500 28,500 6.38%, 12/20/01 50,000 50,000 6.50%, 04/26/01 50,000 50,000 6.67%, 04/06/01 40,000 40,000 6.75%, 03/01/01 25,000 25,000 7.13%, 11/15/01 50,000 50,000 DN, 4.75%, 03/01/01 9,005 4,032 13,037 DN, 4.76%, 03/09/01 100,000 100,000 DN, 4.83%, 08/22/01 15,000 15,000 DN, 4.86%, 08/10/01 35,000 35,000 VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA COMBINED JPMORGAN JPMORGAN JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY FEDERAL MONEY PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II MARKET PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- ---------------- ----------- --------- MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS 101.77% U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES 94.7% FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK - 15.67% Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.13%, 04/02/01 $ 2,072 $ 2,072 5.32%, 03/01/01 250,000 250,000 5.35%, 03/25/01 100,000 100,000 5.38%, 03/11/01 99,993 99,993 5.40%, 03/10/01 25,000 25,000 5.88%, 07/02/01 49,875 49,875 6.60%, 03/01/01 88,300 88,300 DN, 4.26%, 03/05/01 1,374 1,374 DN, 4.82%, 08/27/01 14,647 14,647 DN, 5.04%, 04/06/01 38,703 38,703 DN, 5.07%, 01/09/02 47,898 47,898 DN, 5.09%, 03/29/01 13,943 13,943 DN, 5.13%, 03/26/01 20,120 20,120 DN, 5.21%, 03/09/01 72,484 72,484 DN, 5.39%, 03/05/01 19,988 19,988 FRN, 6.45%, 05/01/01 99,992 99,992 ----------- 944,389 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK - 78.21% Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.12%, 01/16/02 19,986 19,986 5.31%, 05/01/01 99,975 99,975 5.34%, 03/26/01 99,966 99,966 5.37%, 03/15/01 99,968 99,968 5.39%, 03/17/01 49,989 49,989 5.47%, 03/01/01 129,965 129,965 5.50%, 03/01/01 99,999 99,999 5.89%, 07/19/01 28,477 28,477 6.38%, 12/20/01 50,000 50,000 6.50%, 04/26/01 49,992 49,992 6.67%, 04/06/01 40,000 40,000 6.75%, 03/01/01 25,000 25,000 7.13%, 11/15/01 50,325 50,325 DN, 4.75%, 03/01/01 9,005 4,032 13,037 DN, 4.76%, 03/09/01 99,881 99,881 DN, 4.83%, 08/22/01 14,656 14,656 DN, 4.86%, 08/22/01 34,252 34,252
See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements. -4- PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Federal Money Market Portfolio / JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II Proforma Combining Schedule of Portfolio Investments February 28, 2001 (Amounts in Thousands)
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT --------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA THE COMBINED JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- --------- ----------- -------- DN, 4.86%, 08/10/01 35,000 35,000 DN, 4.89%, 08/15/01 101,345 101,345 DN, 4.90%, 08/24/01 62,762 62,762 DN, 4.92%, 08/01/01 33,895 33,895 DN, 4.95%, 08/03/01 40,000 40,000 DN, 5.03%, 03/16/01 86,350 86,350 DN, 5.03%, 04/04/01 148,312 148,312 DN, 5.07%, 05/02/01 70,439 70,439 DN, 5.09%, 04/06/01 11,480 11,480 DN, 5.11%, 04/25/01 74,798 74,798 DN, 5.13%, 03/21/01 213,513 213,513 DN, 5.16%, 04/11/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 5.18%, 04/17/01 96,199 96,199 DN, 5.18%, 07/06/01 90,000 90,000 DN, 5.19%, 04/27/01 23,216 23,216 DN, 5.21%, 03/07/01 150,000 150,000 DN, 5.22%, 04/27/01 60,000 60,000 DN, 5.23%, 03/01/01 300,000 300,000 DN, 5.25%, 03/28/01 50,000 50,000 DN, 5.26%, 04/20/01 149,056 149,056 DN, 5.29%, 04/18/01 97,656 97,656 DN, 5.36%, 03/02/01 50,000 50,000 DN, 5.38%, 03/02/01 100,000 100,000 DN, 5.46%, 03/22/01 50,000 50,000 DN, 5.77%, 06/01/01 7,313 7,313 DN, 5.84%, 05/11/01 24,345 24,345 DN, 5.85%, 04/09/01 121,000 121,000 DN, 5.88%, 06/27/01 150,000 150,000 DN, 5.95%, 05/11/01 75,000 75,000 DN, 6.03%, 05/01/01 75,000 75,000 DN, 6.23%, 04/16/01 51,564 51,564 DN, 6.37%, 05/04/01 50,000 50,000 DN, 6.51%, 03/15/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 6.55%, 04/09/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 6.55%, 09/13/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 6.57%, 04/20/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 6.63%, 08/31/01 25,000 25,000 FRN, 5.14%, 03/05/01 98,000 98,000 FRN, 5.24%, 05/10/01 50,000 50,000 FRN, 5.39%, 03/20/01 100,000 100,000 FRN, 5.40%, 03/15/01 160,000 160,000 FRN, 5.45%, 02/21/02 100,000 100,000 FRN, 5.45%, 03/01/01 160,000 160,000 FRN, 5.48%, 7/18/01 50,000 50,000 VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA COMBINED JPMORGAN JPMORGAN JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY FEDERAL MONEY PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II MARKET PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- ---------------- ----------- --------- DN, 4.86%, 08/10/01 34,252 34,252 DN, 4.89%, 08/15/01 99,074 99,074 DN, 4.90%, 08/24/01 61,288 61,288 DN, 4.92%, 08/01/01 33,196 33,196 DN, 4.95%, 08/03/01 39,166 39,166 DN, 5.03%, 03/16/01 86,153 86,153 DN, 5.03%, 04/04/01 147,453 147,453 DN, 5.07%, 05/02/01 69,821 69,821 DN, 5.09%, 04/06/01 11,420 11,420 DN, 5.11%, 04/25/01 74,208 74,208 DN, 5.13%, 03/21/01 212,796 212,796 DN, 5.16%, 04/11/01 24,851 24,851 DN, 5.18%, 04/17/01 95,540 95,540 DN, 5.18%, 07/06/01 88,397 88,397 DN, 5.19%, 04/27/01 23,027 23,027 DN, 5.21%, 03/07/01 149,858 149,858 DN, 5.22%, 04/27/01 59,499 59,499 DN, 5.23%, 03/01/01 300,000 300,000 DN, 5.25%, 03/28/01 49,797 49,797 DN, 5.26%, 04/20/01 147,955 147,955 DN, 5.29%, 04/18/01 96,960 96,960 DN, 5.36%, 03/02/01 49,993 49,993 DN, 5.38%, 03/02/01 99,985 99,985 DN, 5.46%, 03/22/01 49,842 49,842 DN, 5.77%, 06/01/01 7,206 7,206 DN, 5.84%, 05/11/01 24,064 24,064 DN, 5.85%, 04/09/01 120,219 120,219 DN, 5.88%, 06/27/01 147,139 147,139 DN, 5.95%, 05/11/01 74,139 74,139 DN, 6.03%, 05/01/01 74,250 74,250 DN, 6.23%, 04/16/01 51,148 51,148 DN, 6.37%, 05/04/01 49,449 49,449 DN, 6.51%, 03/15/01 24,941 24,941 DN, 6.55%, 04/09/01 24,833 24,833 DN, 6.55%, 09/13/01 24,163 24,163 DN, 6.57%, 04/20/01 24,786 24,786 DN, 6.63%, 08/31/01 24,210 24,210 FRN, 5.14%, 03/05/01 98,000 98,000 FRN, 5.24%, 05/10/01 49,995 49,995 FRN, 5.39%, 03/20/01 99,977 99,977 FRN, 5.40%, 03/15/01 159,955 159,955 FRN, 5.45%, 02/21/02 99,981 99,981 FRN, 5.45%, 03/01/01 159,970 159,970 FRN, 5.48%, 7/18/01 49,987 49,987
See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements. -5- PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Federal Money Market Portfolio / JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II Proforma Combining Schedule of Portfolio Investments February 28, 2001 (Amounts in Thousands)
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT --------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA THE COMBINED JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- --------- ----------- -------- FRN, 5.52%, 04/19/01 125,000 125,000 FRN, 5.52%, 10/19/01 50,000 50,000 MTN, FRN, 5.47%, 03/20/01 75,000 75,000 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY - 0.82% Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, DN, 5.13%, 03/19/01 25,000 25,000 DN, 5.57%, 03/08/01 24,790 24,790 STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION - 6.15% Student Loan Marketing Association, DN, 5.00%, 03/01/01 6,175 6,175 DN, 5.05%, 03/30/01 30,000 30,000 DN, 6.02%, 04/02/01 93,750 93,750 FRN, 5.25%, 11/15/01 50,000 50,000 FRN, 5.28%, 07/19/01 28,200 28,200 FRN, 5.35%, 08/23/01 113,000 113,000 MTN, FRN, 5.25%, 09/13/01 50,000 50,000 STATE AND MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 0.91% Tennessee Valley Authority, DN, 4.28%, 03/05/01 55,000 55,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.77% $1,903,421 $4,257,724 $ 6,161,145 VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------- PRO FORMA COMBINED JPMORGAN THE JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY FEDERAL MONEY PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II MARKET PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS MARKET FUND -------------- ---------------- ----------- --------- FRN, 5.52%, 04/19/01 124,946 124,946 FRN, 5.52%, 10/19/01 49,978 49,978 MTN, FRN, 5.47%, 03/20/01 74,998 74,998 ----------- 4,714,076 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY - 0.82% Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, DN, 5.13%, 03/19/01 24,933 24,933 DN, 5.57%, 03/08/01 24,759 24,759 ----------- 49,692 STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION - 6.15% Student Loan Marketing Association, DN, 5.00%, 03/01/01 6,175 6,175 DN, 5.05%, 03/30/01 29,874 29,874 DN, 6.02%, 04/02/01 93,236 93,236 FRN, 5.25%, 11/15/01 50,000 50,000 FRN, 5.28%, 07/19/01 28,198 28,198 FRN, 5.35%, 08/23/01 113,011 113,011 MTN, FRN, 5.25%, 09/13/01 49,984 49,984 ----------- 370,478 STATE AND MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 0.91% Tennessee Valley Authority, DN, 4.28%, 03/05/01 54,967 54,967 TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.77% $ 1,893,759 $ 4,239,843 $ 6,133,602 (COST $1,893,759) (COST $4,239,843)
DN - Discount Notes: The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase. FRN - Floating Rate Note: The maturity date is the actual maturity date; the rate shown is the rate in effect at February 28, 2001. MTN - Medium Term Notes See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements. -6- THE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO / JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II PRO FORM COMBINING STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2001 (UNAUDITED) (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
J.P. MORGAN J.P. MORGAN J.P. MORGAN FEDERAL MONEY INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL MARKET FUND FEDERAL MONEY SERVICE FEDERAL MARKET FUND MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS: Investment securities, at value $ - $ - $ - Investment in The Federal Money Market Portfolio ("Portfolio"), at value 1,929,099 2,206,876 17,331 Cash - - - Deferred organization cost - - 4 Other assets 1 331 37 Receivables: Interest - - - Expenses reimbursement from distributor - - - --------------------------------------- Total Assets 1,929,100 2,207,207 17,372 --------------------------------------- LIABILITIES: Payables: Investment securities purchased - - - Dividends 8,054 9,268 116 Other 5 (0) - Accrued liabilities: Investment advisory fees - - Administrative service fees 374 168 9 Administration fees 37 41 5 Shareholder servicing fees - - - Custodian fees - - - Distribution fees - - - Other 40 82 70 --------------------------------------- Total Liabilities 8,510 9,559 200 --------------------------------------- NET ASSETS: Paid-in capital 1,920,549 2,197,614 17,167 Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of ) net investment income 18 22 5 Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions 23 12 - --------------------------------------- Net Assets $ 1,920,590 $ 2,197,648 $ 17,172 --------------------------------------- Shares of beneficial interest outstanding 1,920,547 2,197,615 17,167 Shares outstanding Vista (renamed Morgan) Premier Institutional (renamed Agency) Reserve Net Asset Value Per Share $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 PRO FORMA WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND Shares outstanding Institutional Morgan Premier Agency Net Asset Value: Agency Investor Premier Institutional --------------------------------------- Cost of investments - - - ======================================= THE FEDERAL JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MARKET FUND II ASSETS: Investment securities, at value $ 4,239,843 $ 1,893,759 Investment in The Federal Money Market Portfolio ("Portfolio"), at value - - Cash 32 1 Deferred organization cost - - Other assets 4 7 Receivables: Interest 11,986 6,762 Expenses reimbursement from distributor - 7 ----------------- -------------- Total Assets 4,251,865 1,900,536 ----------------- -------------- LIABILITIES: Payables: Investment securities purchased 98,000 - Dividends - 7,618 Other - - Accrued liabilities: Investment advisory fees 412 143 Administrative service fees 1 - Administration fees 81 143 Shareholder servicing fees - 246 Custodian fees 25 38 Distribution fees - 52 Other 40 519 ----------------- -------------- Total Liabilities 98,559 8,759 ----------------- -------------- NET ASSETS: Paid-in capital - 1,891,793 Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of ) net investment income - (35) Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions - 19 ----------------- -------------- Net Assets $ 4,153,306 $ 1,891,777 ----------------- -------------- Shares of beneficial interest outstanding Shares outstanding 673,027 Vista (Renamed Morgan) 312,286 Premier 906,471 Institutional (Renamed Agency) 1 Reserve Net Asset Value Per Share $ 1.00 PRO FORMA WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND Shares outstanding Institutional Morgan Premier Agency Net Asset Value: Agency Investor Premier Institutional ----------------- -------------- Cost of investments 4,239,843 $ 1,893,759 ================= ============== PRO FORMA PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS COMBINED JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND ------------------ -------------- ASSETS: Investment securities, at value $ - $ 6,133,602 Investment in The Federal Money Market Portfolio ("Portfolio"), at value (4,153,306) (a) - Cash - 33 Deferred organization cost (4) (b) - Other assets 380 Receivables: - Interest - 18,748 Expenses reimbursement from distributor 4 (b) 11 ------------------- ------------- Total Assets (4,153,306) 6,152,774 ------------------- ------------- LIABILITIES: Payables: Investment securities purchased - 98,000 Dividends - 25,056 Other - 5 Accrued liabilities: Investment advisory fees - 555 Administrative service fees - 552 Administration fees - 307 Shareholder servicing fees - 246 Custodian fees - 63 Distribution fees - 52 Other - 751 ------------------- ------------- Total Liabilities - 125,587 ------------------- ------------- NET ASSETS: Paid-in capital - 6,027,123 Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of ) net investment income 10 Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions - 54 ------------------- ------------- Net Assets $ (4,153,306) $ 6,027,187 ------------------- ------------- Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (4,135,329) (d) - Shares outstanding (673,027) (e) - Vista (Renamed Morgan (312,286) (e) - Premier (906,471) (e) - Institutional (Renamed Agency (1) (e) - Reserve Net Asset Value Per Share PRO FORMA WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND Shares outstanding Institutional 2,197,615 (c) 2,197,615 Morgan 673,028 (c) 673,028 Premier 2,250,000 (c) 2,250,000 Agency 906,471 (c) 906,471 Net Asset Value: Agency $ 1.00 Morgan $ 1.00 Premier $ 1.00 Institutional $ 1.00 ------------------- ------------- Cost of investments - 6,133,602 =================== =============
(a) Reallocation of investment from the feeder funds to the master portfolio. (b) Write-off of deferred organization expenses of the portfolio. (c) Reflects the additional number of shares outstanding due to the Concurrent Reorganization. (d) Reallocation of feeder fund's beneficial interest to Agency, Investor, Premier, Institutional and Reserves Shares due to the Concurrent Reorganization. (e) Reallocation of JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II shares outstanding to Institutional, Morgan, Premier, and Agency due to the Concurrent Reorganization. See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements. -7- THE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO / JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II PRO FORMA COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2001 (UNAUDITED) (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
J.P. MORGAN J.P. MORGAN J.P. MORGAN THE FEDERAL MONEY INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND FEDERAL MONEY SERVICE FEDERAL MARKET PORTFOLIO MARKET FUND MONEY MARKET FUND INCOME: Allocated investment income from portfolio $ 90,903 $ 117,347 $ 10,568 $ - Interest income 224,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Investment income 90,903 117,347 10,568 224,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees - - - 4,538 Administration fees 368 472 42 867 Shareholder servicing fees 3,679 1,895 74 - Financial and fund accounting services 20 20 20 - Distribution fees - - - - Custodian fees - - - 329 Registration costs 171 223 43 - Transfer agent fees 32 24 12 - Professional fees 18 20 11 54 Printing and postage 10 8 10 10 Trustees' fees 17 19 1 37 Fund service fees - 26 1 33 Service organization fees - - 432 - Amortization of organizational expenses - - 1 - Other 28 14 5 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total expenses 4,343 2,721 652 5,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Less amounts waived - - - - Less earnings credit - - - - Less expense reimbursements - 2,091 169 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Net expenses 4,343 630 483 5,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Net investment income 86,560 116,717 10,085 218,818 ------------------------------------------------------------------ REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: Net Realized Gain on Investment Transactions 62 67 5 134 Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations 86,622 116,784 10,090 218,952 ================================================================== JPMORGAN PRO FORMA PRO FORMA FEDERAL MONEY ADJUSTMENTS COMBINED MARKET FUND II JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND -------------- -------------- INCOME: Allocated investment income from portfolio $ - $ (218,818)(c) $ - Interest income 86,715 - 311,423 ---------------------------------------------------------- Investment income 86,715 (218,818) 311,423 ---------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees 1,380 (176) (a) 5,742 Administration fees 1,380 890 (a) 4,019 Shareholder servicing fees 3,304 168 (a) 9,120 Financial and fund accounting services - (60) (e) - Distribution fees 599 - 599 Custodian fees 131 296 (e) 756 Registration costs 53 - 490 Transfer agent fees 458 - 526 Professional fees 49 (24) (f) 128 Printing and postage 14 (10) (f) 42 Trustees' fees 68 - 142 Fund service fees - - 60 Service organization fees - - 432 Amortization of organizational expenses - 4 (d) 5 Other 5 - 74 ---------------------- --------------- ------------- Total expenses 7,441 1,088 22,135 ---------------------- --------------- ------------- Less amounts waived 546 1,088(a) 1,634 Less earnings credit 11 - 11 Less expense reimbursements 11 114(a) 2,385 ---------------------- --------------- ------------- Net expenses 6,873 (114) 18,105 ---------------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------- --------------- ------------- Net investment income 79,842 (218,704) 293,318 ---------------------- --------------- ------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: Net realized gain on investment transactions 73 (134)(b) 207 Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions - - ---------------------- --------------- ------------- Net increase in net assets from operations 79,915 (218,838) 293,525 ====================== =============== =============
(a) Reflects adjustments to administrative fees and/or related waivers based on the surviving Fund's revised fee schedule. (b) Reflects the elimination of realized gain of the feeder funds. (c) Reallocation of investment income to feeder funds. (d) Reflects write-off of deferred organization expenses of the portfolio. (e) Reclassification of fund accounting into new combined custody fees. (f) Reduction reflects expected benefits of combined operations. See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements. -8- J.P. MORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND /J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND/ J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND / THE FEDERAL MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO / JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND II NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. BASIS OF COMBINATION: The Pro Forma Combining Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Operations and Schedule of Investments ("Pro Forma Statements") reflect the accounts of The Federal Money Market Portfolio ("Master Portfolio"), J.P. Morgan Federal Money Market Fund ("Federal Money Market Fund"), J.P. Morgan Institutional Service Federal Money Market Fund ("Institutional Service") and J.P. Morgan Institutional Money Market Fund ("Institutional"), (collectively the "feeder funds" of the Master Portfolio) and JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund II ("JPMFMF") as if the proposed Concurrent Reorganization occurred as of and for the twelve months ended February 28, 2001. Under the Concurrent Reorganization, the Pro Forma Statements give effect to the proposed transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Master Portfolio and the feeder funds in exchange for shares in JPMFMF. The Pro Forma Statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of each Fund, which have been incorporated by reference in their respective Statements of Additional Information. 2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: Immediately prior to the Concurrent Reorganization, JPMFMF would commence offering Institutional Shares. The net asset value per share for the Institutional Shares at the commencement of offering would be identical to the closing net asset value per share for the Premier Shares immediately prior to Concurrent Reorganization. Under the Concurrent Reorganization, the existing shares of the Federal Money Market Fund and Institutional Service Fund would be renamed Premier Class Shares and the Institutional Fund would be renamed Institutional Class shares. The net asset values per share for the Premier and Institutional Class Shares at the commencement of offering would be identical to the closing net asset value per share for the Premier Shares immediately prior to the Reorganization. In addition, the Chase Vista and Reserve Class shares will combine and be renamed the Morgan Class and the Chase Institutional Class shares will be renamed Agency Class Shares. Under the proposed Concurrent Reorganization, each shareholder of the Federal Money Market Fund, Institutional Service Fund and the Institutional Class Fund would receive shares of JPMFMF with a value equal to their holdings in their respective funds. Holders of the Federal Money Market Fund and Institutional Service will receive Premier Class Shares in JPMFMF and holders of the Institutional Fund will receive Institutional Class shares. Therefore, as a result of the proposed Concurrent Reorganization, current shareholders of Federal Money Market Fund, Institutional Service Fund and Institutional Fund will become shareholders of JPMFMF. -9- The Pro Forma net asset value per share assumes the issuance of additional shares of JPMFMF, which would have been issued on February 28, 2001 in connection with the proposed Concurrent Reorganization. The amount of additional shares assumed to be issued was calculated based on the February 28, 2001 net assets of Federal Money Market Fund, Institutional Service and Institutional Class and the net asset value per share of JPMFMF- Premier Class. JPMORGAN FEDERAL MONEY MARKET FUND WITH CONCURRENT REORGANIZATION (amounts in thousands except per share amounts)
Premier Class Shares Increase in Shares Issued 1,937,714 Net Assets 2/28/01 $17,172 Pro Forma Net Asset Value 2/28/01 $1.00
3. PRO FORMA OPERATIONS: The Pro Forma Statement of Operations assumes similar rates of gross investment income for the investments of each Fund. Accordingly, the combined gross investment income is equal to the sum of each Fund's gross investment income. Certain expenses have been adjusted to reflect the expected expenses of the combined entity. The pro forma investment advisory, administration, shareholder servicing and distribution fees of the combined Fund and/or the related waivers are based on the fee schedule in effect for the Surviving Fund at the combined level of average net assets for the twelve months ended February 28, 2001. -10- FORM N-14 PART C - OTHER INFORMATION Item 15. Indemnification. Reference is hereby made to Article V of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust. The Trustees and officers of the Registrant and the personnel of the Registrant's investment adviser, administrator and distributor are insured under an errors and omissions liability insurance policy. The Registrant and its officers are also insured under the fidelity bond required by Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the terms of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust, the Registrant may indemnify any person who was or is a Trustee, officer or employee of the Registrant to the maximum extent permitted by law; provided, however, that any such indemnification (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Registrant only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of such persons is proper in the circumstances. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Trustees, by a majority vote of a quorum which consists of Trustees who are neither described in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 nor parties to the proceeding, or (ii) if the required quorum is not obtainable or, if a quorum of such Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. No indemnification will be provided by the Registrant to any Trustee or officer of the Registrant for any liability to the Registrant or shareholders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty. Insofar as the conditional advancing of indemnification monies for actions based upon the Investment Company Act of 1940 may be concerned, such payments will be made only on the following conditions: (i) the advances must be limited to amounts used, or to be used, for the preparation or presentation of a defense to the action, including costs connected with the preparation of a settlement; (ii) advances may be made only upon receipt of a written promise by, or on behalf of, the recipient to repay that amount of the advance which exceeds that amount to which it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to receive from the Registrant by reason of indemnification; and (iii) (a) such promise must be secured by a surety bond, other suitable insurance or an equivalent form of security which assures that any repayments may be obtained by the Registrant without delay or litigation, which bond, insurance or other form of security must be provided by the recipient of the advance, or (b) a majority of a quorum of the Registrant's disinterested, non-party Trustees, or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall determine, based upon a review of readily available facts, that the recipient of the advance ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities Part C-1 (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Item 16. Exhibits. Declaration of Trust. 1 Declaration of Trust, as amended. (1) 2 By-laws. (1) 3 None. 4 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization filed herewith as Appendix A to the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. 5 None. 6 Form of Investment Advisory Agreement.(6) 7 Distribution and Sub-Administration Agreement dated August 21, 1995.(6) 8(a) Retirement Plan for Eligible Trustees.(6) 8(b) Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees.(6) 9 Custodian Agreement. (1) 10(a) Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan of Mutual Funds including Selected Dealer Agreement and Shareholder Service Agreement. (1) and (3) 10(b) Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan - Class B Shares (including forms of Selected Dealer Agreement and Shareholder Servicing Agreement).(6) 10(c) Form of Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan - Class C Shares (including forms of Shareholder Servicing Agreements).(12) 10(d) Form of Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan.(12) 11 None. Part C-2 12 Opinion and Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as to Tax Consequences to be filed by Amendment. 13(a) Transfer Agency Agreement. (1) 13(b) Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement. (6) 13(c) Form of Administration Agreement.(6) 14 None. 15 None. 16 Powers of Attorney for: Fergus Reid, III, H. Richard Vartabedian, William J. Armstrong, John R.H. Blum, Stuart W. Cragin, Jr., Roland R. Eppley, Jr., Joseph J. Harkins, W.D. MacCallan, W. Perry Neff, Richard E. Ten Haken, Irving L. Thode, George E. McDavid. (12) 16(b) Powers of Attorney for: Sarah E. Jones and Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. (12) 17(a) Form of Proxy Card. 17(b) Preliminary Prospectus for the Surviving Fund filed herewith. 17(c) Prospectus for the Merging Fund. (12) 17(d) Preliminary Statement of Additional Information for the Surviving Fund filed herewith. 17(e) Statement of Additional Information for the Merging Fund. (12) 17(f) Annual Report of the Surviving Fund dated August 31, 2000. (12) 17(g) Semi-Annual Report of the Surviving Fund dated February 28, 2001 filed herewith. 17(h) Annual Report of the Merging Fund (including the Annual Report of the Master Portfolio) dated October 31, 2000. (12) ----------------- (1) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant (File No. 33-75250) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 1994. (2) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant (File No. 33-75250) as filed with the Securities and Part C-3 Exchange Commission on August 29, 1994. (3) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant (File No. 33-75250) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 1994. (4) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant (File No. 33- 75250) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 1995. (5) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 1995. (6) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 1996. (7) Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 1996. (8) Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 1996. (9) Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 27, 1996. (10) Filed herewith. (11) Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 1997. (12) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of the Registrant (File No. 333-59000) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2001. Item 17. Undertakings. (1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. (2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as part of an amendment to the registration statement and will Part C-4 not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. Part C-5 SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on the 15th day of May, 2001. MUTUAL FUND TRUST Registrant By: /S/ FERGUS REID, III ----------------------------------------- Fergus Reid, III Chairman Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 15, 2001. * Chairman and Trustee ------------------------------------ Fergus Reid, III /S/ * President ------------------------------------ H. Richard Vartabedian and Trustee * Trustee ------------------------------------ William J. Armstrong * Trustee ------------------------------------ John R.H. Blum * Trustee ------------------------------------ Stuart W. Cragin, Jr. * Trustee ------------------------------------ Roland R. Eppley, Jr. * Trustee ------------------------------------ Joseph J. Harkins * Trustee ------------------------------------ Sarah E. Jones * Trustee ------------------------------------ W.D. MacCallan * Trustee ------------------------------------ W. Perry Neff * Trustee ------------------------------------ Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. * Trustee ------------------------------------ Irv Thode * Trustee ------------------------------------ Richard E. Ten Haken * Trustee ------------------------------------ George E. McDavid /s/ Martin R. Dean Treasurer and ------------------------------------ Martin R. Dean Principal Financial Officer /s/ Peter B. Eldridge Attorney in Fact ------------------------------------ Peter B. Eldridge EXHIBITS ITEM DESCRIPTION (17)(a) Form of Proxy Card. (b) Preliminary Prospectus for the Surviving Fund. (d) Preliminary Statement of Additional Information for the Surviving Fund. (g) Semi-Annual Report of the Surviving Fund dated February 28, 2001.