N-14AE 1 a04-10711_1n14ae.htm N-14AE

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2004

Registration No.                  

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-14

 

 

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

o  Pre-Effective Amendment No.

 

o  Post-Effective Amendment No.

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number:  (800) 348-4782

 

George C.W. Gatch

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10036

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

Scott E. Richter, Esq.
One Group® Mutual Funds

1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus,
Ohio 43271-0152

Alan G. Priest, Jr.
Ropes & Gray LLP
One Metro Center
700 12th Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005

Jane A. Kanter, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

John E. Baumgardner, Jr. Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York
10004

Nina O. Shenker, Esq.
J. P. Morgan

Investment
Management Inc.

522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

It is proposed that this Registration Statement become effective on October 29, 2004 pursuant to Rule 488.

 

No filing fee is due because an indefinite number of shares has been deemed to be registered in reliance on Section 24(f) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 



 

One Group® Mutual Funds

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

(collectively, the “One Group Funds”)

 

Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held January 20, 2005

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

I am writing to ask for your vote on an important matter concerning your investment in the One Group Funds (“Your Fund”).  Your Fund’s Board of Trustees called a special meeting of shareholders of Your Fund scheduled for Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the offices of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York  10036, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time (“Meeting”).

 

The purpose of the Meeting is to seek shareholder approval for two fund reorganizations, which are among a series of initiatives that the Trustees of the One Group Funds have recently undertaken.  These initiatives follow the July 1, 2004 merger of Bank One Corporation, the former corporate parent of Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (“BOIA”), One Group Dealer Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”), and One Group Administrative Services, Inc. (“OGA”) (investment advisor, distributor and administrator, respectively, to the One Group Mutual Funds), into JPMorgan Chase & Co., the corporate parent of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”) (which serves as investment adviser to each series of the J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust (“JPMorgan Funds”).  JPMorgan Chase Bank is the administrator, shareholder servicing agent and custodian to the JPMorgan Funds.  As a consequence of the merger, on that date BOIA, OGA and the Distributor became affiliates of both JPMIM and JPMorgan Chase Bank.  BOIA and JPMIM, however, will continue as separate investment advisory entities, for the foreseeable future, and will continue to provide investment advisory services to the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds, respectively.

 

Under separate cover, you will also be receiving a proxy statement seeking your approval for certain initiatives relating to, among other things, (i) the election of trustees, (ii) the approval of a proposed Plan of Reorganization and Redomiciliation pursuant to which Your Fund will redomicile into a newly formed Delaware statutory trust in the event that the reorganization initiative for Your Fund described in these materials is not approved by shareholders, (iii) the approval of certain amendments to Your Fund’s organizational documents and (iv) changing certain fundamental investment restrictions and policies of the Funds. It is important that you vote both proxies.

 

As a result of these new affiliations, steps to integrate to the greatest extent possible the operations of the One Group Mutual Funds and the JPMorgan Funds have been actively considered over the course of several months in order to take advantage of potential operational and administrative efficiencies and to eliminate overlapping and duplicative product offerings.  At meetings held in August 2004 BOIA and OGA made proposals to the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds and JPMIM and JPMorgan Chase Bank made proposals to the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds in order to seek to achieve these goals.

 

On August 19, 2004, the Boards of Trustees of the JPMorgan Funds, and on August 12, 2004, the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds, each approved a series of initiatives that are designed to: (1) integrate the operations of the two fund complexes; (2) streamline the operations and product offerings of the two fund complexes; and (3) take advantage of potential economies of scale that may result.  The integration of the two fund complexes will include, among other things: (1) electing a single board of trustees and appointing common senior officers; (2) adopting a common fee structure; (3) eliminating overlapping or duplicative funds; (4) redomiciling to a single jurisdiction and single form of declaration of trust; (5)  proposing certain changes to fundamental investment restrictions and policies of some of the JPMorgan Funds and all of the One Group Funds; (6) engaging a common set of service providers; and (7) conforming redemption fee practices.  These initiatives are being implemented in a series of steps, the majority of which are expected to be effective February 19, 2005.  BOIA, JPMIM, OGA and the Distributor have contractually agreed to waive or reduce their fees or reimburse the expenses of each class of shares of the One Group Mutual Funds and the JPMorgan Funds,

 

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as needed, in order to ensure that for the One Group Funds, the net expense level for the funds following the mergers is at least as low as the net expense level currently in effect, if not lower, except for the Class S shares of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund which will increase by 0.04% as a result of the common pricing structure, regardless of whether the Reorganization is approved.  These contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements will stay in effect for at least one year from February 19, 2005. 

 

While not all do, a number of critical steps to implement these initiatives require shareholder approval.  The attached Proxy Statement/Prospectus seeks your approval of the following proposal that will be considered at the Meeting:

 

1.                                       To approve or disapprove a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, pursuant to which Your Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the JPMorgan Fund listed opposite Your Fund’s name in the following chart in exchange for shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund (each a “Reorganization” and, collectively, the “Reorganizations”):

 

One Group Fund

 

JPMorgan Fund

One Group Treasury
Only Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

 

 

One Group Institutional
Prime Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market Fund

 


*  To be renamed JPMorgan Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, if shareholders do not approve the applicable Reorganization Agreement.

 

If approved by shareholders, you will become a shareholder of Your Fund’s respective JPMorgan Fund on the date the Reorganization occurs.  No sales charges or redemption fees will be imposed as a result of the Reorganizations.  The Reorganizations are intended to be tax-free reorganizations for Federal income tax purposes; and

 

2.             To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal.

 

A Proxy Statement/Prospectus that describes the Reorganizations is enclosed.  Your vote is very important to us regardless of the number of shares you own.  Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting in person, please read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and cast your vote promptly.  It is important that your vote be received by no later than the time of the Meeting on January 20, 2005.  You may cast your vote by completing, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail in the envelope provided.  If you have any questions, before you vote, please call (800) 480-4111.  We will get you the answers that you need promptly.

 

In addition to voting by mail you may also vote by either telephone or via the Internet, as follows:

 

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To vote by Telephone:

 

To vote by Internet:

(1) Read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and have your proxy card at hand.

 

(1) Read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and have your proxy card at hand.

 

 

 

(2) Call the 1-800 number that appears on your proxy card.

 

(2) Go to the website.

 

 

 

(3) Enter the control number set forth on the proxy card and follow the instructions.

 

(3) Enter the control number set forth on the proxy card and follow the instructions.

 

NOTE:  You may receive more than one proxy package if you hold shares in more than one account.  You must return separate proxy cards for separate holdings.  We have provided pre-addressed return envelopes for each, which require no postage if mailed in the United States.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

George C.W. Gatch

 

 

 

President

 

One Group® Mutual Funds

 

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One Group® Mutual Funds

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

(collectively, the “One Group Funds”)

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held on January 20, 2005

 

To the Shareholders of
the One Group Funds:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the One Group Funds will be held at the offices of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036, on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time (“Meeting”), for the following purpose:

 

(1)                                  To approve or disapprove Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (each a “Reorganization Agreement”), each providing for (i) the acquisition of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of a One Group Fund in exchange for shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund listed opposite its name in the following chart (each a “Reorganization” and, collectively, the “Reorganizations”) and (ii) the subsequent liquidation of the One Group Fund; and

 

One Group Fund

 

JPMorgan Fund

One Group Treasury
Only Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

 

 

One Group Institutional
Prime Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market Fund

 


*  To be renamed JPMorgan Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, if shareholders do not approve the applicable Reorganization Agreement.

 

(2)           To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on October 27, 2004, as the record date for determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO DOES NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON IS REQUESTED TO DATE, FILL IN, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES, OR TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROXY CARD IN ORDER TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

 

By Order of the Board of Trustees,

 

 

 

 

Scott E. Richter

 

Secretary

 

 

           , 2004

 

 



 

PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

 

October 29, 2004

 

PROXY STATEMENT FOR:

 

One Group® Mutual Funds
One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund
One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund
(collectively, the “One Group Funds”)
1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio 43271-1235
(800) 480-4111

 

PROSPECTUS FOR:

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund
(collectively, the “JPMorgan Funds”)
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(800) 348-4782

 

This combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the One Group Mutual Funds for a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the One Group Funds (“Meeting”).  The Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”), 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

 

At the Meeting, shareholders of the One Group Funds will be asked to consider and act upon the following proposal:

 

(1)                                  To approve or disapprove Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (each a “Reorganization Agreement”), each providing for (i) the acquisition of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of a One Group Fund in exchange for shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund listed opposite its name in the following chart (each a “Reorganization” and, collectively, the “Reorganizations”), and (ii) the subsequent liquidation of the One Group Fund; and

 

One Group Fund

 

JPMorgan Fund

One Group Treasury
Only Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

 

 

One Group Institutional
Prime Money Market Fund
*

 

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market Fund

 


*  To be renamed JPMorgan Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, if shareholders do not approve the applicable Reorganization Agreement.

 

(2)                                  To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

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Each Reorganization Agreement contemplates the transfer of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of a One Group Fund in exchange for shares of its respective JPMorgan Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the respective One Group Fund.  Each One Group Fund would then distribute to its shareholders the portion of the shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund portfolio to which each such shareholder is entitled.  This would result in the liquidation of each of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (collectively, the “One Group Funds”).

 

Under each proposed Reorganization Agreement, each shareholder of the One Group Funds would be entitled to receive shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of the One Group Fund held by that shareholder, as of the close of business on the business day of the closing of the Reorganization.  You are being asked to approve a Reorganization Agreement pursuant to which a Reorganization transaction would be accomplished.  Because shareholders of the One Group Funds are being asked to approve a transaction that will result in their holding shares of the JPMorgan Funds, this Proxy Statement also serves as a Prospectus for the JPMorgan Funds.

 

The One Group Funds offer three classes of shares: I, S and Administrative.  JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund will offer six classes of shares:  Institutional, Morgan, Premier, Reserve, Agency and Capital.  JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund will offer ten classes of shares:  B, C, Select, Institutional, Morgan, Premier, Reserve, Agency, Cash Management and Capital.

 

If a Reorganization Agreement is approved by shareholders of a One Group Fund, holders of Class I (to be renamed Capital Class) shares of the One Group Fund will receive Capital Class shares (a newly created share class) of the JPMorgan Fund.  Holders of Class S (to be renamed Premier Class) shares of the One Group Fund will receive Premier Class shares of the JPMorgan Fund.  Holders of Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) shares of the One Group Fund will receive Agency Class shares of the JPMorgan Fund.  No redemption fee will be imposed as a result of the Reorganization.

 

The Reorganizations are being structured as Federal tax-free reorganizations.  See “INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS—Federal Income Tax Consequences.”  Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the actual impact of a Reorganization in light of their individual tax circumstances.

 

The One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds are each series of open-end management investment companies.  The investment objectives and primary investment strategies of each of the One Group Funds are similar to those of its corresponding JPMorgan Fund.  There are, however, certain differences in investment policies, which are described under “COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS” in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which should be retained for future reference, sets forth concisely the information about the JPMorgan Funds that a prospective investor should know before investing.  A Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated October 29, 2004 relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Reorganizations is incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  You may receive a copy of the SAI relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus without charge by contacting the JPMorgan Funds at (800) 348-4782, or by writing the JPMorgan Funds at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

 

For more information regarding the One Group Funds, see the prospectuses and SAI for One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund dated October 29, 2004 and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund dated October 29, 2004, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and which are incorporated herein by reference.  The annual reports for the One Group Funds for the twelve months ended June 30, 2004, which highlight certain important information such as investment results and financial information and which have been filed with the SEC, are incorporated herein by reference.  You may receive a copy of the prospectuses, SAI and annual reports without charge by contacting One Group Funds at (800) 480-4111 or by writing to the One Group Funds at the address listed on the cover page of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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For more information regarding JPMorgan 100% U.S Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, see the prospectuses and SAI for each of the Funds filed                , 2004, which have been filed with the SEC.  The annual reports for the twelve months ended August 31, 2003 and the semi-annual reports for the six months ended February 29, 2004, which highlight certain important information such as investment results and financial information, have been filed with the SEC.  You may receive a copy of the prospectuses, SAI, annual reports and semi-annual reports without charge by contacting the JPMorgan Funds at (800) 348-4782 or by writing the JPMorgan Funds at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

 

In addition, you can copy and review any of the above-referenced documents at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (202) 942-8090.  Reports and other information about each of the Funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  You may obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, Washington D.C. 20549-0102.

 

Accompanying this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Appendix A is a copy of the form of Reorganization Agreement pertaining to each transaction.

 

AN INVESTMENT IN THE JPMORGAN FUNDS IS NOT A DEPOSIT OF JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

 

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE SHARES OF THE FUNDS AS AN INVESTMENT OR DETERMINED WHETHER THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PROPOSAL NO. 1 

 

 

 

 

COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Reorganizations

 

 

Effect of Proposed Reorganizations and Redomiciliation of the JPMorgan Funds

 

 

Comparison of Investment Objectives and Primary Investment Strategies

 

 

Comparison of Fees and Expenses

 

 

Comparison of Sales Load, Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Arrangements

 

 

Comparison of Purchase, Redemption and Exchange Policies and Procedures

 

 

 

 

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

The Reorganization Agreements

 

 

Description of the JPMorgan Funds’ Shares

 

 

Reasons for the Reorganizations and Board Considerations

 

 

Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

The Adviser

 

 

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

 

 

Performance of the JPMorgan Funds

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONE GROUP FUNDS AND THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Distributor

 

 

Administrator

 

 

 

 

FORM OF ORGANIZATION

 

 

 

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

 

 

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VOTING INFORMATION 

 

 

 

 

 

Proxy Solicitation

 

 

Quorum

 

 

Vote Required

 

 

Effect of Abstentions and Broker “Non-Votes”

 

 

Adjournments

 

 

Shareholder Voting Rights

 

 

Future Shareholder Proposals

 

 

Record Date And Outstanding Shares

 

 

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A – Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX B – How Your Account Works

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX C – Comparison of Investment Objectives and Primary Investment Strategies

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX D – Financial Highlights of the JPMorgan Funds

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX E – Similarities and Differences in the Forms of Organization of the JPMorgan Trust I, One Group Funds and JPMorgan Funds

 

 

 

APPENDIX F – Legal Proceedings and Additional Fee Information

 

 

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PROPOSAL NO. 1

 

APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS

 

Q.                                   How will a Reorganization affect me?

 

A.                                    Under the terms of each Reorganization, the assets of each of the One Group Funds will be combined with those of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund and you will become a shareholder of the JPMorgan Fund.  Following the Reorganization, you will receive shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund that are equal in aggregate net asset value to the shares of the One Group Fund that you held immediately prior to the closing of the Reorganization.  (Shareholders of Class I (to be renamed Capital Class) shares, Class S (to be renamed Premier Class) shares and Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) shares of the One Group Funds will receive Capital Class (a newly created share class), Premier Class and Agency Class shares, respectively, of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund.)

 

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Q.                                   Why is each Reorganization being recommended?

 

A.                                    On July 1, 2004, Bank One Corporation, the former corporate parent of BOIA, the Distributor, and OGA, merged into JPMorgan Chase & Co.  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA are the investment advisor, the distributor and the administrator, respectively, to One Group Mutual Funds.  As a consequence of the merger, on that date BOIA, OGA and the Distributor became affiliates of both J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank.  JPMIM is the investment adviser to the JPMorgan Funds, and JPMorgan Chase Bank is the administrator, shareholder servicing agent and custodian to the JPMorgan Funds.  

 

As a result of these new affiliations, steps to integrate to the greatest extent possible the operations of One Group Mutual Funds and JPMorgan Funds have been actively considered over the course of the past several months in order to take advantage of potential operational and administrative efficiencies and to eliminate overlapping or duplicative product offerings. BOIA and JPMIM, however, will continue as separate investment advisory entities for the foreseeable future, and will continue to provide investment advisory services to the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds, respectively.

 

We also believe that the One Group Funds and the corresponding JPMorgan Funds have similar investment objectives and policies, as described in detail below.  The Reorganizations will result in combining the assets of these Funds and consolidating their operations.

 

Also see below for a discussion regarding any impact on fees that you will pay.

 

Q.                                   How will the Reorganization affect the fees to be paid by the JPMorgan Funds, and how do they compare to the fees payable by the One Group Funds?

 

A.                                    The Reorganization itself will not affect the contractual fees to be paid by the JPMorgan Funds or the One Group Funds.  However, other components of the integration efforts approved by the Boards of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds in August 2004 will result in changes to the fees for both the JPMorgan Funds and the One Group Funds, regardless of whether the Reorganization is approved.

 

On August 12, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the One Group Funds approved a series of proposals designed to facilitate the integration of the One Group Funds with the JPMorgan Funds into a single fund family in which all of the funds have a common pricing structure.  As a result of this change, investment advisory fees between the two complexes were standardized, a common asset-based complex-wide administration fee schedule was adopted to apply to the newly-expanded fund complex, shareholder servicing fees were standardized by class and a common commission and CDSC schedule was adopted.  In some instances, total gross contractual fees increased.

 

The investment adviser, the Distributor and OGA have, however, contractually agreed to waive fees or reduce their fees or reimburse the expenses for at least one year following the Reorganization in an amount that would ensure that the lowest net expense rate for each class is maintained except for Class S Shares of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (which corresponds to the Premier Class of the JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund), the Total Net Annual Operating Expense level of which will increase by 0.04% and the Select Share Class which will increase by 0.01% if the Reorganization is approved.

 

Pro forma fee and expense information is included for your reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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Q.                                   Will I have to pay any sales load, commission, redemption fee, or other transactional fee in connection with a Reorganization? 

 

A.                                    No.  The full value of your shares of the One Group Funds will be exchanged for shares of the indicated class of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund without any sales load, commission, redemption fee, or other transactional fee being imposed.  JPMIM and BOIA will bear all of the expenses of both Funds in connection with the Reorganization, except for brokerage fees and brokerage expenses associated with the Reorganization which will be borne by the Funds. 

 

Q.                                   Will I have to pay any Federal income taxes as a result of a Reorganization?

 

A.                                    Each transaction is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes.  Assuming a Reorganization qualifies for such treatment, shareholders will not recognize taxable gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of a Reorganization.  As a condition to the closing of each Reorganization, each One Group Fund will receive an opinion of legal counsel to the effect that the Reorganization will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes.  You should separately consider any state, local and other tax consequences in consultation with your tax advisor.  Opinions of legal counsel are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts. 

 

Q.                                   What happens if a Reorganization Agreement is not approved?

 

A                                       While you are being asked to consider a Reorganization, shareholders of each of the JPMorgan Funds are simultaneously being asked to consider, among other things, (i) the reorganization and redomiciliation of the JPMorgan Funds as series of JPMorgan Trust I, a newly-created Delaware statutory trust, and (ii) changes to a fundamental investment restriction of the JPMorgan Funds.  If shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds approve the reorganization and redomiciliation, and shareholders of each of the One Group Funds approve a respective Reorganization, immediately following the closing of the Reorganization, the JPMorgan Funds will be reorganized and redomiciled as series of JPMorgan Trust I.  Thus, you will be a shareholder of a series of JPMorgan Trust I following a Reorganization.  If, on the other hand, shareholders of each of the One Group Funds approve a Reorganization, but shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds do not approve the reorganization and redomiciliation of their individual funds, following the Reorganization the JPMorgan Funds will remain series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust and you will be a shareholder of a series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust and not of JPMorgan Trust I.

 

While the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds currently have substantially similar fundamental investment restrictions and policies, to the extent shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds approve changes to the fundamental investment restrictions of those funds, the fundamental investment restrictions of the One Group Funds may vary from the fundamental investment restrictions of the JPMorgan Funds.  The proposed changes in the JPMorgan Funds’ fundamental investment policies and/or restrictions are intended to simplify, streamline and standardize certain of the fundamental investment policies and/or restrictions of the funds, that are required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), and/or eliminate certain policies that are not required by the 1940 Act, while at the same time providing added flexibility to respond to future legal, regulatory, market or technical changes. See “Comparison of Investment Objectives, Strategies and Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds” below for additional information on the proposed changes.  Although the proposed changes to certain investment policies and/or restrictions of the JPMorgan Funds will allow the JPMorgan Funds greater flexibility to respond to future investment opportunities, the Board of the JPMorgan Funds does not anticipate that the changes, either individually or in the aggregate, will result in any material change in the level of investment risk associated with investing in the JPMorgan Funds or the manner in which the JPMorgan Funds are managed.  Shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds will be asked to vote on these proposals at shareholder meetings scheduled to be held January 20, 2005.

 

If a Reorganization Agreement is not approved by shareholders of an Acquired Fund, then you will remain a shareholder of the current series of your existing investment company.  You will, however, become a shareholder of a newly formed Delaware statutory trust if the separate Plan of Reorganization and Redomiciliation of your Acquired Fund, contained in the separate proxy, is approved.  You will remain a shareholder in your fund as a series of its current trust if neither a Reorganization Agreement nor the Plan of Reorganization is approved.  Regardless of whether either reorganization is approved, the new pricing structure will be adopted.

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SUMMARY

 

This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the additional information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (each a “Reorganization Agreement”), the form of which is attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Appendix A.

 

PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS

 

At a meeting held on August 12, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the One Group Funds approved the Reorganization Agreements.  Subject to the approval of the shareholders of the One Group Funds, the Reorganization Agreements provide for:

 

                                          the transfer of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (collectively, the “One Group Funds”) in exchange for shares of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, (collectively, the “JPMorgan Funds”) having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of the One Group Funds held by that shareholder; and

 

                                          the complete liquidation of the One Group Funds.

 

The Reorganizations are scheduled to be effective upon the close of business on February 18, 2005, or on a later date as the parties may agree (“Closing Date”).  As a result of a Reorganization, each shareholder of the One Group Funds will become the owner of the number of full and fractional shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shareholder’s One Group Fund shares as of the close of business on the Closing Date.  Shareholders of Class I (to be renamed Capital Class) shares, Class S (to be renamed Premier Class) shares and Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) shares of the One Group Funds will receive Capital Class (a newly created share class), Premier Class and Agency Class shares, respectively, of the JPMorgan Funds.  See “INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS” below.  For more information about the characteristics of the classes of shares offered by the Funds see “COMPARISON OF SALES LOAD, DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS” below as well as “How to Do Business with the Funds” in Appendix B.

 

For the reasons set forth below under “INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS - Reasons for the Reorganizations and Board Considerations,” the Board, including all of the Trustees not deemed to be “interested persons” of the One Group Funds pursuant to Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) (“Independent Trustees”), has concluded that each Reorganization would be in the best interests of each of the One Group Funds and that the interests of each of the One Group Fund’s existing shareholders would not be diluted as a result of a Reorganization, and therefore has submitted a Reorganization Agreement for approval to you, the shareholders of the One Group Funds.  The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposed Reorganization Agreement effecting the Reorganization.  The Board of Trustees of the JPMorgan Funds has also approved a Reorganization on behalf of the corresponding JPMorgan Funds.

 

For each of the One Group Funds, approval of the relevant Reorganization Agreement will require, if a quorum is present at the Meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund, which is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund.  See “VOTING INFORMATION” below.  Prior to completion of each Reorganization, each One Group Fund will have received from Dechert LLP an opinion to the effect that the respective Reorganization will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no gain or loss will be recognized by the One Group Funds or their shareholders as a result of any Reorganization, and the aggregate tax basis of the JPMorgan Fund shares received by each One Group Fund shareholder will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shareholder’s One Group Fund shares. At any time prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, a shareholder may redeem shares. For more information about the Federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization see “INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS—Federal Income Tax Consequences” below.

 

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EFFECT OF PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS AND REDOMICILIATION OF THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

After actively considering this and other proposals over the past several months, at a meeting held on August 19, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the JPMorgan Funds approved a Plan of Reorganization and Redomiciliation Agreement (the “JPMorgan Redomiciliation Agreement”) pursuant to which each JPMorgan Fund would become a series of JPMorgan Trust I, a newly-created Delaware statutory trust.   If shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds approve the JPMorgan Redomiciliation Agreement, all of the assets of the JPMorgan Funds will be exchanged for a number of shares of a corresponding series of JPMorgan Trust I representing the same aggregate net asset value.  If shareholders approve the JPMorgan Redomiciliation Agreement, it is expected that the transfer would occur on or about February 18, 2005, immediately following the Reorganizations.

 

If shareholders of the One Group Funds approve the Reorganization Agreements, and the shareholders of the corresponding JPMorgan Funds approve the reorganization and redomiciliation of the JPMorgan Funds, shareholders of the One Group Funds will become shareholders of a series of JPMorgan Trust I on or about February 18, 2005.  On the other hand, if shareholders of a One Group Fund approve a Reorganization Agreement, but the shareholders of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund do not approve the reorganization and redomiciliation, shareholders of the One Group Fund will become shareholders of the JPMorgan Fund upon the closing of the Reorganization and the JPMorgan Funds will remain series of the J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust.  The proposed redomiciliation is intended to be a tax-free event for Federal income tax purposes.  Unless otherwise specifically noted, the series of JPMorgan Trust I, into which the JPMorgan Funds will redomicile, will be substantially similar to the JPMorgan Funds.

 

Please note that JPMorgan Trust I is a Delaware statutory trust whereas J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust and One Group Mutual Funds are Massachusetts business trusts.  If both the reorganization and redomiciliation of the JPMorgan Funds are approved and completed, you will become a shareholder of a series of a Delaware statutory trust.  Certain differences and similarities among the trusts discussed in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus are highlighted in Appendix E.

 

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND PRIMARY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

This section will help you compare the investment objectives and primary investment strategies of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds.  Please be aware this is only a brief discussion.  A chart providing a side-by-side comparison of the Funds’ investment objectives and primary investment strategies can be found in Appendix C.  Additionally, more information can be found in each Fund’s prospectus.

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

The investment objectives of each Fund are similar.  The investment objective of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund is to seek high current income with liquidity and stability of principal with the added assurance of a Fund that does not purchase securities that are subject to repurchase agreements.  The investment objective of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund is to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and providing maximum safety of principal.  The investment objective of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

 

The primary investment strategies of each Fund are also similar.  Both Funds invest exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds.  All securities purchased by the Funds mature in 397 days or less as determined under Rule 2a-7 (relating to money market funds) under the 1940 Act.  In addition, the dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of each Fund is 90 days or less.

 

The primary difference between the Funds is that One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund may lend its securities.

 

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One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

The investment objectives of each Fund are similar.  The investment objective of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund is to seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal.  The investment objective of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund is to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.  The investment objective of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

 

The primary investment strategies of each Fund are also similar.  Both Funds invest in high-quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars.  Each Fund’s portfolio must also meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7 (relating to money market funds) of the 1940 Act.  The dollar-weighted average maturity of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund’s portfolio will generally be 90 days or less.  The dollar-weighted average maturity of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund’s portfolio will generally be 60 days or less.

 

The primary differences between the Funds are that, although each may invest in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 25% of its total assets in such securities and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund invests at least 25% of its total assets in the banking industry, and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may invest in foreign securities.

 

COMPARISON OF FEES AND EXPENSES

 

As noted earlier, the Reorganizations are but one part of a series of initiatives recommended by BOIA and JPMIM and approved by the Boards of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds.  These initiatives are designed to: (1) integrate the operations of the two fund complexes; (2) streamline the operations and product offerings of the two fund complexes; and (3) take advantage of potential economies of scale that may result.  The integration of the two fund complexes will include, among other things, adopting a common fee structure, eliminating overlapping or duplicative funds, redomiciling to a single jurisdiction and single form of declaration of trust, electing a single board of trustees and appointing common senior officers, proposing certain changes to fundamental investment restrictions and policies of some of the funds, engaging a common set of service providers and conforming redemption fee practices.  With the exception of the administration fee, the components of the common fee structure are set forth separately in the Annual Fund Operating Expense tables below. 

 

These initiatives are being implemented in a series of steps, the majority of which are expected to be effective February 19, 2005.  Collectively, these  initiatives may result in potential economies of scale.  Further, JPMIM, BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive fees or reduce its fees or reimburse the expenses for at least one year following the Reorganization in an amount that would result in a Total Net Annual Operating Expense level for each class of each Fund that is at least as low as the Total Net Annual Operating Expense level currently in effect, if not lower, except for Class S shares of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (which corresponds to the Premier Class of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund), the Total Net Annual Operating Expense level of which will increase by 0.04% and the Select Share Class which will increase by 0.01% as a result of the common pricing structure, regardless of whether the Reorganization is approved.

 

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Because the various integration initiatives, including specifically the common fee structure, will be implemented effective February 19, 2005 (regardless of whether a Reorganization is approved by shareholders) the following tables (1) compare the estimated fees and expenses of each class of each Fund, as of February 19, 2005, giving effect to the implementation of all of the integration initiatives, including the common fee structure, except the Reorganization, and (2) show the estimated fees and expenses for each class of each combined Fund, on a pro forma basis, as if the Reorganizations occurred on February 19, 2005.

 

The last footnote to each fee table presents each Fund’s current operating expenses. In the context of the Reorganizations, this information is provided merely as a convenience to shareholders so that they may have a basis to compare a Fund’s estimated operating expenses (as of February 19, 2005) with the Fund’s current operating expenses. Shareholders should understand, however, that any such comparison is limited by the fact that the presentation of current operating expenses in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus does not include all disclosures relating to the waivers and/or expense reimbursements. That information can be found in each Fund’s current prospectus.

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

The Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables and Example tables shown below are both based on fees and expenses in effect for the period commencing February 19, 2005.

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100%
U.S. Treasury
Securities
Money Market
Fund

 

Combined
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Class I Shares)+

 

(Capital Class
Shares)
+

 

(Capital
Class
Shares)

 

Class I Shares/Capital Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption proceeds,  as applicable)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.05

%

0.05

%

0.05

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.10

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.22

%

0.23

%

0.23

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

(0.08

)%(2)

(0.09

)%(3)

(0.09

)%(3)

Net Expenses

 

0.14

%

0.14

%

0.14

%

 


+              Class I Shares will be renamed Capital Class shares.  Capital Class is a newly created class of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund.  “Other Expenses” are based on estimates.

 

(1)           If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)           BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.14% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class I shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006.

 

(3)           JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.14% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Capital Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006.

 

That information can be found in each Fund’s current prospectus.

 

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++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL
FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S.
Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

 

 

(Class I
Shares)

 

(Capital Class
Shares)
*

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

N/A

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

N/A

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

None

 

N/A

 

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

N/A

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.14

%

N/A

 

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

N/A

 

Net Expenses

 

0.14

%

N/A

 

 


*            The inception of Capital Class Shares of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund is expected to occur on or about February 18, 2005.

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan
100% U.S.
Treasury
Securities
Money
Market Fund

 

Combined
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Class S
Shares)
+

 

(Premier
Class Shares)

 

(Premier
Class Shares)

 

Class S Shares/Premier Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.30

%

0.30

%

0.30

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.10

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.47

%

0.48

%

0.48

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

(0.08

)%(2)

(0.02

)%(3)

(0.09

)%(4)

Net Expenses

 

0.39

%

0.46

%

0.39

%

 

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+                                         Class S Shares will be renamed Premier Class Shares.

 

(1)                                  If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)                                  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class S shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

(3)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.46% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Premier Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

(4)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Premier Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES

 

One Group Treasury Only
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury
Securities Money Market Fund

 

 

 

(Class S Shares)

 

(Premier Class Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.10

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.25

%

0.25

%

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

0.12

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.39

%

0.47

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

(0.01

)%

Net Expenses

 

0.39

%

0.46

%

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100%
U.S. Treasury
Securities
Money Market
Fund

 

Combined

Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Administrative
Class Shares)
+

 

(Agency Class
Shares)

 

(Agency Class
Shares)

 

Administrative Class Shares/Agency Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.15

%

0.15

%

0.15

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.10

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.32

%

0.33

%

0.33

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

(0.08

)%(2)

(0.08

)%(3)

(0.09

)%(4)

Net Expenses

 

0.24

%

0.25

%

0.24

%

 

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+                                         Administrative Class Shares will be renamed Agency Class Shares.

 

(1)                                  If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)                                  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Administrative Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

(3)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Agency Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

(4)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Agency Class shares from February 19, 2005 through February 19, 2006. 

 

++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES

 

One Group Treasury Only
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury
Securities Money Market Fund

 

 

 

(Administrative Class Shares)

 

(Agency Class Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.10

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.10

%

0.10

%

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

0.12

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.24

%

0.32

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

(0.07

)%

Net Expenses

 

0.24

%

0.25

%

 

Example

 

The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund, JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and the Combined Fund.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in each Fund and in the Combined Fund after the Reorganization for the time periods indicated and reflects what you would pay if you close your account at the end of each of the time periods shown.  The Example also assumes:

 

                                          5% return each year;

                                          net expenses through the expiration of each Fund’s and the Combined Fund’s contractual caps, respectively, and total annual operating expenses thereafter; and

                                          all dividends and distributions are reinvested.

 

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class I Shares/Capital Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund (Class I Shares) (1)

 

$

 14

 

$

63

 

$

116

 

$

272

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund (Capital Class Shares) (1)

 

$

14

 

$

65

 

$

120

 

$

284

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Capital Class Shares) (1)

 

$

14

 

$

65

 

$

120

 

$

284

 

 

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(1)           After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Class S Shares/Premier Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund (Class S Shares) (1)

 

$

40

 

$

143

 

$

255

 

$

584

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund (Premier Class Shares) (1)

 

$

47

 

$

152

 

$

267

 

$

602

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Premier Class Shares) (1)

 

$

40

 

$

145

 

$

260

 

$

595

 

 


(1)           After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Administrative Class Shares/Agency Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund (Administrative Class Shares) (1)

 

$

25

 

$

95

 

$

172

 

$

398

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund (Agency Class Shares) (1)

 

$

26

 

$

98

 

$

177

 

$

410

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Agency Class Shares) (1)

 

$

25

 

$

97

 

$

176

 

$

409

 

 


(1)             After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

The Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and Example table shown below are both based on fees and expenses in effect for the period commencing February 19, 2005.

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan
Prime
Money
Market
Fund

 

Combined
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Class I Shares)+

 

(Capital Class
Shares) +

 

(Capital Class
Shares)

 

Class I Shares/Capital Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption proceeds, as applicable))

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.05

%

0.05

%

0.05

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.10

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.22

%

0.23

%

0.23

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

(0.06

)%(2)

(0.07

)%(3)

(0.07

)%(3)

Net Expenses

 

0.16

%

0.16

%

0.16

%

 

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+                                         Class I Shares will be renamed Capital Class Shares.  Capital Class is a newly created class of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund.  “Other Expenses” are estimated.

 

(1)                                  If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)                                  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.16% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class I shares from February 19, 2005 through October 31, 2006.

 

(3)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) to 0.16% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Capital Class shares from February 19, 2005 through December 31, 2006. 

 

++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES

 

One Group Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money
Market Fund

 

 

 

(Class I Shares)

 

(Capital Class Shares)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.10

%

N/A

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

N/A

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

None

 

N/A

 

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

N/A

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.16

%

N/A

 

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

N/A

 

Net Expenses

 

0.16

%

N/A

 

 


*                                         The inception of Capital Class Shares of the JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund is expected to occur on or about February 18, 2005.

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan
Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

Combined
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Class S Shares)+

 

(Premier Class
Shares)

 

(Premier
Class Shares)

 

Class S Shares/Premier Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)  (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption, as applicable)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.30

%

0.30

%

0.30

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.09

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.47

%

0.47

%

0.48

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

(0.06

)%(2)

(0.02

)%(3)

(0.03

)%(3)

Net Expenses

 

0.41

%

0.45

%

0.45

%

 

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+              Class S Shares will be renamed Premier Class Shares.

 

(1)                                  If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)                                  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.41% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class S from February 19, 2005 through October 31, 2006.

 

(3)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan) to 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Premier Class shares from February 19, 2005 through December 31, 2006. 

 

++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES

 

One Group Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money
Market Fund

 

 

 

(Class S Shares)

 

(Premier Class Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.10

%

0.10

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.25

%

0.25

%

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

0.11

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.41

%

0.46

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

(0.01

)%

Net Expenses

 

0.41

%

0.45

%

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan
Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

Combined
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(Administrative
Class Shares)
+

 

(Agency Class
Shares)

 

(Agency Class
Shares)

 

Administrative Class Shares/Agency Class Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)  (as a percentage of original offering price or redemption proceeds, as applicable.)

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)++

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.08

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.15

%

0.15

%

0.15

%

Other Expenses

 

0.09

%

0.09

%

0.10

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.32

%

0.32

%

0.33

%

Less Contractual Fee Waiver

 

(0.06

)%(2)

(0.06

)%(3)

(0.07

)%(3)

Net Expenses

 

0.26

%

0.26

%

0.26

%

 

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+                                         Administrative Class Shares will be renamed Agency Class Shares.

 

(1)                                  If you buy or sell shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may be charged separate transaction fees by the Financial Intermediary.  In addition, an annual $10.00 sub-minimum account fee may be applicable.

 

(2)                                  BOIA, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 0.26% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Administrative Class shares from February 19, 2005 through October 31, 2006.

 

(3)                                  JPMIM, the Distributor and OGA have contractually agreed to waive or limit fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the JPMorgan Funds Board of Trustees deferred compensation plan) to 0.26% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Agency Class shares from February 19, 2005 through December 31, 2006.

 

++                                  Expenses above are adjusted to reflect the contractual fees in effect beginning February 19, 2005.  Shown below are current annual fund operating expenses.

 

CURRENT ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES

 

One Group Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money
Market Fund

 

 

 

(Administrative Class Shares)

 

(Agency Class Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.10

%

0.10

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

None

 

Shareholder Service Fees

 

0.10

%

0.10

%

Other Expenses

 

0.06

%

0.11

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.26

%

0.31

%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

 

0.00

%

(0.05

)%

Net Expenses

 

0.26

%

0.26

%

 

Example

 

The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund and the Combined Fund.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in each Fund and in the Combined Fund after the Reorganization for the time periods indicated and reflects what you would pay if you close your account at the end of each of the time periods shown.  The Example also assumes:

 

                                          5% return each year;

                                          net expenses through the expiration of each Fund’s and the Combined Fund’s contractual caps, respectively, and total annual operating expenses thereafter; and

                                          all dividends and distributions are reinvested.

 

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class I Shares/Capital Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Class I Shares)  (1)

 

$

16

 

$

61

 

$

114

 

$

270

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (Capital Class Shares) (1)

 

$

16

 

$

61

 

$

116

 

$

280

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Capital Class Shares) (1)

 

$

16

 

$

61

 

$

116

 

$

280

 

 

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(1)           After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Class S Shares/Premier Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Class S Shares)  (1)

 

$

42

 

$

141

 

$

253

 

$

582

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (Premier Class Shares) (1)

 

$

46

 

$

147

 

$

259

 

$

588

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Premier Class Shares) (1)

 

$

46

 

$

148

 

$

263

 

$

598

 

 


(1)             After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Administrative Class Shares/Agency Class Shares

 

 

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Administrative Class Shares) (1)

 

$

27

 

$

93

 

$

170

 

$

396

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (Agency Class Shares) (1)

 

$

27

 

$

92

 

$

169

 

$

395

 

Pro Forma:  Combined Fund (Agency Class Shares) (1)

 

$

27

 

$

93

 

$

172

 

$

405

 

 


(1)             After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

COMPARISON OF SALES LOAD, DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS

 

The sales load, distribution and shareholder servicing arrangements of Class I (to be renamed Capital Class), Class S (to be renamed Premier Class), and Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) shares of the One Group Funds will be identical to those of Capital Class (a newly created share class), Premier Class and Agency Class shares, respectively, of the JPMorgan Funds, as described in “How Your Account Works” in Appendix B to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 

 

COMPARISON OF PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

The procedures for making purchases, redemptions and exchanges of Class I (to be renamed Capital Class), Class S (to be renamed Premier Class) and Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) shares of the One Group Funds will be identical to those with respect to Capital Class (a newly created share class), Premier Class and Agency Class shares, respectively, of the JPMorgan Funds, as described in “How Your Account Works” in Appendix B to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

 

The following discussion comparing investment objectives, strategies and principal risks of each of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds is based upon and qualified in its entirety by the respective investment objectives, strategies and principal risks sections of the prospectuses of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund dated October 29, 2004 and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund filed December 29, 2003 respectively, with respect to all classes of shares.  Additional information on each Fund’s investment objectives and primary investment strategies may also be found in Appendix C to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 

 

ONE GROUP TREASURY ONLY MONEY MARKET FUND AND JPMORGAN 100% U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Investment Objectives

 

The investment objectives of each Fund are similar.

 

The investment objective of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund is to seek high current income with liquidity and stability of principal with the added assurance of a Fund that does not purchase securities that are subject to repurchase agreements.  The investment objective of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund is to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and providing maximum safety of principal.  The investment objective of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

 

Primary Investment Strategies

 

The primary investment strategies of each Fund are similar.

 

Both Funds invest exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds.  All securities purchased by the Funds mature in 397 days or less as determined under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.  In addition, the dollar weighted average maturity of each of these portfolios is 90 days or less.  The primary difference between the Funds is that One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund may lend its securities.

 

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Risk Factors

 

Because the Funds have investment objectives and strategies that are similar, many of the risks of investing in One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund are substantially the same as the risks of investing in JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund.  Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, you may lose money on your investment in either Fund.  Market conditions, financial conditions of issuers represented in the portfolio, investment strategies, portfolio management, and other factors affect the volatility of each Fund’s shares.  An investment in either Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency, and is not a deposit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any of its affiliates or any other bank.  The following summarizes the principal techniques and risks of investing in the Funds:

 

Stable Net Asset Value Risk

 

Both Funds are exposed to the risk that the Funds will not maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share on a continuous basis.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The value of money market investments tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise, although they are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than longer-term securities.

 

Distinct Risks and Investment Restrictions of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

Investment Restrictions

 

In addition to the restrictions described above, each Fund has adopted certain fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions.

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund has as a fundamental investment restriction that it may not purchase securities other than U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other U.S. obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and that it may not invest in securities subject to repurchase agreements.

 

As a matter of fundamental policy, JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, 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 Fund whereas One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund may only purchase securities of other investment companies as permitted by the 1940 Act and rules thereunder (also a fundamental investment restriction).  Investment in other investment companies may result in greater fund expenses because the investing fund indirectly bears the management and other fees of the other fund.

 

Proposed Change to Fundamental Investment Restriction of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund’s shareholders will vote on a change to one fundamental investment restriction related to borrowing at a shareholder meeting scheduled to be held on January 20, 2005.

 

The proposed change in the JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund’s fundamental investment restriction is intended to modify the current restriction on borrowing in order to make it simpler, more flexible and consistent with the borrowing restriction of other JPMorgan Funds.  The proposed change would also provide JPMIM greater flexibility in managing the portfolio of the Fund.  Although the proposed change will allow JPMIM greater flexibility to respond to future investment opportunities, it does not intend to alter the way it manages the Fund.

 

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ONE GROUP INSTITUTIONAL PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND AND JPMORGAN PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Investment Objectives

 

The investment objectives of each Fund are similar.

 

The investment objective of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund is to seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal.  The investment objective of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund is to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.  The investment objective of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

 

Primary Investment Strategies

 

The primary investment strategies of each Fund are similar.

 

Both Funds invest in high-quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars.  Each Fund’s portfolio must also meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act.  The dollar- weighted average maturity of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund’s portfolio will generally be 90 days or less.  The dollar-weighted average maturity of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund’s portfolio will generally be 60 days or less. 

 

The primary differences between the Funds are that, although each Fund may invest in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 25% of its total assets in such securities and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund invests at least 25% of its total assets in the banking industry, and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may invest in foreign securities.

 

Risk Factors

 

Because the Funds have investment objectives and strategies that are similar, many of the risks of investing in One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund are substantially the same as the risks of investing in JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund.  Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, you may lose money on your investment in either Fund.  Market conditions, financial conditions of issuers represented in the portfolio, investment strategies, portfolio management, and other factors affect the volatility of each Fund’s shares.  An investment in either Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency, and is not a deposit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any of its affiliates or any other bank.  The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Funds:

 

Stable Net Asset Value Risk

 

Both Funds are exposed to the risk that the Funds will not maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share on a continuous basis.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The value of money market investments tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise, although they are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than longer-term securities.

 

Credit Risk

 

There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the Funds. Such default could result in losses to the Funds.  In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Funds may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and, as a result, in shares of the Funds.  Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Funds to sell the security.  In addition, to the extent some obligations

 

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are securities or guaranteed by banks and other institutions, the risk to the Funds could increase if the banking or financial sector suffers an economic downturn.

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities Risk

 

The Funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac securities). Securities issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are not issued directly by the U.S. government. Ginnie Mae is a wholly-owned U.S. corporation that is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the timely payment of principal and interest on its securities. By contrast, securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and are thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law.

 

Distinct Risks and Investment Restrictions of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

Concentration Risk

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the financial services industry.  Because of the Fund’s greater exposure to that industry, economic, political and regulatory developments affecting the financial services industry will have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.  These developments include changes in interest rates, earlier than expected repayments by borrowers, an inability to achieve the same yield on the reinvestment of prepaid obligations and federal and state laws which may restrict the remedies that a lender has when a borrower defaults on a loan.  JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may concentrate in the banking industry.

 

Foreign Securities Risk

 

The JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund may invest in foreign securities.  Investments in foreign securities may be riskier than investment in U.S. securities.  Foreign securities may be affected by political, social, and economic instability.  There also may be less public information available.

 

Investment Restrictions

 

In addition to the restrictions described above, each Fund has adopted certain fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions.

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, as a fundamental policy, notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, 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 Fund whereas the One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund may only purchase securities of other investment companies as permitted by the 1940 Act and rules thereunder (also a fundamental investment restriction).  Investment in other investment companies may result in greater fund expenses because the investing fund indirectly bears the management and other fees of the other fund.

 

Proposed Change to Fundamental Investment Restriction of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund’s shareholders will vote on a change to one fundamental investment restriction related to borrowing at a shareholder meeting scheduled to be held on January 20, 2005.

 

The proposed change in the JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund’s fundamental investment restriction is intended to modify the current restriction on borrowing in order to make it simpler, more flexible and consistent with the borrowing restriction of other JPMorgan Funds.  The proposed change would also provide JPMIM greater flexibility in managing the portfolio of the Fund.  Although the proposed change will allow JPMIM greater flexibility to respond to future investment opportunities, it does not intend to alter the way it manages the Fund.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATIONS

 

THE REORGANIZATION AGREEMENTS

 

The following summary of each Reorganization Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Reorganization Agreement attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Appendix A.  Each Reorganization Agreement provides that the JPMorgan Fund will acquire all of the assets, subject to all of the liabilities, of the One Group Fund in exchange for shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described below, the transactions are scheduled to occur upon the close of business on February 18, 2005, or on a later date as the parties may agree (“Closing Date”).  The net asset value per share of each of the One Group Funds and the net asset value per share of each of the JPMorgan Funds will be determined by dividing each JPMorgan Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the total number of its outstanding shares on a class by class basis.  The method of valuation employed will be in accordance with the procedures described in the current prospectuses as set forth in the Reorganization Agreement, which is consistent with Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act and with the interpretations of such rule by the SEC.

 

The number of full and fractional shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Funds you will receive in a Reorganization will be equal in aggregate net asset value to the aggregate net asset value of your shares as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the Closing Date.  As promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, the One Group Funds will liquidate and distribute pro rata to their shareholders of record as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the NYSE on the Closing Date the shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Funds received by the One Group Funds in the Reorganization.  We will accomplish the liquidation and distribution with respect to each class of each of the One Group Funds shares by the transfer of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund shares then credited to the account of the One Group Funds on the books of the JPMorgan Funds to open accounts on the share records of the JPMorgan Funds in the names of the One Group Funds’ shareholders.  The aggregate net asset value of Capital Class (a newly created share class), Premier Class and Agency Class JPMorgan Fund shares to be credited to Class I (to be renamed Capital Class), Class S (to be renamed Premier Class) and Administrative Class (to be renamed Agency Class) One Group Fund shareholders, respectively, will, with respect to each class, be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of beneficial interest ($0.01 par value per share) of the One Group Funds of the corresponding class owned by One Group Fund shareholders on the Closing Date.  All issued and outstanding shares of the One Group Funds will simultaneously be canceled on the books of the One Group Funds, although share certificates representing interests in Class I, Class S and Administrative Class shares of the One Group Funds will represent a number of the corresponding class of JPMorgan Fund shares after the Closing Date.  The JPMorgan Fund will not issue certificates representing the Capital Class, Premier Class and Agency Class JPMorgan Fund shares issued in connection with such exchange.

 

After such distribution, each of the One Group Funds will take all necessary steps under Massachusetts law, their Declaration of Trust and any other applicable law to effect a complete termination of the One Group Funds.

 

The Board has determined, with respect to each of the One Group Funds, and the Board of Trustees of the JPMorgan Funds (the “JPMorgan Funds Board”) has determined, with respect to each of the JPMorgan Funds, that the interests of shareholders of each of those Funds will not be diluted as a result of a Reorganization and that participation in a Reorganization is in the best interests of each of those Funds.  JPMIM and BOIA will bear the expenses of the Reorganizations, including the cost of a proxy soliciting agent that has been retained, but excluding brokerage fees and brokerage expenses incurred in connection with each Reorganization.

 

Each Reorganization Agreement may be terminated and a Reorganization abandoned at any time prior to the consummation of a Reorganization, before or after approval by the shareholders of the One Group Funds, if circumstances should develop that, in the Board’s opinion, or in the opinion of the JPMorgan Funds Board, make proceeding with the Reorganization inadvisable.  Each Reorganization Agreement provides that the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds may waive compliance with any of the covenants or conditions made

 

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therein for the benefit of either Fund, other than the requirements that:  (i) a Reorganization Agreement be approved by shareholders of the One Group Fund; and (ii) each One Group Fund and JPMorgan Fund receives the opinion of Dechert LLP that the transaction contemplated by a Reorganization Agreement will constitute a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Approval of each Reorganization Agreement will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the One Group Fund with all classes voting together and not by class, as described below.  See “VOTING INFORMATION” below.

 

Shareholders of record of a One Group Fund as of the Closing Date will receive shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund in accordance with the procedures provided for in a Reorganization Agreement, as described above.  Each such share will be fully paid and non-assessable when issued and will have no pre-emptive or conversion rights.

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE JPMORGAN FUNDS’ SHARES

 

Full and fractional shares of the respective class of shares of beneficial interest of each of the JPMorgan Funds will be issued to the corresponding One Group Fund’s shareholders in accordance with the procedures detailed in each Reorganization Agreement.  The JPMorgan Funds no longer issue share certificates.  The shares of the JPMorgan Funds to be issued to One Group Fund shareholders and recorded on the shareholder records of the transfer agent will have no pre-emptive or conversion rights as more fully described in “How to Do Business with the Funds” attached as Appendix B to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

REASONS FOR THE REORGANIZATIONS AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS

 

As noted above, the Reorganizations are among a series of initiatives that the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds and the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds approved following the merger of Bank One Corporation, the former corporate parent of BOIA, OGA and the Distributor, into JPMorgan Chase & Co., the corporate parent of JPMIM and JPMorgan Chase Bank.

 

On August 12, 2004, the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds, and on August 19, 2004, the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds, approved a series of initiatives that are designed to: (i) integrate the operations of the two fund complexes; (ii) streamline the operations and product offerings of the two fund complexes; and (iii) take advantage of potential economies of scale.  The integration of the two fund complexes will include, among other things, (i) adopting a common fee structure; (ii) eliminating overlapping or duplicative Funds; (iii) redomiciling each fund complex to a single jurisdiction and single form of declaration of trust; (iv) electing a single board of trustees and appointing common senior officers; (v) proposing certain changes to fundamental investment restrictions and policies of some of the JPMorgan Funds and all of the One Group Funds; (vi) engaging a common set of service providers; and (vii) conforming redemption fee practices.

 

The proposed Reorganizations were presented to the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds and the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds for consideration at board meetings held in June and July 2004, and were approved at meetings held on August 12, 2004, and August 19, 2004, respectively.  Following presentations by BOIA and JPMIM, as appropriate, the Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds and the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds, including all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Funds, determined, with respect to the Funds overseen by that Board, that (1) the investment objectives, investment policies, investment strategies and investment restrictions of the Funds subject to each proposed Reorganization were compatible, (2) each of the proposed Reorganizations would be in the best interests of each affected Fund that the respective Board oversees and (3) each of the proposed Reorganizations would not result in the dilution of the interests of such Funds or their shareholders.

 

In recommending the Reorganizations, the Boards considered a number of factors, including the following:

 

 

the benefits (described above) that are expected to be derived from the completion of the integration of the two fund complexes;

 

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the plans of management to eliminate overlapping or duplicative product offerings among the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds as part of the overall integration initiatives in order to lessen the potential for investor confusion;

 

 

 

 

the compatibility of the investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions of the acquired funds in the Reorganizations with those of the acquiring funds;

 

 

 

 

the investment performance of the acquiring funds as compared to that of the acquired funds;

 

 

 

 

the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the service providers to the acquiring funds and the fact that the nature, extent and quality of such services are expected to be at the same or higher level of that of the current service providers to the acquired funds;

 

 

 

 

the relative size of the acquiring and acquired funds;

 

 

 

 

the expense ratios of the funds and information as to the specific fees and expenses of each acquiring fund and each acquired fund, including management’s commitments to maintain the net expense level for each acquired fund as low as the net expense level currently in effect, if not lower, with certain limited exceptions described below;

 

 

 

 

the Reorganizations will not dilute the interests of current shareholders of the acquiring funds or acquired funds;

 

 

the Federal tax consequences of each Reorganization to the acquired funds and their shareholders, including that each Reorganization has been structured as a Federal tax-free transaction;

 

 

any benefits that may be derived by BOIA and JPMIM and their affiliates from various relationships with the acquired funds or acquiring funds; and

 

 

 

 

the shareholders of the affected funds would not be required to bear fees and expenses associated with the Reorganizations.

 

The Board of Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds and the Boards of the JPMorgan Funds considered the potential consequences to shareholders of the Funds from the overall integration initiatives and from each of the specific Reorganizations.

 

Significantly in this respect, BOIA, JPMIM, OGA and the Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees or reduce their fees or reimburse the expenses of each class of shares of One Group Mutual Funds and the JPMorgan Funds, as needed, in order to assure that, for the acquired funds in the Reorganizations, the net expense level for the Funds is at least as low, if not lower, as the net expense level currently in effect, except that the net expense level for the Class S shares of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund will be increasing by 0.04%.  Gross expense levels (i.e., expenses before waivers or reimbursements) for all classes of One Group Funds are expected to increase as a result of these

 

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changes.  With the exception of the money market funds identified below, these contractual fee waivers or reductions and expense reimbursements will continue in effect through at least each Fund’s fiscal year ending after February 18, 2006.  For One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund, these contractual fee waivers or reductions and expense reimbursements will continue in effect for a 12 month period beginning February 19, 2005

 

Additionally, by eliminating overlapping or duplicative fund offerings and streamlining fund operations, the Reorganizations and other integration initiatives may enhance growth prospects for the Funds by facilitating the development of an improved Fund distribution system.  Similarly, shareholders may benefit from the Reorganizations through the combined Funds having a larger asset base, which may provide greater investment opportunities for the Funds and the ability to take larger portfolio positions and operate more efficiently.  However, there can be no assurance that the combined Funds will produce more efficient operations or that anticipated economies of scale will be realized.

 

The Boards also noted favorably that the Reorganizations would be structured as Federal tax-free transactions.  For purposes of Federal tax consequences to the Funds and their shareholders, there would be no significant adverse tax consequences for affected shareholders, and BOIA and JPMIM, rather than the Funds, would bear the costs and expenses of the Reorganizations, except for brokerage fees and expenses, which would be borne by the Funds. 

 

THE TRUSTEES OF THE ONE GROUP FUNDS RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE REORGANIZATIONS WITH THE JPMORGAN FUNDS.

 

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

Each Reorganization is intended to qualify for Federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with no gain or loss recognized as a consequence of the Reorganization by the One Group Funds or the JPMorgan Funds or the shareholders of the One Group Funds.  In addition, under such a tax-free reorganization, a shareholder’s aggregate tax basis for shares held in the One Group Funds will carryover to the shares of the JPMorgan Funds acquired in the Reorganization, and the holding period for shares held as a capital asset will also carryover to the acquired shares. As a condition to the closing of each Reorganization, the JPMorgan Funds and the One Group Funds will receive a legal opinion from Dechert LLP to the effect that the Reorganization will qualify as a tax-free reorganization with the foregoing tax consequences.

 

You should consult your tax advisor regarding the effect, if any, of the proposed Reorganization in light of your individual circumstances.  Since the foregoing discussion only relates to the Federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization, you should also consult your tax advisor as to state and other local tax consequences, if any, of the Reorganization.

 

INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

THE ADVISER

 

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”) is the investment adviser and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the JPMorgan Funds.  JPMIM is located at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.  JPMIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank holding company.  The administrator of the JPMorgan Funds also is a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, the following advisory fees were paid to JPMIM at an annual rate as a percentage of each JPMorgan Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

0.10%

 

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JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

0.10%*

 


*Effective February 19, 2005, the advisory fee to be paid to JPMIM will be 0.08% of each JPMorgan Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES -

 

JPMIM, the Distributor, and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMIM, may, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of JPMorgan Funds.  For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.  These additional cash payments are payments over and above the sales charges, 12b-1 fees and service fees which are disclosed elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder or administrative services or marketing support.  Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the JPMorgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs.  These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to JPMorgan Funds’ shareholders.  JPMIM and JPMorgan Funds’ distributor may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fess that vary depending on the JPMorgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold.  In addition, JPMorgan Funds’ distributor may, on occasion, pay Financial Intermediaries the entire front-end sales charge applicable to JPMorgan Fund shares sold by the Financial Intermediary or an additional commission on the sale of JPMorgan Fund shares subject to a CDSC.

 

PERFORMANCE OF THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

The bar charts and tables that follow provide some indication of the risk of an investment in each JPMorgan Fund by showing changes in the Funds’ performance from year to year.  The bar charts show each Fund’s performance for each full calendar year beginning with 1994.  The tables show each Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5- and 10- calendar year periods (or life of the fund).

 

The annual returns in the bar charts are for Premier Class shares of each of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, respectively.  Performance of each Fund’s Capital Class and Agency Class shares would have been similar because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities.  Annual returns would differ only to the extent that the classes have different expenses.  These calculations assume that all dividends and distributions are reinvested in the Fund.  Some of the companies that provide services to the Funds have in the past agreed not to collect some expenses and to reimburse others.  Without these agreements, the performance figures would have been lower than shown.  To obtain current yield information call 1-800-348-4782.  Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how any class of either Fund will perform in the future.  Please see “Comparison of Fees and Expenses” for information about the difference between the share classes. 

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

Year-By-Year Returns*,(1)

 

 

 

1994

 

3.50

%

1995

 

5.17

%

1996

 

4.75

%

1997

 

4.95

%

1998

 

4.93

%

1999

 

4.36

%

2000

 

5.60

%

2001

 

3.59

%

2002

 

1.31

%

2003

 

0.67

%

 

 

 

 

Best Quarter 4th quarter, 2000

 

1.49

%

Worst Quarter 4th quarter, 2003

 

0.14

%

 

The Fund’s year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2004 was       %.

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

SHOWS PERFORMANCE OVER TIME FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003*,(1)

 

 

 

PAST 1 YEAR

 

PAST 5 YEARS

 

PAST 10 YEARS

 

AGENCY CLASS SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

 

0.88

%

3.32

%

4.07

%

PREMIER CLASS SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

 

0.67

%

3.09

%

3.88

%

 


* The performance for the period before Premier Shares and Agency Shares were launched on June 3, 1996 is based on the performance of the Morgan Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities.  Morgan Shares are not offered in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  Returns of the period January 1, 1994 through May 3, 1996 reflect the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, the Hanover 100% Treasury Securities Money Market Fund.

(1) The Fund’s fiscal year end is August 31.

 

The average annual total returns of JP Morgan 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund for seven out of the last ten calendar years have been slightly higher than those for One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund.  More information about the performance of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund can be found in its current Prospectus. 

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

Year-By-Year Returns(1)

 

 

 

1994

 

4.10

%

1995

 

5.66

%

1996

 

5.20

%

1997

 

5.37

%

1998

 

5.32

%

1999

 

4.97

%

2000

 

6.18

%

2001

 

3.92

%

2002

 

1.46

%

2003

 

0.80

%

 

 

 

 

Best Quarter 3rd quarter, 2000

 

1.59

%

Worst Quarter 3rd quarter, 2003

 

0.17

%

 

The Fund’s year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2004 was       %.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

SHOWS PERFORMANCE OVER TIME FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003(1),(2)

 

 

 

PAST 1 YEAR

 

PAST 5 YEARS

 

PAST 10 YEARS

 

PREMIER CLASS SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

 

0.80

%

3.45

%

4.29

%

AGENCY CLASS SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

 

0.99

%

3.64

%

4.48

%

 

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(1)The Fund’s fiscal year end is August 31.

(2)The performance for the period before Agency Shares were launched on April 24, 1994 is based on the performance of the Premier Shares.

 

The average annual total returns of JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund for two out of the last four years (since the One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund did not have a full calendar year of returns until December 31, 2000) have been slightly higher than those for One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund.  More information about the performance of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund can be found in its current Prospectus.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ONE GROUP FUNDS AND THE JPMORGAN FUNDS

 

Information about the One Group Funds is included in (i) the Prospectus for One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Administrative Class) dated October 29, 2004, (ii) the Prospectus for One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Class I) dated October 29, 2004, (iii) the Prospectus for One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (Class S) dated October 29, 2004, and (iv) the SAI of One Group Mutual Funds dated October 29, 2004.  Information about the JPMorgan Funds is included in the Prospectuses and SAI for JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund filed              , 2004 and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund filed              , 2004.  Further information about the One Group Funds can be found in the annual reports for One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund dated June 30, 2004.  Further information about JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund can be found in the annual report dated August 31, 2003 and the semi-annual report dated February 29, 2004.  Copies of these documents, the SAI relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any subsequently released shareholder reports are available upon request and without charge by calling the One Group Funds or the JPMorgan Funds at the telephone number, or by writing to the Funds at the address, listed for the Funds on the cover page of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 

 

Both the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith file reports and other information including proxy material, reports and charter documents with the SEC.  These reports and other information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549.  Reports and other information about each of the Funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services, SEC, Washington, DC 20549 at prescribed rates.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The fiscal year end of each of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund is June 30.  The fiscal year end of each of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund is August 31.

 

The financial highlights, with the exception of the six-month period ended February 29, 2004, of the JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund that are contained in Appendix D, have been derived from financial statements audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

One Group Dealer Services, Inc., whose address is 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio, serves as the distributor to the One Group Funds and, effective February 2005, the JPMorgan Funds.  The distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM, the investment adviser to the JPMorgan Funds, and BOIA, the investment advisor to the One Group Funds, and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

ADMINISTRATOR

 

One Group Administrative Services, Inc., whose address is 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio, serves as the administrator to the One Group Funds and, effective February 2005, the JPMorgan Funds.  The administrator is an affiliate of JPMIM,  the investment adviser to the JPMorgan Funds, and BOIA, the investment advisor to the One Group Funds, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

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FORM OF ORGANIZATION

 

Each of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund is a diversified series of One Group® Mutual Funds, an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.  One Group  Mutual Funds is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of seven members.

 

Each of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund is a diversified series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.  J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of ten members.

 

As described above, the shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds are considering the reorganization and redomiciliation of the JPMorgan Funds into JPMorgan Trust I, an open-end management investment company that was formed in anticipation of such transactions.  Unlike J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust and One Group Mutual Funds, JPMorgan Trust I is organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

The chart in Appendix E provides additional information with respect to the similarities and differences in the forms of organization of these entities. Shareholders who wish to make a more thorough comparison should refer to the provisions of the governing documents of these entities and the relevant state law.  Copies of these governing documents are available to shareholders without charge upon written request.

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table shows the capitalization of each of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds as of February 29, 2004, giving effect to the proposed acquisition of assets at net asset value. The pro forma capitalization information is for informational purposes only.  No assurance can be given as to how many shares of the JPMorgan Funds will be received by shareholders of the corresponding One Group Funds on the Closing Date, and the information should not be relied upon to reflect the number of shares of the JPMorgan Fund that actually will be received.

 

Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JP Morgan
100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market
Fund

 

Share
Adjustment

 

Pro Forma after
Reorganization

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

$

2,262,043

 

 

 

$

2,262,043

 

Premier

 

$

418,674

(a)

$

544,789

 

 

 

$

963,463

 

Agency

 

$

227,746

(b)

$

952,914

 

 

 

$

1,180,660

 

Capital

 

$

2,735,201

(c)

 

 

 

$

2,735,201

 

Institutional

 

 

$

1,363,180

 

 

 

$

1,363,180

 

Total

 

$

3,381,621

 

$

5,122,926

 

 

 

8,504,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

2,262,164

 

 

2,262,164

 

Premier

 

418,660

(a)

544,762

 

14

 

963,436

 

Agency

 

227,746

(b)

952,744

 

 

1,180,490

 

Capital

 

2,735,230

(c)

 

(29

)

2,735,201

 

Institutional

 

 

1,363,144

 

 

1,363,144

 

Total

 

3,381,636

 

5,122,814

 

 

 

8,504,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Premier

 

$

1.00

(a)

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Agency

 

$

1.00

(b)

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Capital

 

$

1.00

(c)

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Institutional

 

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

 


(a) - Formerly Class S shares

(b) - Formerly Administrative Class shares

(c) - Formerly Class I shares

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

JP Morgan
Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

Share
Adjustments

 

Pro Forma after
Reorganization

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

$

 

$

4,318,626

 

 

 

$

4,318,626

 

Premier

 

$

1,240,978

(a)

$

6,290,659

(d)

 

 

$

7,531,637

 

Agency

 

$

380,882

(b)

$

12,751,731

 

 

 

$

13,132,613

 

Class B

 

$

 

$

7,467

 

 

 

$

7,467

 

Class C

 

$

 

$

315

 

 

 

$

315

 

Institutional

 

$

 

$

23,429,284

 

 

 

$

23,429,284

 

Reserve

 

$

 

$

280,658

 

 

 

$

280,658

 

Cash Management

 

$

 

$

71,692

 

 

 

$

71,692

 

Capital

 

$

24,683,612

(c)

$

 

 

 

$

24,683,612

 

Total

 

$

26,305,472

 

$

47,150,432

 

 

 

$

73,455,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

4,318,545

 

 

4,318,545

 

Premier

 

1,240,972

(a)

6,290,574

(d)

94

 

7,531,640

 

Agency

 

380,886

(b)

12,751,616

 

(4

)

13,132,498

 

Class B

 

 

7,477

 

 

7,477

 

Class C

 

 

315

 

 

315

 

Institutional

 

 

23,430,170

 

 

23,430,170

 

Reserve

 

 

280,666

 

 

280,666

 

Cash Management

 

 

71,696

 

 

71,696

 

Capital

 

24,683,644

(c)

 

(32

)

24,683,612

 

Total

 

26,305,502

 

47,151,059

 

58

 

73,456,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Premier

 

$

1.00

(a)

$

1.00

(d)

 

 

$

1.00

 

Agency

 

$

1.00

(b)

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Class B

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Class C

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Institutional

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Reserve

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Cash Management

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Capital

 

$

1.00

(c)

$

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

 


(a) - Formerly Class S shares

(b) - Formerly Administrative Class shares

(c) - Formerly Class I shares

(d) - Comprised of Select Shares and Premier Shares

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund generally declare dividends on each business day.  Dividends are distributed on the first business day of each month.  Capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.  The dates on which dividends and capital gains will be distributed for calendar year 2005 are available online at http://www.onegroup.com.  For all Funds, all dividends and distributions are reinvested automatically in additional shares of the respective Fund at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to be paid in cash.  Following the Reorganizations, One Group Fund shareholders that have elected to receive distributions in cash will continue to receive distribution in such manner from the relevant JPMorgan Fund.

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund declare dividends daily.  The Funds distribute the dividends monthly.  The Funds distribute any short-term capital gains at least annually.  The Funds do not expect to realize long-term capital gain.

 

For additional information on the dividend policies of the JPMorgan Funds, see “How to Do Business with the Funds” in Appendix B.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

The Board does not intend to present any other business at the Meeting.  If, however, any other matters are properly brought before the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote thereon in accordance with their judgment.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

 

Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Trustees of the One Group Funds should send communications to the attention of the Secretary of the One Group Funds at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271-1235, and communications will be directed to the Trustee or Trustees indicated in the communication or, if no Trustee or Trustees are indicated, to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

 

VOTING INFORMATION

 

This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is furnished in connection with a solicitation of proxies by the Board of the One Group Funds to be used at the Meeting.  This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, along with a Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and a proxy card, is first being mailed to shareholders of the One Group Funds on or about November     , 2004.  Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 27, 2004 (the “Record Date”), will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.  If the enclosed form of proxy card is properly executed and returned in time to be voted at the Meeting, the proxies named therein will vote the shares represented by the proxy in accordance with the instructions marked thereon.  Unmarked but properly executed proxy cards will be voted “FOR” approval of the relevant Reorganization Agreement and “FOR” any other matters the proxies deem appropriate.

 

A shareholder may revoke a proxy at any time on or before the Meeting by either (i) submitting to the One Group Funds a subsequently dated proxy, (2) delivering to the One Group Funds a written notice of revocation at the address on the cover of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or (3) otherwise giving notice of revocation in open meeting, in all cases prior to the exercise of the authority granted in the proxy. Unless revoked, all valid and executed proxies will be voted in accordance with the specifications thereon or, in the absence of such specifications, for approval of the Reorganization Agreement and the Reorganization contemplated thereby.

 

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PROXY SOLICITATION

 

Proxies are solicited by mail.  Additional solicitations may be made by telephone, e-mail or other personal contact by officers or employees of            and its affiliates or by proxy soliciting firms retained by          .           has also retained, pursuant to its standard contract,            (“         ”) to provide proxy solicitation services in connection with the Meeting at an estimated cost of $         .  In addition,            may reimburse persons holding shares in their names or in the names of their nominees for expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation material to their beneficial owners.  The cost of the solicitation will be borne by           .

 

As the meeting date approaches, shareholders of the One Group Funds may receive a call from a representative of         or          if the Fund has not yet received their vote.  Authorization to permit           or          to execute proxies may be obtained by telephonic or electronically transmitted instructions from shareholders of the One Group Funds.  Proxies that are obtained telephonically will be recorded in accordance with the procedures set forth below.  Management of the One Group Funds believes that these procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the identity of the shareholder casting the vote is accurately determined and that the voting instructions of the shareholder are accurately determined.  In all cases where a telephonic proxy is solicited, the           or          representative is required to ask the shareholder for the shareholder’s full name, address, social security number or employer identification number, title (if the person giving the proxy is authorized to act on behalf of an entity, such as a corporation), the number of shares owned and to confirm that the shareholder has received this Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the mail.

 

If the shareholder information solicited agrees with the information provided to           or           by a One Group Fund, the           or          representative has the responsibility to explain the process, read the proposals listed on the proxy card and ask for the shareholder’s instructions on the proposal.  The           or           representative, although permitted to answer questions about the process, is not permitted to recommend to the shareholder how to vote, other than to read any recommendation set forth in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.           or           will record the shareholder’s instructions on the card.  Within 72 hours,           or           will send the shareholder a letter or mailgram confirming the shareholder’s vote and asking the shareholder to call           or           immediately if the shareholder’s instructions are not correctly reflected in the confirmation.

 

QUORUM

 

For each One Group Fund a majority of each of the One Group Fund’s shares entitled to vote that are outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date and are present in person or represented by proxy will constitute a quorum for the Meeting.

 

VOTE REQUIRED

 

For each of the One Group Funds, approval of a Reorganization Agreement will require, if a quorum is present at the Meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund, which is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the One Group Fund.

 

Shareholders of each One Group Fund are entitled to one vote for each share.  Fractional shares are entitled to proportional voting rights.

 

EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER “NON-VOTES”

 

For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, executed proxies marked as abstentions and broker “non-votes” (that is, proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) will be treated as shares that are present for quorum purposes but which have not been voted.  Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes will effectively be a vote against adjournment and against Proposal 1, for which the required vote is a percentage of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the matter.

 

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ADJOURNMENTS

 

In the event that sufficient votes to approve a proposal are not received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies.  Any such adjournment due to insufficient votes will require an affirmative vote by the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.  In determining whether to adjourn the Meeting with respect to a proposal, the following factors may be considered by the persons named as proxies:  the percentage of votes actually cast, the percentage of negative votes actually cast, the nature of any further solicitation and the information to be provided to shareholders with respect to the reasons for the solicitation.  In addition, if, in the judgment of the persons named as proxies, it is advisable to defer action on one or more proposals, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting with respect to such proposal or proposals for a reasonable period or periods.  In the event of an adjournment, no further notice is needed other than announcement at the Meeting to be adjourned. Generally, votes cast in favor of a proposal will be voted in favor of adjournment while votes cast against a proposal will be voted against adjournment. The persons named as proxies will vote upon such adjournment after consideration of the best interests of all shareholders.

 

SHAREHOLDER VOTING RIGHTS

 

Neither of the One Group Funds holds annual shareholder meetings.  Each Fund is a series of a Massachusetts business trust.  The 1940 Act requires that a shareholder meeting be called for the purpose of electing Trustees at such time as fewer than a majority of Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders.  A One Group Fund will hold a shareholder meeting upon the written request of shareholders holding at least 20% of that Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

 

You may request inclusion in the Fund’s proxy statement for shareholder meetings certain proposals for action which you intend to introduce at such meeting.  Any shareholder proposals must be presented a reasonable time before the proxy materials for the next meeting are sent to shareholders.  The submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the proxy statement and is subject to limitations under the federal securities laws.  The One Group Funds are not required to hold regular meetings of shareholders, and in order to minimize costs, do not intend to hold meetings of the shareholders unless required by applicable law, regulation, regulatory policy, or unless otherwise deemed advisable by the Board or the Fund’s management.  Therefore, it is not practicable to specify a date by which proposals must be received in order to be incorporated in an upcoming proxy statement for a meeting of shareholders.

 

RECORD DATE AND OUTSTANDING SHARES

 

Only shareholders of record of each One Group Fund at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and at any postponement or adjournment thereof.  The chart below lists the number of shares of each class of each One Group Fund that were outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on the Record Date:

 

Shares Outstanding on Record Date

 

Class

 

One Group Treasury Only Money
Market Fund

 

Class I

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

Administrative Class

 

 

 

 

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Shares Outstanding on Record Date

 

Class

 

One Group Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund

 

Class I

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

Administrative Class

 

 

 

 

As of          , 2004, the following persons owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the class identified of the One Group Funds and the JPMorgan Funds, respectively.

 

Fund

 

Name and Address
of Owner

 

Type of
Ownership

 

Number of
Shares / %
Owned

 

Percentage
of Class of
Shares

 

Percentage
of Fund

 

Percentage
of
Combined
Fund after
the
Reorg-
anization*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*      On a pro forma basis, assuming the value of the shareholder’s interest in the Fund on the date of consummation of each Reorganization is the same as on                , 2004.

 

As of the Record Date, the officers and Trustees of One Group Mutual Funds beneficially owned as a group            and            shares of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, or approximately           % and           % of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund, respectively.

 

As of the Record Date, the officers and Trustees of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust beneficially owned as a group              and            shares of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, or approximately           % and           % of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund, respectively.

 

The votes of the shareholders of the JPMorgan Funds are not being solicited since their approval or consent is not necessary for the Reorganizations to take place. 

 

[list control persons (i.e., 25% or more ownership) in any Fund, if applicable, and disclose name and address and effect of control on voting rights of other shareholders]

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters concerning the issuance of shares of the JPMorgan Funds will be passed upon by Dechert LLP, 1775 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.

 

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THE TRUSTEES OF THE ONE GROUP FUNDS, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REORGANIZATION AGREEMENTS AND ANY UNMARKED PROXIES WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE RELEVANT REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT.

 

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APPENDIX A

 

[JPMORGAN FUND]
ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

 

FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (“Agreement”) is made as of this             day of        , 2004, by and between [JPMorgan Fund], a [Massachusetts business trust/Maryland corporation] (“JPMorgan”), with its principal place of business at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036, on behalf of its series, [JPMorgan Series] (“Acquiring Fund”), and One Group Mutual Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (“OGMF”), with its principal place of business at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Suite 2, Columbus, Ohio  43240, on behalf of its series, [OG Series] (“Acquired Fund”).

 

WHEREAS, each of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund is a series of an open-end, investment company of the management type registered pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”);

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”);

 

WHEREAS, the contemplated reorganization and liquidation will consist of (1) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer and delivery of all of the property and assets of the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for classes of shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund (“Acquiring Fund Shares”) corresponding to the classes of outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Acquired Fund (“Acquired Fund Shares”), as described herein, (2) the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all liabilities of the Acquired Fund, and (3) the distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund in complete liquidation of the Acquired Fund, as provided herein (“Reorganization”), all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Acquired Fund currently owns securities that are substantially similar to the those in which the Acquiring Fund is permitted to invest;

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of JPMorgan have determined, with respect to the Acquiring Fund, that the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer and delivery of all of the property and assets of the Acquired Fund for Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption of all liabilities of the Acquired Fund by the Acquiring Fund is in the best interests of the Acquiring Fund and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Acquiring Fund would not be diluted as a result of this transaction; and

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of OGMF have determined, with respect to the Acquired Fund, that the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer and delivery of all of the property and assets of the Acquired Fund for Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption of all liabilities of the Acquired Fund by the Acquiring Fund is in the best interests of the Acquired Fund and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Acquired Fund would not be diluted as a result of this transaction;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.             TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE ACQUIRED FUND TO THE ACQUIRING FUND IN EXCHANGE FOR ACQUIRING FUND SHARES, THE ASSUMPTION OF ALL ACQUIRED FUND LIABILITIES AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE ACQUIRED FUND

 

1.1.                              Subject to requisite approvals and the other terms and conditions herein set forth and on the basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, agrees to

 

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sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver all of its property and assets, as set forth in paragraph 1.2, to the Acquiring Fund, and JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, agrees in exchange therefor: (a) to deliver to the Acquired Fund the number of full and fractional Acquiring Fund Shares corresponding to each class of the Acquired Fund Shares as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 3, determined by dividing the value of the Acquired Fund’s net assets with respect to each class of the Acquired Fund (computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.1) by the net asset value of one share of the corresponding class of Acquiring Fund Shares (computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2); and (b) to assume all liabilities of the Acquired Fund, as set forth in paragraph 1.3.  Such transactions shall take place on the date of the closing provided for in paragraph 3.1 (“Closing Date”).  [For purposes of this Agreement, the Class [ ] shares of the Acquired Fund correspond to the Class [ ] shares of the Acquiring Fund, the Class [ ] shares of the Acquired Fund correspond to the Class [ ] shares of the Acquired Fund, and the term Acquiring Fund Shares should be read to include each such class of shares of the Acquiring Fund.]

 

1.2.                              The property and assets of OGMF attributable to the Acquired Fund and to be sold, assigned, conveyed, transferred and delivered to and acquired by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, shall consist of all assets and property, including, without limitation, all rights, cash, securities, commodities and futures interests and dividends or interests receivable that are owned by the Acquired Fund and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of the Acquired Fund on the Valuation Date as defined in paragraph 2.1 (collectively, “Assets”).  The Acquired Fund will sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to the Acquiring Fund any rights, stock dividends, or other securities received by the Acquired Fund after the Closing Date as stock dividends or other distributions on or with respect to the property and assets transferred, which rights, stock dividends, and other securities shall be deemed included in the property and assets transferred to the Acquiring Fund at the Closing Date and shall not be separately valued, in which case any such distribution that remains unpaid as of the Closing Date shall be included in the determination of the value of the assets of the Acquired Fund acquired by the Acquiring Fund.

 

1.3.                              The Acquired Fund will make reasonable efforts to discharge all of its known liabilities and obligations prior to the Valuation Date.  JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, shall assume all of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund, whether accrued or contingent, known or unknown, existing at the Valuation Date (collectively, “Liabilities”).  On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed substantially all (and in no event less than 98%) of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable year through the Closing Date.

 

1.4.                              Immediately following the actions contemplated by paragraph 1.1, OGMF shall take such actions necessary to complete the liquidation of the Acquired Fund.  To complete the liquidation, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, shall (a) distribute to its shareholders of record with respect to each class of Acquired Fund Shares as of the Closing Date, as defined in paragraph 3.1 (“Acquired Fund Shareholders”), on a pro rata basis within that class, the Acquiring Fund Shares of the corresponding class received by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, pursuant to paragraph 1.1 and (b) completely liquidate.  Such liquidation shall be accomplished, with respect to each class of Acquired Fund Shares, by the transfer of the corresponding Acquiring Fund Shares then credited to the account of the Acquired Fund on the books of the Acquiring Fund to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Fund in the names of the Acquired Fund Shareholders.  The aggregate net asset value of each class of Acquiring Fund Shares to be so credited to each corresponding class of Acquired Fund Shareholders shall, with respect to each class, be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Acquired Fund Shares of the corresponding class owned by Acquired Fund Shareholders on the Closing Date.  All issued and outstanding Acquired Fund Shares will be canceled on the books of the Acquired Fund.  The Acquiring Fund shall not issue certificates representing any class of Acquiring Fund Shares in connection with such exchange.

 

1.5.                              Ownership of Acquiring Fund Shares will be shown on the books of the Acquiring Fund’s transfer agent.

 

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1.6.                              Any reporting responsibility of the Acquired Fund, including, but not limited to, the responsibility for filing regulatory reports, tax returns, or other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), any state securities commission, and any federal, state or local tax authorities or any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the responsibility of the Acquired Fund.

 

2..                                    VALUATION

 

2.1.                              The value of the Assets shall be determined as of the “close of business” (as defined in paragraph 3.1) on the Closing Date (such time and date being hereinafter called the “Valuation Date”), computed using the valuation procedures set forth in the then-current prospectus and statement of additional information, as supplemented, with respect to the Acquired Fund and valuation procedures established by OGMF’s Board of Trustees.  All computations of value shall be made by [          ], in its capacity as [          ] for the Acquired Fund, and shall be subject to confirmation by the Acquiring Fund’s recordkeeping agent.

 

2.2                                 The net asset value per share of each class of Acquiring Fund Shares shall be determined to the nearest full cent on the Valuation Date, using the valuation procedures set forth in the then-current prospectus and statement of additional information, as supplemented,  with respect to the Acquiring Fund and valuation procedures established by JPMorgan’s Board of Trustees.  All computations of value shall be made by [          ], in its capacity as [          ] for the Acquiring Fund, and shall be subject to confirmation by the Acquired Fund’s recordkeeping agent.

 

2.3                                 The number of Acquiring Fund Shares of each class to be issued in exchange for the Assets shall be determined with respect to each such class by dividing the value of the net assets with respect to each class of Acquired Fund Shares, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of an Acquiring Fund Share of the corresponding class, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.2.

 

3.                                       CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE

 

3.1.                              The Closing Date shall be February 18, 2005, or such other date as the parties may agree.  All acts taking place at the closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (“Closing”) shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.  The “close of business” on the Closing Date shall be as of [    ] p.m., Eastern Time and after the declaration of any dividends.  The Closing shall be held at the offices of [          ] or at such other time and/or place as the parties may agree.

 

3.2.                              OGMF shall direct [               ], as custodian for the Acquired Fund (“Acquired Fund Custodian”), to deliver to JPMorgan, at the Closing, a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (i) the Assets of the Acquired Fund have been delivered in proper form to the Acquiring Fund within two business days prior to or on the Closing Date, and (ii) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets of the Acquired Fund, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made.  The Acquired Fund’s portfolio securities represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be presented by the Acquired Fund Custodian to [          ], as the custodian for the Acquiring Fund (“Acquiring Fund Custodian”).  Such presentation shall be made for examination no later than five business days preceding the Closing Date, and such certificates and other written instruments shall be transferred and delivered by the Acquired Fund as of the Closing Date for the account of the Acquiring Fund duly endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof.  The Acquired Fund Custodian shall deliver to the Acquiring Fund Custodian as of the Closing Date by book entry, in accordance with the customary practices of the Acquired Fund Custodian and of each securities depository, as defined in Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, the Assets deposited with such depositories.  The cash to be transferred by the Acquired Fund shall be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date.

 

3.3.                              OGMF shall direct [         ], in its capacity as transfer agent for the Acquired Fund (“Transfer Agent”), to deliver to JPMorgan at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that its records contain the name and address of each Acquired Fund Shareholder and the number and percentage ownership of

 

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each outstanding class of Acquired Fund Shares owned by each such shareholder immediately prior to the Closing.  The Acquiring Fund shall deliver to the Secretary of the Acquired Fund a confirmation evidencing that (a) the appropriate number of Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to the Acquired Fund’s account on the books of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to paragraph 1.1 prior to the actions contemplated by paragraph 1.4 and (b) the appropriate number of Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to the accounts of the Acquired Fund Shareholders on the books of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to paragraph 1.4.  At the Closing each party shall deliver to the other party such bills of sale, checks, assignments, share certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as the other party or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

3.4.                              In the event that on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund (each, an “Exchange”) shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund is impracticable (in the judgment of the Board of Trustees of JPMorgan with respect to the Acquiring Fund and the Board of Trustees of OGMF with respect to the Acquired Fund), the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first Friday (that is also a business day) after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored.

 

4.                                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

4.1.                            Except as has been fully disclosed to JPMorgan in Schedule 4.1 to this Agreement, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, represents and warrants to JPMorgan as follows:

 

(a)                                  The Acquired Fund is duly established as a series of OGMF, which is a business trust duly organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with power under its Declaration of Trust, as amended (“Charter”), to own all of its Assets and to carry on its business as it is being conducted as of the date hereof.  OGMF is not required to qualify as a foreign trust or association in any jurisdiction.  OGMF has all necessary federal, state and local authorization to carry on its business as now being conducted and to fulfill the terms of this Agreement, except as set forth in paragraph 4.1(c) [The obligations of OGMF entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, employees or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of OGMF personally, but bind only the assets of OGMF and all persons dealing with any series or funds of OGMF, such as the Acquiring Fund, must look solely to the assets of OGMF belonging to such series or fund for the enforcement of any claims against OGMF.] 

 

(b)                                 OGMF is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the registration of each class of Acquired Fund Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), is in full force and effect.

 

(c)                                  No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Acquired Fund of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”), the 1940 Act, state securities laws and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

 

(d)                                 The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquired Fund and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquired Fund used at all times prior to the date of this Agreement conforms or conformed at the time of its use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and does not or did not at the time of its use include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. 

 

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(e)                                  On the Closing Date, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, will have good and marketable title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver such Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances, and upon delivery and payment for the Assets, JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including such restrictions as might arise under the 1933 Act.

 

(f)                                    The Acquired Fund is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result in (i) a material violation of the OGMF’s Charter or Code of Regulations or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, is a party or by which it is bound, or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, is a party or by which it is bound. 

 

(g)                                 All material contracts or other commitments of the Acquired Fund (other than this Agreement, contracts listed in Schedule 4.1 and certain investment contracts, including options, futures, and forward contracts) will terminate without liability to the Acquired Fund on or prior to the Closing Date.  Each contract listed in Schedule 4.1 is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of each party thereto and the assignment by the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund of each such contract will not result in the termination of such contract, any breach or default thereunder or the imposition of any penalty thereunder.

 

(h)                                 Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.1 to this Agreement, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to OGMF’s knowledge, threatened against OGMF, with respect to the Acquired Fund or any of its properties or assets, that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.1 to this Agreement, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated.

 

(i)                                     The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Schedule of Investments of the Acquired Fund at June 30, 2004, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) consistently applied, and such statements (true and correct copies of which have been furnished to JPMorgan) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquired Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent, accrued or other liabilities of the Acquired Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date that are not disclosed therein. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Schedule of Investments of the Acquired Fund at December 31, 2004 (unaudited), will be when sent to Acquired Fund shareholders in the regular course in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and such statements (true and correct copies of which will be furnished to JPMorgan) will present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquired Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and all known contingent, accrued or other liabilities of the Acquired Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date will be disclosed therein. 

 

(j)                                     Since June 30, 2004, there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquired Fund’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquired Fund of indebtedness.  For the purposes of this subparagraph (j), a decline in net asset value per share of Acquired Fund Shares due to declines in

 

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market values of securities held by the Acquired Fund, the discharge of Acquired Fund liabilities, or the redemption of Acquired Fund Shares by shareholders of the Acquired Fund shall not constitute a material adverse change.

 

(k)                                  On the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquired Fund required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof and, to the best of OGMF’s knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns.

 

(l)                                     For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year ending on the Closing Date), the Acquired Fund has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been (or will be) eligible to and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will have distributed substantially all of (i) the excess of (x) its investment income excludible from gross income under Section 103 of the Code over (y) its deductions disallowed under Sections 265 and 171 of the Code (net tax-exempt income), (ii) its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and (iii) any capital gain (after reduction for any capital loss carryover) (as defined in the Code) that has accrued through the Closing Date, and before the Closing Date will have declared dividends intended to be sufficient to distribute all of its net tax-exempt income, investment company taxable income and net capital gain for the period ending on the Closing Date. 

 

(m)                               All issued and outstanding Acquired Fund Shares are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly authorized and validly and legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable by OGMF and will have been offered and sold in every state, territory and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of all applicable federal and state securities laws.  All of the issued and outstanding Acquired Fund Shares will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, as provided in paragraph 3.3.  The Acquired Fund does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the Acquired Fund Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Acquired Fund Shares.  The Acquired Fund will review its assets to ensure that at any time prior to the Closing Date its assets do not include any assets that the Acquiring Fund is not permitted, or reasonably believes to be unsuitable for it, to acquire, including without limitation any security that, prior to its acquisition by the Acquired Fund, is unsuitable for the Acquiring Fund to acquire. 

 

(n)                                 The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated herein, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Board of Trustees of OGMF, and by the approval of the Acquired Fund’s shareholders, as described in paragraph 8.1, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

(o)                                 The combined proxy statement and prospectus (“Proxy Statement”) to be included in the Registration Statement (as defined in paragraph 5.6), insofar as it relates to the Acquired Fund, will from the effective date of the Registration Statement through the date of the meeting of shareholders of the Acquired Fund contemplated therein and on the Closing Date (i) not contain any 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, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading (provided that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements in or omissions

 

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from the Proxy Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use therein) and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.  The information to be furnished by the Acquired Fund for use in registration statements and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), which may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations thereunder applicable thereto.

 

4.2.                              Except as has been fully disclosed to OGMF in Schedule 4.2 to this Agreement, JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, represents and warrants to OGMF as follows:

 

(a)                                  The Acquiring Fund is duly established as a series of JPMorgan, which is a business trust duly organized, existing, and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the power under JPMorgan’s Declaration of Trust to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as contemplated by this Agreement.  JPMorgan is not required to qualify as a foreign trust or association in any jurisdiction.  JPMorgan has all necessary federal, state and local authorization to carry on its business as now being conducted and to fulfill the terms of this Agreement, except as set forth in paragraph 4.2(c).  The obligations of JPMorgan entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, employees or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of JPMorgan personally, but bind only the assets of JPMorgan and all persons dealing with any series or funds of JPMorgan, such as the Acquired Fund, must look solely to the assets of JPMorgan belonging to such series or fund for the enforcement of any claims against JPMorgan. 

 

(b)                                 JPMorgan is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act and the registration of each class of the Acquiring Fund Shares under the 1933 Act will be in full force and effect as of the Closing Date. 

 

(c)                                  No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Fund of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, state securities laws and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

 

(d)                                 The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Fund and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Fund used at all times prior to the date of this Agreement conforms in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of or conformed at the time of its use the Commission thereunder and does not or did not at the time of its use include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. 

 

(e)                                  The Acquiring Fund is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of JPMorgan’s Declaration of Trust, Bylaws or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which OGMF, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, is a party or by which it is bound, or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, is a party or by which it is bound. 

 

(f)                                    No litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to JPMorgan’s knowledge, threatened against JPMorgan, with respect to the Acquiring Fund or any of the Acquiring Fund’s properties or assets, that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect the Acquiring Fund’s financial condition or the conduct of its business.  JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of

 

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any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects the Acquiring Fund’s business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated.

 

(g)                                 The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Schedule of Investments of the Acquiring Fund at [provide date], have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) consistently applied, and such statements (true and correct copies of which have been furnished to OGMF) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquiring Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent, accrued or other liabilities of the Acquiring Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date that are not disclosed therein. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Schedule of Investments of the Acquiring Fund at [provide date], [are/will be when sent to Acquiring Fund shareholders in the regular course] in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and such statements (true and correct copies of which [have been/will be] furnished to OGMF) [present/will present] fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquiring Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and [there are no/all] known contingent, accrued or other liabilities of the Acquiring Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date [that are not disclosed therein/will be disclosed therein]. 

 

(h)                                 Since [provide date], there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquiring Fund’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquiring Fund of indebtedness.  For the purposes of this subparagraph (h), a decline in net asset value per share of Acquiring Fund Shares due to declines in market values of securities held by the Acquiring Fund, the discharge of Acquiring Fund liabilities, or the redemption of Acquiring Fund Shares by shareholders of the Acquiring Fund shall not constitute a material adverse change.

 

(i)                                     On the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquiring Fund required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof and, to the best of JPMorgan’s knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns.

 

(j)                                     For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that includes the Closing Date), the Acquiring Fund has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been (or will be) eligible to and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will have distributed substantially all of its (i) investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and (ii) net capital gain (after reduction for any capital loss carryover) (as defined in the Code) for periods ending prior to the Closing Date.

 

(k)                                  All of the issued and outstanding Acquiring Fund Shares are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly authorized and validly and legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable by JPMorgan and will have been offered and sold in every state, territory and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of all applicable federal and state securities laws.  The Acquiring Fund does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Acquiring Fund Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any Acquiring Fund Shares.  All of the Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued and delivered to the Acquired Fund, for the account of the Acquired Fund Shareholders, pursuant to this Agreement will on the Closing Date have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will

 

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be duly and validly and legally issued Acquiring fund Shares and be fully paid and non-assessable by JPMorgan.

 

(l)                                     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated herein, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Board of Trustees of JPMorgan and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles. 

 

(m)                               The Proxy Statement to be included in the Registration Statement, insofar as it relates to the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Fund Shares, will from the effective date of the Registration Statement through the date of the meeting of shareholders of the Acquired Fund contemplated therein and on the Closing Date (i) not contain any 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, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading (provided that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Acquired Fund for use therein) and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.  The information to be furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use in registration statements and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), which may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations thereunder applicable thereto.

 

5.                                       COVENANTS

 

OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, and JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, respectively, hereby further covenant as follows:

 

5.1.                              The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund each will operate its business in the ordinary course between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions, and any other distribution that may be advisable.

 

5.2.                              OGMF will call a meeting of the shareholders of the Acquired Fund to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

5.3.                              The Acquired Fund covenants that the Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued hereunder are not being acquired for the purpose of making any distribution thereof, other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

5.4.                              The Acquired Fund will assist the Acquiring Fund in obtaining such information as the Acquiring Fund reasonably requests concerning the beneficial ownership of the Acquired Fund Shares.

 

5.5.                              Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, each of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund covenant to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.6.                              The Acquiring Fund shall prepare and file a Registration Statement on Form N-14 in compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the Reorganization (“Registration Statement”).  The Acquired Fund will provide to the Acquiring Fund such information regarding the Acquired Fund as may be reasonably necessary for the preparation of the Registration Statement.

 

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5.7.                              Each of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund covenant to use its reasonable best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable.

 

5.8.                              OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, covenants that it will, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by JPMorgan, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments and will take or cause to be taken such further action as JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm (a) OGMF’s title to and possession of the Acquiring Fund Shares to be delivered hereunder and (b) JPMorgan’s title to and possession of all the Assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. 

 

5.9.                              The Acquiring Fund covenants to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state blue sky or securities laws as may be necessary in order to continue its operations after the Closing Date.

 

5.10                           The Acquiring Fund shall not change its Declaration of Trust, prospectus or statement of additional information prior to closing so as to restrict permitted investments for the Acquiring Fund, except as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

6.                                       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIRED FUND

 

The obligations of OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, to consummate the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at OGMF’s election, to the performance by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of all the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date, and, in addition thereto, the following further conditions:

 

6.1.                              All representations and warranties of JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

6.2.                              JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, on or before the Closing Date.

 

6.3.                              JPMorgan shall have executed and delivered an assumption of the Liabilities and all such other agreements and instruments as OGMF may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm (a) OGMF’s title to and possession of the Acquiring Fund Shares to be delivered hereunder and (b) JPMorgan’s assumption of all of the Liabilities and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. 

 

6.4.                              JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, shall have delivered to the Acquired Fund a certificate executed in the name of JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, by JPMorgan’s President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in a form reasonably satisfactory to OGMF and dated as of the Closing Date, as to the matters set forth in paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 and as to such other matters as OGMF shall reasonably request. 

 

6.5.                              The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund shall have agreed on the number of full and fractional Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with paragraph 1.1.

 

7.                                       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIRING FUND 

 

The obligations of JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, to consummate the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at JPMorgan’s election, to the performance by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired 

 

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Fund, of all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date and, in addition thereto, the following further conditions: 

 

7.1.                              All representations and warranties of OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

7.2.                              OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, on or before the Closing Date.

 

7.3.                              OGMF shall have delivered to the Acquiring Fund a statement of the Assets and Liabilities, as of the Closing Date, including a schedule of investments, certified by the Treasurer of OGMF.  OGMF shall have executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments of transfer as JPMorgan may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm (a) OGMF’s title to and possession of the Acquiring Fund Shares to be delivered hereunder and (b) JPMorgan’s title to and possession of all the Assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. 

 

7.4.                              OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, shall have delivered to JPMorgan a certificate executed in the name of OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, by OGMF’s President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in a form reasonably satisfactory to JPMorgan and dated as of the Closing Date, as to the matters set forth in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 and as to such other matters as JPMorgan shall reasonably request. 

 

7.5.                              The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund shall have agreed on the number of full and fractional Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with paragraph 1.1.

 

8.                                       FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIRING FUND AND ACQUIRED FUND

 

If any of the conditions set forth below have not been satisfied on or before the Closing Date with respect to OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, or JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, the other party to this Agreement shall be entitled, at its option, to refuse to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

 

8.1.                              This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the Acquired Fund in accordance with the provision of the Charter and Code of Regulations of OGMF, applicable state law and the 1940 Act, and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval shall have been delivered to the Acquiring Fund.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither OGMF nor JPMorgan may waive the condition set forth in this paragraph 8.1.

 

8.2.                              On the Closing Date no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending or, to OGMF’s or to JPMorgan’s knowledge, threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

8.3.                              All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by OGMF or JPMorgan to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund, provided that either party hereto may for itself waive any of such conditions.

 

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8.4.                              The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act.

 

8.5.                              The parties shall have received the opinion of Dechert LLP dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions, and representations made by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and their respective authorized officers, (i) the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each be 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 Acquiring Fund upon receipt of the Assets in exchange for the Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of the Liabilities; (iii) the basis in the hands of the Acquiring Fund in the Assets will be the same as the basis of the Acquired Fund in the Assets immediately prior to the transfer thereof; (iv) the holding periods of the Assets in the hands of the Acquiring Fund will include the periods during which the Assets were held by the Acquired Fund; (v) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Fund upon the transfer of the Assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for the Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all of the Liabilities, or upon the distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares by the Acquired Fund to its shareholders in liquidation; (vi) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Fund shareholders upon the exchange of their Acquired Fund Shares for the Acquiring Fund Shares; (vii) the aggregate basis of the Acquiring Fund Shares that each Acquired Fund shareholder receives in connection with the transaction will be the same as the aggregate basis of his or her Acquired Fund Shares exchanged therefor; (viii) an Acquired Fund shareholder’s holding period for his or her Acquiring Fund Shares will be determined by including the period for which he or she held the Acquired Fund Shares exchanged therefore, provide that he or she held such Acquired Fund Shares as capital assets; and (ix) the Acquiring Fund will succeed to, and take into account (subject to the conditions and limitations specified in Sections 381, 382, 383, and 384 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder) the items of the Acquired Fund described in Section 381(c) of the Code.  The opinion will not address whether gain or loss will be recognized with respect to any contracts subject to Section 1256 of the Code in connection with the reorganization.  The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon receipt by Dechert LLP of representations it shall request of OGMF and JPMorgan.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither OGMF nor JPMorgan may waive the condition set forth in this paragraph 8.5.

 

8.6.                              JPMorgan shall have received the opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP dated the Closing Date (subject to customary assumptions, qualifications and limitations and in form and substance acceptable to JPMorgan, substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts and certifications made by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, and its authorized officers, (a) OGMF is a business trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and, to the knowledge of such counsel, is neither qualified nor required to qualify as a foreign trust or association in any jurisdiction, (b) this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein have been approved by all necessary action by OGMF and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, and enforceable against OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws or court decisions regarding enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (c) OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, has all necessary power and authority to sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver the Assets to JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in accordance with the terms hereof, OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, will have duly sold, assigned, conveyed, transferred and delivered the Assets to JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement did not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not violate, contravene or conflict with any provision of the Charter or Code of Regulations of OGMF or the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquired Fund or applicable state law, and (e) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and state securities laws. 

 

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8.7.                              OGMF shall have received the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP dated the Closing Date (subject to customary assumptions, qualifications and limitations and in form and substance acceptable to OGMF) substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts and certifications made by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and its authorized officers, (a) JPMorgan is a business trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and authorized to exercise all of the powers recited in its Declaration of Trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Acquiring Fund is a series of JPMorgan; (b) the Acquiring Fund Shares are duly authorized and, upon delivery to OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund shareholders pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable by JPMorgan, (c) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Agreement by OGMF on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, the Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, enforceable against the Acquiring Fund in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; provided that such counsel shall be entitled to state that it expresses no opinion with respect to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any contractual provisions purporting to provide indemnification of any person for any claims, damages, liabilities or expenses which may be limited by any applicable Federal or state securities laws; and (d) all actions required to be taken by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, to authorize the Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of JPMorgan; (e) the execution and delivery by JPMorgan of the Agreement did not, and the performance by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of its obligations under the Agreement will not, violate JPMorgan’s Declaration of Trust or By-laws; provided, however, that such counsel shall be entitled to state that it expresses no opinion with respect to Federal or state securities laws, other antifraud laws and fraudulent transfer laws; and provided, further, that insofar as the performance by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of its obligations under the Agreement is concerned, such counsel shall be entitled to state that it expresses no opinion as to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws and general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and (f) to the knowledge of each counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority for the United States or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required for the consummation by JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and state securities laws.  With respect to all matters of Massachusetts law, such counsel shall be entitled to state that, with the approval of the Acquired Fund, they have relied upon the opinion of JPMorgan’s Massachusetts counsel, and that its opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations with respect to such matters as are contained in the opinion of JPMorgan’s Massachusetts counsel.  Such opinion also shall include such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Acquired Fund may reasonably request. 

 

8.8                                 The Assets will include no assets which the Acquiring Fund, by reason of limitations contained in its Declaration of Trust or of investment restrictions disclosed in its current prospectus and statement of additional information, as supplemented, in effect on the Closing Date, may not properly acquire.

 

9.                                       INDEMNIFICATION

 

9.1                                 JPMorgan, out of the Acquiring Fund’s assets and property (including any amounts paid to the Acquiring Fund pursuant to any applicable liability insurance policies or indemnification agreements) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless OGMF and its Trustees and officers from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which the Acquired Fund may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on (a) any breach by the Acquiring Fund of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (b) any act, error, omission, neglect, misstatement, materially misleading statement, breach of duty or other act wrongfully done or attempted to be committed by JPMorgan or its Trustees or officers prior to the Closing Date, provided that such indemnification by JPMorgan (or the Acquiring Fund) is not (i) in violation of any applicable law or (ii) otherwise prohibited as a result of any applicable order or decree issued by any governing regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction.

 

9.2                                 OGMF, out of the Acquired Fund’s assets and property including (including any amounts paid to the Acquired Fund pursuant to any applicable liability insurance policies or indemnification agreements) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless JPMorgan and its Trustees and officers from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which the Acquiring Fund may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on (a) any breach by the Acquired Fund of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (b) any act, error, omission, neglect, misstatement, materially misleading statement, breach of duty or other act wrongfully done or attempted to be committed by OGMF or its Trustees or officers prior to the Closing Date, provided that such indemnification by OGMF (or the Acquired Fund) is not (i) in violation of any applicable law or (ii) otherwise prohibited as a result of any applicable order or decree issued by any governing regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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10.                                 BROKERAGE FEES AND EXPENSES

 

10.1.                        JPMorgan, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and OGMF, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, represent and warrant to each other that there are no brokers or finders entitled to receive any payments in connection with the transactions provided for herein.

 

10.2.                        The expenses relating to the Reorganization will be borne by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Bank One Investment Advisors Corporation.  The costs of the Reorganization shall include, but not be limited to, costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the 1940 Act, preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and printing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, legal fees, accounting fees, securities registration fees, and expenses of holding a shareholders’ meeting pursuant to paragraph 5.2.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, expenses will in any event be paid by the party directly incurring such expenses if and to the extent that the payment by another person of such expenses would result in the disqualification of such party as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code. 

 

11.                                 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES

 

11.1.                        JPMorgan and OGMF agree that neither party has made any representation, warranty or covenant, on behalf of either the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund, respectively, not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.

 

11.2.                        The representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.  The covenants to be performed after the Closing and the obligations of each of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund in Section 9 shall survive the Closing.

 

12.                                 TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by resolution of the either the Board of Trustees of JPMorgan or the Board of Trustees of OGMF, at any time prior to the Closing Date, if circumstances should develop that, in the opinion of that Board, make proceeding with the Agreement inadvisable with respect to the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund, respectively.

 

13.                                 AMENDMENTS

 

This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in such manner as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the authorized officers of JPMorgan and OGMF.

 

14.                                 NOTICES

 

Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile, electronic delivery (i.e., e-mail) personal service or prepaid or certified mail addressed as follows:

 

If to OGMF, at the address of OGMF set forth in the preamble to this Agreement, in each case to the attention of Scott E. Richter and with a copy to Dechert LLP, 1775 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, attn: Jane A. Kanter; 

 

If to JPMorgan, at the address of JPMorgan set forth in the preamble to this Agreement, in each case to the attention of Nina O. Shenker and with a copy to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, attn.:  John E. Baumgardner, Jr. 

 

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15.                                 HEADINGS; GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILITY; ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; RULE 145 

 

15.1.                        The Article and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

15.2.                        This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. 

 

15.3.                        This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto 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 party. 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 Agreement.

 

15.4.                        Pursuant to Rule 145 under the 1933 Act, the Acquired Fund will, in connection with the issuance of any Acquiring Fund Shares to any person who at the time of the transaction contemplated hereby is deemed to be an affiliate of a party to the transaction pursuant to Rule 145(c), cause to be affixed upon the certificates issued to such person (if any) a legend as follows: 

 

“THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT TO [ACQUIRING FUND] OR ITS PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER UNLESS (i) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (ii) IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO [ACQUIRING FUND], SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED;” 

 

and, further, the Acquired Fund will issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to such Acquired Fund Shares.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its President or any Vice President. 

 

ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS, on behalf of its
series, [One Group Series] 

[JPMORGAN FUND], on behalf of its series,
[JPMorgan Series]

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 

 

With respect to Section 10.2 of this Agreement, Accepted and Acknowledged by 

 

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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Schedule 4.1

 

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Schedule 4.2

 

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APPENDIX B

 

YOUR ACCOUNT WORKS

 

How Your Account Works

 

BUYING FUND SHARES

 

In this Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the Prime Money Market Fund and the 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund offer Capital, Agency and Premier shares.

 

You do not pay any sales charge (sometimes called a load) when you buy Capital, Agency and Premier shares of these Funds.  Certain dealers and shareholder servicing agents may receive payments from JPMorgan Chase Bank or an affiliate (See “Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus). These payments are made at their own expense.

 

The price you pay for your shares is the net asset value per share (NAV) of the class. NAV is the value of everything a class of a Fund owns, minus everything the class owes, divided by the number of shares held by investors. The Funds seek to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00. Each 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 Fund would receive if it sold the investment.

 

The NAV of each class of shares is generally calculated as of the cut-off time each day the Funds are accepting orders. You will pay the next NAV calculated after the applicable JPMorgan Funds service center accepts your order.

 

You may buy Capital, Agency and Premier shares through an investment representative, such as broker-dealers and banks that have an agreement with the Funds and Capital and Agency Class shares through a service organization.  You can buy Premier shares directly from the JPMorgan Funds service center, and you can buy Capital and Agency shares directly from the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center.

 

Shares are available on any business day that the Funds are open for business.  The Funds will be closed on weekends and days on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is closed, including the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

On occasion, the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). When the NYSE closes before a Fund’s cut-off time, purchase requests received by the Fund or an authorized agent of the Fund after the NYSE closes will be effective the following business day. Each Fund, however, may elect to remain open following an early close of the NYSE or to open on days when the Federal Reserve is open and the NYSE is closed. If your purchase request is received by the Fund or an authorized agent of the Fund before the Fund’s close on a day when the NYSE closes early but the Fund remains open, or on a day when the Fund is open but the NYSE is not, it will be effective the same business day. Purchase requests received after a Fund closes will be effective the following business day. Shareholders will receive notice at www.jpmorganfunds.com if and to what extent a Fund remains open following an early close of the NYSE or if and to what extent a Fund will be open on a day when the Federal Reserve is open and the NYSE is not.

 

If we accept your order by a Fund’s cut-off time, we will process your order at that day’s price and you will be entitled to all dividends declared on that day. If we accept your order after the cut-off time, we will generally process it at the next day’s price. If you pay by check before the cut-off time, we will generally process your order the next day the Funds are open for business.

 

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Normally, the cut-off time for each Fund is:

 

PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND

 

5:00 P.M. ET

100% U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUND

 

3:00 P.M. ET

 

If you buy through an agent and not directly from a JPMorgan Funds service center, the agent could set earlier cut-off times. The Funds may close earlier a few days each year if the Public Securities Association recommends that the U.S. government securities market close trading earlier.

 

The Funds have the right to refuse any purchase order or to stop offering shares for sale at any time.

 

TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT, BUY OR SELL SHARES OR GET FUND INFORMATION, CALL (AS APPLICABLE):

 

JPMORGAN FUNDS SERVICE CENTER
1-800-348-4782

 

JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS SERVICE CENTER
1-800-766-7722

 

MINIMUM INVESTMENTS

 

The minimum amount for initial investments in each Fund by investors or service organizations is as follows (the minimum investment may be less for certain investors):

 

CLASS OF SHARES

 

INITIAL INVESTMENT

 

Premier Class

 

$

1,000,000

 

Agency Class

 

$

10,000,000

 

Capital Class

 

$

100,000,000

 

 

There are no minimum levels for subsequent purchases, but you must always have the minimum investment in your account.

 

GENERAL

 

The JPMorgan money market funds are intended for short-term investment horizons, and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit short-term trading activity.  Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number.  The Funds cannot waive these requirements.  The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

 

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your investment representative.  If we cannot obtain this information with the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected.  Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected.  If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will receive the NAV next calculated after all of the required information is received.

 

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Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity.  After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified.  If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV.  If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Make your check out to JPMorgan Funds or JPMorgan Institutional Funds, as applicable, in U.S. dollars.  The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks or credit card checks.  The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution.  Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to the JPMorgan Funds or a Fund are considered “third-party” checks.  The redemption of shares purchased through the JPMorgan Institutional Funds service center, a JPMorgan Funds service center or an Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction is subject to certain limitations.  See Selling Fund Shares.

 

Your purchase may be cancelled if your check does not clear and you will be responsible for any expenses and losses to the Funds. Orders by wire may be cancelled if the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center does not receive payment by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the day that you placed your order.

 

You can buy shares in one of two ways:

 

THROUGH YOUR INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVE OR SERVICE ORGANIZATION

 

You may buy Capital, Agency and Premier shares through an investment representative, and you may also purchase Capital and Agency Class shares through a service organization.  Tell your investment representative or service organization which Funds you want to buy and he or she will contact us. Your investment representative or service organization may charge you a fee and may offer additional services, such as special purchase and redemption programs, “sweep” programs, cash advances and redemption checks. Some investment representatives charge a single fee that covers all services.  Your investment representative or service organization must accept  your order by a Fund’s cut-off time in order for us process your order at that day’s price.  Your investment representative or service organization may impose different minimum investments and earlier cut-off time to buy and sell shares.

 

Your service organization is paid by the Funds to assist you in establishing your account, executing transactions and monitoring your investment.  Service organizations may provide the following services in connection with their customers’ investments in the Funds:

 

      Acting directly or through an agent, as the sole shareholder of record

 

      Maintaining account records for customers

 

      Processing orders to purchase, redeem or exchange shares for customers

 

      Responding to inquiries from shareholders

 

      Assisting customers with investment procedures

 

THROUGH THE JPMORGAN FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Premier shares)

 

Call 1-800-348-4782

 

Or

 

Complete the application form and mail it along with a check for the amount you want to invest to:

 

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JPMorgan Funds Service Center
P.O. Box 219392
Kansas City, MO 64121-9392

 

THROUGH THE JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Capital and Agency shares)

 

Call 1-800-766-7722

 

Or

 

Complete the application form and mail it along with a check for the amount you want to invest to:

 

JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center
500 Stanton Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19713

 

The applicable JPMorgan Funds service center will accept your order when federal funds, a wire, a check or ACH transaction is received together with a completed application or other instructions in proper form.

 

The JPMorgan Funds Service Center and the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center accept purchase orders on any business day that the Funds are open for business. The Funds will be closed on weekends and day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the NYSE are closed. Each Fund, however, may elect to open on days when the Federal Reserve is open and the NYSE is closed. Normally, if the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center receives your order in proper form by the Fund’s cut-off time, we will process your order at that day’s price.

 

SELLING FUND SHARES

 

You can sell your shares on any day that the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center is accepting purchase orders. You will receive the next NAV calculated after the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center accepts your order.

 

We will need the names of the registered shareholders, your account number and other information before we can sell your shares.

 

Under normal circumstances, if the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center accept your order before a Fund’s cut-off time, the Fund will make available to you the proceeds the same business day. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center by check or through an ACH transaction for 15 days or 7 business days, respectively, following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared. Thereafter, a redemption order can be processed as otherwise described. The Funds may stop accepting orders to sell and may postpone payments for more than seven days, or more than one day for Prime Money Market Fund, as federal securities laws permit.

 

You will need to have signatures guaranteed for all registered owners or their legal representative if:

 

      you want your payment sent to an address other than the one we have in our records; or,

 

      you want to sell shares with a net asset value of $100,000 or more.

 

We may also need additional documents or a letter from a surviving joint owner before selling the shares. Contact the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center, as applicable, for more details.

 

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You can sell your shares in one of three ways:

 

THROUGH YOUR INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVE OR SERVICE ORGANIZATION

 

You may sell Capital, Agency and Premier shares through an investment representative, and you may also sell Capital and Agency shares through a service organization.  Tell your investment representative or service organization which Funds you want to sell. We must accept an order by the Fund’s cut-off time in order for us to process your order at that day’s price. He or she will send the necessary documents to the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center, as applicable. Your investment representative or service organization may charge you for this service.

 

THROUGH THE JPMORGAN FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Premier shares)

 

Call 1-800-348-4782. We will mail you a check or send the proceeds via electronic transfer or wire. If you have changed your address of record within the previous 30 days or if you sell shares of a Fund worth $25,000 or more by telephone, we will send the proceeds by wire only to a bank account on our records.

 

THROUGH THE JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Capital and Agency shares)

 

Call 1-800-766-7722.  We will send the proceeds by wire only to the bank account on our records.

 

REDEMPTIONS-IN-KIND

 

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash.  However, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more of a Fund’s assets, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash.  If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV.  The process minimizes the effect of large redemptions of the Fund and its remaining shareholders.

 

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

 

You can exchange your Capital, Agency and Premier shares for shares of the same class in certain other JPMorgan Funds.

 

When you purchase by check or through an ACH transaction, you can exchange your shares beginning 15 days or 7 business days, respectively, after you buy your shares.  For tax purposes, an exchange is treated as a sale of Fund shares.

 

Carefully read the prospectus of the Fund you want to buy before making an exchange.  You will need to meet any minimum investment requirement.  For further details, call 1-800-348-4782 for Premier, shares, and 1-800-766-7722 for Capital and Agency shares.

 

We reserve the right to limit the number of exchanges or to refuse an exchange.  Your exchange privilege will be revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive.

 

You may exchange your shares in one of three ways:

 

THROUGH YOUR INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVE OR SERVICE ORGANIZATION

 

You may exchange Capital, Agency and Premier shares through an investment representative, and you may also exchange Capital and Agency shares through a service organization.  Tell your investment representative or service organization which Funds’ shares you want to exchange.  They will send the necessary documents to the JPMorgan Funds Service Center or JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center, as applicable.  Your investment representative or service organization may charge you for this service.

 

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THROUGH THE JPMORGAN FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Premier shares)

 

Call 1-800-348-4782 to ask for details.

 

THROUGH THE JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS SERVICE CENTER (for Capital and Agency shares)

 

Call 1-800-766-7722 to ask for details.

 

OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FUNDS

 

We may close your account if the balance falls below the applicable minimum account size set forth above as a result of selling shares. We will give you 60 days’ notice before closing your account.

 

Unless you indicate otherwise on your account application, we are authorized to act on redemption and transfer instructions received by telephone. If someone trades on your account by telephone, we will ask that person to confirm your account registration and address to make sure they match those you provided us. If they give us the correct information, we are generally authorized to follow that person’s instructions. We will take reasonable precautions to confirm that the instructions are genuine. Investors agree that they will not hold the Funds liable for any loss or expenses arising from any sales request if the Funds take reasonable precautions. The applicable Fund will be liable for any loss to you from an unauthorized sale or fraud against you if we do not follow reasonable procedures.

 

You may not always reach the JPMorgan Funds Service Center and the JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center by telephone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your investment representative or agent. We may modify or cancel the sale of shares by telephone without notice.

 

You may write to (for Premier shares):

 

JPMorgan Funds Service Center
P.O. Box 219392
Kansas City, MO 64121-9392

 

You may write to (for Capital and Agency shares):

 

JPMorgan Institutional Funds Service Center
500 Stanton Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19713

 

Each Fund may issue multiple classes of shares.  Each class has 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.

 

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APPENDIX C

 

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND PRIMARY
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

 

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

Investment Objective

 

To seek high current income with liquidity and stability of principal with the added assurance of a Fund that does not purchase securities that are subject to repurchase agreements.

 

To provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and providing maximum safety of principal.

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Investment Strategies

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund invests exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds.  The Fund will comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules applicable to all money market funds, including Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

•   The Fund invests exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other U.S. obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.  If the Fund decides to change this strategy, shareholders will be given 60 days advance notice.

•   The average maturity on a dollar-weighted basis of the securities held by the Fund will be 90 days or less.

•   Each security held by the Fund will mature 397 days or less as determined under Rule 2a-7.

•   The Fund will acquire only those securities that present minimal credit risks.

•   The Fund may lend its securities.

The Fund is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

The JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund invests exclusively in:

•   obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes.

These investments carry different interest rates, maturities and issue dates.  The Fund does not buy securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government.

The dollar weighted average maturity of the Fund will generally be 90 days or less and the Fund will buy only those instruments that have remaining maturities of 397 days or less.

All securities purchased by the Fund must meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Fund’s adviser seeks to develop an appropriate portfolio by considering the differences in yields among securities of different maturities.

The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share.

The Fund’s Board of Trustees may change any of the investment policies (including the investment objective) without shareholder approval.

The Fund is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

 

 

 

 

Who May Want to Invest

 

 

 

Who may want to invest

The Fund is designed for investors who:

•   want an investment that strives to preserve capital

             want regular income from a high-quality portfolio

 

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One Group Treasury Only Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

             want a highly liquid investment

             are pursuing a short-term goal

The Fund is not designed for investors who:

             are investing for long-term growth

             are investing for high income

             require the added security of FDIC Insurance

 

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One Group Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

Investment Objective

 

To seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal.

 

To provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Investment Strategies

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund invests exclusively in high-quality, short-term money market instruments.  These instruments include corporate notes, commercial paper, funding agreements, certificates of deposit and bank obligations.

The Fund will comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules applicable to all money market funds, including Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  The Fund will concentrate its investments in the financial services industry, including asset-backed commercial paper programs.

The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

             The average maturity on a dollar-weighted basis of the securities held by the Fund will be 90 days or less.

             Each security held by the Fund will mature in 397 days or less as determined under Rule 2a-7.

             The Fund will acquire only those securities that present minimal credit risks.

             The Fund invests exclusively in money market instruments.  These include, but are not limited to:

1.  corporate notes;
2.  commercial paper;
3.  funding agreements;
4.  certificates of deposit; and
5.  bank obligations.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its total assets in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, although the Fund may invest less than 25% of its total assets in that industry if warranted due to adverse economic conditions and if investing less than that amount appears to be in the best interests of shareholders.  The financial services industry includes banks, broker-dealers, finance companies and other issuers of asset-backed

 

The JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund invests in high quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars.

The Fund principally invests in:

             high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations

             debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities

             securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities

             asset-backed securities

             repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements

             taxable municipal obligations

The dollar weighted average maturity of the Fund will generally be 60 days or less and the Fund will buy only those instruments that have remaining maturities of 397 days or less.

All securities purchased by the Fund must meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Fund may invest significantly in securities with floating or variable rates of interest.  Their yields will vary as interest rates change.

The Fund invests in U.S. dollar denominated securities that have the highest possible short-term rating from at least two nationally recognized statistical 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 the adviser.

The Fund’s adviser seeks to develop an appropriate portfolio by considering the differences in yields among securities of different maturities, market sectors and issuers.

The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share.

The Fund’s Board of Trustees may change any of these investment policies (including its investment objective)

 

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One Group Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

securities.

The Fund may lend its securities.

The Fund is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

without shareholder approval.

The Fund is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

 

 

 

 

Who May Want to Invest

 

 

 

Who May Want to Invest

The Fund is designed for investors who:

•   want an investment that strives to preserve capital

             want regular income from a high quality portfolio

             want a highly liquid investment

             are looking for an interim investment

             are pursuing a short-term goal

The Fund is not designed for investors who:

             are investing for long-term growth

             are investing for high income

             require the added security of FDIC Insurance

 

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APPENDIX D

 

Financial Highlights of the JPMorgan Funds

 

JPMORGAN 100% U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Per share operating performance:

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

 

Net
investment
income

 

Less dividends
from net
investment
income

 

Net asset
value, end of
period

 

Total
return (b)

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

1.00

 

+

$

1.00

 

0.27

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

1.00

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

$

1.00

 

0.88

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

1.00

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

$

1.00

 

1.68

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

4.84

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.12

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

1.00

 

0.04

 

0.04

 

$

1.00

 

4.40

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

1.00

 

+

$

1.00

 

0.37

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

1.00

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

$

1.00

 

1.09

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

1.00

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

$

1.00

 

1.89

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.11

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.38

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

4.67

%

 

 

 

Ratios / Supplemental data:

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: #

 

 

 

Net assets,
end of period

 

Net
expenses

 

Net
investment
income

 

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earning
credits

 

 

 

Net investment
income without
waivers,
reimbursements
and earning
credits

 

 

 

 

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

545

 

0.46

%

0.53

%

0.47

%

 

 

0.52

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

489

 

0.46

%

0.85

%

0.47

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

353

 

0.46

%

1.52

%

0.48

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

133

 

0.48

%

4.70

%

0.52

%

 

 

4.66

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

116

 

0.49

%

5.02

%

0.53

%

 

 

4.98

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

24

 

0.50

%

4.22

%

0.56

%

 

 

4.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

953

 

0.25

%

0.73

%

0.32

%

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

818

 

0.25

%

1.11

%

0.32

%

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

1,090

 

0.25

%

1.86

%

0.32

%

 

 

1.79

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

1,170

 

0.25

%

4.93

%

0.35

%

 

 

4.83

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

872

 

0.25

%

5.26

%

0.34

%

 

 

5.17

%

 

 

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

895

 

0.24

%

4.51

%

0.32

%

 

 

4.43

%

 

 

 


@                                    Formerly Institutional Shares

+                                         Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

(b)                                 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

#                                         Short periods have been annualized.

(c)                                  Unaudited.

 

D-1



 

JPMORGAN PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Per share operating performance:

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

 

Net
investment
income

 

Less dividends
from net
investment
income

 

Net asset
value, end of
period

 

Total
return (b)

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

1.00

 

+

+

$

1.00

 

0.34

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

1.00

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

$

1.00

 

1.01

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

1.00

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

$

1.00

 

1.85

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.25

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

1.00

 

0.06

 

0.06

 

$

1.00

 

5.81

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

4.90

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

1.00

 

+

+

$

1.00

 

0.43

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

1.00

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

$

1.00

 

1.20

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

1.00

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

$

1.00

 

2.05

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.45

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

1.00

 

0.06

 

0.06

 

$

1.00

 

6.01

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

1.00

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

$

1.00

 

5.10

%

 

 

 

Ratios / Supplemental data:

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: #

 

 

 

Net assets,
end of period

 

Net
expenses

 

Net
investment
income

 

Expenses
without waivers
and earnings
credits

 

Net investment income
without waivers and
earnings credits

 

 

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

5,601

 

0.45

%

0.68

%

0.47

%

0.66

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

5,412

 

0.45

%

1.00

%

0.46

%

0.99

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

5,182

 

0.44

%

1.80

%

0.47

%

1.77

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

2,153

 

0.45

%

4.96

%

0.49

%

4.92

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

1,841

 

0.45

%

5.67

%

0.49

%

5.63

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

1,094

 

0.45

%

4.77

%

0.49

%

4.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/01/03 Through 02/29/04 (c)

 

$

12,752

 

0.26

%

0.87

%

0.31

%

0.82

%

Year Ended 08/31/03

 

$

12,648

 

0.26

%

1.20

%

0.31

%

1.15

%

Year Ended 08/31/02

 

$

12,562

 

0.25

%

2.08

%

0.32

%

2.01

%

Year Ended 08/31/01

 

$

16,676

 

0.26

%

5.15

%

0.33

%

5.08

%

Year Ended 08/31/00

 

$

9,430

 

0.26

%

5.86

%

0.33

%

5.79

%

Year Ended 08/31/99

 

$

8,161

 

0.26

%

4.96

%

0.33

%

4.89

%

 


@                                    Formerly Institutional Shares

+                                         Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

(b)                                 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

#                                         Short periods have been annualized.

(c)                                  Unaudited

 

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APPENDIX E

 

Similarities and Differences in the Forms of Organization of the JPMorgan Trust I, One Group Mutual Funds and JPMorgan Funds

 

 

 

JPMorgan Trust 1 (a Delaware statutory trust)

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust (a
Massachusetts business trust)

(JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market Fund)

 

One Group® Mutual Funds (a
Massachusetts business trust)

(One Group Treasury Only Money
Market Fund
One Group Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund)

Quorum of shareholders

 

Majority of shares entitled to vote.

 

Majority of shares entitled to vote.

 

Majority of shares entitled to vote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can the Fund issue an unlimited number of shares?

 

Yes.

 

Yes.

 

Yes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do the Trustees have the power to materially amend the governing instrument without shareholder approval?

 

Yes.

 

Yes.(1)

 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can the Trustees amend the by-laws (or Code of Regulations, in the case of One Group Mutual Funds) without shareholder approval?

 

Yes.(2)

 

Yes.(2)

 

Yes.(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is termination of the trust (as opposed to a series thereof) possible without shareholder approval?

 

Yes.

 

Yes.

 

No.

 


(1)     Provided that (A) no amendment which the Trustees have determined would affect the rights, privileges and interests of holders a particular series of shares differently than the holders of all series of shares, and which would otherwise require a majority shareholder vote under the trust document, may be made except with the vote or consent of a majority shareholder vote of shareholders of such series, and (B)  no amendment may be made which would change any rights with respect to the shares, or any series of shares, by reducing the amount payable thereon upon liquidation of the trust or by diminishing or eliminating any voting rights pertaining thereto, except with the majority shareholder vote of the shares or that series of shares.

 

(2)     Except where such power is reserved by the by-laws, the Declaration of Trust or law to the shareholders.

 

(3)     The One Group Mutual Funds do not have by-laws.  Certain governance matters are set forth in their Code of Regulations.

 

E-1



 

 

 

JPMorgan Trust 1 (a Delaware statutory trust)

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust (a
Massachusetts business trust)

(JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market Fund)

 

One Group® Mutual Funds (a
Massachusetts business trust)

(One Group Treasury Only Money
Market Fund
One Group Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund)

Can the Trustees act without a meeting?

 

Yes.(4)

 

Yes.(5)

 

Yes.(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee liability other than what the federal securities laws already prescribe?

 

No.

 

No.

 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder liability?

 

No.

 

No.

 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term of office of Trustees

 

Until death, resignation, mandatory retirement age, declaration of incompetence by court, or removal.

 

Until resignation, removal, or incapacitation by illness or injury.

 

Until death, resignation, mandatory retirement age, bankruptcy, declaration of incompetence by court, or removal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vote required for a reorganization

 

Majority vote of trustees without shareholder approval to the extent permitted by law.

 

(i) Two-thirds of outstanding shares of series or (ii) majority vote of outstanding shares entitled to vote if reorganization recommended by trustees.

 

Approval of trustees and majority of outstanding voting securities of series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rights of Inspection?

 

No.(7)

 

Yes.

 

No.(7)

 


(4)     If a majority of trustees consent to action in writing.

 

(5)     If all trustees or all members of a committee (where action may be taken by a committee) consent to the action in writing.

 

(6)     Unless otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust or required by law, by written consents of a majority of trustees.

 

(7)     Except as determined by trustees or authorized by law.

 

E-2



 

APPENDIX F

 

Legal Proceedings and Additional Fee Information

On September 3, 2003, the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) simultaneously filed and settled a complaint  (the “Canary Complaint”) against Canary Capital Partners, LLC, et al. (collectively, “Canary”). The Canary Complaint alleged, among other things, that Canary had engaged in improper trading practices with certain mutual funds in One Group Mutual Funds. Specifically, the NYAG alleged that Canary engaged in certain activities that it characterized as “market timing” and also “late trading.”

On June 29, 2004, Banc One Investment Advisors entered into agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the NYAG in resolution of investigations conducted by the SEC and the NYAG into market timing of certain Funds, possible late trading of certain Funds and related matters. In its settlement with the SEC, Banc One Investment Advisors consented to the entry of an order by the SEC (the “SEC Order”) instituting and settling administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against it. Under the terms of the SEC Order and the settlement agreement, Banc One Investment Advisors or its affiliates will pay disgorgement of $10 million and a civil money penalty of $40 million for a total payment of $50 million, which will be distributed to certain current and former shareholders of the Funds as noted below. The settlement agreement with the NYAG also requires Banc One Investment Advisors to reduce its management fee for certain Funds in the aggregate amount of approximately $8 million annually over the next five years.  In addition, Banc One Investment Advisors has agreed to undertakings relating to, among other things, additional fee-related disclosure to investors, of which the Annual and Cumulative Expense Examples provided below are a part.

Annual and Cumulative Expense Examples

 

The table below shows the Net and Gross Expense Ratios of the Funds as of February 19, 2005:

 

 

 

 

Net Expense Ratio

 

Gross Expense Ratio

 

Fund

 

Class

 

As of November 1, 2004

 

As of February 19, 2005

 

As of February 19, 2005

 

JPMorgan 100% Treasury Market Fund

 

Capital

 

N/A

 

0.14

%

0.23

%

 

 

Premier

 

N/A

 

0.39

%

0.48

%

 

 

Agency

 

N/A

 

0.24

%

0.33

%

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

Capital

 

N/A

 

0.16

%

0.23

%

 

 

Premier

 

N/A

 

0.45

%

0.48

%

 

 

Agency

 

N/A

 

0.26

%

0.33

%

 

A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years.  The examples assume the following:

•       On February 19, 2005, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire period;

•       Your investment has a 5% return each year;

•       The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases of decreases in Fund assets over time;

•       At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

•       There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

•       The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios in period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Annual Net Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.  “Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each fiscal year would be if Fund expenses are not deducted.  “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each fiscal year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.”

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

F-1



 

 

JPMorgan 100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Capital Class

 

Premier Class

 

For the Year Ended

 

Annual

Costs

 

Gross

Cumulative

Return

 

Net

Cumulative

Return

 

Net

Annual

Return

 

Annual

Costs

 

Gross

Cumulative

Return

 

Net

Cumulative

Return

 

Net

Annual

Return

 

December 31, 2005 (a)

 

$

12

 

4.32

%

4.19

%

4.19

%

$

34

 

4.32

%

3.98

%

3.98

%

December 31, 2006

 

$

15

 

9.53

%

9.18

%

4.78

%

$

41

 

9.53

%

8.69

%

4.53

%

December 31, 2007

 

$

22

 

15.01

%

14.38

%

4.77

%

$

46

 

15.01

%

13.60

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2008

 

$

27

 

20.76

%

19.84

%

4.77

%

$

56

 

20.76

%

18.74

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2009

 

$

28

 

26.80

%

25.56

%

4.77

%

$

58

 

26.80

%

24.10

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2010

 

$

30

 

33.14

%

31.55

%

4.77

%

$

61

 

33.14

%

29.71

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2011

 

$

31

 

39.79

%

37.82

%

4.77

%

$

64

 

39.79

%

35.58

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2012

 

$

32

 

46.78

%

44.39

%

4.77

%

$

67

 

46.78

%

41.71

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2013

 

$

34

 

54.12

%

51.28

%

4.77

%

$

70

 

54.12

%

48.11

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2014

 

$

36

 

61.83

%

58.50

%

4.77

%

$

73

 

61.83

%

54.81

%

4.52

%


(a) Information from February 19, 2005 through year end not annualized.

 

 

JPMorgan 100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Agency Class

 

For the Year Ended

 

Annual Costs

 

Gross  Cumulative Return

 

Net  Cumulative Return

 

Net Annual Return

 

December 31, 2005(a)

 

$

21

 

4.32

%

4.11

%

4.11

%

December 31, 2006

 

$

26

 

9.53

%

8.98

%

4.68

%

December 31, 2007

 

$

32

 

15.01

%

14.07

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2008

 

$

39

 

20.76

%

19.40

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2009

 

$

40

 

26.80

%

24.97

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2010

 

$

42

 

33.14

%

30.81

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2011

 

$

44

 

39.79

%

36.92

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2012

 

$

46

 

46.78

%

43.31

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2013

 

$

48

 

54.12

%

50.01

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2014

 

$

51

 

61.83

%

57.01

%

4.67

%


(a) Information from February 19, 2005 through year end not annualized.

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Capital Class

 

Premier Class

 

For the Year Ended

 

Annual Costs

 

Gross  Cumulative Return

 

Net  Cumulative Return

 

Net Annual Return

 

Annual Costs

 

Gross  Cumulative Return

 

Net  Cumulative Return

 

Net Annual Return

 

December 31, 2005(a)

 

$

14

 

4.32

%

4.18

%

4.18

%

$

40

 

4.32

%

3.93

%

3.93

%

December 31, 2006

 

$

17

 

9.53

%

9.22

%

4.84

%

$

48

 

9.53

%

8.66

%

4.55

%

December 31, 2007

 

$

26

 

15.01

%

14.43

%

4.77

%

$

53

 

15.01

%

13.57

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2008

 

$

27

 

20.76

%

19.89

%

4.77

%

$

56

 

20.76

%

18.70

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2009

 

$

28

 

26.80

%

25.61

%

4.77

%

$

58

 

26.80

%

24.07

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2010

 

$

30

 

33.14

%

31.60

%

4.77

%

$

61

 

33.14

%

29.67

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2011

 

$

31

 

39.79

%

37.87

%

4.77

%

$

64

 

39.79

%

35.53

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2012

 

$

32

 

46.78

%

44.45

%

4.77

%

$

67

 

46.78

%

41.66

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2013

 

$

34

 

54.12

%

51.34

%

4.77

%

$

70

 

54.12

%

48.06

%

4.52

%

December 31, 2014

 

$

36

 

61.83

%

58.56

%

4.77

%

$

73

 

61.83

%

54.76

%

4.52

%


(a) Information from February 19, 2005 through year end not annualized.

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Agency Class

 

For the Year Ended

 

Annual Costs

 

Gross  Cumulative Return

 

Net  Cumulative Return

 

Net Annual Return

 

December 31, 2005(a)

 

$

23

 

4.32

%

4.09

%

4.09

%

December 31, 2006

 

$

28

 

9.53

%

9.02

%

4.74

%

December 31, 2007

 

$

37

 

15.01

%

14.12

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2008

 

$

39

 

20.76

%

19.45

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2009

 

$

40

 

26.80

%

25.02

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2010

 

$

42

 

33.14

%

30.86

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2011

 

$

44

 

39.79

%

36.97

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2012

 

$

46

 

46.78

%

43.37

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2013

 

$

48

 

54.12

%

50.07

%

4.67

%

December 31, 2014

 

$

51

 

61.83

%

57.07

%

4.67

%


(a) Information from February 19, 2005 through year end not annualized.

 

 

F-2



 

PART B

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Additional Information

 

October 29, 2004

 

 

Acquisition of the Assets and Liabilities of:

 

By and in Exchange for Shares of:

 

 

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money
Market Fund

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio  43271-1235

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York
New York 10036

 

 

This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus, supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated October 29, 2004, relating specifically to the proposed transfer of all of the assets of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund to JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, in exchange for shares of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, having an aggregate net asset value equal to those of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, respectively.  To obtain a copy of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, please write to J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 or call (800) 348-4782.  The transfers are to occur pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.  Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the same meanings as are given to them in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.

General Information

 

 

2.

Financial Statements

 

 

3.

Pro Forma Financial Statements and Notes for One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

 

4.

Pro Forma Financial Statements and Notes for One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund.

 

1



 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the One Group Funds to consider the Reorganizations will be held at the offices of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036, on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at              a.m., Eastern time.  For further information about the Reorganizations, see the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

This Statement of Additional Information of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund consists of this cover page, the accompanying pro forma financial statements and related notes and the following documents, each of which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference herein:

 

1.

 

The Statement of Additional Information for One Group Mutual Funds dated October 29, 2004;

 

 

 

2.

 

The Statement of Additional Information for JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund filed December 29, 2003; 

 

 

 

3.

 

The Financial Statements of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund and One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund are included in the Funds’ Annual Report filed for the year ended June 30, 2004 (Accession Number 0000950152-04-006781);

 

 

 

4.

 

The Financial Statements of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund are included in the Funds’ Annual Report filed for the year ended August 31, 2003 (Accession Number 0001047469-03-034561);

 

 

 

5.

 

The Financial Statements of JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund are included in the Funds’ Semi-Annual Report filed for the year ended February 29, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-015966).

 

2



 

Shown below are the financial statements for each Fund and pro forma financial statements for each of the Combined Funds, assuming the reorganization is consummated as of February 29, 2004.  The first table presents the Portfolio of Investments for each Fund and pro forma figures for the Combined Fund.  The second table presents the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Fund and estimated pro forma figures for the Combined Fund.  The third table presents the Statements of Operations for each Fund and estimated pro forma figures for the Combined Fund.  These tables are followed by the Notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund / JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

Pro forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

 

February 29, 2004

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market Fund
Principal
Amount  

 

JPMorgan 100%
U.S. Treasury
Securities Money
Market Fund
Principal
Amount

 

Pro forma
Combined
Principal
Amount

 

Security Description

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market Fund
Value

 

JPMorgan 100%
U.S. Treasury
Securities Money
Market Fund
Value

 

Pro forma
Combined
Value

 

U.S. Treasury Securities (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

133,160

 

$

360,359

 

$

493,519

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.86%, 03/04/04

 

$

133,150

 

$

360,333

 

$

493,483

 

125,000

 

204,973

 

329,973

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.88%, 03/11/04

 

124,970

 

204,923

 

329,893

 

279,850

 

78,850

 

358,700

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.92%, 03/18/04

 

279,728

 

78,814

 

358,542

 

234,100

 

 

 

234,100

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.87%, 03/25/04

 

233,965

 

 

 

233,965

 

235,705

 

197,904

 

433,609

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.93%, 04/01/04

 

235,516

 

197,738

 

433,254

 

113,820

 

175,538

 

289,358

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.88%, 04/08/04

 

113,715

 

175,374

 

289,089

 

266,295

 

 

 

266,295

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.87%, 04/15/04

 

266,005

 

 

 

266,005

 

220,215

 

506,762

 

726,977

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.89%, 04/22/04

 

219,932

 

506,113

 

726,045

 

200,000

 

226,819

 

426,819

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.91%, 04/29/04

 

199,701

 

226,451

 

426,152

 

392,855

 

329,198

 

722,053

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.93%, 05/06/04

 

392,187

 

328,595

 

720,782

 

223,760

 

337,259

 

561,019

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.94%, 05/13/04

 

223,333

 

336,645

 

559,978

 

154,085

 

38,905

 

192,990

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.92%, 05/20/04

 

153,769

 

38,820

 

192,589

 

250,000

 

86,541

 

336,541

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.93%, 05/27/04

 

249,436

 

86,346

 

335,782

 

 

 

9,562

 

9,562

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.91%, 06/24/04

 

 

 

9,534

 

9,534

 

 

 

360,664

 

360,664

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.92%, 07/22/04

 

 

 

359,339

 

359,339

 

 

 

148,230

 

148,230

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.97%, 07/29/04

 

 

 

147,629

 

147,629

 

 

 

374,664

 

374,664

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.98%, 08/05/04

 

 

 

373,065

 

373,065

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.96%, 08/12/04

 

 

 

199,122

 

199,122

 

 

 

2,029

 

2,029

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.99%, 08/19/04

 

 

 

2,020

 

2,020

 

150,000

 

562,000

 

712,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 3.63%, 03/31/04

 

150,331

 

563,240

 

713,571

 

400,000

 

175,000

 

575,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 3.38%, 04/30/04

 

401,599

 

175,674

 

577,273

 

 

 

42,315

 

42,315

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 3.25%, 05/31/04

 

 

 

42,546

 

42,546

 

 

 

490,000

 

490,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 2.88%, 06/30/04

 

 

 

492,870

 

492,870

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 2.13%, 08/31/04

 

 

 

25,124

 

25,124

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 5.88%, 11/15/04

 

 

 

25,786

 

25,786

 

 

 

26,000

 

26,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 2.00%, 11/30/04

 

 

 

26,117

 

26,117

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

3



 

 

 

79,000

 

79,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes & Bonds, 1.50%, 02/28/05

 

 

 

79,184

 

79,184

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $8,438,739)

 

 

 

3,377,337

 

5,061,402

 

8,438,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $8,438,739) - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,377,337

 

$

5,061,402

 

$

8,438,739

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

4



 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund / JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

Pro forma Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of February 29, 2004 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in Thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan 100%
U.S. Treasury
Securities Money Market
Fund

 

Pro forma
Adjustments

 

Pro forma Combined
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

 

$

3,377,337

 

$

5,061,402

 

 

 

$

8,438,739

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

 

3,377,337

 

5,061,402

 

 

8,438,739

 

Cash

 

4

 

51,609

 

 

 

51,613

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Interest and dividends

 

6,900

 

13,769

 

 

 

20,669

 

Total Assets

 

3,384,241

 

5,126,785

 

 

8,511,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

2,083

 

1,018

 

 

 

3,101

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

213

 

421

 

 

 

634

 

Administration fees

 

133

 

366

 

 

 

499

 

Shareholder servicing fees

 

99

 

783

 

 

 

882

 

Distribution fees

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

Custodian fees

 

 

88

 

 

 

88

 

Trustees’ fees - deferred compensation plan

 

 

602

 

 

 

602

 

Other

 

92

 

554

 

 

 

646

 

Total Liabilities

 

2,620

 

3,859

 

 

6,479

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

3,381,621

 

$

5,122,926

 

$

 

$

8,504,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid in capital

 

$

3,381,615

 

$

5,122,741

 

 

 

$

8,504,356

 

Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

 

(7

)

 

 

 

(7

)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

13

 

185

 

 

 

198

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

3,381,621

 

$

5,122,926

 

$

 

$

8,504,547

 

Morgan

 

$

 

$

2,262,043

 

$

 

$

2,262,043

(a)

Premier

 

$

 

$

544,789

 

$

418,674

 

$

963,463

(a)

Agency

 

$

 

$

952,914

 

$

227,746

 

$

1,180,660

(a)

Capital

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,735,201

 

$

2,735,201

(a)

Class I

 

$

2,735,201

 

$

 

$

(2,735,201

)

$

(a)

Class S

 

$

418,674

 

$

 

$

(418,674

)

$

(a)

Administrative

 

$

227,746

 

$

 

$

(227,746

)

$

(a)

Institutional

 

$

 

$

1,363,180

 

$

 

$

1,363,180

(a)

Total Net Assets

 

$

3,381,621

 

$

5,122,926

 

$

 

$

8,504,547

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

2,262,164

 

 

2,262,164

 

Premier

 

 

544,762

 

418,674

(b)

963,436

 

Agency

 

 

952,744

 

227,746

(b)

1,180,490

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

2,735,201

(b)

2,735,201

 

Class I

 

2,735,230

 

 

(2,735,230

)(b)

 

Class S

 

418,660

 

 

(418,660

)(b)

 

Administrative

 

227,746

 

 

(227,746

)(b)

 

Institutional

 

 

 

1,363,144

 

 

1,363,144

 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Premier (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Agency (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Capital (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

Class I (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Class S (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Administrative (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Institutional (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

$

1.00

 

Cost of investments

 

$

3,377,337

 

$

5,061,402

 

 

 

$

8,438,739

 

 


(a)           Reflects total combined net assets due to the merger.

(b)           Reflects the adjustment to the number of shares outstanding due to the merger.

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

5



 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund / JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

Pro forma Combining Statement of Operations

For the twelve months ended February 29, 2004 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

 

 

One Group
Treasury Only
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan 100%
Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

Pro forma
Adjustments

 

Pro forma Combined
JP Morgan 100%
U.S. Treasury Securities
Money Market Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

33,164

 

$

55,797

 

$

 

$

88,961

 

Securities lending (net)

 

1,279

 

 

 

1,279

 

Total Investment Income

 

34,443

 

55,797

 

 

90,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

2,609

 

5,221

 

(1,058

)(a)

6,772

 

Administration fees

 

1,632

 

5,221

 

199

(a)

7,052

 

Shareholder services fees

 

976

 

12,698

 

2,317

(a)

15,991

 

Distribution fees

 

 

2,653

 

 

2,653

 

Custodian fees

 

64

 

363

 

(92

)(b)

335

 

Interest expense

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Printing and postage

 

13

 

13

 

(10

)(c)

16

 

Professional fees

 

37

 

166

 

(20

)(c)

183

 

Registration expenses

 

112

 

14

 

(10

)(c)

116

 

Transfer agent fees

 

61

 

811

 

(495

)(b)

377

 

Trustees’ fees

 

27

 

79

 

 

106

 

Other

 

92

 

101

 

 

193

 

Total expenses

 

5,629

 

27,340

 

831

 

33,800

 

Less: amounts waived

 

13

 

4,656

 

1,420

(d)

6,089

 

Less:  earnings credits

 

 

 

 

 

Less:  expense reimbursements

 

 

20

 

 

20

 

Net expenses

 

5,616

 

22,664

 

(589

)

27,691

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

28,827

 

33,133

 

589

 

62,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

23

 

507

 

 

530

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

28,850

 

$

33,640

 

$

589

 

$

63,079

 

 


*   Reflects the elimination of Securities lending (net) income

(a) Reflects revised Investment Advisory, Adminstration, Shareholder servicing and distribution fees due to the adoption of the New Fee Structure, which will become effective independent of the merger.

(b) Reflects revised contractual vendor agreements due to the propsed merger.

(c) Reflects the elimination of duplicative fund level fees due to the proposed merger.

(d) Reflects revised contractual expense reductions due to the adoption of the New Fee Structure and the proposed merger.

 

6



 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund /JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.              Basis of Combination:

The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments and Pro Forma Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflect the accounts of One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund (“TOMMF”) and JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund (“USTSMMF”) as though the acquisition had been effective on February 29, 2004.  The Pro Forma Combining Statement of Operations has been prepared as though the acquisition had been in effect on March 1, 2003.  

 

The Pro Forma Statements give effect to the proposed transfer of all assets and liabilities of TOMMF in exchange for the shares of USTSMMF as described in the plan of reorganization. If the reorganization is approved by the shareholders, the surviving fund, USTSMMF, will be renamed JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund.

 

The Pro Forma Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of TOMMF and USTSMMF, which have been incorporated by reference from their respective Statements of Additional Information.

 

2.              Shares of Beneficial Interest:

Under the proposed reorganization, each shareholder of TOMMF would receive shares of USTSMMF with a value equal to their holding in TOMMF.  Holders of TOMMF Class S shares, Administration shares and Class I shares would receive USTSMMF Premier shares, Agency shares and Capital shares, respectively.  Therefore, as a result of the proposed reorganization, current shareholders of TOMMF will become shareholders in USTSMMF Premier shares, Agency shares and Capital shares.

 

The Pro Forma net asset value per share assumes the issuance of additional shares of USTSMMF, which would have been issued on February 29, 2004 in connection with the proposed reorganization.  The amount of additional shares assumed to be effected was calculated based on the February 29, 2004 net assets of TOMMF and the net asset value per share of USTSMMF.

 

Amount in thousands, except per share data:

 

 

 

USTSMMF
Premier
shares

 

USTSMMF
Agency
shares

 

USTSMMF
Capital
shares

 

Pro Forma Increase in Shares

 

418,674

 

227,746

 

2,735,201

 

Pro Forma Net Assets 2/29/04

 

$

418,674

 

$

227,746

 

$

2,735,201

 

Pro Forma Net Asset Value 2/29/04

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

 

3.              Pro Forma Operations:

Certain expenses have been adjusted to reflect the expected expenses of the combined entity.  The adjustments are presented for the purpose of illustrating the effect of the adoption of a new fee structure implemented in connection with the overall reorganization of the JPMorgan Funds and One Group Funds and independent of the proposed merger (the “New Fee Structure”) as if the New Fee Structure had taken effect on March 1, 2003.  The merger adjustments represent those adjustments needed to present the results of operations of the combined USTSMMF as if the proposed merger had taken effect on March 1, 2003.  The resulting Pro Forma Combined USTSMMF Statement of Operations represents the pro forma results of operations as if both the New Fee Structure and proposed merger had taken effect on March 1, 2003.  

 

7



 

The merger adjustments are based on the contractual agreements that will be in effect at February 19, 2005 (the proposed date for the reorganization) at the combined level of average net assets as if the reorganization had been effective on March 1, 2003.  

 

8



 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund / JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

Proforma Combined Portfolio of Investments

 

February 29, 2004

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional
Prime Money
Market Fund
Principal
Amount

 

JPMorgan
Prime Money
Market Fund
Principal
Amount

 

Proforma
Combined
Principal
Amount

 

Security Description

 

One Group
Institutional
Prime Money
Market Fund
Value

 

JPMorgan
Prime Money
Market Fund
Value

 

Proforma
Combined
Value

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities (4.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

75,000

 

 

 

$

75,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.23%, 07/06/04, Ser. RZ04

 

$

75,000

 

 

 

$

75,000

 

375,000

 

 

 

375,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.17%, 07/30/04

 

375,000

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

$

102,250

 

102,250

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.04%, 09/20/04, Ser. 412, FRN

 

 

 

$

102,211

 

102,211

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.40%, 03/29/05

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.12%, 03/05/04, DN

 

 

 

299,963

 

299,963

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.15%, 03/17/04, DN

 

 

 

224,885

 

224,885

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.14%, 05/20/04, DN

 

 

 

74,810

 

74,810

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 08/15/04

 

 

 

101,484

 

101,484

 

255,000

 

 

 

255,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.40%, 11/09/04, MTN

 

255,000

 

 

 

255,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.46%, 11/17/04, MTN

 

 

 

299,999

 

299,999

 

 

 

275,000

 

275,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.99%, 07/30/04, FRN

 

 

 

274,914

 

274,914

 

170,000

 

 

 

170,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.20%, 08/13/04

 

170,000

 

 

 

170,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.50%, 11/16/04

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

240,000

 

 

 

240,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.62%, 12/08/04

 

240,000

 

 

 

240,000

 

125,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.60%, 12/29/04

 

125,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

131,750

 

 

 

131,750

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.48%, 03/04/05

 

131,750

 

 

 

131,750

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (Cost $3,050,016)

 

1,671,750

 

1,378,266

 

3,050,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and Municipal Obligations (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,450

 

 

 

40,450

 

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, 1.06%, 03/02/04

 

40,450

 

 

 

40,450

 

88,866

 

 

 

88,866

 

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, 1.06%, 03/02/04

 

88,866

 

 

 

88,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,316

 

 

 

129,316

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

9



 

Illinois  (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,025

 

 

 

35,025

 

Chicago, Illinois, 1.10%, 03/11/04

 

35,014

 

 

 

35,014

 

75,850

 

 

 

75,850

 

Chicago, Illinois, 1.18%, 03/31/04

 

75,776

 

 

 

75,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110,790

 

 

 

110,790

 

New Jersey (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue, FRDO, 1.09%, 02/15/29

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

New York  (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

New York City, New York, Sub Ser. A-10, GO, FRDO, FSA, 1.04%, 11/01/21

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Total State and Municipal Obligations (Cost $360,106)

 

360,106

 

 

 

360,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Notes & Bonds  (16.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.08%, 03/17/04, FRN

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.06%, 05/10/04, #

 

 

 

79,998

 

79,998

 

 

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.06%, 05/12/04, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

79,998

 

79,998

 

 

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.06%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

124,999

 

124,999

 

 

 

95,000

 

95,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.06%, 06/08/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

94,999

 

94,999

 

225,000

 

 

 

225,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.12%, 09/16/04, Ser. 1, MTN, FRN, #

 

224,975

 

 

 

224,975

 

42,000

 

 

 

42,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.45%, 10/25/04, Ser. 1, MTN, #

 

41,986

 

 

 

41,986

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Leafs LLC, 1.10%, 02/22/05, FRN, #

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 1.14%, 07/15/05, Ser. 2003-8, FRN, #

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

416,961

 

479,994

 

896,955

 

Banking  (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

American Express Centurion Bank, 1.04%, 01/20/05, FRN

 

24,998

 

 

 

24,998

 

35,000

 

 

 

35,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 1.23%, 05/28/04, FRN, #

 

35,012

 

 

 

35,012

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.07%, 03/12/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.07%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.07%, 03/24/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.07%, 03/24/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.07%, 05/17/04, FRN, #

 

49,999

 

 

 

49,999

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.06%, 11/15/04, FRN, #

 

249,982

 

 

 

249,982

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 1.12%, 09/02/05, Ser. C, MTN, FRN

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

10



 

 

 

543,670

 

543,670

 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 1.04%, 02/14/05, FRN

 

 

 

543,670

 

543,670

 

 

 

769,980

 

769,980

 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 1.16%, 09/14/05, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

769,979

 

769,979

 

 

 

160,000

 

160,000

 

Westpac Banking Corp./New York, 1.10%, 03/11/05, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

160,000

 

160,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

534,991

 

1,873,649

 

2,408,640

 

Diversified (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

35,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.25%, 05/03/04, Ser. A, MTN

 

 

 

35,365

 

35,365

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.17%, 03/17/05, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

 

 

468,000

 

468,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.18%, 04/08/05, FRN

 

 

 

468,000

 

468,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

903,365

 

903,365

 

Financial Services (11.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,655

 

 

 

50,655

 

American Express Co., 6.75%, 06/23/04

 

51,515

 

 

 

51,515

 

 

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

Associates Corp. of North America, 1.27%, 06/15/04, FRN

 

 

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Associates Corp. of North America, 1.27%, 06/25/04, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.07%, 04/07/04, Ser. 1, MTN, FRN, #

 

199,996

 

 

 

199,996

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.07%, 04/07/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

39,999

 

 

 

39,999

 

 

 

167,000

 

167,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.05%, 05/17/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

166,998

 

166,998

 

 

 

119,000

 

119,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 05/19/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

118,999

 

118,999

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 06/07/04, Ser. 2, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

99,999

 

99,999

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.42%, 09/13/04, MTN, #

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.32%, 02/09/05, MTN, #

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.08%, 03/08/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.07%, 03/18/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.07%, 03/24/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

66,000

 

 

 

66,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.32%, 04/16/04, MTN, #

 

66,009

 

 

 

66,009

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.06%, 06/07/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

119,998

 

119,998

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 1.45%, 05/21/04, Ser. K, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

50,045

 

50,045

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.08%, 03/08/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

11



 

71,500

 

 

 

71,500

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.07%, 04/07/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

71,499

 

 

 

71,499

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 04/15/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

149,999

 

149,999

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 05/24/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

59,999

 

59,999

 

15,000

 

 

 

15,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 05/27/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

14,999

 

 

 

14,999

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.07%, 09/20/04, MTN, FRN, #

 

199,978

 

 

 

199,978

 

72,000

 

 

 

72,000

 

Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.08%, 02/09/05, MTN, FRN, #

 

71,993

 

 

 

71,993

 

 

 

320,000

 

320,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.13%, 06/07/04, FRN, #

 

 

 

320,000

 

320,000

 

 

 

550,000

 

550,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.23%, 06/28/04

 

 

 

550,000

 

550,000

 

 

 

264,000

 

264,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.37%, 03/15/05, Ser. A, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

264,032

 

264,032

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 1.16%, 01/24/05, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

 

 

80,250

 

80,250

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 1.22%, 03/14/05, MTN, FRN, #

 

 

 

80,338

 

80,338

 

350,000

 

455,000

 

805,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 1.14%, 06/20/05, MTN, FRN, #

 

350,000

 

455,000

 

805,000

 

260,000

 

310,000

 

570,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 1.09%, 09/02/05, MTN, FRN, #

 

260,000

 

310,000

 

570,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 1.09%, 02/22/05, Ser. G, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

345,000

 

345,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 1.10%, 02/04/05, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

345,000

 

345,000

 

 

 

220,000

 

220,000

 

Money Market Trust, 1.24%, 07/09/04, Ser. A-1, FRN, #

 

 

 

220,000

 

220,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

Money Market Trust LLY, 1.15%, 12/03/04, #

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

 

 

260,000

 

260,000

 

Morgan Stanley, 1.21%, 08/15/05, Ser. 1, MTN, FRN

 

 

 

260,000

 

260,000

 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

Premium Asset Trust, 1.12%, 08/01/05, Ser. 2003-5, FRN, #

 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

227,000

 

 

 

227,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.30%, 10/01/04, Ser. 2000-7-ZCM, FRN, #

 

227,000

 

 

 

227,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

12



 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.06%, 08/27/04, Ser. 2003-8-C, FRN, #

 

99,936

 

 

 

99,936

 

 

 

160,000

 

160,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.29%, 03/15/04, Ser. 2000-7-ZCM, Class A-3, FRN, #

 

 

 

160,000

 

160,000

 

 

 

475,000

 

475,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.30%, 04/01/04, Ser. 2001-8-MM, Class A-1, FRN, #

 

 

 

475,000

 

475,000

 

427,000

 

 

 

427,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.30%, 09/01/04, Ser. 2000-7-ZCM, FRN, #

 

427,001

 

 

 

427,001

 

 

 

185,000

 

185,000

 

Restructured Asset Securities with Enhanced Returns (RACERS), 1.20%, 02/08/05, Ser. 2004-1-MM

 

 

 

185,000

 

185,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.17%, 12/23/04, MTN, FRN

 

50,022

 

 

 

50,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,249,947

 

5,880,407

 

8,130,354

 

Oil & Gas (0.1%) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), 1.05%, 03/08/04, FRN

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Total Corporate Notes & Bonds (Cost $12,439,314)

 

3,201,899

 

9,237,415

 

12,439,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (0.2%) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (0.2%) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Permanent Financing PLC (United Kingdom), 1.06%, 03/10/04, Ser. 2, Class 1A, FRN

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $150,000)

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,816

 

 

 

70,816

 

G-Force LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.14%, 12/27/04, Ser. 2002-1A, Class A1MM, FRN, #

 

70,816

 

 

 

70,816

 

Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $70,816)

 

70,816

 

 

 

70,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.13%, 05/28/04, Ser. 7-A, Class A1, FRN, #

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

203,000

 

 

 

203,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 10/15/04, Ser. 1A, Class A, FRN, #

 

203,000

 

 

 

203,000

 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 12/17/04, Ser. 4A, Class A, FRN, #

 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

147,000

 

 

 

147,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 02/23/05, Ser. 5A, Class A1, FRN, #

 

147,000

 

 

 

147,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

13



 

159,000

 

 

 

159,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 03/18/05, Ser. 2A, Class A, FRN, #

 

159,000

 

 

 

159,000

 

99,000

 

 

 

99,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 05/18/05, Ser. 6A, Class A1, FRN, #

 

99,000

 

 

 

99,000

 

 

 

260,000

 

260,000

 

Blue Heron Funding LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 03/11/04, Ser. 2-A, Class A, FRN, #

 

 

 

260,000

 

260,000

 

109,329

 

 

 

109,329

 

G-Star LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.15%, 04/25/05, Ser. 2002-1A, Class A1MM, FRN, #

 

109,329

 

 

 

109,329

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Newcastle CDO LTD (Cayman Islands), 1.12%, 03/24/04, Ser. 3-A, Class 1-MM, FRN

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

56,000

 

 

 

56,000

 

Putnam Structured Product Funding (Cayman Islands), 1.18%, 05/26/04, Ser. 2001-1A, Class A1MA, FRN, #

 

56,000

 

 

 

56,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

TIAA Retail Commercial Trust, 1.13%, 03/28/04, Ser. 2003-1A, Class A1-MM, FRN

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $1,478,329)

 

893,329

 

585,000

 

1,478,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Agreements/GIC (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

AIG Life Insurance Co., 1.24%, 07/25/05

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

General Electric Capital Assurance Co., 1.19%, 05/20/04

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

82,000

 

 

 

82,000

 

General Electric Capital Assurance Co., 1.18%, 02/18/05

 

82,000

 

 

 

82,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1.24%, 03/15/05

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

New York Life Insurance Co., 1.19%, 07/28/04

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

New York Life Insurance Co., 1.19%, 11/05/04

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

New York Life Insurance Co., 1.18%, 02/25/05

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

80,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

Transamerica Life Insurance & Annuity Co., 1.22%, 08/09/05

 

80,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Transamerica Life Insurance & Annuity Co., 1.28%, 08/09/05

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., 1.26%, 08/09/05

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Travelers Insurance Co., 1.28%, 03/08/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Travelers Insurance Co., 1.28%, 03/08/04

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Travelers Insurance Co., 1.28%, 09/08/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

14



 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

Travelers Insurance Co., 1.26%, 12/15/04

 

120,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., 1.24%, 11/18/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Total Funding Agreements/GIC (Cost $1,712,000)

 

1,712,000

 

 

 

1,712,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Paper (32.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities (15.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Amsterdam Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

199,960

 

199,960

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Amsterdam Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/16/04

 

 

 

24,989

 

24,989

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Amsterdam Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/18/04

 

 

 

24,988

 

24,988

 

 

 

135,000

 

135,000

 

Amsterdam Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

134,919

 

134,919

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Amsterdam Funding Corp., 1.03%, 04/12/04

 

 

 

49,940

 

49,940

 

 

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.15%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

29,926

 

29,926

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.19%, 06/10/04

 

74,750

 

 

 

74,750

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.15%, 06/14/04

 

99,665

 

 

 

99,665

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.16%, 06/15/04

 

59,795

 

 

 

59,795

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.14%, 06/17/04

 

49,829

 

 

 

49,829

 

 

 

34,210

 

34,210

 

Aquinas Funding LLC, 1.09%, 07/14/04

 

 

 

34,070

 

34,070

 

42,000

 

 

 

42,000

 

ASAP Funding LTD, 1.06%, 05/28/04

 

41,891

 

 

 

41,891

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Aspen Funding Corp., 1.04%, 04/12/04

 

 

 

69,915

 

69,915

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Asset Securitization Cooperative Corp., 1.06%, 04/05/04

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

157,066

 

157,066

 

Atlantis One Funding Corp., 1.10%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

157,023

 

157,023

 

 

 

88,214

 

88,214

 

Atlantis One Funding Corp., 1.12%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

88,176

 

88,176

 

 

 

101,220

 

101,220

 

Atlantis One Funding Corp., 1.12%, 03/24/04

 

 

 

101,148

 

101,148

 

126,232

 

 

 

126,232

 

Atlantis One Funding Corp., 1.08%, 07/27/04

 

125,672

 

 

 

125,672

 

 

 

39,469

 

39,469

 

Barton Capital Corp., 1.03%, 04/05/04

 

 

 

39,429

 

39,429

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Bavaria Universal Funding Co., 1.05%, 03/22/04

 

59,963

 

 

 

59,963

 

54,600

 

 

 

54,600

 

Bavaria Universal Funding Co., 1.05%, 03/30/04

 

54,554

 

 

 

54,554

 

 

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

Bills Securitization (Germany), 1.15%, 05/18/04

 

 

 

44,888

 

44,888

 

 

 

98,000

 

98,000

 

Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/05/04

 

 

 

97,989

 

97,989

 

 

 

16,000

 

16,000

 

Charta Corp., 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

15,997

 

15,997

 

 

 

65,500

 

65,500

 

Charta Corp., 1.05%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

65,374

 

65,374

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

15



 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Charta Corp., 1.04%, 05/18/04

 

 

 

39,910

 

39,910

 

 

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

Ciesco LP, 1.03%, 04/08/04

 

 

 

9,989

 

9,989

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Clipper Receivables Corp., 1.04%, 04/30/04

 

199,653

 

 

 

199,653

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Clipper Receivables Corp., 1.05%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

49,888

 

49,888

 

 

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

Compass Securitization LLC, 1.03%, 03/19/04

 

 

 

19,990

 

19,990

 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Compass Securitization LLC, 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

39,976

 

39,976

 

 

 

36,190

 

36,190

 

Compass Securitization LLC, 1.05%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

36,145

 

36,145

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

Crown Point Capital Co., LLC, 1.05%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

119,769

 

119,769

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Crown Point Capital Co., LLC, 1.14%, 03/10/04

 

74,979

 

 

 

74,979

 

70,190

 

 

 

70,190

 

Crown Point Capital Co., LLC, 1.06%, 05/18/04

 

70,029

 

 

 

70,029

 

 

 

132,000

 

132,000

 

Edison Asset Securitization LLC, 1.04%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

131,973

 

131,973

 

 

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

Edison Asset Securitization LLC, 1.05%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

9,994

 

9,994

 

 

 

385,000

 

385,000

 

Edison Asset Securitization LLC, 1.10%, 04/07/04

 

 

 

384,563

 

384,563

 

 

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

Edison Asset Securitization LLC, 1.05%, 05/11/04

 

 

 

124,741

 

124,741

 

 

 

22,000

 

22,000

 

Eureka Securitization, Inc., 1.04%, 03/23/04

 

 

 

21,986

 

21,986

 

 

 

73,500

 

73,500

 

Eureka Securitization, Inc., 1.04%, 03/30/04

 

 

 

73,438

 

73,438

 

 

 

49,520

 

49,520

 

Eureka Securitization, Inc., 1.04%, 04/28/04

 

 

 

49,437

 

49,437

 

 

 

24,000

 

24,000

 

Eureka Securitization, Inc., 1.04%, 05/13/04

 

 

 

23,949

 

23,949

 

 

 

36,124

 

36,124

 

Fairway Finance Corp., 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

36,102

 

36,102

 

 

 

56,524

 

56,524

 

Fairway Finance Corp., 1.04%, 05/20/04

 

 

 

56,393

 

56,393

 

85,000

 

 

 

85,000

 

Galaxy Funding, Inc., 1.11%, 03/15/04

 

84,963

 

 

 

84,963

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Gemini Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

49,990

 

49,990

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Gemini Funding Corp., 1.03%, 04/05/04

 

 

 

149,850

 

149,850

 

 

 

25,832

 

25,832

 

Giro Balanced Funding Corp., 1.04%, 03/01/04

 

 

 

25,832

 

25,832

 

 

 

69,238

 

69,238

 

Giro Balanced Funding Corp., 1.05%, 05/07/04

 

 

 

69,103

 

69,103

 

 

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

Giro Funding U.S. Corp., 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

29,994

 

29,994

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Giro Funding U.S. Corp., 1.03%, 04/01/04

 

 

 

49,956

 

49,956

 

 

 

140,261

 

140,261

 

Giro Funding U.S. Corp., 1.04%, 04/07/04

 

 

 

140,111

 

140,111

 

 

 

65,000

 

65,000

 

Giro Funding U.S. Corp., 1.04%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

64,856

 

64,856

 

 

 

98,446

 

98,446

 

Giro Multi-Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

98,407

 

98,407

 

 

 

174,000

 

174,000

 

Giro Multi-Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

173,895

 

173,895

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

16



 

185,000

 

 

 

185,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.09%, 03/25/04

 

184,866

 

 

 

184,866

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.04%, 03/29/04

 

 

 

74,939

 

74,939

 

 

 

32,000

 

32,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.16%, 05/04/04

 

 

 

31,934

 

31,934

 

 

 

276,000

 

276,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.05%, 05/27/04

 

 

 

275,300

 

275,300

 

 

 

239,000

 

239,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.13%, 07/02/04

 

 

 

238,077

 

238,077

 

 

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.10%, 07/09/04

 

 

 

14,940

 

14,940

 

 

 

49,000

 

49,000

 

Grampian Funding LLC, 1.09%, 07/20/04

 

 

 

48,791

 

48,791

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.03%, 03/04/04

 

 

 

199,983

 

199,983

 

 

 

99,000

 

99,000

 

Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.03%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

98,975

 

98,975

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.03%, 03/19/04

 

 

 

69,964

 

69,964

 

 

 

90,000

 

90,000

 

Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.11%, 04/01/04

 

 

 

89,914

 

89,914

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.05%, 05/19/04

 

 

 

69,839

 

69,839

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.15%, 03/02/04

 

 

 

49,998

 

49,998

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.08%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

90,000

 

90,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.07%, 04/20/04

 

 

 

89,999

 

89,999

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.10%, 07/07/04

 

 

 

59,766

 

59,766

 

 

 

19,400

 

19,400

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.09%, 07/15/04

 

 

 

19,320

 

19,320

 

 

 

23,975

 

23,975

 

K2 (USA) LLC, 1.09%, 07/19/04

 

 

 

23,873

 

23,873

 

 

 

63,887

 

63,887

 

Kitty Hawk Funding Corp., 1.05%, 05/10/04

 

 

 

63,757

 

63,757

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Liberty Street Fund Corp., 1.05%, 05/25/04

 

 

 

24,938

 

24,938

 

108,000

 

 

 

108,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.04%, 03/22/04

 

107,934

 

 

 

107,934

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.04%, 03/23/04

 

19,987

 

 

 

19,987

 

80,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.05%, 04/05/04

 

79,918

 

 

 

79,918

 

163,000

 

 

 

163,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.05%, 04/06/04

 

162,829

 

 

 

162,829

 

80,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.05%, 04/19/04

 

79,886

 

 

 

79,886

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Mane Funding Corp., 1.05%, 04/20/04

 

59,913

 

 

 

59,913

 

 

 

42,000

 

42,000

 

Mont Blanc Capital Corp., 1.04%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

41,989

 

41,989

 

 

 

55,091

 

55,091

 

Newport Funding Corp., 1.03%, 04/08/04

 

 

 

55,031

 

55,031

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Newport Funding Corp., 1.04%, 04/12/04

 

 

 

69,915

 

69,915

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.05%, 03/04/04

 

199,982

 

 

 

199,982

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

17



 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 03/12/04

 

 

 

99,968

 

99,968

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.04%, 03/19/04

 

 

 

119,938

 

119,938

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/07/04

 

99,891

 

 

 

99,891

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/08/04

 

49,944

 

 

 

49,944

 

90,000

 

 

 

90,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/09/04

 

89,897

 

 

 

89,897

 

35,000

 

 

 

35,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/09/04

 

34,960

 

 

 

34,960

 

 

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

44,943

 

44,943

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

99,873

 

99,873

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/15/04

 

99,868

 

 

 

99,868

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 04/16/04

 

99,865

 

 

 

99,865

 

25,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.07%, 05/04/04

 

24,952

 

 

 

24,952

 

180,000

 

 

 

180,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.06%, 05/07/04

 

179,645

 

 

 

179,645

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Park Granada LLC, 1.07%, 05/07/04

 

 

 

49,900

 

49,900

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Scaldis Capital LLC, 1.04%, 03/25/04

 

 

 

49,965

 

49,965

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.04%, 03/02/04

 

49,999

 

 

 

49,999

 

 

 

85,000

 

85,000

 

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.03%, 03/05/04

 

 

 

84,990

 

84,990

 

 

 

32,000

 

32,000

 

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.03%, 03/19/04

 

 

 

31,984

 

31,984

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.03%, 03/25/04

 

 

 

149,897

 

149,897

 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.03%, 03/29/04, #

 

 

 

39,968

 

39,968

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.08%, 03/10/04

 

199,999

 

 

 

199,999

 

 

 

19,100

 

19,100

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.10%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

19,092

 

19,092

 

 

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.10%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

29,981

 

29,981

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.07%, 05/05/04

 

99,997

 

 

 

99,997

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.20%, 06/15/04

 

100,026

 

 

 

100,026

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.06%, 09/10/04

 

299,967

 

 

 

299,967

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Sigma Finance, Inc., 1.05%, 01/21/05

 

74,990

 

 

 

74,990

 

 

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

Silver Tower U.S. Funding LLC, 1.23%, 05/10/04

 

 

 

109,737

 

109,737

 

 

 

52,000

 

52,000

 

Silver Tower U.S. Funding LLC, 1.18%, 05/13/04

 

 

 

51,876

 

51,876

 

 

 

115,000

 

115,000

 

Silver Tower U.S. Funding LLC, 1.17%, 05/19/04

 

 

 

114,705

 

114,705

 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Stadshypotek Delaware, Inc., 1.04%, 05/21/04

 

 

 

39,906

 

39,906

 

 

 

760,000

 

760,000

 

Structured Products Asset Returns Certificates, Ser. 2004-1, 1.15%, 07/26/04

 

 

 

760,001

 

760,001

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

18



 

 

 

90,000

 

90,000

 

Surrey Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

89,964

 

89,964

 

 

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

Surrey Funding Corp., 1.04%, 03/29/04

 

 

 

79,935

 

79,935

 

 

 

95,000

 

95,000

 

Thames Asset Global Securitization (TAGS), 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

94,943

 

94,943

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Tulip Funding Corp., 1.14%, 03/01/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

50,996

 

50,996

 

Tulip Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

50,984

 

50,984

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Tulip Funding Corp., 1.07%, 05/27/04

 

 

 

99,741

 

99,741

 

 

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Windmill Funding Corp., 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

24,985

 

24,985

 

 

 

34,566

 

34,566

 

Yorktown Capital LLC, 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

34,559

 

34,559

 

 

 

143,379

 

143,379

 

Yorktown Capital LLC, 1.03%, 03/18/04

 

 

 

143,309

 

143,309

 

 

 

227,000

 

227,000

 

Yorktown Capital LLC, 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

226,864

 

226,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,395,058

 

8,112,218

 

11,507,276

 

Automotive (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,070

 

66,070

 

DaimlerChrysler Revolving Auto Trust, 1.03%,

 

 

 

66,038

 

66,038

 

Banking (11.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

Abbey National North America Corp., 1.04%, 05/19/04

 

 

 

44,898

 

44,898

 

 

 

174,750

 

174,750

 

Abbey National North America Corp., 1.10%, 08/23/04

 

 

 

173,816

 

173,816

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

Abbey National PLC (United Kingdom), 1.15%, 05/14/04

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

Banco Bradesco SA (Brazil), 1.17%, 06/14/04

 

39,864

 

 

 

39,864

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain), 1.15%, 03/03/04

 

199,987

 

 

 

199,987

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain), 1.11%, 04/09/04

 

 

 

74,910

 

74,910

 

 

 

190,000

 

190,000

 

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain), 1.11%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

189,748

 

189,748

 

 

 

129,000

 

129,000

 

Bank of Ireland (Ireland), 1.03%, 04/23/04

 

 

 

128,804

 

128,804

 

 

 

59,000

 

59,000

 

Bank of Ireland (Ireland), 1.16%, 05/07/04

 

 

 

58,873

 

58,873

 

 

 

208,700

 

208,700

 

BankAmerica Corp., 1.05%, 05/12/04

 

 

 

208,261

 

208,261

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Banque ET Caisse D’Epargne De L’Etat (Luxembourg), 1.12%, 04/16/04

 

 

 

74,893

 

74,893

 

 

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

Banque ET Caisse D’Epargne De L’Etat (Luxembourg), 1.13%, 06/30/04

 

 

 

124,525

 

124,525

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

19



 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Banque ET Caisse D’Epargne De L’Etat (Luxembourg), 1.12%, 08/03/04

 

 

 

99,518

 

99,518

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Banque Generale du Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg), 1.03%, 03/12/04

 

 

 

74,976

 

74,976

 

 

 

61,000

 

61,000

 

Banque Generale du Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg), 1.15%, 05/21/04

 

 

 

60,842

 

60,842

 

 

 

13,400

 

13,400

 

Banque Generale du Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg), 1.09%, 07/12/04

 

 

 

13,346

 

13,346

 

 

 

55,000

 

55,000

 

Banque Generale du Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg), 1.09%, 07/26/04

 

 

 

54,755

 

54,755

 

 

 

30,679

 

30,679

 

Bradford & Bingley PLC (United Kingdom), 1.04%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

30,672

 

30,672

 

 

 

127,000

 

127,000

 

Caisse Nationale De Credit Agricole (France), 1.20%, 06/04/04

 

 

 

126,598

 

126,598

 

 

 

95,000

 

95,000

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance, Inc., 1.08%, 07/13/04

 

 

 

94,616

 

94,616

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.03%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

49,989

 

49,989

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.03%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

199,949

 

199,949

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.04%, 03/11/04

 

 

 

69,980

 

69,980

 

 

 

185,118

 

185,118

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.05%, 03/12/04

 

 

 

185,059

 

185,059

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.04%, 03/18/04

 

 

 

99,951

 

99,951

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.04%, 03/26/04

 

 

 

99,928

 

99,928

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1.04%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

174,783

 

174,783

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., 1.09%, 07/12/04

 

 

 

49,799

 

49,799

 

 

 

18,281

 

18,281

 

Danske Bank AS (Denmark), 1.12%, 07/30/04

 

 

 

18,195

 

18,195

 

 

 

41,000

 

41,000

 

Den Norske Bank (Norway), 1.13%, 04/19/04

 

 

 

40,937

 

40,937

 

 

 

84,200

 

84,200

 

Den Norske Bank (Norway), 1.05%, 05/18/04

 

 

 

84,008

 

84,008

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Den Norske Bank (Norway), 1.10%, 07/15/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

Den Norske Bank (Norway), 1.10%, 08/19/04

 

 

 

109,428

 

109,428

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Depfa Deutsche Pfandbrief Bank AG (Germany), 1.09%, 07/15/04

 

 

 

49,794

 

49,794

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

20



 

 

 

22,000

 

22,000

 

Dexia Delaware LLC, 1.03%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

21,991

 

21,991

 

 

 

21,000

 

21,000

 

Household Finance Corp., 1.11%, 04/07/04

 

 

 

20,976

 

20,976

 

95,000

 

 

 

95,000

 

HSBC Bank Canada (Canada), 1.06%, 03/31/04

 

94,916

 

 

 

94,916

 

170,000

 

 

 

170,000

 

HSBC Bank Canada (Canada), 1.09%, 05/06/04

 

169,660

 

 

 

169,660

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

HSH Nordbank AG/New York, 1.08%, 03/05/04

 

 

 

69,992

 

69,992

 

 

 

124,400

 

124,400

 

HSH Nordbank AG/New York, 1.05%, 06/14/04

 

 

 

124,019

 

124,019

 

 

 

47,500

 

47,500

 

ING (US) Funding LLC, 1.10%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

47,487

 

47,487

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.08%, 03/03/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Links Finance LLC, 1.06%, 03/29/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

76,700

 

76,700

 

Macquarie Bank (Australia), 1.12%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

76,681

 

76,681

 

 

 

24,000

 

24,000

 

Natexis Banques Populaires (France), 1.12%, 08/04/04

 

 

 

23,884

 

23,884

 

110,000

 

 

 

110,000

 

Natexis U.S. Finance Corp., 1.04%, 04/13/04

 

109,863

 

 

 

109,863

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

National City Credit Corp., 1.02%, 04/06/04

 

29,969

 

 

 

29,969

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 1.15%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

49,878

 

49,878

 

 

 

157,000

 

157,000

 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 1.20%, 06/09/04

 

 

 

156,477

 

156,477

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 1.08%, 07/12/04

 

 

 

99,599

 

99,599

 

 

 

120,200

 

120,200

 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 1.09%, 08/20/04

 

 

 

119,574

 

119,574

 

 

 

180,000

 

180,000

 

NBNZ International LTD (United Kingdom), 1.20%, 04/22/04

 

 

 

179,688

 

179,688

 

 

 

180,000

 

180,000

 

NBNZ International LTD (United Kingdom), 1.08%, 07/14/04

 

 

 

179,269

 

179,269

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.03%, 03/16/04

 

 

 

99,957

 

99,957

 

 

 

77,500

 

77,500

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.04%, 04/12/04

 

 

 

77,406

 

77,406

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.37%, 09/07/04

 

 

 

199,989

 

199,989

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.24%, 10/22/04

 

 

 

74,393

 

74,393

 

 

 

264,500

 

264,500

 

Nordea North America (Sweden), 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

264,446

 

264,446

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

Nordea North America (Sweden), 1.03%, 03/16/04

 

174,925

 

 

 

174,925

 

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Nordea North America (Sweden), 1.03%, 03/17/04

 

59,973

 

 

 

59,973

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

21



 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Nordea North America (Sweden), 1.03%, 03/24/04

 

 

 

49,967

 

49,967

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Nordea North America (Sweden), 1.03%, 04/06/04

 

 

 

199,794

 

199,794

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Northern Rock PLC (United Kingdom), 1.05%, 04/15/04

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Northern Rock PLC (United Kingdom), 1.05%, 04/16/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Northern Rock PLC (United Kingdom), 1.21%, 06/02/04

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Northern Rock PLC (United Kingdom), 1.21%, 06/03/04

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Northern Rock PLC (United Kingdom), 1.21%, 06/07/04

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom), 1.51%, 12/08/04

 

 

 

99,992

 

99,992

 

 

 

78,568

 

78,568

 

Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain), 1.08%, 07/06/04

 

 

 

78,267

 

78,267

 

 

 

195,000

 

195,000

 

Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain), 1.09%, 07/07/04

 

 

 

194,248

 

194,248

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Swedbank, Inc. (Sweden), 1.04%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

99,977

 

99,977

 

170,000

 

 

 

170,000

 

Swedbank, Inc. (Sweden), 1.08%, 07/13/04

 

169,317

 

 

 

169,317

 

 

 

36,000

 

36,000

 

Swedbank, Inc. (Sweden), 1.09%, 07/20/04

 

 

 

35,846

 

35,846

 

 

 

95,000

 

95,000

 

Swedbank, Inc. (Sweden), 1.09%, 07/23/04

 

 

 

94,586

 

94,586

 

 

 

23,549

 

23,549

 

Swiss Re Financial Products Corp. (Switzerland), 1.11%, 04/06/04

 

 

 

23,523

 

23,523

 

 

 

56,000

 

56,000

 

Swiss Re Financial Products Corp. (Switzerland), 1.05%, 05/27/04

 

 

 

55,858

 

55,858

 

 

 

99,000

 

99,000

 

Unicredito Delaware, 1.10%, 04/02/04

 

 

 

98,904

 

98,904

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 1.04%, 06/17/04, FRN

 

 

 

99,997

 

99,997

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.18%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

150,001

 

150,001

 

 

 

120,011

 

120,011

 

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany), 1.11%, 08/04/04

 

 

 

119,434

 

119,434

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 1.15%, 05/24/04

 

 

 

99,733

 

99,733

 

 

 

22,367

 

22,367

 

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 1.20%, 06/03/04

 

 

 

22,297

 

22,297

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

WestpacTrust (New Zealand), 1.16%, 04/20/04

 

 

 

99,839

 

99,839

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

WestpacTrust (New Zealand), 1.15%, 05/04/04

 

 

 

99,796

 

99,796

 

 

 

93,357

 

93,357

 

WestpacTrust (New Zealand), 1.19%, 06/03/04

 

 

 

93,066

 

93,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,348,474

 

7,116,682

 

8,465,156

 

Computer Software (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Descartes Funding Trust Corp., 1.09%, 11/15/04

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

22



 

Diversified (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.14%, 03/04/04

 

 

 

149,986

 

149,986

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.10%, 04/08/04

 

 

 

199,768

 

199,768

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

General Electric Capital International Funding, Inc., 1.04%, 03/17/04

 

 

 

199,908

 

199,908

 

 

 

298,014

 

298,014

 

General Electric Capital International Funding, Inc., 1.20%, 06/03/04

 

 

 

297,079

 

297,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

846,741

 

846,741

 

Financial Services (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000

 

55,000

 

Beta Finance, Inc., 1.03%, 04/16/04

 

 

 

54,928

 

54,928

 

 

 

24,624

 

24,624

 

Cafco LLC, 1.03%, 03/08/04

 

 

 

24,619

 

24,619

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Cafco LLC, 1.03%, 03/17/04

 

 

 

74,966

 

74,966

 

 

 

37,950

 

37,950

 

Cafco LLC, 1.03%, 04/06/04

 

 

 

37,911

 

37,911

 

 

 

43,000

 

43,000

 

Cafco LLC, 1.04%, 04/19/04

 

 

 

42,939

 

42,939

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Cafco LLC, 1.03%, 04/26/04

 

 

 

49,920

 

49,920

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Cafco LLC, 1.04%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

99,778

 

99,778

 

 

 

55,500

 

55,500

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.03%, 04/15/04

 

 

 

55,429

 

55,429

 

 

 

56,500

 

56,500

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.05%, 05/10/04

 

 

 

56,385

 

56,385

 

 

 

45,500

 

45,500

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.04%, 05/24/04

 

 

 

45,390

 

45,390

 

 

 

41,000

 

41,000

 

CC USA, Inc., 1.05%, 06/02/04

 

 

 

40,889

 

40,889

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 1.04%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

99,960

 

99,960

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 1.03%, 04/16/04

 

 

 

199,736

 

199,736

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 1.04%, 05/19/04

 

 

 

49,886

 

49,886

 

 

 

51,000

 

51,000

 

CRC Funding LLC, 1.04%, 03/11/04

 

 

 

50,985

 

50,985

 

63,157

 

 

 

63,157

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 1.05%, 03/18/04

 

63,126

 

 

 

63,126

 

 

 

132,000

 

132,000

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 1.04%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

131,919

 

131,919

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 1.04%, 04/22/04

 

49,925

 

 

 

49,925

 

154,000

 

 

 

154,000

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 1.05%, 04/23/04

 

153,762

 

 

 

153,762

 

 

 

51,700

 

51,700

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 1.05%, 05/11/04

 

 

 

51,593

 

51,593

 

 

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

Fortis Funding LLC, 1.03%, 04/26/04

 

 

 

124,799

 

124,799

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.23%, 04/28/04

 

 

 

224,999

 

224,999

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

23



 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.11%, 07/02/04

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

7,350

 

7,350

 

Govco, Inc., 1.03%, 04/21/04

 

 

 

7,339

 

7,339

 

 

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

Govco, Inc., 1.05%, 05/10/04

 

 

 

124,745

 

124,745

 

 

 

73,102

 

73,102

 

Govco, Inc., 1.04%, 05/20/04

 

 

 

72,933

 

72,933

 

 

 

90,206

 

90,206

 

Independence Funding LLC, 1.03%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

90,152

 

90,152

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Morgan Stanley, 1.13%, 07/06/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

105,000

 

 

 

105,000

 

Morgan Stanley, 1.13%, 08/27/04

 

105,000

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

90,765

 

90,765

 

PB Finance (Delaware), Inc., 1.04%, 04/12/04

 

 

 

90,655

 

90,655

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Statens Bostadsfinansier (Luxembourg), 1.05%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

49,904

 

49,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

671,813

 

1,952,759

 

2,624,572

 

Insurance (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

ING America Insurance Holding Corp., 1.14%, 04/16/04

 

 

 

49,927

 

49,927

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

ING America Insurance Holding Corp., 1.15%, 05/11/04

 

 

 

49,887

 

49,887

 

 

 

21,000

 

21,000

 

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom), 1.04%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

20,953

 

20,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120,767

 

120,767

 

Metals/Mining (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,964

 

78,964

 

Rio Tinto LTD (Australia), 1.10%, 03/12/04

 

 

 

78,937

 

78,937

 

Transportation (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000

 

65,000

 

Network Rail (United Kingdom), 1.12%, 04/13/04

 

 

 

64,913

 

64,913

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Network Rail (United Kingdom), 1.05%, 04/14/04

 

 

 

49,936

 

49,936

 

 

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Network Rail (United Kingdom), 1.13%, 07/12/04

 

 

 

69,708

 

69,708

 

 

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

Network Rail (United Kingdom), 1.10%, 08/03/04

 

 

 

79,621

 

79,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

264,178

 

264,178

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $24,223,665)

 

 

 

5,415,345

 

18,808,320

 

24,223,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit (23.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,000

 

48,000

 

ABN-AMRO Bank N. V. (The Netherlands) (Yankee), 1.24%, 03/17/04

 

 

 

48,002

 

48,002

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. (The Netherlands) (Yankee), 1.14%, 07/08/04

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

95,000

 

 

 

95,000

 

ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. (The Netherlands) (Yankee), 1.25%, 11/02/04

 

95,019

 

 

 

95,019

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Alliance & Leicester PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.09%, 07/27/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina/New York (Yankee), 1.07%, 11/16/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

99,993

 

99,993

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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275,000

 

275,000

 

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain) (Yankee), 1.11%, 07/26/04

 

 

 

275,011

 

275,011

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

Bank of New York, 1.05%, 11/08/04

 

249,974

 

 

 

249,974

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

Bank of the West, Inc., 1.07%, 06/16/04

 

175,005

 

 

 

175,005

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

Banque Nationale de Paris/New York (Yankee), 1.52%, 12/08/04

 

 

 

299,954

 

299,954

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.16%, 03/15/04

 

 

 

400,001

 

400,001

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.11%, 04/15/04

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.09%, 08/25/04

 

 

 

120,001

 

120,001

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC/New York (Yankee), 1.02%, 09/07/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

99,982

 

99,982

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC/New York (Yankee), 1.05%, 09/13/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

249,980

 

249,980

 

 

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC/New York (Yankee), 1.05%, 11/03/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

499,948

 

499,948

 

 

 

405,000

 

405,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC/New York (Yankee), 1.05%, 12/01/04

 

 

 

404,938

 

404,938

 

 

 

36,000

 

36,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank/New York (Yankee), 1.16%, 06/21/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

36,007

 

36,007

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 09/13/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

49,994

 

49,994

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 09/30/04, Ser. 1, Floating Rate

 

 

 

49,994

 

49,994

 

 

 

92,000

 

92,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank/New York (Yankee), 1.16%, 09/30/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

92,018

 

92,018

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 12/20/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

74,991

 

74,991

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

BNP Paribas (France) (Yankee), 1.37%, 04/19/04

 

100,036

 

 

 

100,036

 

 

 

310,000

 

310,000

 

BNP Paribas/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 06/10/04

 

 

 

309,983

 

309,983

 

340,000

 

 

 

340,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York (Yankee), 0.99%, 05/20/04

 

340,000

 

 

 

340,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York (Yankee), 1.58%, 12/08/04

 

 

 

29,997

 

29,997

 

525,000

 

 

 

525,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York (Yankee), 1.11%, 06/15/05

 

524,999

 

 

 

524,999

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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140,000

 

140,000

 

Credit Agricole Indosuez SA (France) (Yankee), 1.11%, 08/09/04

 

 

 

140,000

 

140,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Credit Agricole Indosuez SA (France) (Yankee), 1.17%, 10/26/04

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

230,000

 

230,000

 

Credit Agricole Indosuez/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 06/04/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

229,988

 

229,988

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Credit Agricole Indosuez/New York (Yankee), 1.05%, 12/09/04

 

99,981

 

 

 

99,981

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.16%, 03/09/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.12%, 03/15/04

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.11%, 04/02/04

 

 

 

399,999

 

399,999

 

 

 

425,000

 

425,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.10%, 04/05/04

 

 

 

424,999

 

424,999

 

148,000

 

 

 

148,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.05%, 04/14/04

 

148,000

 

 

 

148,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.15%, 05/21/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Credit Lyonnais (France) (Yankee), 1.11%, 08/06/04

 

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Credit Suisse First Boston/New York (Yankee), 1.11%, 03/08/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

200,002

 

200,002

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) (Yankee), 1.04%, 05/03/04

 

 

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Depfa Bank PLC (Ireland) (Yankee), 1.22%, 06/04/04

 

200,003

 

 

 

200,003

 

 

 

120,000

 

120,000

 

Depfa Deutsche Pfandbrief (Germany) (Yankee), 1.22%, 06/04/04

 

 

 

120,002

 

120,002

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (Yankee), 1.38%, 09/07/04

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

 

 

185,000

 

185,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (Yankee), 1.05%, 10/08/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

185,000

 

185,000

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG/New York (Yankee), 1.10%, 07/14/04

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG/New York (Yankee), 1.65%, 12/31/04

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG/New York (Yankee), 1.40%, 02/14/05

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Dexia Credit Local (France) (Yankee), 1.09%, 07/28/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Dexia Credit Local (France) (Yankee), 1.10%, 07/28/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Fortis Bank (Belgium) (Yankee), 1.12%, 08/04/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Fortis Bank/New York (Yankee), 1.38%, 04/21/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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150,000

 

150,000

 

Fortis Bank/New York (Yankee), 1.53%, 12/08/04

 

 

 

149,977

 

149,977

 

 

 

105,000

 

105,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.17%, 03/22/04

 

 

 

105,000

 

105,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.19%, 04/22/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

190,000

 

190,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.20%, 05/17/04

 

 

 

190,000

 

190,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.16%, 05/24/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.06%, 05/27/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.14%, 07/09/04

 

 

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom) (Yankee), 1.12%, 08/05/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

ING Bank N.V. (The Netherlands) (Yankee), 1.41%, 08/05/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

130,000

 

 

 

130,000

 

KBC Financial Products International (Belgium) (Yankee), 1.06%, 04/05/04

 

129,866

 

 

 

129,866

 

69,500

 

 

 

69,500

 

KBC Financial Products International (Belgium) (Yankee), 1.06%, 06/15/04

 

69,283

 

 

 

69,283

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) (Yankee), 1.38%, 09/07/04

 

30,002

 

 

 

30,002

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg/New York (Yankee), 1.09%, 03/15/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

50,001

 

50,001

 

 

 

350,000

 

350,000

 

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg/New York (Yankee), 1.04%, 09/10/04, Floating Rate

 

 

 

349,972

 

349,972

 

245,000

 

 

 

245,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.10%, 04/26/04

 

245,001

 

 

 

245,001

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.14%, 07/09/04

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.41%, 08/05/04

 

200,004

 

 

 

200,004

 

45,000

 

 

 

45,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.27%, 09/13/04

 

45,018

 

 

 

45,018

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.46%, 09/27/04

 

100,003

 

 

 

100,003

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.45%, 10/01/04

 

99,997

 

 

 

99,997

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.46%, 10/01/04

 

100,006

 

 

 

100,006

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.41%, 11/15/04

 

200,014

 

 

 

200,014

 

 

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.51%, 11/19/04

 

 

 

75,005

 

75,005

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Natexis Banque Populaires/New York (Yankee), 1.06%, 03/08/04

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Natexis Banque Populaires/New York (Yankee), 1.20%, 05/24/04

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Natexis Banques Populaires/New York, 1.17%, 04/29/04

 

 

 

199,617

 

199,617

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Natexis Banques Populaires/New York, 1.17%, 05/04/04

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

Natexis Banques Populaires/NY (Yankee), 1.05%, 05/12/04

 

 

 

49,999

 

49,999

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.03%, 03/11/04

 

99,971

 

 

 

99,971

 

135,000

 

 

 

135,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.04%, 03/26/04

 

134,903

 

 

 

134,903

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.44%, 11/16/04

 

99,995

 

 

 

99,995

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.44%, 03/01/05

 

199,970

 

 

 

199,970

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden) (Yankee), 1.16%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (Finland) (Yankee), 1.09%, 07/13/04

 

 

 

100,002

 

100,002

 

 

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

Royal Bank of Canada/New York (Yankee), 1.50%, 12/07/04

 

 

 

174,980

 

174,980

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

San Paolo IMI SPA (Italy) (Yankee), 1.17%, 04/30/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain) (Yankee), 1.16%, 08/03/04

 

 

 

200,017

 

200,017

 

 

 

102,000

 

102,000

 

Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain) (Yankee), 1.12%, 08/11/04

 

 

 

102,009

 

102,009

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Societe Generale (France) (Yankee), 1.04%, 04/02/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

235,000

 

235,000

 

Societe Generale (France) (Yankee), 1.09%, 07/28/04

 

 

 

235,000

 

235,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Societe Generale (France) (Yankee), 1.40%, 08/05/04

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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375,000

 

375,000

 

Societe Generale (France) (Yankee), 1.10%, 09/01/04

 

 

 

375,000

 

375,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. (Sweden) (Yankee), 1.11%, 08/09/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York (Yankee), 1.05%, 12/09/04

 

99,981

 

 

 

99,981

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Toronto Dominion Bank/New York (Yankee), 1.36%, 04/19/04

 

99,998

 

 

 

99,998

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Unicredito Italiano SPA (Italy) (Yankee), 1.13%, 03/29/04

 

 

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

195,000

 

195,000

 

UniCredito Italiano SPA (Italy) (Yankee), 1.06%, 05/06/04

 

 

 

195,004

 

195,004

 

 

 

279,200

 

279,200

 

UniCredito Italiano SPA (Italy) (Yankee), 1.10%, 07/26/04

 

 

 

279,206

 

279,206

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.15%, 04/30/04

 

 

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

170,000

 

170,000

 

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.05%, 05/03/04

 

 

 

169,997

 

169,997

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Germany) (Yankee), 1.51%, 12/07/04

 

 

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $17,178,599)

 

 

 

5,287,029

 

11,891,570

 

17,178,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposits (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

American Express Centurion Bank, 1.04%, 03/10/04

 

 

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

Fifth Third Bank, 1.05%, 03/01/04

 

 

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

 

 

399,310

 

399,310

 

National Australia Bank LTD (Australia), 1.04%, 03/01/04

 

 

 

399,310

 

399,310

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

SouthTrust Bank, 1.06%, 06/14/04

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 1.05%, 03/01/04

 

 

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

Total Time Deposits (Cost $1,369,310)

 

 

 

20,000

 

1,349,310

 

1,369,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements (15.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

ABN-AMRO, Inc., 1.05%, dated 02/27/04, due 03/01/04, repurchase price $500,044, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities

 

 

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

 

 

190,557

 

190,557

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., 1.05%, dated 02/27/04, due 03/01/04, repurchase price $190,574, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities

 

 

 

190,557

 

190,557

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., 1.45%, dated 02/12/04, Due 03/04/05, repurchase Price $101,555, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities.

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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15,344

 

15,344

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.00%, dated 02/27/04, due 03/04/04, repurchase price $15,345, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities.

 

 

 

15,344

 

15,344

 

6,807,505

 

 

 

6,807,505

 

Mortgage Backed Joint Repurchase Agreement, (1.06%), dated 02/27/04, due 03/01/04, repurchase price $6,808,106, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities.

 

6,807,505

 

 

 

6,807,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

3,000,000

 

UBS Warburg LLC, 1.05%, dated 02/27/04, due 03/01/04, repurchase price $3,000,263, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities.

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

3,000,000

 

481,012

 

 

 

481,012

 

US Government Agency Joint Repurchase Agreement, 1.05%, dated 02/27/04, due 03/01/04, repurchase price $481,054, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities.

 

481,012

 

 

 

481,012

 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $11,094,418)

 

7,388,517

 

3,705,901

 

11,094,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

AIM Liquid Assets Portfolio

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

Total Money Market Fund (Cost $500,000)

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $73,626,573) - 100.0%

 

 

 

$

26,670,791

 

$

46,955,782

 

$

73,626,573

 

 


#                               All or a portion of this security is a 144A or private placement security and can only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund / JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

Pro forma Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of February 29, 2004 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in Thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

JPMorgan Prime
Money Market
Fund

 

Pro forma
Adjustments

 

Pro forma Combined
JP Morgan Prime
Money Market Fund

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

 

$

26,670,791

 

$

46,955,782

 

 

 

$

73,626,573

 

Total investment securities, at value

 

26,670,791

 

46,955,782

 

 

73,626,573

 

Cash

 

1,023

 

400,024

 

 

 

401,047

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

422

 

 

 

422

 

Interest and dividends

 

35,488

 

49,296

 

 

 

84,784

 

Total Assets

 

26,707,302

 

47,405,524

 

 

74,112,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

21,156

 

15,726

 

 

 

36,882

 

Investment securities purchased

 

377,000

 

225,000

 

 

 

602,000

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

2,230

 

3,754

 

 

 

5,984

 

Administration fees

 

1,115

 

3,191

 

 

 

4,306

 

Shareholder servicing fees

 

284

 

2,989

 

 

 

3,273

 

Distribution fees

 

 

96

 

 

 

96

 

Custodian fees

 

 

928

 

 

 

928

 

Trustees’ fees - deferred compensation plan

 

 

2,340

 

 

 

2,340

 

Other

 

45

 

1,068

 

 

 

1,113

 

Total Liabilities

 

401,830

 

255,092

 

 

656,922

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

26,305,472

 

$

47,150,432

 

$

 

$

73,455,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid in capital

 

$

26,305,471

 

$

47,150,411

 

 

 

$

73,455,882

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

1

 

21

 

 

 

22

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

26,305,472

 

$

47,150,432

 

$

 

$

73,455,904

 

Morgan

 

$

 

$

4,318,626

 

$

 

$

4,318,626

 

Premier

 

$

 

$

5,600,889

 

$

1,930,748

 

$

7,531,637

 

Agency

 

$

 

$

12,751,731

 

$

380,882

 

$

13,132,613

 

Class B

 

$

 

$

7,467

 

$

 

$

7,467

 

Class C

 

$

 

$

315

 

$

 

$

315

 

Class I

 

$

24,683,612

 

$

 

$

(24,683,612

)

$

 

Class S

 

$

1,240,978

 

$

 

$

(1,240,978

)

$

 

Administrative

 

$

380,882

 

$

 

$

(380,882

)

$

 

Institutional

 

$

 

$

23,429,284

 

$

 

$

23,429,284

 

Reserve

 

$

 

$

280,658

 

$

 

$

280,658

 

Select

 

$

 

$

689,770

 

$

(689,770

)

$

 

Cash Management

 

$

 

$

71,692

 

$

 

$

71,692

 

Capital

 

$

 

$

 

$

24,683,612

 

$

24,683,612

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

26,305,472

 

$

47,150,432

 

$

 

$

73,455,904

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan

 

 

4,318,545

 

 

4,318,545

 

Premier

 

 

5,600,892

 

1,930,748

(b)

7,531,640

 

Agency

 

 

12,751,616

 

380,882

(b)

13,132,498

 

Class B

 

 

7,477

 

 

7,477

 

Class C

 

 

315

 

 

315

 

Class I

 

24,683,644

 

 

(24,683,644

)(b)

 

Class S

 

1,240,972

 

 

(1,240,972

)(b)

 

Administrative

 

380,886

 

 

(380,886

)(b)

 

Institutional

 

 

23,430,170

 

 

23,430,170

 

Reserve

 

 

280,666

 

 

280,666

 

Select

 

 

689,682

 

(689,682

)(b)

 

Cash Management

 

 

71,696

 

 

71,696

 

Capital

 

 

 

24,683,612

(b)

24,683,612

 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Premier (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Agency (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Class B *

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Class C *

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Class I (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Class S (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Administrative (and redemption price)

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Institutional (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Reserve (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Select (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

(1.00

)

$

 

Cash Management (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

Capital (and redemption price)

 

$

 

$

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

Cost of investments

 

$

26,670,791

 

$

46,955,782

 

 

 

$

73,626,573

 

 


*                 Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

(a)          Reflects total combined net assets due to the merger.

(b)         Reflects the adjustment to the  number of shares outstanding due to the merger.

 

See unaudited notes to pro forma financial statements.

 

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One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund / JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

Pro forma Combining Statement of Operations

For the twelve months ended February 29, 2004 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

 

 

Pre-Merger
One Group
Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund

 

JPMorgan
Prime Money
Market Fund

 

Pro forma
Adjustments

 

Proforma Combining
JP Morgan
Prime Money
Market Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

356,612

 

600,881

 

$

 

$

957,493

 

Dividend income

 

10,655

 

 

 

10,655

 

Total Investment Income

 

367,267

 

600,881

 

 

968,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

30,259

 

50,079

 

(16,173

)(a)

64,165

 

Administration fees

 

15,130

 

50,079

 

1,603

(a)

66,812

 

Shareholder services fees

 

4,242

 

72,972

 

24,819

(a)

102,033

 

Distribution fees

 

 

2,288

 

4,782

(a)

7,070

 

Custodian fees

 

677

 

3,169

 

(693

)(b)

3,153

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

Printing and postage

 

140

 

52

 

(10

)(c)

182

 

Professional fees

 

345

 

1,041

 

(20

)(c)

1,366

 

Registration expenses

 

1,012

 

(1,976

)

(10

)(c)

(974

)

Transfer agent fees

 

582

 

3,998

 

(2,237

)(b)

2,343

 

Trustees’ fees

 

278

 

759

 

 

1,037

 

Other

 

607

 

1,250

 

 

1,857

 

Total expenses

 

53,272

 

183,711

 

12,061

 

249,044

 

Less: amounts waived

 

125

 

37,018

 

12,211

(d)

49,354

 

Less:  earnings credits

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Net expenses

 

53,147

 

146,692

 

(150

)

199,689

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

314,120

 

454,189

 

150

 

768,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

147

 

13

 

 

160

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

314,267

 

$

454,202

 

$

150

 

$

768,619

 

 


(a)          Reflects revised Investment Advisory, Adminstration, Shareholder servicing and distribution fees due to the adoption of the New Fee Structure, which will become effective independent of the merger.

(b)         Reflects revised contractual vendor agreements due to the proposed merger.

(c)          Reflects the elimination of duplicative fund level fees due to the proposed merger.

(d)         Reflect revised contractual expense reductions due to the adoption of the New Fee Structure and the proposed merger.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statement

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market / JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.              Basis of Combination:

The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments and Pro Forma Combined Statetement of Assets and Liabilities reflect the accounts of One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (“IPMMF”) and JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) as though the acquisition had been effective on February 29, 2004.  The Pro Forma Combining Statement of Operations has been prepared as though the acquisition had been in effect on March 1, 2003.

 

The Pro Forma Statements give effect to the proposed transfer of all assets and liabilities of the IPMMF in exchange for the shares of PMMF as described in the plan of reorganization. If the reorganization is approved by the shareholders, the surviving fund, PMMF, will be renamed JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund.

 

The Pro Forma Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of IPMMF and PMMF, which have been incorporated by reference in their respective Statements of Additional Information.

 

2.              Shares of Beneficial Interest:

Under the proposed reorganization, each shareholder of IPMMF would receive shares of PMMF with a value equal to their holding in IPMMF.  Holders of IPMMF Administrative shares, Class I shares and Class S shares would receive PMMF Agency shares, Capital shares and Premier shares, respectively.  Therefore, as a result of the proposed reorganization, current shareholders of IPMMF will become shareholders in PMMF Agency shares, Capital shares and Premier shares. Also, in conjunction with the proposed reorganization, holders of PMMF Select shares will receive Premier shares with a value equal to their holding in PMMF Select shares and as a result, will become shareholders in PMMF Premier shares.

 

The Pro Forma net asset value per share assumes the issuance of additional shares of PMMF, which would have been issued on February 29, 2004 in connection with the proposed reorganization.  The amount of additional shares assumed to be effected was calculated based on the February 29, 2004 net assets of IPMMF and the net asset value per share of PMMF.

 

Amount in thousands, except per share data:

 

 

 

PMMF
Agency
shares

 

PMMF
Capital
shares

 

PMMF
Premier
shares

 

Pro Forma Increase in Shares

 

380,882

 

24,683,612

 

1,930,748

 

Pro Forma Net Assets 2/29/04

 

$

380,882

 

$

24,683,612

 

$

1,930,748

 

Pro Forma Net Asset Value 2/29/04

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

 

3.              Pro Forma Operations:

Certain expenses have been adjusted to reflect the expected expenses of the combined entity.  The adjustments are presented for the purpose of illustrating the effect of the adoption of a new fee structure implemented in connection with the overall reorganization of the JPMorgan Funds and One Group Funds and independent of the proposed merger (the “New Fee Structure”) as if the New Fee Structure had taken effect on March 1, 2003.  The merger adjustments represent those adjustments needed to present the results of operations of the combined PMMF as if the proposed merger had taken effect on March 1, 2003.  The resulting Pro Forma Combined PMMF Statement of Operations represents the pro forma results of operations as if both the New Fee Structure and proposed merger had taken effect on March 1, 2003.

 

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The merger adjustments are based on the contractual agreements that will be in effect at February 19, 2005 (the proposed date for the reorganization) at the combined level of average net assets as if the reorganization had been effective on March 1, 2003.

 

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FORM OF PROXY

 

ONE GROUP MUTUAL® FUNDS
One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund
One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

(collectively, the “One Group Funds”)

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 20, 2005

 

The undersigned hereby appoints Robert L. Young, Scott E. Richter, Nina O. Shenker and John A. Shallow, and each of them, attorneys-in-fact and proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, and revocation to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of the One Group Funds listed above, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 on January 20, 2005, 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof.  The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Special Meeting of Shareholders and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated hereon.  If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted for Proposal 1. In their discretion, the attorneys-in-fact and proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting of Shareholders in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then that one) and shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder.  The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.

 

PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

 

Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy.  Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.  When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title.  The undersigned authorizes the proxies to vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other matter that may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the discretion of the proxies.

 



 

IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED,

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

PROVIDE YOUR NEW ADDRESS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL NUMBER:                            

 

NUMBER OF SHARES HELD ON THE RECORD DATE:                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder sign here

Co-Owner sign here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Name and Title (if applicable)

Print Name and Title (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

 

ý                                  PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE

 

Proposal 1 (All Funds)

 

To approve or disapprove an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the acquisition of all of the assets of your One Group Fund in exchange for shares of the corresponding JPMorgan Fund and the subsequent liquidation of your One Group Fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

 

One Group Treasury Only Money Market Fund (corresponding JPMorgan Fund: JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund)

 

For
o

 

Against
o

 

Abstain
o

 



 

b.

 

One Group Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (corresponding JPMorgan Fund:  JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund)

 

For
o

 

Against
o

 

Abstain
o

 

OR, VOTE BY TELEPHONE

 

It’s fast, convenient, and immediate!
Call Toll-Free on a Touch-Tone Phone

 

FOLLOW THESE FOUR EASY STEPS:

 

1.                                     READ THE ACCOMPANYING COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.

 

2.                                     CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER

[              ]

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS CALL.

 

3.                                     ENTER YOUR CONTROL NUMBER LOCATED ON YOUR PROXY CARD.

 

4.                                     FOLLOW THE RECORDED INSTRUCTIONS.

 

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Call [              ] anytime!

 

OR, VOTE BY INTERNET

It’s fast, convenient, and your vote is immediately confirmed and posted.

FOLLOW THESE FOUR EASY STEPS:

 

1.                                     READ THE ACCOMPANYING COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.

 

2.                                     GO TO THE WEBSITE

http://www.[                             ]

 

3.                                     ENTER YOUR CONTROL NUMBER LOCATED ON YOUR PROXY CARD.

 

4.                                     FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED.

 

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Go to http://www.[                        ] anytime!

 

DO NOT RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET.

 

DETACH CARD

 



J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust

 

PART C

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 15.

 

Indemnification

 

Reference is made to Section 5.3 of Registrant’s Declaration of Trust and Section 5 of Registrant’s Distribution Agreement.  Registrant, its Trustees and officers are insured against certain expenses in connection with the defense of claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be permitted to directors, trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant and the principal underwriter 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 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, trustee, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant and the principal underwriter in connection with the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such director, trustee, officer or controlling person or principal underwriter in connection with the shares 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 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 16.

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

(1)(a)

 

Declaration of Trust, as amended, was filed as Exhibit No. 1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on September 26, 1996 (Accession Number 0000912057-96-021281) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Amendment No. 5 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Fifth Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 26, 1996 (Accession Number 0001016964-96-000061) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(c)

 

Amendment No. 6 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Sixth Amended  and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 28, 1997 (Accession Number 0001016964-97-000041) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(d)

 

Amendment No. 7 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Seventh Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 15, 1997 (Accession Number 0001016964-97-000053) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

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(e)

 

Amendment No. 8 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Eighth Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(d) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on October 9, 1997  (Accession Number 0001016964-97-000158) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(f)

 

Amendment No. 9 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Ninth Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(e) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on December 29, 1997 (Accession Number 0001041455-97-000014) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(g)

 

Amendment No. 10 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Tenth Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest and change voting procedures to dollar-based voting was filed as Exhibit No. (a) 6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A December 31, 1998 (Accession Number  0001041455-98-000097) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(h)

 

Amendment No. 11 to Declaration of Trust Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 1999 (Accession Number 00001041455-99-000041) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(i)

 

Amendment No. 12 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 13, 2000 (Accession Number 00001041455-00-000084) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(j)

 

Amendment No. 13 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 1, 2000 (Accession Number 0000894088-00-000008) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(k)

 

Amendment No. 14 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 1, 2000 (Accession Number 0000894088-00-000008) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(l)

 

Amendment No. 15 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2002 (Accession Number 0000912057-02-39932) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(m)

 

Amendment No. 16 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2002 (Accession Number 0000912057-02-39932) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(n)

 

Amendment No. 17 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2002 (Accession Number 0000912057-02-39932) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(o)

 

Certificate of Amendment to Declaration of Trust filed herewith.

 

 

 

2(a)

 

Restated By-Laws of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 26, 1996 (Accession Number 0001016964-96-000061) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Amendment to By-Laws of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 19, 2002 (Accession Number 0001047469-02-007673) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

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(c)

 

Amendment to Restated By-laws of Registrant. Incorporated herein by  reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2000 (Accession Number 0001041455-00-000056).

 

 

 

(d)

 

Amendment to By-laws filed herewith.

 

 

 

(3)

 

Not applicable.

 

(4)

 

Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization*

 

(5)

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

(6)(a)

 

Form of Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 11, 1998, between the Trust and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2003 (Accession Number 0001047469-03-007164) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Form of Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. filed herewith.

 

 

 

(7)(a)

 

Distribution Agreement dated June 29, 2001 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 (filed April 29, 2004) to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Form of Amendment to Distribution Agreement dated as of July 25, 2002 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 (filed April 29, 2004) to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(c)

 

Form of Distribution Agreement between the Trust and One Group Dealer Services, Inc. filed herewith.

 

 

 

(8)

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

(9)(a)

 

Global Custody Agreement, dated March 1, 2003, between JPMorgan Chase Bank and the entities named on Annex A thereto.  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 27, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-005963) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Fee Schedule, dated July, 2002, for Custodian Agreement.  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 19, 2002 (Accession Number 0001047469-02-007673) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(10)(a)

 

Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan.  Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on September 7, 2001 (Accession Number 0000912057-01-531594) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan, adopted effective June 28, 2001, as  amended July 16, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 101 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 27, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-005963) (File Nos. 033-54642 and 811-07342).

 

 

 

(c)

 

Form of Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan filed herewith.

 

 

 

(d) 

 

Form of Combined Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan filed herewith.

 

 

 

(11)

 

Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP Regarding Legality of issuance of shares and other matters filed herewith.

 


*              Filed herewith as Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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(12)

 

Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP regarding tax matters filed herewith.

 

 

 

(13)(a)

 

Administration Agreement between Registrant and Morgan Guaranty  Trust Company of New York or The Chase Manhattan Bank, dated September 7,  2001. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on September 7, 2001 (Accession Number 0000912057-01-53194) (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(b)

 

Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement between Registrant and  Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A filed on September 7, 2001 (Accession Number 0000912057-01-531594) (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(c)

 

Transfer Agency Agreement, dated September 1, 2001, between Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 (filed April 29, 2004) to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(d)

 

Fee Waiver Agreement, dated February 11, 2004, incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 (filed April 29, 2004) to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(e)

 

Securities Lending Agreement, dated October 15, 2002, between  JPMorgan Chase Bank and each of the JPMorgan Funds named on Exhibit A thereto. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 101 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 27, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-005963) (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(f)

 

Amendment to Securities Lending Agreement, dated August, 2003,  between JPMorgan Chase Bank and each of the JPMorgan Funds named on Exhibit A thereto. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 101 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 27, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-005963) (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

 

 

(g)

 

Form of Management and Administration Agreement between the Trust and One Group Administrative Services, Inc. filed herewith.

 

 

 

(h)

 

Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Trust and One Group Dealer Services, Inc. filed herewith.

 

 

 

(i)

 

Form of Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. filed herewith.

 

 

 

(j)

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement filed herewith.

 

 

 

(14)

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed herewith.

 

 

 

(15)

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

(16)

 

Powers of Attorney filed as an Exhibit 99(a) to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 filed April 29, 2004 (File Nos. 002-95973 and 811-04236).

 

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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 a 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 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 a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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.

 

 

 

(3)

 

The undersigned Registrant agrees to file in a Post-Effective Amendment to this Registration Statement a final tax opinion upon the closing of the transaction.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Washington, D.C., on the 29th day of September, 2004.

 

 

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Trust

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George C. W. Gatch

 

 

 

  George C. W. Gatch

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

 

Signatures

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ George C. W. Gatch

 

President

 

September 29, 2004

  George C. W. Gatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Fergus Reid, III

 

Trustee and Chairman

 

September 29, 2004

* Fergus Reid, III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William J. Armstrong

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

* William J. Armstrong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Roland R. Eppley, Jr.

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

* Roland R. Eppley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Dr. Mathhew Goldstein

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

*  Dr. Mathhew Goldstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ann Maynard Gray

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

*  Ann Maynard Gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Matthew Healey

 

Trustee and President

 

September 29, 2004

*Matthew Healey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert J. Higgins

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

* Robert J. Higgins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William G. Morton, Jr.

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

* William G. Morton, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James J. Schonbachler

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

*  James J. Schonbachler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.

 

Trustee

 

September 29, 2004

*  Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* By:

/s/ Patricia A. Maleski

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

September 29, 2004

 

Patricia A. Maleski

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Dorsey

 

Treasurer

 

September 29, 2004

Stephanie Dorsey

 

 

 

 

 



 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

(1)(o)

 

Certificate of Amendment to Declaration of Trust.

 

 

 

(2)(d)

 

Amendment to By-laws.

 

 

 

(6)(b)

 

Form of Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

 

 

(7)(c)

 

Form of Distribution Agreement between the Trust and One Group Dealer Services, Inc.

 

 

 

(10)(c)

 

Form of Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan.

 

 

 

(10)(d)

 

Form of Combined Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan.

 

 

 

(11)

 

Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP regarding legality of issuance of shares and other matters.

 

 

 

(12)

 

Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP regarding tax matters.

 

 

 

(13)(g)

 

Form of Administration Agreement between the Trust and One Group Administrative Services, Inc.

 

 

 

(13)(h)

 

Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Trust and One Group Dealer Services, Inc.

 

 

 

(13)(i)

 

Form of Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and Boston Financial Date Services, Inc.

 

 

 

(13)(j)

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement.

 

 

 

(14)

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.