Wells Fargo Advantage Funds® & Evergreen Funds Merger Conversion Tool
The Merger Conversion Tool is designed to provide you with easy access to information regarding the proposed product line of the combined Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and Evergreen Funds.Simply select the product you are interested in learning about from the drop down box below, and it will provide you with details on the proposed changes. If your fund is not listed then there are no changes proposed for your fund.
These proposed changes are the result of recent approvals by the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and Evergreen Funds Boards of Trustees of an integration plan for the two fund families. The Boards' decisions must be approved by the shareholders of the impacted funds. Proxy statements are expected to be mailed to shareholders of record in April, and upon shareholder approval, the reorganizations are expected to take place in 2010. For more information regarding the proposal, visit the Integration News section of our Web site.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The foregoing is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, shares of any investment company, nor is it a solicitation of any proxy.
In connection with the proposed shell reorganizations and mergers, the acquirer will file a prospectus/proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All shareholders are advised to read the prospectus/proxy statement in its entirety when it becomes available, because it will contain important information regarding the acquirer, the target, the transaction, fees, expenses, risk considerations, the persons soliciting proxies in connection with the transaction and the interests of these persons in the transaction and related matters. Target intends to mail the prospectus/proxy statement to its shareholders once it is declared effective by the Commission. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the prospectus/proxy statement when available and other documents filed by the acquirer with the Commission at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the prospectus/proxy statement, once available, may also be obtained by directing a request via mail, phone or e-mail to acquirer, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, P.O. Box 8266, Boston MA, 02266-8266, 1-800-222-8222, or at www.wellsfargo.com/advantagefunds or by directing a request via mail or fax to target, Evergreen Funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA, 02116, 1-800-343-2898, or at www.evergreeninvestments.com. The target and the acquirer also file annual and semi-annual reports and other information with the Commission. You may read and copy any reports, statements, or other information filed by the target or the acquirer at the Commission's public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549-0213. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Filings made with the Commission by either the target or the acquirer are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the Web site maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
Participants in the Solicitation
The acquirer, the target and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain members of their management and other employees may be soliciting proxies from shareholders in favor of the transaction and other related matters. Information concerning persons who may be considered participants in the solicitation of the target's shareholders under the rules of the Commission will be set forth in prospectus/proxy statement when it is filed with the Commission.
A portion of the municipal Funds' income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.
The U.S. government guarantee applies to certain of the underlying securities and not to shares of the Funds.
Carefully consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus, containing this and other information, visit www.evergreeninvestments.com for Evergreen Funds. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC, is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company and is an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company's broker/dealer subsidiaries. Evergreen mutual funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC.
An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.
This Web site is accompanied by current prospectuses for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®.
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reserved. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.
