Account and Share
Information
Voting Rights
Each
Share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote.
All Shares
of the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in matters affecting only a particular Fund or class, only shares of that Fund or class are entitled to vote.
Trustees
may be removed by the Board or by shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of shareholders will be called by the Board upon the written request of shareholders who own at least 10% of the Trust's
outstanding Shares of all series entitled to vote.
As of October 7, 2013, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class A Shares: Edward Jones & Co., St. Louis, MO, owned approximately
5,456,658 Shares (20.41%); Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 2,641,973 Shares (9.88%); First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 2,193,814 Shares (8.20%); National Financial Services
LLC, New York, NY, owned approximately 1,964,729 Shares (7.35%); UBS USA, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 1,552,956 Shares (5.81%); and MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 1,454,211 Shares
(5.44%).
As of
October 7, 2013, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class B Shares: First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 466,848 Shares (25.91%); Edward
Jones & Co., St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 436,926 Shares (24.25%); National Financial Services LLC, New York, NY, owned approximately 157,933 Shares (8.76%); and Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned
approximately 136,380 Shares (7.57%).
As of
October 7, 2013, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class C Shares: First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 1,547,916 Shares (23.96%); Raymond
James, St. Petersburg, FL, owned approximately 894,110 Shares (13.84%); National Financial Services LLC, New York, NY, owned approximately 856,795 Shares (13.26%); MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately
596,275 Shares (9.23%); Morgan Stanley & Co., Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 486,447 Shares (7.53%); Edward Jones & Co., St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 418,527 Shares (6.48%); and Pershing LLC,
Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 348,207 Shares (5.39%).
As of
October 7, 2013, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class F Shares: Edward Jones & Co., St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 5,643,514 Shares (25.74%);
Pershing LLC, owned approximately 4,998,828 Shares (22.80%); MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 2,206,583 Shares (10.06%); and First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 1,792,691 Shares
(8.17%).
As of
October 7, 2013, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Institutional Shares: First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 303,702 Shares (66.10%); and
Ledyard & Co., Hanover, NH, owned approximately 139,150 Shares (30.28%).
Shareholders owning 25% or more of outstanding Shares may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders.
First
Clearing, LLC is organized in the state of Delaware and is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company organized in the state of Delaware.
Edward
Jones & Co. is organized in the state of Missouri and is a subsidiary of Jones Financial Companies organized in the state of Missouri.
Ledyard & Co. is organized in the state of New Hampshire.