NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AND WEST COAST VIDEOCONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 11, 2003

[16585] September 29, 2003 TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 78-03 RE: NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AND WEST COAST VIDEOCONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 11, 2003 A meeting of the Compliance Advisory Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at the Investment Company Institute in Washington, D.C. Videoconference participation is available from San Francisco, California. (Please note that the meeting will follow the Institute’s Anti-Money Laundering Conference, which is scheduled to occur on Monday, November 10th through 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 11th in Washington, D.C.1) The details for the two locations are set forth below. East Coast West Coast Investment Company Institute Barclays Global Investors 1401 H Street, N.W. – 12th Floor 45 Fremont Street Washington, D.C. San Francisco, CA The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (10:30 a.m. Pacific Time). Lunch will be served in both locations, prior to the meeting in Washington and following the meeting in San Francisco. Please indicate on the attached response form whether you or an alternate will attend the meeting, either in Washington, D.C. or by videoconference from California, by returning the attached meeting response form no later than Friday, October 17th by fax to Stephanie Holly at (202) 326-5827. In addition, please provide any items that you would like to discuss at the meeting. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, November 11th. Christine C. Carsman Chairperson Attachment 1 Information on the conference is available from the Institute’s member website at http://conferences.ici.org.