NOTICE OF SEC RULES COMMITTEE MEETING AND LOS ANGELES AND CHICAGO VIDEOCONFERENCE OPTIONS - MARCH 2, 2006

©2006 Investment Company Institute. All rights reserved. Information may be abridged and therefore incomplete. Communications from the Institute do not constitute, and should not be considered a substitute for, legal advice. [19604] January 17, 2006 TO: SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 3-06 RE: NOTICE OF SEC RULES COMMITTEE MEETING AND LOS ANGELES AND CHICAGO VIDEOCONFERENCE OPTIONS - MARCH 2, 2006 A meeting of the SEC Rules Committee has been scheduled for Thursday, March 2nd at the offices of the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting will be held in the David Silver Conference Room on the 12th Floor at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. Lunch will be available beginning at 11:45 a.m. Participation by videoconference will be available from two locations: Capital Research and Management Company Nuveen Investments 333 S. Hope Street, 333 W. Wacker Drive Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL 9:00 a.m. Pacific time 11:00 a.m. Central time Lunch will be served following the meeting in Los Angeles and during the meeting in Chicago. 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 Los Angeles or Chicago. (Only one person per complex may attend the meeting.) In addition, please provide any items that you would like to discuss at the meeting. Please return the response form by fax to Abby Bair at (202) 326-5823 by Friday, February 17th. We look forward to seeing you on March 2nd. Heidi Stam Chairperson Attachment (in .pdf format)