Notice of Conference Call on India FII Issues, Thursday, March 9, 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

©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. [19787] March 1, 2006 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 4-06 INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 3-06 RE: NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL ON INDIA FII ISSUES THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME We will be traveling to India the week of March 13 and will be meeting with officials at the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Indian Finance and Commerce Ministries. We have been following several issues that we would like to discuss briefly with members before our trip. We would also like to hear any additional concerns you may have that we should raise with the appropriate people in India. We have scheduled a call for Thursday, March 9, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. We expect the call to last from thirty minutes to an hour. We will discuss tax issues on a separate call with Tax Committee members. Dial-in information for the call: 888-425-4795 or +1 517-623-4582 Passcode: 15722 Please also send an RSVP e-mail to Ruth Tadesse at rtadesse@ici.org. If you are unable to join the call, but would like to discuss issues relating to India, please call or e-mail Glen Guymon (202.326.5837 or gguymon@ici.org) or Bob Grohowski (202.371.5430 or rcg@ici.org). Glen S. Guymon Assistant Counsel - International Affairs