Cut-Off Date Is May 26 For Hotel Arrangements for June 19 and 20 Tax Committee Meetings In San Francisco

©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. [20049] May 16, 2006 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 18-06 RE: CUT-OFF DATE IS MAY 26 FOR HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR JUNE 19 AND 20 TAX COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO As we previously informed you,1 the next regularly scheduled meetings of the Tax Committee will be held on June 19 and June 20, 2006 in San Francisco at the Hyatt Embarcadero (5 Embarcadero Center). The hotel information is stated below. Hotel Reservations A block of rooms has been arranged at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. Please make your hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (415) 788-1234 or 800-233-1234. In order to receive the preferred hotel rate of $220.00 for a single/double room please identify yourself as an ICI Conference attendee . Your reservations must be made before the cutoff date of May 26, 2006. Donald Burke Tax Committee Chair 1 See Institute memo (19968) to Tax Committee No. 13-06, dated April 25, 2006.