497 1 d556989d497.htm HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL SERIES - INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND Hansberger International Series - International Value Fund

Supplement dated June 21, 2013

supplementing the Prospectus and

Statement of Additional Information,

each dated May 1, 2013,

as may be revised or supplemented from time to time

of Hansberger International Series

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

On June 20, 2013, the Board of Trustees of Hansberger International Series, on behalf of its International Value Fund series (the “Fund”), upon the recommendation of the Fund’s adviser, Hansberger Global Investors, Inc., approved a plan to liquidate the Fund, such liquidation to take place on or about July 19, 2013 (the “Liquidation Date”). Any shares of the Fund outstanding on the Liquidation Date will be automatically redeemed on that date. The proceeds from any such redemption will be the net asset value of the Fund’s shares after expenses and liabilities of the Fund have been paid or otherwise provided for. In addition, the Fund may make one or more distributions of income and/or net capital gains, including any gains resulting from the disposition of the Fund’s portfolio securities in connection with the liquidation, on or prior to the Liquidation Date in order to eliminate any Fund-level federal income or excise taxes. Any such distribution will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income or, if such distribution is reported by the Fund as a capital gain dividend, as long-term capital gain. The Fund expects to hold most or all of its assets in cash or high quality debt securities during the period before the Liquidation Date. For federal income tax purposes, the automatic redemption on the Liquidation Date will generally be treated like any other redemption of shares and may result in a taxable gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If Fund shares are capital assets in the hands of a shareholder, such gain or loss, if any, generally will be treated as short- or long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the shareholder held (or is deemed to have held) the shares. Each shareholder should consult with his or her tax advisor for more information on his or her own situation.

At any time prior to the Liquidation Date, shareholders may redeem their shares of the Fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under “How to Sell Your Fund Shares” in the Fund’s Prospectus. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under “How to Exchange Your Shares” in the Fund’s Prospectus. For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of the Fund’s shares for shares of another Hansberger Fund is treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized. Each shareholder should consult with his or her tax advisor for more information on his or her own situation.

Effective at the close of business on June 21, 2013, NGAM Distribution, L.P. (“NGAM Distribution”), the distributor of the Fund, will no longer accept investments in the Fund from new investors. Effective at the close of business on July 5, 2013, NGAM Distribution will no longer accept additional investments in the Fund from current shareholders of the Fund, including additional investments through automatic or systematic investment plans.

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