-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C57H4gi5tkYhJVUZjU2mFWV8DpRBnrxaImebcUzTBOGcOmWafcbcs8gr+8yLI7go qe36ffgAeaWl2lSFPjhVpw== 0001193125-08-076985.txt : 20080408 0001193125-08-076985.hdr.sgml : 20080408 20080408113719 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-076985 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080408 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080408 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-65137 FILM NUMBER: 08744625 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 MUNSON STREET CITY: GREENFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01301 BUSINESS PHONE: 415 677-1570 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 56 PROSPECT STREET STREET 2: P.O. BOX 150480 CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06115-0480 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX SENECA FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SENECA FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951218 0001005020 S000001336 PHOENIX BOND FUND C000003572 CLASS A SAVAX C000003573 CLASS B SAVBX C000003574 CLASS C SAVCX C000003575 CLASS I SAVYX 0001005020 S000018001 Phoenix CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund C000049899 Class A CTESX C000049900 Class I CTXEX 0001005020 S000018002 Phoenix Real Estate Securities Fund C000049901 Class A PHRAX C000049902 Class B PHRBX C000049903 Class C PHRCX C000049904 Class I PHRIX 0001005020 S000018003 Phoenix Core Bond Fund C000049905 Class A PHGBX C000049906 Class B PUSBX C000049907 Class C PUSCX 0001005020 S000018005 Phoenix High Yield Fund C000049911 Class B PHCCX C000049912 Class C PGHCX C000049913 Class A PHCHX 0001005020 S000018006 Phoenix Money Market Fund C000049914 Class A PMMXX 0001005020 S000018007 Phoenix Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund C000049915 Class A NAMFX C000049916 Class B NBMFX C000049917 Class C NCMFX 0001005020 S000018008 Phoenix Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund C000049918 Class A NARAX C000049919 Class B PBARX C000049920 Class C PSTCX C000049921 Class T PMSTX 0001005020 S000018009 Phoenix Global Utilities Fund C000049922 Class A PGUAX C000049923 Class C PGUCX 0001005020 S000018010 Phoenix Market Neutral Fund C000049924 Class A EMNAX C000049925 Class B EMNBX C000049926 Class C EMNCX 0001005020 S000018969 Phoenix Foreign Opportunities Fund C000052519 Class A JVIAX C000052520 Class C JVICX C000052521 Class I JVXIX 0001005020 S000018970 Phoenix International Real Estate Securities Fund C000052522 Class A PXRAX C000052523 Class C PXRCX C000052524 Class I PXRIX 0001005020 S000018971 Phoenix International Strategies Fund C000052525 Class A PHITX C000052526 Class B PINBX C000052527 Class C PAICX 0001005020 S000018972 Phoenix Worldwide Strategies Fund C000052528 Class A NWWOX C000052529 Class B WWOBX C000052530 Class C WWOCX 0001005020 S000018973 Phoenix Wealth Accumulator PHOLIO C000052531 Class A PWAAX C000052532 Class C PWACX 0001005020 S000018974 Phoenix Wealth Builder PHOLIO C000052533 Class A PWBAX C000052534 Class C PWBCX 0001005020 S000018975 Phoenix Wealth Guardian PHOLIO C000052535 Class A PSWAX C000052536 Class C PSWCX 0001005020 S000018976 Phoenix Diversifier PHOLIO C000052537 Class A PDPAX C000052538 Class C PDPCX 0001005020 S000020772 Phoenix Senior Floating Rate Fund C000058006 Class A C000058007 Class C C000058008 Class I 497 1 d497.htm PHOENIX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST Phoenix Opportunities Trust

Phoenix Opportunities Trust

Supplement dated April 8, 2008 to the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”)

dated January 31, 2008

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS

In the section “Class A Shares—Reduced Initial Sales Charges, the disclosure under the subheading “Qualified Purchasers” on page 59 is revised and restated as follows:

Qualified Purchasers. If you fall within any one of the following categories, you will not have to pay a sales charge on your purchase of Class A Shares: (1) trustee, director or officer of the Phoenix Funds, or any other mutual fund advised, subadvised or distributed by the Adviser, Distributor or any of their corporate affiliates; (2) any director or officer, or any full-time employee or sales representative (for at least 90 days), of the Adviser, Subadviser (if any) or Distributor; (3) any private client of an Adviser or Subadviser to any Phoenix Fund; (4) registered representatives and employees of securities dealers with whom the Distributor has sales agreements; (5) any qualified retirement plan exclusively for persons described above; (6) any officer, director or employee of a corporate affiliate of the Adviser, Subadviser or Distributor; (7) any spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother or sister of any person named in (1), (2), (4) or (6) above; (8) employee benefit plans for employees of the Adviser, Distributor and/or their corporate affiliates; (9) any employee or agent who retires from PNX, the Distributor and/or their corporate affiliates; (10) any account held in the name of a qualified employee benefit plan, endowment fund or foundation if, on the date of the initial investment, the plan, fund or foundation has assets of $10,000,000 or more or at least 100 eligible employees; (11) any person with a direct rollover transfer of shares from an established Phoenix Fund or Phoenix qualified plan; (12) any Phoenix Life Insurance Company (or affiliate) separate account which funds group annuity contracts offered to qualified employee benefit plans; (13) any state, county, city, department, authority or similar agency prohibited by law from paying a sales charge; (14) any unallocated account held by a third party administrator, registered investment adviser, trust company, or bank trust department which exercises discretionary authority and holds the account in a fiduciary, agency, custodial or similar capacity, if in the aggregate of such accounts held by such entity equal or exceed $1,000,000; (15) any deferred compensation plan established for the benefit of any Phoenix Fund, or Phoenix trustee or director; provided that sales to persons listed in (1) through (15) above are made upon the written assurance of the purchaser that the purchase is made for investment purposes and that the shares so acquired will not be resold except to the Fund; (16) individual purchasing through an account with an unaffiliated brokerage firm having an agreement with the Distributor to waive sales charges for its clients; (17) purchasers of Class A Shares bought through investment advisers and financial planners who charge an advisory, consulting or other fee for their services and buy shares for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients; (18) retirement plans and deferred compensation plans and trusts used to fund those plans (including, for example, plans qualified or created under Sections 401(a), 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code), and “rabbi trusts” that buy shares for their own accounts, in each case if those purchases are made through a broker or agent or other financial intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for such purchases; (19) 401(k) participants in the Merrill Lynch Daily K Plan (the “Plan”) if the Plan has at least $3 million in assets or 500 or more eligible employees; or (20) clients of investment advisors or financial planners who buy shares for their own accounts but only if their accounts are linked to a master account of their investment advisor or financial planner on the books and records of the broker, agent or financial intermediary with which the Distributor has made such special arrangements. Each of the investors described in (16) through (20) may be charged a fee by the broker, agent or financial intermediary for purchasing shares.

Investors should retain this supplement with the Statement of Additional Information for future reference.

PXP 2069B/NAV Sales (4/08)

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