-----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, LsgNkjfVuATmx1TOsW+9+HT5jYcCU9F05T1Eq9M6ikIVwFd62VqKhehHQB223DaJ jU0svDNEj3ZwBnTHoHtmVQ== 0000950137-08-007153.txt : 20080509 0000950137-08-007153.hdr.sgml : 20080509 20080509150214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-08-007153 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080509 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080509 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST AMERICAN STRATEGY FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017927 IRS NUMBER: 411418224 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-07463 FILM NUMBER: 08817925 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL STREET 2: BC-MN-HO5F CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 BUSINESS PHONE: 6123033738 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL STREET 2: BC-MN-HO5F CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 0001017927 S000005662 First American Strategy Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund C000015495 Class A FAAGX C000015496 Class B FSGBX C000015497 Class C FSACX C000015498 Class R FSASX C000015499 Class Y FSAYX 0001017927 S000005663 First American Strategy Growth & Income Allocation Fund C000015500 Class A FSGNX C000015501 Class B FSKBX C000015502 Class C FSKCX C000015503 Class R FSKSX C000015504 Class Y FSKYX 0001017927 S000005664 First American Strategy Growth Allocation Fund C000015505 Class A FAGSX C000015506 Class B FSNBX C000015507 Class C FSNCX C000015508 Class R FSNSX C000015509 Class Y FSGYX 0001017927 S000005665 First American Strategy Income Allocation Fund C000015510 Class A FSFIX C000015511 Class B FSFBX C000015512 Class C FSJCX C000015513 Class R FSJSX C000015514 Class Y FSFYX 0001017927 S000012449 First American Income Builder Fund C000033823 Class A FIAAX C000033824 Class B FABBX C000033825 Class C FABKX C000033826 Class Y FABYX C000041176 Class R FABRX 497 1 c26455e497.txt DEFINITIVE MATERIAL FIRST AMERICAN STRATEGY FUNDS, INC. SUPPLEMENT DATED MAY 9, 2008 TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED DECEMBER 20, 2007 AS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLEMENTED - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This information supplements the Statement of Additional Information of First American Strategy Funds, Inc., dated December 20, 2007, as previously supplemented January 7, 2008 (the "SAI"). This supplement and the SAI constitute a current SAI. To request a copy of the SAI, please call 800-677-FUND. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND IS ADDED TO THE LIST OF "EQUITY FUNDS," IDENTIFIED ON PAGE 1, IN WHICH EACH ASSET ALLOCATION FUND MAY INVEST. THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LISTED UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS" APPLY TO GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND: Exchange Traded Funds Fixed Income Securities -- Equity Funds Foreign Currency Transactions Foreign Securities Futures and Options on Futures Lending of Portfolio Securities Mortgage-Backed Securities Options Transactions Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") Securities Repurchase Agreements Royalty Trusts Short-Term Temporary Investments When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions Global Infrastructure Fund may invest in exchange traded funds, foreign securities, and REITs, and may utilize options, futures, and options on futures as principal investment strategies. Each other above-listed investment strategy is a non-principal investment strategy for Global Infrastructure Fund. THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ARE ADDED UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS": EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES (ETNS) The Equity Funds may invest in ETNs as a non-principal investment strategy. ETNs are a type of senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by financial institutions that combine both aspects of bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are described under "Exchange-Traded Funds." An ETN's returns are based on the performance of a market index minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN's maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs do not make periodic interest payments and principal is not protected. An ETN that is tied to a specific index may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities, commodities or other components in the applicable index. ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable index. Additionally, certain components comprising the index tracked by an ETN may, at times, be temporarily unavailable, which may impede an ETN's ability to track its index. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to FASF-SAI-STK#2 purchase or sell at a fair price. Levered ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form. While leverage allows for greater potential return, the potential for loss is also greater. Finally, additional losses may be incurred if the investment loses value because, in addition to the money lost on the investment, the loan still needs to be repaid. The market value of an ETN is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the index, and the credit rating of the ETN issuer. The market value of ETN shares may differ from their NAV. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the securities underlying the index that the ETN seeks to track. The value of an ETN may also change due to a change in the issuer's credit rating. As a result, there may be times when an ETN share trades at a premium or discount to its NAV. MUNICIPAL SECURITIES Global Infrastructure Fund may invest in municipal bonds and other municipal obligations as a non-principal investment strategy. These bonds and other obligations are issued by the states and by their local and special-purpose political subdivisions. The term "municipal bond" includes short-term municipal notes issued by the states and their political subdivisions. The two general classifications of municipal bonds are "general obligation" bonds and "revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the governmental issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest upon a default by the issuer of its principal and interest payment obligations. They are usually paid from general revenues of the issuing governmental entity. Revenue bonds, on the other hand, are usually payable only out of a specific revenue source rather than from general revenues. Revenue bonds ordinarily are not backed by the faith, credit or general taxing power of the issuing governmental entity. The principal and interest on revenue bonds for private facilities are typically paid out of rents or other specified payments made to the issuing governmental entity by a private company which uses or operates the facilities. Examples of these types of obligations are industrial revenue bond and pollution control revenue bonds. Industrial revenue bonds are issued by governmental entities to provide financing aid to community facilities such as hospitals, hotels, business or residential complexes, convention halls and sport complexes. Pollution control revenue bonds are issued to finance air, water and solids pollution control systems for privately operated industrial or commercial facilities. Revenue bonds for private facilities usually do not represent a pledge of the credit, general revenues or taxing powers of issuing governmental entity. Instead, the private company operating the facility is the sole source of payment of the obligation. Sometimes, the funds for payment of revenue bonds come solely from revenue generated by operation of the facility. Revenue bonds which are not backed by the credit of the issuing governmental entity frequently provide a higher rate of return than other municipal obligations, but they entail greater risk than obligations which are guaranteed by a governmental unit with taxing power. Federal income tax laws place substantial limitations on industrial revenue bonds, and particularly certain specified private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986. In the future, legislation could be introduced in Congress which could further restrict or eliminate the income tax exemption for interest on debt obligations in which the Fund may invest. MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ("MLPS") Global Infrastructure Fund may invest in MLPs as a principal investment strategy. MLPs are limited partnerships in which the ownership units (i.e., limited partnership interests) are publicly traded. MLP units are registered with the SEC and are freely traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Many MLPs operate in the oil and gas related businesses, including energy processing and distribution. Many MLPs are pass-through entities that generally are taxed at the unit holder level and are not subject to federal or state income tax at the partnership level. Annual income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of an MLP pass through directly to its unitholders. Distributions from an MLP may consist in part of a return of capital. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more general partners. Limited partners are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. The risks of investing in an MLP are generally those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Investments held by MLPs may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLPs' ability to vary their portfolios promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. MLPs may have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The Fund's investment in MLPs also subjects the Fund to the risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the MLPs invest. Additionally, since MLPs generally conduct business in multiple states, the Fund may be subject to income or franchise tax in each of the states in which the partnership does business. The additional cost of preparing and filing the tax returns and paying the related taxes may adversely impact the Fund's return on its investment in MLPs. THE FOLLOWING MODIFIES THE FIRST PARAGRAPH UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS -- FIXED INCOME -- EQUITY FUNDS" ON PAGE 7: Equity Income Fund may invest in fixed income securities as a principal investment strategy. THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE SECOND PARAGRAPH UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS -- FIXED INCOME -- EQUITY FUNDS" ON PAGE 7: In addition, Equity Income Fund may invest in convertible debt obligations without regard to their ratings, and therefore may hold convertible debt obligations that are rated less than investment grade. Each of the other Equity Funds may invest up to 5% of its net assets in less than investment grade convertible debt obligations. For a description of such obligations and the risks associated therewith, see "--Debt Obligations Rated Less Than Investment Grade." THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS -- FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS" ON PAGE 8: The Equity Funds (other than Quantitative Large Cap Core Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Growth Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Value Fund, Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Index Fund, and Small Cap Index Fund) and the Fixed Income Funds (other than High Income Bond Fund and U.S. Government Mortgage Fund) may invest in securities that are purchased and sold in foreign currencies. THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE SECOND PARAGRAPH UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS -- FOREIGN SECURITIES -- GENERAL" ON PAGE 9: Under normal market conditions, Global Infrastructure Fund, International Fund, and International Select Fund invest principally in foreign securities and the other Equity Funds (other than Quantitative Large Cap Core Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Growth Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Value Fund, Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Index Fund, and Small Cap Index Fund) each may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers. THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH UNDER "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING FUNDS -- FOREIGN SECURITIES -- EMERGING MARKETS" ON PAGE 10: Global Infrastructure Fund, International Fund, International Select Fund, Core Bond Fund, High Income Bond Fund, Short Term Bond Fund, and Total Return Bond Fund may invest in securities issued by governmental and corporate issuers that are located in emerging market countries as a principal investment strategy. Each other Equity Fund (other than Quantitative Large Cap Core Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Growth Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Value Fund, Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Index Fund, and Small Cap Index Fund) may invest up to 5% of its total assets in such securities. Inflation Protected Securities Fund may invest in such securities as a non-principal investment strategy, but only if the securities are rated investment grade. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----