DEFA14A 1 d23182.txt SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement. [ ] Confidential, for use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)). [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement. [X] Definitive Additional Materials. [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to sec. 240.14a-12. Pioneer Bond Fund Pioneer Real Estate Shares Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund Pioneer Research Fund Pioneer Equity Income Fund Pioneer Select Growth Fund Pioneer Equity Opportunity Fund Pioneer Select Value Fund Pioneer Europe Select Equity Fund Pioneer Series Trust I Pioneer Fund Pioneer Series Trust II Pioneer Fundamental Growth Fund Pioneer Series Trust III Pioneer High Yield Fund Pioneer Series Trust IV Pioneer Ibbotson Allocation Series Pioneer Series Trust V Pioneer Independence Fund Pioneer Series Trust VI Pioneer International Equity Fund Pioneer Series Trust VII Pioneer International Value Fund Pioneer Short Term Income Fund Pioneer Mid Cap Growth Fund Pioneer Small Cap Value Fund Pioneer Mid Cap Value Fund Pioneer Strategic Income Fund Pioneer Money Market Trust Pioneer Tax Free Income Fund Pioneer Protected Principal Trust Pioneer Value Fund (Name of Registrant(s) as Specified in its Charter) N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. 1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: 2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: 3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): 4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: 5) Total fee paid: [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. 1) Amount Previously Paid: 2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: 3) Filing Party: 4) Date Filed: 2-1 [Pioneer Logo] IMPORTANT NOTICE: PIONEER FUNDS SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON: May 13, 2008 We are sending you proxy material relating to a special meeting of shareholders of Pioneer Funds, scheduled for May 13, 2008 at 2:00p.m., Eastern Time. Please read the material before casting your vote. We encourage you to utilize one of the following options today to record your vote: -> To vote by TouchTone telephone, call 1-866-241-6192. -> To vote by Internet, log into www.proxy-direct.com/pioneer. You will need your control number and security code found on your proxy card(s) to vote by Internet or TouchTone telephone. -> To vote by mail, sign and date the proxy card(s) and return it/them in the enclosed postage-paid reply envelope. Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today. If you have any questions regarding the proposals, please call Computershare Fund Services, your Fund's proxy agent, at 1-866-526-4104. Representatives are available Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., and Saturday from Noon to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Your vote will help reduce the need for additional solicitation efforts or costly meeting adjournments. As the special meeting approaches, certain shareholders of each Fund may receive a telephone call from a representative of Computershare Fund Services if their votes have not yet been received. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Securities offered through Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc., 60 State Street, Boston, MA. 02109 Underwriter of Pioneer mutual funds, Member SIPC (C)2008 Pioneer Investments. o pioneerinvestments.com 21919-00-0508