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RS INVESTMENT TRUST

 

THE INFORMATION AGE FUND®

 

FORM N-14

PART B

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

June 11, 2007

 

This Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) relates to the proposed reorganization (the “Reorganization”) of RS Internet Age Fund® (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of RS Investment Trust (the “Trust”), into The Information Age Fund® (the “Acquiring Fund”), another series of the Trust (each of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund is referred to sometimes herein as a “Fund” and, collectively, they are sometimes referred to herein as the “Funds”).

 

This SAI contains information which may be of interest to shareholders but which is not included in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement dated June 11, 2007 (the “Prospectus/Proxy Statement”) of the Acquiring Fund.

 

This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus/Proxy Statement.  The Prospectus/Proxy Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available upon request and without charge by writing to RS Investment Trust at 388 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94111, or by calling 1-800-766-FUND.

 

I.  Additional Information about the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund.

 

This SAI is accompanied by the Statement of Additional Information of the Trust dated May 1, 2007 (the “Trust SAI”), which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The information regarding the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund contained in the Trust SAI is hereby incorporated by reference into this SAI.

 

II.  Financial Statements.

 

A.            Annual Report

 

This SAI is accompanied by the Annual Report to Shareholders of the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Annual Report”).  The Annual Report contains historical financial information regarding both the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund.  The Annual Report, including the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP contained therein, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR on March 9, 2007 (File No. 811-5159; Accession No. 0000935069-07-000597), and the audited financial statements relating to the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, and such report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, included in the Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.

 

B.            Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements:

 

Pro forma financial statements of the Acquiring Fund for the Reorganization are provided on the following pages.

 

The accompanying unaudited pro forma combining investment portfolio and statement of assets and liabilities assume that the exchange described in the next paragraph occurred as of December 31, 2006 and the unaudited pro forma combining statement of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 presents the results of operations of the Acquiring Fund as if the combination with the Acquired Fund had been consummated at December 31, 2005.  The pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future operations or the actual results that would have occurred had the combination been consummated at December 31, 2005.  These historical statements have been derived from the Acquiring Fund’s and the Acquired Fund’s books and

 

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records utilized in calculating daily net asset value at December 31, 2006, and for the twelve month period then ended.

 

The pro forma statements give effect to the proposed transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund and for a number of the Acquiring Fund’s shares equal in value to the value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund transferred to the Acquiring Fund. Under generally accepted accounting principles, the historical cost of investment securities will be carried forward to the surviving entity and the results of operations of the Acquiring Fund for pre-combination periods will not be restated.

 

The unaudited pro forma combining statements should be read in conjunction with the separate financial statements of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund incorporated by reference in this SAI.

 

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THE INFORMATION AGE FUND ®

RS INTERNET AGE FUND ®

PRO FORMA COMBINING STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED)

DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

RS

 

The

 

 

 

The

 

 

 

Internet Age

 

Information

 

Pro Forma

 

Information

 

 

 

Fund ®

 

Age Fund ®

 

Adjustments

 

Age Fund ®

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value

 

$

64,398,531

 

$

84,671,316

 

$

(244,771

)(a)

$

148,825,076

 

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

 

583,917

 

0

 

(583,917

)(a)

0

 

Receivable for fund shares subscribed

 

1,332,626

 

43,622

 

0

 

1,376,248

 

Dividends / interest receivable

 

8,782

 

13,267

 

0

 

22,049

 

Prepaid expenses

 

1,549

 

1,700

 

0

 

3,249

 

Other receivables

 

35

 

8,311

 

0

 

8,346

 

Total Assets

 

66,325,440

 

84,738,216

 

(828,688

)

150,234,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash due to broker

 

113,931

 

0

 

(113,931

)(a)

0

 

Securities sold short

 

714,757

 

0

 

(714,757

)(a)

0

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed

 

144,008

 

39,357

 

0

 

183,365

 

Payable to adviser

 

54,930

 

72,634

 

0

 

127,564

 

Payable to distributor

 

13,733

 

18,159

 

0

 

31,892

 

Deferred trustees’ compensation

 

23,501

 

35,686

 

0

 

59,187

 

Accrued expenses / other liabilities

 

80,449

 

87,021

 

(92,975

)(e)

74,495

 

Total Liabilities

 

1,145,309

 

252,857

 

(921,663

)

476,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$

65,180,131

 

$

84,485,359

 

$

92,975

 

$

149,758,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

171,067,548

 

$

68,257,308

 

$

(115,519,035

)(b) 

$

123,805,821

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment loss

 

(23,501

)

(35,687

)

116,476

(b) 

57,288

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and securities sold short and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

 

(120,495,534

)

1,094,270

 

115,364,694

(b) 

(4,036,570

)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and securities sold short and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

 

14,631,618

 

15,169,468

 

130,840

(a) 

29,931,926

 

Total Net Assets

 

$

65,180,131

 

$

84,485,359

 

$

92,975

 

$

149,758,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

49,636,072

 

$

69,501,848

 

$

(244,771

)

$

118,893,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Securities Sold Short

 

$

583,817

 

$

0

 

$

(583,817

)

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share, Class A

 

$

7.95

 

$

15.88

 

$

0

 

$

15.89

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/95.25 of NAV)

 

$

8.35

 

$

16.67

 

$

0

 

$

16.68

 

Net Assets

 

$

65,180,131

 

$

84,485,359

 

$

0

 

$

149,758,465

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding with no par value

 

8,201,646

 

5,320,214

 

(4,097,121

)(d)

9,424,739

 

 


(a)  Adjustments reflect transactions required to cover short sales of the RS Internet Age Fund® assuming that the Reorganization had occurred as of December 31, 2006.

(b)  Adjustments reflect the elimination of certain components of RS Internet Age Fund ® capital accounts in conjunction with the Reorganization.

(c)  Includes estimated capital loss carryovers of the RS Internet Age Fund ® that may be used by Information Age Fund ® subject to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and applicable Treasury Regulations.

(d)  Reflects the effect of the transfer of assets of the RS Internet Age Fund ®, and the assumption of the liabilities by the Information Age Fund®, in exchange for shares of the Information Age Fund ®.

(e) Adjustment reflects decrease due to the elimination of duplicative expenses achieved by merging the funds.

 



 

THE INFORMATION AGE FUND ®

RS INTERNET AGE FUND ®

PRO FORMA COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

The

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

RS Internet

 

Information

 

Pro Forma

 

The Information

 

 

 

Age Fund ®

 

Age Fund ®

 

Adjustments

 

Age Fund ®

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

196,312

 

$

241,625

 

$

0

 

$

437,937

 

Dividend income

 

21,007

 

65,473

 

0

 

86,480

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends

 

(2,488

)

(449

)

0

 

(2,937

)

Total Investment Income

 

214,831

 

306,649

 

0

 

521,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

736,774

 

858,008

 

 

 

1,594,782

 

Distribution fees

 

184,193

 

214,502

 

0

 

398,695

 

Transfer agent fees

 

118,207

 

104,672

 

0

 

222,879

 

Accounting / administrative service fees

 

49,155

 

65,102

 

(36,886

)(a)

77,371

 

Shareholder reports

 

63,410

 

66,429

 

(28,380

)(a)

101,459

 

Registration fees

 

32,900

 

20,779

 

(15,786

)(a)

37,893

 

Custodian fees

 

18,232

 

24,893

 

(10,670

)(a)

32,455

 

Professional fees

 

13,537

 

16,557

 

(5,607

)(a)

24,487

 

Trustees’ fees and expenses

 

6,248

 

7,847

 

(4,243

)(a)

9,852

 

Other expenses

 

17,225

 

18,745

 

(133

)(a)

35,837

 

Total Expenses

 

1,239,881

 

1,397,534

 

(101,705

)

2,535,710

 

Less: Expense waiver by advisor

 

(4,098

)

(4,632

)

8,730

 (a)

0

 

Total Expenses, Net

 

1,235,783

 

1,392,902

 

(92,975

)

2,535,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment (Loss)

 

(1,020,952

)

(1,086,253

)

92,975

 

(2,014,230

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized Gain/(Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments and Securities Sold Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

7,493,350

 

11,117,484

 

0

 

18,610,834

 

Net realized (loss) from securities sold short

 

(125,459

)

0

 

(130,840

)(b)

(256,299

)

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on investments and on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

 

(5,836,439

)

(3,335,212

)

0

 

(9,171,651

)

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on securities sold short

 

(130,840

)

0

 

130,840

 (b)

0

 

Net Gain on Investments

 

1,400,612

 

7,782,272

 

0

 

9,182,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

379,660

 

$

6,696,019

 

$

92,975

 

$

7,168,654

 

 


(a) Decrease due to the elimination of duplicative expenses achieved by merging the funds.

(b)  Adjustment reflects a reclassification related to transactions required to cover short sales of the RS Internet Fund ® assuming that the Reorganization occurred as of December 31, 2006.

 



 

THE INFORMATION AGE FUND ®

RS INTERNET AGE FUND ®

PRO FORMA COMBINING SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

RS Internet Age

 

The Information Age

 

 

 

The Information Age

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

Fund ®

 

Fund ®

 

 

 

Fund ®

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Market

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Market Value

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Adjustments

 

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

98.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVERTISING AGENCIES

 

9.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aQuantive, Inc. 1

 

 

 

97,130

 

$

2,395,226

 

74,150

 

$

1,828,539

 

 

 

171,280

 

$

4,223,765

 

Marchex, Inc., Class B

 

 

 

183,870

 

2,460,180

 

132,670

 

1,775,125

 

 

 

316,540

 

4,235,305

 

ValueClick, Inc.1

 

 

 

103,200

 

2,438,616

 

110,320

 

2,606,861

 

 

 

213,520

 

5,045,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,294,022

 

 

 

6,210,525

 

 

 

 

 

13,504,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

 

0.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linktone Ltd., ADR 1, 2

 

 

 

209,990

 

1,089,848

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

209,990

 

1,089,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,089,848

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

1,089,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

 

9.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acme Packet, Inc.1

 

 

 

39,780

 

821,059

 

50,270

 

1,037,573

 

 

 

90,050

 

1,858,632

 

Atheros Communications1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

38,570

 

822,312

 

 

 

38,570

 

822,312

 

AudioCodes Ltd. 1

 

 

 

47,570

 

445,731

 

62,030

 

581,221

 

 

 

109,600

 

1,026,952

 

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

114,150

 

937,172

 

 

 

114,150

 

937,172

 

Cbeyond, Inc.1

 

 

 

26,490

 

810,329

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

26,490

 

810,329

 

China GrenTech Corp. Ltd., ADR 1, 2

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

35,800

 

660,152

 

 

 

35,800

 

660,152

 

Optium Corp.1

 

 

 

20,290

 

506,032

 

27,080

 

675,375

 

 

 

47,370

 

1,181,407

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

38,590

 

1,458,316

 

 

 

38,590

 

1,458,316

 

Sonus Networks, Inc. 1

 

 

 

127,520

 

840,357

 

166,500

 

1,097,235

 

 

 

294,020

 

1,937,592

 

WebEx Communications, Inc. 1

 

 

 

44,574

 

1,555,187

 

49,430

 

1,724,613

 

 

 

94,004

 

3,279,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,978,695

 

 

 

8,993,969

 

 

 

 

 

13,972,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER SERVICES, SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS

 

23.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. 1

 

 

 

11,210

 

460,955

 

12,980

 

533,738

 

 

 

24,190

 

994,693

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. 1

 

 

 

33,120

 

1,759,334

 

42,930

 

2,280,442

 

 

 

76,050

 

4,039,776

 

Altiris, Inc. 1

 

 

 

60,940

 

1,546,657

 

58,158

 

1,476,050

 

 

 

119,098

 

3,022,707

 

Blackbaud, Inc.

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

45,150

 

1,173,900

 

 

 

45,150

 

1,173,900

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. 1

 

 

 

8,930

 

241,557

 

22,530

 

609,437

 

 

 

31,460

 

850,994

 

Concur Technologies, Inc.1

 

 

 

42,910

 

688,276

 

57,010

 

914,440

 

 

 

99,920

 

1,602,716

 

Digital River, Inc. 1

 

 

 

33,490

 

1,868,407

 

28,640

 

1,597,826

 

 

 

62,130

 

3,466,233

 

Digitas, Inc. 1

 

 

 

95,380

 

1,279,046

 

40,530

 

543,507

 

 

 

135,910

 

1,822,553

 

DivX, Inc.1

 

 

 

3,480

 

80,284

 

4,380

 

101,047

 

 

 

7,860

 

181,331

 

Equinix, Inc.1

 

 

 

12,310

 

930,882

 

14,760

 

1,116,151

 

 

 

27,070

 

2,047,033

 

F5 Networks, Inc. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

11,740

 

871,225

 

 

 

11,740

 

871,225

 

Informatica Corp. 1

 

 

 

37,150

 

453,601

 

76,320

 

931,867

 

 

 

113,470

 

1,385,468

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

79,400

 

2,370,884

 

 

 

79,400

 

2,370,884

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.1

 

 

 

54,760

 

627,550

 

72,750

 

833,715

 

 

 

127,510

 

1,461,265

 

Omniture, Inc. 1

 

 

 

131,650

 

1,853,632

 

78,600

 

1,106,688

 

 

 

210,250

 

2,960,320

 

Red Hat, Inc. 1

 

 

 

17,040

 

391,920

 

21,720

 

499,560

 

 

 

38,760

 

891,480

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.1

 

 

 

21,620

 

788,049

 

26,370

 

961,186

 

 

 

47,990

 

1,749,235

 

SAVVIS, Inc.1

 

 

 

19,810

 

707,415

 

26,550

 

948,100

 

 

 

46,360

 

1,655,515

 

Sigma Designs, Inc. 1

 

 

 

17,510

 

445,630

 

23,260

 

591,967

 

 

 

40,770

 

1,037,597

 

Submarino SA, GDR 144A 2,3

 

 

 

30,000

 

1,966,932

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

30,000

 

1,966,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,090,127

 

 

 

19,461,730

 

 

 

 

 

35,551,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

 

12.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Computer, Inc.1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

24,140

 

2,048,038

 

 

 

24,140

 

2,048,038

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

32,890

 

1,354,739

 

 

 

32,890

 

1,354,739

 

Logitech International S.A.1

 

 

 

18,240

 

521,482

 

24,370

 

696,738

 

 

 

42,610

 

1,218,220

 

NVIDIA Corp.1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

23,230

 

859,742

 

 

 

23,230

 

859,742

 

Rackable Systems, Inc. 1

 

 

 

20,360

 

630,549

 

85,930

 

2,661,252

 

 

 

106,290

 

3,291,801

 

SanDisk Corp.1

 

 

 

9,548

 

410,850

 

36,628

 

1,576,103

 

 

 

46,176

 

1,986,953

 

Seagate Technology

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

67,640

 

1,792,460

 

 

 

67,640

 

1,792,460

 

Synaptics, Inc.1

 

 

 

45,000

 

1,336,050

 

134,610

 

3,996,571

 

 

 

179,610

 

5,332,621

 

Trident Microsystems, Inc. 1

 

 

 

12,620

 

229,432

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

12,620

 

229,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,128,363

 

 

 

14,985,643

 

 

 

 

 

18,114,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

 

13.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Inc., Class A 1, 6

 

 

 

5,910

 

2,721,437

 

4,970

 

2,288,586

 

 

 

10,880

 

5,010,023

 

Netflix, Inc. 1

 

 

 

99,040

 

2,561,174

 

52,380

 

1,354,547

 

 

 

151,420

 

3,915,721

 

The9 Ltd., ADR 1, 2

 

 

 

85,000

 

2,738,700

 

72,900

 

2,348,838

 

 

 

157,900

 

5,087,538

 

THQ, Inc. 1

 

 

 

42,080

 

1,368,442

 

48,210

 

1,567,789

 

 

 

90,290

 

2,936,231

 

Yahoo! Inc. 1, 6

 

 

 

78,870

 

2,014,340

 

50,178

 

1,281,546

 

 

 

129,048

 

3,295,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,404,093

 

 

 

8,841,306

 

 

 

 

 

20,245,399

 

 



 

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

 

2.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd., ADR 2

 

 

 

55,000

 

1,787,500

 

59,600

 

1,937,000

 

 

 

114,600

 

3,724,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,787,500

 

 

 

1,937,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,724,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS

 

0.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Kinetics, Inc. 1

 

 

 

34,550

 

737,643

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

34,550

 

737,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

737,643

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

737,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS - SEMICONDUCTORS & COMPONENTS

 

13.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

283,840

 

1,010,470

 

 

 

283,840

 

1,010,470

 

First Solar, Inc. 1

 

 

 

2,160

 

64,368

 

2,890

 

86,122

 

 

 

5,050

 

150,490

 

IPG Photonics Corp. 1

 

 

 

18,180

 

436,320

 

24,250

 

582,000

 

 

 

42,430

 

1,018,320

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

43,980

 

843,976

 

 

 

43,980

 

843,976

 

O2Micro International Ltd., ADR 1, 2

 

 

 

389,950

 

3,334,073

 

514,290

 

4,397,180

 

 

 

904,240

 

7,731,253

 

PLX Technology, Inc. 1

 

 

 

123,810

 

1,614,482

 

164,422

 

2,144,063

 

 

 

288,232

 

3,758,545

 

Silicon Image, Inc. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

57,040

 

725,549

 

 

 

57,040

 

725,549

 

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR 1,2

 

 

 

56,960

 

903,955

 

88,160

 

1,399,099

 

 

 

145,120

 

2,303,054

 

Techwell, Inc. 1

 

 

 

83,460

 

1,340,368

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

83,460

 

1,340,368

 

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

52,710

 

790,650

 

 

 

52,710

 

790,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,693,566

 

 

 

11,979,109

 

 

 

 

 

19,672,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WebMD Health Corp., Class A 1

 

 

 

16,360

 

654,727

 

20,900

 

836,418

 

 

 

37,260

 

1,491,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

654,727

 

 

 

836,418

 

 

 

 

 

1,491,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

 

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VistaPrint Ltd. 1

 

 

 

39,010

 

1,291,621

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

39,010

 

1,291,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,291,621

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

1,291,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

 

1.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cymer, Inc. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

16,010

 

703,640

 

 

 

16,010

 

703,640

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

21,030

 

1,046,242

 

 

 

21,030

 

1,046,242

 

Ultratech, Inc. 1

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

68,370

 

853,258

 

 

 

68,370

 

853,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,603,140

 

 

 

 

 

2,603,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL

 

3.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Nile, Inc. 1

 

 

 

15,880

 

585,813

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

15,880

 

585,813

 

GSI Commerce, Inc. 1

 

 

 

133,360

 

2,500,500

 

56,939

 

1,067,606

 

 

 

190,299

 

3,568,106

 

Overstock.com, Inc. 1

 

 

 

23,030

 

363,874

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

23,030

 

363,874

 

Shutterfly, Inc. 1

 

 

 

12,590

 

181,296

 

16,190

 

233,136

 

 

 

28,780

 

414,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,631,483

 

 

 

1,300,742

 

 

 

 

 

4,932,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICES - COMMERCIAL

 

4.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture, Ltd., Class A

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

49,860

 

1,841,330

 

 

 

49,860

 

1,841,330

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR 2

 

 

 

45,460

 

2,840,341

 

30,080

 

1,879,398

 

 

 

75,540

 

4,719,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,840,341

 

 

 

3,720,728

 

 

 

 

 

6,561,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occam Networks, Inc. 1

 

 

 

30,520

 

503,580

 

39,070

 

644,655

 

 

 

69,590

 

1,148,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

503,580

 

 

 

644,655

 

 

 

 

 

1,148,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Globalstar, Inc. 1

 

 

 

3,470

 

48,268

 

4,450

 

61,900

 

 

 

7,920

 

110,168

 

Time Warner Telecom, Inc., Class A 1

 

 

 

50,670

 

1,009,853

 

53,580

 

1,067,849

 

 

 

104,250

 

2,077,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,058,121

 

 

 

1,129,749

 

 

 

 

 

2,187,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $49,423,758 & $67,479,333)

 

 

 

 

 

64,183,730

 

 

 

82,644,714

 

 

 

 

 

146,828,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INVESTMENTS- FOR TRUSTEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS Emerging Growth Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

47

 

1,676

 

70

 

2,499

 

 

 

117

 

4,175

 

RS Global Natural Resources Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

177

 

5,463

 

267

 

8,227

 

 

 

444

 

13,690

 

RS Growth Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

19

 

283

 

22

 

332

 

 

 

41

 

615

 

RS Investors Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

63

 

739

 

73

 

856

 

 

 

136

 

1,595

 

RS MidCap Opportunities Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

72

 

1,019

 

106

 

1,500

 

 

 

178

 

2,519

 

RS Partners Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

249

 

8,738

 

389

 

13,639

 

 

 

638

 

22,377

 

RS Smaller Company Growth Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

262

 

5,538

 

406

 

8,576

 

 

 

668

 

14,114

 

RS Value Fund, Class A 4

 

 

 

2

 

45

 

2

 

57

 

 

 

4

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS (Cost $21,014 & $31,599)

 

 

 

 

 

23,501

 

 

 

35,686

 

 

 

 

 

59,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

1.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempCash  Portfolio-Institutional Shares 5

 

 

 

 

 

191,300

 

 

 

1,990,916

 

(244,771

)

 

 

1,937,445

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $191,300 & $1,990,916)

 

 

 

 

 

191,300

 

 

 

1,990,916

 

(244,771

)

 

 

1,937,445

 

 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS  (Cost $49,636,072 & $69,501,848)

 

 

 

 

 

64,398,531

 

 

 

84,671,316

 

(244,771

)

 

 

148,825,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Information Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move, Inc.

 

 

 

129,720

 

714,757

 

0

 

0

 

(714,757

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (COST $583,917 & $0)

 

 

 

 

 

714,757

 

 

 

0

 

(714,757

)

 

 

0

 

 

1               Non income producing security.

2               ADR — American Depository Receipt.  GDR - Global Depository Receipt.

3               Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to certain qualified buyers. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund's liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

4               Investments in designated RS Mutual Fund under a deferred compensation plan adopted May 6, 2002 for disinterested Trustees.

5               Money Market Fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

6               A portion of the security is held as collateral for short positions.  Applicable to the RS Internet Age Fund® only.

 



THE INFORMATION AGE FUND®

Pro forma Notes to Combining Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

1. Description of the Fund

The Information Age Fund® (“Acquiring Fund”), a series of the RS Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company.

 

Effective October 9, 2006 the Acquiring Fund offers of two classes of shares: Class A and Class K.  The two classes differ principally in their respective sales charges, shareholder servicing fees and distribution fees.  In general, both classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive voting rights with respect to matters affecting only individual classes.  There were no Class K shares issued at December 31, 2006.

 

 

2. Basis of Combination

The accompanying pro forma financial statements are presented to show the effect of the proposed acquisition of the RS Internet Age Fund® (“Target Fund”), also a series of the RS Investment Trust, by the Acquiring Fund as if such acquisition had taken place on December 31, 2006 or, in the case of the Pro Forma Combining Statement of Operations, December 31, 2005.

 

Under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the combination of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund will be accounted for by the method of accounting for tax-free mergers of investment companies.  The acquisition will be accomplished by an acquisition of the net assets of the Target Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund at net asset value.  The statement of assets and liabilities and the related statement of operations of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund have been combined as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006.  Following the acquisition, the Acquiring Fund will be the survivor.  In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the historical cost of investments securities will be carried forward to the Acquiring Fund and the results of operations for pre-combination periods of the Acquiring Fund will not be restated.

 

The accompanying pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund included in their annual reports for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

The following notes refer to the accompanying pro forma financial statements as if the above-mentioned acquisition of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund had taken place as of December 31, 2006.

 



 

3. Portfolio Valuation

Marketable securities are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or market on which they are traded; or if there were no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices.  Securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price, which may not be the last sale price.  If the Nasdaq official closing price is not available for a security, that security will generally be valued using the last reported sale price, or if no sales are reported, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices.  Short-term instruments that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.  Investments in open-end management investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act are valued based upon the net asset value of such investment companies.

 

Securities whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s valuation time but after the close of the securities’ principal exchange or market may be fair valued using methods approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which market quotations are considered unreliable are valued at their fair values as determined in accordance with the guidelines and procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  Certain securities may be restricted to resale.  In cases where securities of the same class are publicly traded, the restricted securities are valued based on the market value of the publicly traded securities, subject to discounts at levels determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.  Other restricted securities are initially valued at cost.

 

 

4. Capital Shares

The pro forma net asset value per share assumes the issuance of shares of the Acquiring Fund that would have been issued at December 31, 2006, in connection with the proposed reorganization.  The number of shares assumed to be issued is equal to the net asset value of shares of the Target Fund, as of December 31, 2006, divided by the net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund as of December 31, 2006.  The pro forma number of shares outstanding, by class, for the combined fund consists of the following at December 31, 2006:

 

 

Class of Shares

 

Shares of
Acquiring Fund
Pre-Combination

 

Additional Shares
Assumed Issued in
Reorganization

 

Total Outstanding
Shares
Post-Combination

 

Class A

 

5,320,214

 

4,104,525

 

9,424,739

 

Class K

 

 

 

 

 



 

5. Federal Income Taxes

Both funds have elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code.  After the acquisition, the Acquiring Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income taxes.

 

The identified cost of investments for the funds is substantially the same for both financial accounting and Federal income tax purposes.  The tax cost of investments will remain unchanged for the combined fund.

 



 

THE INFORMATION AGE FUND®

Pro forma

Capitalization and Ratios

December 31, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

 

The Pro Forma Capitalization and Ratios and the Pro Forma Annual Fund Operating Expenses which follow below are not required by the SEC as part of the Pro Forma Financial Statements.  However, we have included them here as they are prepared to support disclosures required in Form N-14.

 

 

 

 

Target Fund

 

Acquiring Fund

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

Net Assets(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$65,180,131

 

$84,485,359

 

$149,758,465

 

Class K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$7.95

 

$15.88

 

$15.89

 

Class K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

8,201,646

 

5,320,214

 

9,424,739

 

Class K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

1.67

%

1.61

%

1.60

%

Class K

 

 

 

 


(a) There were no Class K shares issued at December 31, 2006

 



 

THE INFORMATION AGE FUND®

Pro forma

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Target Fund

 

Acquiring Fund

 

Pro Forma Combined Fund

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class K

 

Class A

 

Class K

 

Class A

 

Class K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

1.00

%

1.00

%

1.00

%

1.00

%

1.00

%

1.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12b-1 fees

 

.25

%

.65

%

.25

%

.65

%

.25

%

.65

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses (a)

 

.42

%

.41

%

.35

%

.38

%

.34

%

.35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired fund fees & expenses (b)

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

.01

%

0.01

%

.01

%

0.01

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total annual operating expenses

 

1.67

%

2.06

%

1.61

%

2.04

%

1.60

%

2.01

%


(a) “Other Expenses” have been restated to reflect current fees.  “Other Expenses” of the RS Internet Age Fund include expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles of 0.01% or less of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

(b) The amounts indicated for Information Age Fund are expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles (“Acquired Funds”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.