N-CSR 1 mmotform.htm MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST ANNUAL




                                  United States
                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form N-CSR
   Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies




                                    811-5950

                      (Investment Company Act File Number)


                         Money Market Obligations Trust
              _______________________________________________________________

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                            Federated Investors Funds
                              5800 Corporate Drive
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000


                                 (412) 288-1900
                         (Registrant's Telephone Number)


                           John W. McGonigle, Esquire
                            Federated Investors Tower
                               1001 Liberty Avenue
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
                (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)



                        Date of Fiscal Year End: 4/30/03


               Date of Reporting Period: Fiscal year ended 4/30/03









Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Automated Government Cash Reserves

A Portfolio of Money Market Obligations Trust



ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

April 30, 2003

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TRUST OFFICERS

NOT FDIC INSURED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NO BANK GUARANTEE

Financial Highlights

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

Income From Investment Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.06

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

--

   

   

0.00

1

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   


TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.06

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   


Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

--

   

   

(0.00

)1

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   


TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return2

   

1.05

%

   

2.43

%

   

5.79

%

   

4.96

%

   

4.75

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%


Net investment income

   

1.03

%

   

2.31

%

   

5.66

%

   

4.85

%

   

4.65

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement3

   

0.27

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.27

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$908,578

   

   

$849,131

   

   

$695,996

   

   

$714,508

   

   

$773,910

   


1 Represents less than $0.01.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Portfolio of Investments

April 30, 2003

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--99.9%

$

166,000,000

1

Federal Farm Credit System Discount Notes, 1.120% - 1.300%, 5/1/2003 - 7/21/2003

$

165,748,184

 

106,000,000

2

Federal Farm Credit System Floating Rate Notes, 1.173% - 1.270%, 5/1/2003 - 5/27/2003

105,972,137

 

230,033,000

1

Federal Home Loan Bank System Discount Notes, 1.160% - 1.350%, 5/2/2003 - 10/22/2003

229,479,289

 

94,000,000

2

Federal Home Loan Bank System Floating Rate Notes, 1.089% - 1.350%, 5/2/2003 - 7/7/2003

93,975,539

 

32,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank System Notes, 1.200% - 4.875%, 5/1/2003 - 4/16/2004

32,235,782

 

50,000,000

1

Student Loan Marketing Association Discount Notes, 1.160% - 1.800%, 5/7/2003 - 10/14/2003

49,852,086

 

29,000,000

2

Student Loan Marketing Association Floating Rate Notes, 1.150% - 1.191%, 5/6/2003 - 7/25/2003

28,997,264

 

8,000,000

2

Student Loan Marketing Association Floating Rate Master Notes, 1.141%, 5/6/2003

8,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

Student Loan Marketing Association Note, 2.600%, 5/27/2003

5,000,180

 

189,000,000

1

Tennessee Valley Authority Discount Notes, 1.140% - 1.180%, 5/5/2003 - 6/25/2003

188,799,834

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.9% (AT AMORTIZED COST)3

$

908,060,295

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES -- NET--0.1%

517,837

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%

$

908,578,132

1 Discount rate at time of purchase.

2 Floating rate note with current rate and next reset date shown.

3 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at April 30, 2003.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2003

Assets:

  

   

   

  

   

   

   

Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value

   

   

   

   

$

908,060,295

   

Cash

   

   

   

   

   

680,903

   

Income receivable

   

   

   

   

   

405,749

   

Receivable for shares sold

   

   

   

   

   

74,014

   


TOTAL ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

909,220,961

   


Liabilities:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Payable for shares redeemed

   

$

10,641

   

   

   

   

Income distribution payable

   

   

421,386

   

   

   

   

Accrued expenses

   

   

210,802

   

   

   

   


TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

   

   

   

   

642,829

   


Net assets for 908,579,471 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

$

908,578,132

   


Net Assets Consist of:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Paid in capital

   

   

   

   

$

908,579,471

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

(1,339

)


TOTAL NET ASSETS

   

   

   

   

$

908,578,132

   


Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$908,578,132 ÷ 908,579,471 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Operations

Year Ended April 30, 2003

Investment Income:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Interest

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

15,236,469


Expenses:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Investment adviser fee

   

   

   

   

   

$

4,680,189

   

   

   

   

Administrative personnel and services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

703,900

   

   

   

   

Custodian fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

42,071

   

   

   

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

82,711

   

   

   

   

Directors'/Trustees' fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

5,892

   

   

   

   

Auditing fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

11,011

   

   

   

   

Legal fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

5,713

   

   

   

   

Portfolio accounting fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

120,184

   

   

   

   

Shareholder services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,340,095

   

   

   

   

Share registration costs

   

   

   

   

   

   

32,402

   

   

   

   

Printing and postage

   

   

   

   

   

   

11,765

   

   

   

   

Insurance premiums

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,498

   

   

   

   

Miscellaneous

   

   

   

   

   

   

15,853

   

   

   

   


TOTAL EXPENSES

   

   

   

   

   

   

8,054,284

   

   

   

   


Waivers:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of investment adviser fee

   

$

(2,449,733

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

(36,062

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL WAIVERS

   

   

   

   

   

   

(2,485,795

)

   

   

   


Net expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

5,568,489


Net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

9,667,980


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended April 30

  

   

2003

   

  

   

2002

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

$

9,667,980

   

   

$

18,558,155

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

   

--

   

   

   

276,477

   


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

   

9,667,980

   

   

   

18,834,632

   


Distributions to Shareholders:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

   

(9,669,319

)

   

   

(18,558,155

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

   

--

   

   

   

(276,477

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

   

   

(9,669,319

)

   

   

(18,834,632

)


Share Transactions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

   

2,077,013,468

   

   

   

1,938,862,794

   

Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from First Merit Government Money Market Fund

   

   

222,054,018

   

   

   

--

   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

   

1,695,083

   

   

   

2,718,971

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

   

(2,241,314,400

)

   

   

(1,788,446,040

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

   

59,448,169

   

   

   

153,135,725

   


Change in net assets

   

   

59,446,830

   

   

   

153,135,725

   


Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Beginning of period

   

   

849,131,302

   

   

   

695,995,577

   


End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $(1,339) and $0, respectively)

   

$

908,578,132

   

   

$

849,131,302

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2003

ORGANIZATION

Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust consists of 41 portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Automated Government Cash Reserves (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

On August 16, 2002, the Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from the First Merit Government Money Market Fund as follows:

Shares of the
Fund Issued

  

Net Assets of the
Fund Prior
to Combination

  

First Merit Government
Money Market Fund
Net Assets Received

  

Net Assets
of the Fund
Immediately
After Combination

222,054,018

 

$872,093,850

   

$222,054,018

   

$1,094,147,868


SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

Investment Valuation

The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal tax is necessary.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions

The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Other

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees") to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At April 30, 2003, capital paid-in aggregated $908,579,471.

Transactions in shares were as follows:

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

Shares sold

   

2,077,013,468

   

   

1,938,862,794

   

Shares issued in connection with the tax--free transfer of assets from First Merit Government Money Market Fund

   

222,054,018

   

   

--

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

1,695,083

   

   

2,718,971

   

Shares redeemed

   

(2,241,314,400

)

   

(1,788,446,040

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

59,448,169

   

   

153,135,725

   


FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

   

   

2003

   

2002

Ordinary income1

  

$9,669,319

  

$18,834,632


1 For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income.

As of April 30, 2003, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

  

$420,047


INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee

Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Administrative Fee

Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FServ is based on a scale that ranges from 0.150% to 0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a $125,000 minimum per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class.

Shareholder Services Fee

Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts.

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses

FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Portfolio Accounting Fees

FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

General

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST AND SHAREHOLDERS OF AUTOMATED GOVERNMENT CASH RESERVES:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Automated Government Cash Reserves, one of the portfolios constituting Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust"), as of April 30, 2003, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Automated Government Cash Reserves, a portfolio of Money Market Obligations Trust, at April 30, 2003, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 10, 2003

Board of Trustees and Trust Officers (unaudited)

The following table gives information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. The tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. The Federated Fund Complex consists of 138 investment company portfolios. Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member: oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex; serves for an indefinite term; and also serves as a Board member of the following investment company complexes: Banknorth Funds--four portfolios; CCMI Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--nine portfolios; Riggs Funds--eight portfolios; and WesMark Funds--five portfolios. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.

INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Other Directorships Held: Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.

Previous Positions: Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

 

 

 


* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Thomas G. Bigley
Birth Date: February 3, 1934
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1994

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

 

 

 


John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3201 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.

Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation.

 

 

 


Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).

Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.

 

 

 


John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
353 El Brillo Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.

Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.

 

 

 


Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant.

Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College.

Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).

Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.

 

 

 


John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
Birth Date: December 20, 1932
Chancellor, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: February 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).

Previous Positions: President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law.

 

 

 


Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.

Previous Positions: National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord.

 

 

 


John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
2604 William Drive
Valparaiso, IN
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.

Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.

 

 

 


OFFICERS

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Trustee, Federated Administrative Services.

Previous Positions: President and Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.

Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc. and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.

 

 

 


William D. Dawson III
Birth Date: March 3, 1949
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

Previous Positions: Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling Institutional Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

Deborah A. Cunningham
Birth Date: September 15, 1959
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Deborah A. Cunningham is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Cunningham joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 through 1996. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College.

 

 

 


Mary Jo Ochson
Birth Date: September 12, 1953
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Mary Jo Ochson is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Ochson joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. From 1988 through 1995, Ms. Ochson served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

 

 


 

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Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Automated Treasury Cash Reserves

A Portfolio of Money Market Obligations Trust

 

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

April 30, 2003

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TRUST OFFICERS

NOT FDIC INSURED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NO BANK GUARANTEE

Financial Highlights

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

Income From Investment Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   

   

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1


TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   

   

0.04

   


Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1


TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return2

   

0.97

%

   

2.25

%

   

5.44

%

   

4.56

%

   

4.40

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%

   

0.59

%


Net investment income

   

0.92

%

   

2.04

%

   

5.22

%

   

4.43

%

   

4.28

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement3

   

0.35

%

   

0.31

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.32

%

   

0.30

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$194,933

   

$239,245

   

$242,326

   

$227,476

   

$254,666

   


1 Represents less than $0.01.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Portfolio of Investments

April 30, 2003

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS--105.6%

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills--101.4%1

   

   

   

   

$

35,380,000

 

1.100% - 1.118%, 7/3/2003

   

$

35,311,590

   

 

9,000,000

 

1.100% - 1.225%, 6/19/2003

   

   

8,985,844

   

 

52,000,000

 

1.120% - 1.155%, 5/8/2003

   

   

51,988,432

   

 

10,000,000

 

1.120% - 1.175%, 7/31/2003

   

   

9,971,133

   

 

23,000,000

 

1.125% - 1.180%, 7/24/2003

   

   

22,937,933

   

 

17,140,000

 

1.135% - 1.145%, 5/15/2003

   

   

17,132,411

   

 

11,500,000

 

1.150% - 1.220%, 5/1/2003

   

   

11,500,000

   

 

8,000,000

 

1.155%, 10/9/2003

   

   

7,958,677

   

 

7,000,000

 

1.160%, 10/2/2003

   

   

6,965,264

   

 

3,000,000

 

1.170%, 8/7/2003

   

   

2,990,445

   

 

7,000,000

 

1.230%, 7/17/2003

   

   

6,981,584

   

 

6,000,000

 

1.240%, 6/26/2003

   

   

5,988,425

   

 

5,000,000

 

1.240%, 7/10/2003

   

   

4,987,942

   

 

4,000,000

 

1.255%, 5/22/2003

   

   

3,997,072

   


 

 

 

TOTAL

   

   

197,696,752

   


 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes--4.2%

   

   

   

   

 

2,000,000

 

3.875%, 6/30/2003

   

   

2,008,919

   

 

6,000,000

 

5.250%, 8/15/2003

   

   

6,071,719

   


 

 

 

TOTAL

   

   

8,080,638

   


 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS--105.6% (AT AMORTIZED COST)2

   

   

205,777,390

   


 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(5.6)%

   

   

(10,844,603

)


 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%

   

   

194,932,787

   


1 Each issue shows the rate of discount at time of purchase.

2 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at April 30, 2003.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2003

Assets:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value

   

   

   

   

   

$

205,777,390

Cash

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,876,484

Income receivable

   

   

   

   

   

   

91,167

Receivable for investments sold

   

   

   

   

   

   

9,995,761

Receivable for shares sold

   

   

   

   

   

   

74,812


TOTAL ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

   

217,815,614


Liabilities:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

$

22,117,817

   

   

   

   

Payable for shares redeemed

   

   

687,861

   

   

   

   

Income distribution payable

   

   

34,775

   

   

   

   

Accrued expenses

   

   

42,374

   

   

   

   


TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

   

   

   

   

   

22,882,827


Net assets for 194,928,038 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$

194,932,787


Net Assets Consist of:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Paid in capital

   

   

   

   

   

194,928,038

Undistributed net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,749


TOTAL NET ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

194,932,787


Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$194,932,787 ÷ 194,928,038 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Operations

Year Ended April 30, 2003

Investment Income:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Interest

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

3,288,145


Expenses:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Investment adviser fee

   

   

   

   

   

$

1,081,949

   

   

   

   

Administrative personnel and services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

162,725

   

   

   

   

Custodian fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

11,558

   

   

   

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

106,760

   

   

   

   

Directors'/Trustees' fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,858

   

   

   

   

Auditing fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

12,461

   

   

   

   

Legal fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,379

   

   

   

   

Portfolio accounting fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

55,068

   

   

   

   

Shareholder services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

540,974

   

   

   

   

Share registration costs

   

   

   

   

   

   

24,403

   

   

   

   

Printing and postage

   

   

   

   

   

   

16,861

   

   

   

   

Insurance premiums

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,678

   

   

   

   

Miscellaneous

   

   

   

   

   

   

14,827

   

   

   

   


TOTAL EXPENSES

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,035,501

   

   

   

   


Waivers:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of investment adviser fee

   

$

(680,468

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of shareholder services fee

   

   

(64,917

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

(2,813

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL WAIVERS

   

   

   

   

   

   

(748,198

)

   

   

   


Net expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,287,303


Net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,000,842


Net realized gain on investments

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

102,224


Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

2,103,066


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended April 30

  

   

2003

   

  

   

2002

   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

$

2,000,842

   

   

$

4,849,172

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

   

102,224

   

   

   

201,370

   


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

   

2,103,066

   

   

   

5,050,542

   


Distributions to Shareholders:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

   

(1,996,093

)

   

   

(4,849,172

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

   

(102,224

)

   

   

(201,370

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

   

   

(2,098,317

)

   

   

(5,050,542

)


Share Transactions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

   

1,123,949,395

   

   

   

1,023,052,642

   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

   

1,378,676

   

   

   

1,611,369

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

   

(1,169,644,772

)

   

   

(1,027,745,092

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

   

(44,316,701

)

   

   

(3,081,081

)


Change in net assets

   

   

(44,311,952

)

   

   

(3,081,081

)


Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Beginning of period

   

   

239,244,739

   

   

   

242,325,820

   


End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $4,749 and $0, respectively)

   

$

194,932,787

   

   

$

239,244,739

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2003

ORGANIZATION

Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust consists of 41 portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Automated Treasury Cash Reserves (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

Investment Valuation

The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal tax is necessary.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions

The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Other

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees") to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At April 30, 2003, capital paid-in aggregated $194,928,038.

Transactions in shares were as follows:

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

Shares sold

   

1,123,949,395

   

   

1,023,052,642

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

1,378,676

   

   

1,611,369

   

Shares redeemed

   

(1,169,644,772

)

   

(1,027,745,092

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(44,316,701

)

   

(3,081,081

)


FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

   

   

2003

   

2002

Ordinary income1

  

$2,098,317

  

$5,050,542


1 For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income.

As of April 30, 2003, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

  

$39,524


INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee

Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Administrative Fee

Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FServ is based on a scale that ranges from 0.150% to 0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a $125,000 minimum per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class.

Shareholder Services Fee

Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses

FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Portfolio Accounting Fees

FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

General

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST AND SHAREHOLDERS OF AUTOMATED TREASURY CASH RESERVES:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Automated Treasury Cash Reserves, one of the portfolios constituting Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust"), as of April 30, 2003, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Automated Treasury Cash Reserves, a portfolio of Money Market Obligations Trust, at April 30, 2003, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 10, 2003

Board of Trustees and Trust Officers (unaudited)

The following table gives information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. The tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. The Federated Fund Complex consists of 138 investment company portfolios. Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member: oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex; serves for an indefinite term; and also serves as a Board member of the following investment company complexes: Banknorth Funds--four portfolios; CCMI Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--nine portfolios; Riggs Funds--eight portfolios; and WesMark Funds--five portfolios. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.

INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Other Directorships Held: Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.

Previous Positions: Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

 

 

 


* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Thomas G. Bigley
Birth Date: February 3, 1934
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1994

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

 

 

 


John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3201 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.

Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation.

 

 

 


Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).

Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.

 

 

 


John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
353 El Brillo Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.

Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.

 

 

 


Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant.

Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College.

Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).

Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.

 

 

 


John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
Birth Date: December 20, 1932
Chancellor, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: February 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).

Previous Positions: President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law.

 

 

 


Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.

Previous Positions: National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord.

 

 

 


John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
2604 William Drive
Valparaiso, IN
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.

Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.

 

 

 


OFFICERS

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Trustee, Federated Administrative Services.

Previous Positions: President and Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.

Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc. and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.

 

 

 


William D. Dawson III
Birth Date: March 3, 1949
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

Previous Positions: Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling Institutional Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

Deborah A. Cunningham
Birth Date: September 15, 1959
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Deborah A. Cunningham is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Cunningham joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 through 1996. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College.

 

 

 


Mary Jo Ochson
Birth Date: September 12, 1953
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Mary Jo Ochson is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Ochson joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. From 1988 through 1995, Ms. Ochson served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

 

 


 

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ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

April 30, 2003

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TRUST OFFICERS

NOT FDIC INSURED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NO BANK GUARANTEE

Financial Highlights -- Institutional Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

Income From Investment Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

0.01

   

   

0.03

   

   

0.06

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1


TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

   

0.01

   

   

0.03

   

   

0.06

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   


Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1


TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return2

   

1.35

%

   

2.64

%

   

5.83

%

   

4.96

%

   

4.79

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.20

%

   

0.20

%

   

0.20

%

   

0.20

%

   

0.20

%


Net investment income

   

1.29

%

   

2.51

%

   

5.56

%

   

4.83

%

   

4.62

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement3

   

0.54

%

   

0.54

%

   

0.54

%

   

0.55

%

   

0.55

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$1,885,373

   

$1,813,575

   

$1,931,570

   

$1,500,782

   

$1,645,762

   


1 Represents less than $0.01.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Financial Highlights -- Institutional Service Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

Income From Investment Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1

   

0.00

1


TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

   

0.01

   

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   


Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1

   

(0.00

)1


TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return2

   

1.10

%

   

2.38

%

   

5.57

%

   

4.70

%

   

4.53

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.45

%

   

0.45

%

   

0.45

%

   

0.45

%

   

0.45

%


Net investment income

   

1.04

%

   

2.25

%

   

5.30

%

   

4.60

%

   

4.37

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement3

   

0.29

%

   

0.29

%

   

0.29

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$1,317,596

   

$1,177,912

   

$1,237,426

   

$984,973

   

$925,141

   


1 Represents less than $0.01.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Portfolio of Investments

April 30, 2003

Principal
Amount

  

  

   

Value

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS--105.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills--101.6%1

 

 

 

$

50,000,000

 

1.060%, 6/12/2003

 

$

49,938,166

 

372,000,000

 

1.100% - 1.118%, 7/3/2003

 

 

371,281,163

 

195,000,000

 

1.100% - 1.225%, 6/19/2003

 

 

194,697,643

 

209,140,000

 

1.100% - 1.255%, 5/22/2003

 

 

208,996,049

 

20,000,000

 

1.110%, 9/4/2003

 

 

19,922,300

 

528,000,000

 

1.120% - 1.155%, 5/8/2003

 

 

527,883,138

 

103,000,000

 

1.120% - 1.175%, 7/31/2003

 

 

102,707,144

 

360,000,000

 

1.125% - 1.180%, 7/24/2003

 

 

359,029,777

 

410,000,000

 

1.130% - 1.240%, 6/26/2003

 

 

409,250,019

 

257,860,000

 

1.135% - 1.145%, 5/15/2003

 

 

257,745,575

 

120,000,000

 

1.150% - 1.185%, 10/23/2003

 

 

119,312,233

 

143,000,000

 

1.150% - 1.230%, 7/17/2003

 

 

142,628,069

 

246,500,000

 

1.150% - 1.255%, 5/1/2003

 

 

246,500,000

 

92,000,000

 

1.155%, 10/9/2003

 

 

91,524,781

 

68,000,000

 

1.160%, 10/2/2003

 

 

67,662,569

 

85,000,000

 

1.240%, 7/10/2003

 

 

84,795,019

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

3,253,873,645

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes--4.3%

 

 

 

 

43,000,000

 

3.875%, 6/30/2003

 

 

43,191,764

 

94,000,000

 

5.250% - 5.750%, 8/15/2003

 

 

95,197,813

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

138,389,577

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS--105.9%
(AT AMORTIZED COST)2

 

$

3,392,263,222

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES -- NET--(5.9)%

 

 

(189,294,331)

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%

 

$

3,202,968,891

1 Each issue shows the rate of discount at time of purchase.

2 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at April 30, 2003.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2003

Assets:

  

   

   

  

   

   

Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value

   

   

   

   

$

3,392,263,222

Cash

   

   

   

   

   

1,531,677

Income receivable

   

   

   

   

   

1,631,191

Receivable for investments sold

   

   

   

   

   

189,919,461


TOTAL ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

3,585,345,551


Liabilities:

   

   

   

   

   

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

$

379,964,551

   

   

   

Payable for shares redeemed

   

   

46,022

   

   

   

Income distribution payable

   

   

2,064,920

   

   

   

Accrued expenses

   

   

301,167

   

   

   


TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

   

   

   

   

382,376,660


Net assets for 3,202,900,282 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

$

3,202,968,891


Net Assets Consist of:

   

   

   

   

   

   

Paid in capital

   

   

   

   

3,202,900,282

Undistributed net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

68,609


TOTAL NET ASSETS

   

   

   

   

3,202,968,891


Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share

   

   

   

   

   

   

Institutional Shares:

   

   

   

   

   

   

$1,885,373,235 ÷ 1,885,280,854 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00


Institutional Service Shares:

   

   

   

   

   

   

$1,317,595,656 ÷ 1,317,619,428 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Operations

Year Ended April 30, 2003

Investment Income:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

Interest

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

47,541,634

   


Expenses:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Investment adviser fee

   

   

   

   

   

$

12,696,372

   

   

   

   

   

Administrative personnel and services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,386,918

   

   

   

   

   

Custodian fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

139,545

   

   

   

   

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

193,755

   

   

   

   

   

Directors'/Trustees' fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

24,243

   

   

   

   

   

Auditing fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

12,153

   

   

   

   

   

Legal fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

10,207

   

   

   

   

   

Portfolio accounting fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

163,445

   

   

   

   

   

Shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,970,412

   

   

   

   

   

Shareholder services fee--Institutional Service Shares

   

   

   

   

   

   

2,964,820

   

   

   

   

   

Share registration costs

   

   

   

   

   

   

38,911

   

   

   

   

   

Printing and postage

   

   

   

   

   

   

18,597

   

   

   

   

   

Insurance premiums

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,840

   

   

   

   

   

Miscellaneous

   

   

   

   

   

   

22,064

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL EXPENSES

   

   

   

   

   

   

23,646,282

   

   

   

   

   


Waivers:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of investment adviser fee

   

$

(9,061,400

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares

   

   

(4,970,412

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

(145,933

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL WAIVERS

   

   

   

   

   

   

(14,177,745

)

   

   

   

   


Net expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

9,468,537

   


Net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

38,073,097

   


Net realized gain on investments

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,429,348

   


Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

39,502,445

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended April 30

  

   

2003

   

  

   

2002

   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

$

38,073,097

   

   

$

76,727,960

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

   

1,429,348

   

   

   

2,815,398

   


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

   

39,502,445

   

   

   

79,543,358

   


Distributions to Shareholders:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Institutional Shares

   

   

(25,626,838

)

   

   

(49,463,007

)

Institutional Service Shares

   

   

(12,377,650

)

   

   

(27,264,953

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Institutional Shares

   

   

(909,829)

   

   

   

(1,740,431

)

Institutional Service Shares

   

   

(519,519)

   

   

   

(1,074,967

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

   

   

(39,433,836

)

   

   

(79,543,358

)


Share Transactions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

   

9,752,389,854

   

   

   

8,845,493,606

   

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

   

3,991,376

   

   

   

15,368,861

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

   

(9,544,967,998

)

   

   

(9,038,371,064

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

   

211,413,232

   

   

   

(177,508,597

)


Change in net assets

   

   

211,481,841

   

   

   

(177,508,597

)


Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Beginning of period

   

   

2,991,487,050

   

   

   

3,168,995,647

   


End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $68,609 and $0, respectively)

   

$

3,202,968,891

   

   

$

2,991,487,050

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2003

ORGANIZATION

Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust consists of 41 portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares. The investment objective of the Fund is current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

Investment Valuation

The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund based on average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal tax is necessary.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions

The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Other

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees") to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each class of shares. At April 30, 2003, capital paid-in aggregated $3,202,900,282.

Transactions in shares were as follows:

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

  

2002

   

Institutional Shares:

   

   

   

   

   

   

Shares sold

   

5,162,567,785

   

   

4,778,811,001

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

1,687,082

   

   

6,216,514

   

Shares redeemed

   

(5,092,548,609

)

   

(4,903,022,443

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

71,706,258

   

   

(117,994,928

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30

  

2003

   

   

2002

   

Institutional Service Shares:

   

   

   

   

   

   

Shares sold

   

4,589,822,069

   

   

4,066,682,605

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

2,304,294

   

   

9,152,347

   

Shares redeemed

   

(4,452,419,389

)

   

(4,135,348,621

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

139,706,974

   

   

(59,513,669

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

211,413,232

   

   

(177,508,597

)


FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions as required on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

   

  

   

2003

  

   

2002

Ordinary income1

   

$

39,433,836

   

$

79,543,358


1 For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income.

As of April 30, 2003, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

   

$

2,133,529


INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee

Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Administrative Fee

Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FServ is based on a scale that ranges from 0.150% to 0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a $125,000 minimum per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class.

Distribution Services Fee

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp., ("FSC"), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate FSC.

Shareholder Services Fee

Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses

FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Portfolio Accounting Fees

FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

General

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST AND SHAREHOLDERS OF U.S. TREASURY CASH RESERVES:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves, one of the portfolios constituting Money Market Obligations Trust (the "Trust"), as of April 30, 2003, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves, a portfolio of Money Market Obligations Trust, at April 30, 2003, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 10, 2003

Board of Trustees and Trust Officers (unaudited)

The following table gives information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. The tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. The Federated Fund Complex consists of 138 investment company portfolios. Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member: oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex; serves for an indefinite term; and also serves as a Board member of the following investment company complexes: Banknorth Funds--four portfolios; CCMI Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--nine portfolios; Riggs Funds--eight portfolios; and WesMark Funds--five portfolios. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.

INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Other Directorships Held: Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.

Previous Positions: Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

 

 

 


* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Thomas G. Bigley
Birth Date: February 3, 1934
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1994

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

 

 

 


John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3201 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.

Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation.

 

 

 


Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).

Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.

 

 

 


John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
353 El Brillo Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.

Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.

 

 

 


Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 1991

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant.

Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College.

Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).

Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.

 

 

 


John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
Birth Date: December 20, 1932
Chancellor, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: February 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).

Previous Positions: President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law.

 

 

 


Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.

Previous Positions: National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord.

 

 

 


John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
2604 William Drive
Valparaiso, IN
TRUSTEE
Began serving: January 1999

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.

Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.

 

 

 


OFFICERS

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Trustee, Federated Administrative Services.

Previous Positions: President and Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)

John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY
Began serving: June 1995

 

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services.

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: October 1988

 

Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.

Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc. and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.

 

 

 


William D. Dawson III
Birth Date: March 3, 1949
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: November 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

Previous Positions: Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling Institutional Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.

 

 

 


Deborah A. Cunningham
Birth Date: September 15, 1959
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Deborah A. Cunningham is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Cunningham joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 through 1996. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College.

 

 

 


Mary Jo Ochson
Birth Date: September 12, 1953
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 1998

  

Mary Jo Ochson is Vice President of the Trust. Ms. Ochson joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. From 1988 through 1995, Ms. Ochson served as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

 

 


 

Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.

Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
www.federatedinvestors.com

Contact us at 1-800-341-7400 or
www.federatedinvestors.com/contact

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

Cusip 60934N682
Cusip 60934N674

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2003 ©Federated Investors, Inc.

28576 (6/03)

 

Item 2.     Code of Ethics

            Not Applicable

Item 3.     Audit Committee Financial Expert

            Not Applicable

Item 4.     Principal Accountant Fees and Services

            Not Applicable

Items 5-6   [Reserved]

Item 7.     Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End
            Management Investment Companies

            Not Applicable

Item 8.     [Reserved]

Item 9.     Controls and Procedures

(a)  The   registrant's   President  and  Treasurer   have  concluded  that  the
     registrant's  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2
     under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 (the  "Act")) are  effective  in
     design  and  operation  and  are  sufficient  to  form  the  basis  of  the
     certifications  required  by Rule  30a-2  under  the  Act,  based  on their
     evaluation of these  disclosure  controls and procedures  within 90 days of
     the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

(b)  There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls, or
     the internal  controls of its service  providers,  or in other factors that
     could  significantly  affect these controls subsequent to the date of their
     evaluation,  including any  corrective  actions with regard to  significant
     deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 10.    Exhibits


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant   Money Market Obligations Trust

By          /S/ Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer

Date        June 24, 2003


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  this  report  has been  signed  below by the
following  persons on behalf of the  registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.


By          /S/ J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer


Date        June 25, 2003


By          /S/ Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer


Date        June 24, 2003