485BPOS 1 form.htm Cash Trust Series II 485BPOS 7/25/02

                                                      1933 Act File No. 33-38550
                                                      1940 Act File No. 811-6269

                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                       Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933             X
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    Post-Effective Amendment No.   16   ....................        X
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940     X
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    Amendment No.   15   ...................................        X
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                                 CASH TRUST SERIES II
                  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                               Federated Investors Funds
                                 5800 Corporate Drive
                          Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
                       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                    (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)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

    immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
 X  on July 29, 2002     pursuant to paragraph (b)
    60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
    on ____________   __ pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
    75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
    on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

     This  post-effective  amendment  designates  a  new  effective  date  for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.

                                      Copies to:
Matthew J. Maloney, Esquire
Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20037


Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Municipal Cash Series II

A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II

 

PROSPECTUS

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July 31, 2002

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A money market mutual fund seeking to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal by investing in a portfolio of short-term, high-quality tax-exempt securities.

As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

NOT FDIC INSURED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NO BANK GUARANTEE

CONTENTS

Risk/Return Summary 1

What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses? 3

What are the Fund's Investment Strategies? 4

What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests? 5

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 6

What Do Shares Cost? 7

How is the Fund Sold? 7

How to Purchase Shares 8

How to Redeem Shares 10

Account and Share Information 13

Who Manages the Fund? 13

Financial Information 14

Independent Auditors' Report 33

Board of Trustees and Fund Officers 34

Risk/Return Summary

WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

The Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per Share.

The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the strategies and policies described in this prospectus.

WHAT ARE THE FUND'S MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?

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The Fund invests in a portfolio of short-term, high-quality tax-exempt securities. The Fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of the income that it distributes will be exempt from federal regular income tax. Interest from the Fund's investments may be subject to the alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations (AMT). The Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less.

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WHAT ARE THE MAIN RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND?

All mutual funds take investment risks. Therefore, even though the Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable NAV, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Shares offered by this prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or 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.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

 

Historically, the Fund has maintained a constant $1.00 NAV per Share. The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's total returns on a calendar year-end basis.

The Fund's Shares are sold without a sales charge (load). The total returns displayed above are based upon NAV.

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The Fund's total return for the six-month period from January 1, 2002 to June 30, 2002 was 0.48%.

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Within the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest quarterly return was 0.96% (quarter ended December 31, 2000). Its lowest quarterly return was 0.35% (quarter ended December 31, 2001).

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Average Annual Total Return Table

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The following table represents the Fund's Average Annual Total Returns for the calendar period ended December 31, 2001.

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Calendar Period

  

Fund

1 Year

 

<R>2.29%</R>

5 Years

 

<R>2.94%</R>

<R>10 Years</R>

 

<R>2.82%</R>

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The Fund's 7-Day Net Yield as of December 31, 2001 was 1.24%. You may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400 for the current 7-Day Net Yield.

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This information provides you with historical performance information so that you can analyze whether the Fund's investment risks are balanced by its potential returns.

What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses?

MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Shares of the Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees

  

Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)

 

None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions) (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)

 

None

Exchange Fee

 

None

 

 

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Before Waiver)1

Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets (as a percentage of average net assets)

 

 

Management Fee2

 

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

 

0.20%

Shareholder Services Fee

 

None

Other Expenses

 

0.14%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.84%

1 Although not contractually obligated to do so, the adviser waived certain amounts. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002.

Total Waiver of Fund Expenses

 

0.03%

Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waiver)

 

0.81%

2 The adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.47% for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund's Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's Shares operating expenses are before the waiver as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year

$

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3 Years

$

<R>268</R>


5 Years

$

<R>466</R>


10 Years

$

<R>1,037 </R>


What are the Fund's Investment Strategies?

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The Fund invests in a portfolio of high-quality tax-exempt securities maturing in 397 days or less. The Fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of the income that it distributes will be exempt from federal regular income tax. Interest from the Fund's investments may be subject to AMT. The Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less. The Fund's investment adviser (Adviser) actively manages the Fund's portfolio, seeking to limit the credit risk taken by the Fund and to select investments with enhanced yields.

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The Adviser performs a fundamental credit analysis to develop an approved list of issuers and securities that meet the Adviser's standard for minimal credit risk. The Adviser monitors the credit risks of all portfolio securities on an ongoing basis by reviewing periodic financial data and ratings of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs).

The Adviser targets an average portfolio maturity based upon its interest rate outlook and the tax-exempt securities available. The Adviser formulates its interest rate outlook by analyzing a variety of factors such as current and expected U.S. economic growth; current and expected interest rates and inflation; and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. The Adviser structures the portfolio by investing primarily in variable rate demand instruments and municipal notes. The Adviser generally shortens the portfolio's maturity when it expects interest rates to rise and extends the maturity when it expects interest rates to fall. This strategy seeks to enhance the returns from favorable interest rate changes and reduce the effect of unfavorable changes.

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Because the Fund refers to Municipal investments in its name, it has an investment policy that it will normally invest its assets so that at least 80% of the income that it distributes will be exempt from federal regular income tax. This policy may not be changed without shareholder approval.

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TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE INVESTMENTS

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The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in cash and securities subject to federal income tax. It may do this to minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions. This may cause the Fund to receive and distribute taxable income to investors.

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What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests?

TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES

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Tax-exempt securities are fixed income securities that pay interest that is not subject to federal income taxes. Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be fixed or adjusted periodically. The issuer must also repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time.

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Typically, states, counties, cities and other political subdivisions and authorities issue tax-exempt securities. The market categorizes tax-exempt securities by their source of repayment.

Variable Rate Demand Instruments

Variable rate demand instruments are tax-exempt securities that require the issuer or a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. The securities also pay interest at a variable rate intended to cause the securities to trade at their face value. The Fund treats demand instruments as short-term securities, because their variable interest rate adjusts in response to changes in market rates, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond 397 days.

Municipal Notes

Municipal notes are short-term tax-exempt securities. Many municipalities issue such notes to fund their current operations before collecting taxes or other municipal revenues. Municipalities may also issue notes to fund capital projects prior to issuing long-term bonds. The issuers typically repay the notes at the end of their fiscal year, either with taxes, other revenues or proceeds from newly issued notes or bonds.

CREDIT ENHANCEMENT

Credit enhancement consists of an arrangement in which a company agrees to pay amounts due on a fixed income security if the issuer defaults. In some cases the company providing credit enhancement makes all payments directly to the security holders and receives reimbursement from the issuer. Normally, the credit enhancer has greater financial resources and liquidity than the issuer. For this reason, the Adviser usually evaluates the credit risk of a fixed income security based solely upon its credit enhancement.

Investment Ratings

The securities in which the Fund invests must be rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by one or more NRSROs or be of comparable quality to securities having such ratings.

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund?

CREDIT RISKS

Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund will lose money. Money market funds try to minimize this risk by purchasing higher quality securities.

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Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from NRSROs such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Service. These NRSROs assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely on the Adviser's credit assessment.

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INTEREST RATE RISKS

Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.

Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer maturities. Money market funds try to minimize this risk by purchasing short-term securities.

SECTOR RISKS

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A substantial part of the Fund's portfolio may be comprised of securities credit enhanced by banks or companies with similar characteristics. As a result, the Fund will be more susceptible to any economic, business, political, or other developments, which generally affect these entities.

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What Do Shares Cost?

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You can purchase or redeem Shares any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. The Fund attempts to stabilize the NAV of its Shares at $1.00 by valuing the portfolio securities using the amortized cost method. The Fund cannot guarantee that its NAV will always remain at $1.00 per Share. The Fund does not charge a front-end sales charge.

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When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form (as described in this prospectus) it is processed at the next determined NAV. NAV is determined at 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) and as of the end of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open.

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The required minimum initial investment for Fund Shares is $25,000. The required minimum subsequent investment amount is $500.

An institutional investor's minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. Accounts established through investment professionals may be subject to a smaller minimum investment amount. Keep in mind that investment professionals may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.

How is the Fund Sold?

The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to customers of financial institutions such as banks, fiduciaries, custodians of public funds, investment advisers and broker-dealers, or to individuals, directly or through investment professionals. The Fund may not be a suitable investment for retirement plans.

When the Distributor receives marketing fees, it may pay some or all of them to investment professionals. The Distributor and its affiliates may pay out of their assets other amounts (including items of material value) to investment professionals for marketing and servicing Shares. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).

RULE 12B-1 PLAN

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, which allows it to pay marketing fees to the Distributor and investment professionals for the sale, distribution and customer servicing of the Fund's Shares. Because these Shares pay marketing fees on an ongoing basis, your investment cost may be higher over time than other shares with different marketing fees.

How to Purchase Shares

You may purchase Shares through an investment professional or directly from the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase Shares.

THROUGH AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL

  • Establish an account with the investment professional; and
  • Submit your purchase order to the investment professional before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time). You will receive that day's dividend if the investment professional forwards the order to the Fund and the Fund receives payment by 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time). You will become the owner of Shares and receive dividends when the Fund receives your payment.

Investment professionals should send payments according to the instructions in the sections "By Wire" or "By Check."

DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

  • Establish your account with the Fund by submitting a completed New Account Form; and
  • Send your payment to the Fund by Federal Reserve wire or check.

You will become the owner of Shares after the Fund receives your wire or your check. If your check does not clear, your purchase will be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees incurred by the Fund or Federated Shareholder Services Company, the Fund's transfer agent.

An institution may establish an account and place an order by calling the Fund and will become a shareholder after the Fund receives the order.

By Wire

Send your wire to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA

Dollar Amount of Wire

ABA Number 011000028

Attention: EDGEWIRE

Wire Order Number, Dealer Number or Group Number

Nominee/Institution Name

Fund Name and Number and Account Number

You cannot purchase Shares by wire on holidays when wire transfers are restricted.

By Check

Make your check payable to The Federated Funds, note your account number on the check, and mail it to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

P.O. Box 8600

Boston, MA 02266-8600

If you send your check by a private courier or overnight delivery service that requires a street address, mail it to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

1099 Hingham Street

Rockland, MA 02370-3317

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Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. For example, to protect against check fraud the Fund may reject any purchase request involving a check that is not made payable to The Federated Funds (including, but not limited to, requests to purchase Shares using third-party checks), or involving temporary checks or credit card checks.

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Orders by mail are considered received when payment by check is converted into federal funds (normally the business day after the check is received) and Shares begin earning dividends the next day.

BY SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Once you have opened an account, you may automatically purchase additional Shares on a regular basis by completing the Systematic Investment Program (SIP) section of the New Account Form or by contacting the Fund or your investment professional. The minimum investment amount for SIPs is $50.

BY AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH)

Once you have opened an account, you may purchase additional Shares through a depository institution that is an ACH member. This purchase option can be established by completing the appropriate sections of the New Account Form.

How to Redeem Shares

You should redeem Shares:

  • through an investment professional if you purchased Shares through an investment professional; or
  • directly from the Fund if you purchased Shares directly from the Fund.

THROUGH AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL

Submit your redemption request to your investment professional by the end of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Investment professionals are responsible for promptly submitting redemption requests and providing proper written redemption instructions as outlined below.

DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

By Telephone

You may redeem Shares by simply calling the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

If you call before 12:00 noon (Eastern time), your redemption will be wired to you the same day. You will not receive that day's dividend.

If you call after 12:00 noon (Eastern time), your redemption will be wired to you the following business day. You will receive that day's dividend. Under limited circumstances, arrangements may be made with the Distributor for same-day payment of redemption proceeds, without that day's dividend, for redemption requests received before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

By Mail

You may redeem Shares by mailing a written request to the Fund.

Your redemption request will be processed on the day the Fund receives your written request in proper form. Dividends are paid up to and including the day that a redemption request is processed.

Send requests by mail to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

P.O. Box 8600

Boston, MA 02266-8600

Send requests by private courier or overnight delivery service to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

1099 Hingham Street

Rockland, MA 02370-3317

All requests must include:

  • Fund Name and Share Class, account number and account registration;
  • amount to be redeemed; and
  • signatures of all shareholders exactly as registered.

Call your investment professional or the Fund if you need special instructions.

Signature Guarantees

Signatures must be guaranteed if:

  • your redemption will be sent to an address other than the address of record;
  • your redemption will be sent to an address of record that was changed within the last 30 days; or
  • a redemption is payable to someone other than the shareholder(s) of record.

A signature guarantee is designed to protect your account from fraud. Obtain a signature guarantee from a bank or trust company, savings association, credit union or broker, dealer, or securities exchange member. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.

PAYMENT METHODS FOR REDEMPTIONS

Your redemption proceeds will be mailed by check to your address of record. The following payment options are available if you complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form. These payment options require a signature guarantee if they were not established when the account was opened:

  • an electronic transfer to your account at a financial institution that is an ACH member; or
  • wire payment to your account at a domestic commercial bank that is a Federal Reserve System member.

Redemption in Kind

Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.

LIMITATIONS ON REDEMPTION PROCEEDS

Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed up to seven days:

  • to allow your purchase to clear;
  • during periods of market volatility; or
  • when a shareholder's trade activity or amount adversely impacts the Fund's ability to manage its assets.

You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

You may automatically redeem Shares in a minimum amount of $100 on a regular basis. Complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form or contact your investment professional or the Fund. Your account value must meet the minimum initial investment amount at the time the program is established. This program may reduce, and eventually deplete, your account. Payments should not be considered yield or income.

CHECKWRITING

You may request checks to redeem your Fund Shares. Your account will continue to receive the daily dividend declared on the Shares being redeemed until the check is presented for payment.

DEBIT CARD

You may request a debit card account that allows you to redeem Shares. There is an annual fee for this service that the Fund will automatically deduct from your account.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

Telephone Transactions

The Fund will record your telephone instructions. If the Fund does not follow reasonable procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

Share Certificates

The Fund no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.

Account and Share Information

ACCOUNT ACTIVITY

You will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including systematic transactions, dividends and capital gains paid.

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS

The Fund declares any dividends daily and pays them monthly to shareholders. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the day your wire is received. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the business day after the Fund receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.

The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in dividends. The Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.

ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES

Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, accounts may be closed if redemptions cause the account balance to fall below the minimum initial investment amount. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. It is anticipated that Fund distributions will be primarily dividends that are exempt from federal income tax, although a portion of the Fund's dividends may not be exempt. Dividends may be subject to state and local taxes. Capital gains and non-exempt dividends are taxable whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.

Who Manages the Fund?

The Board of Trustees governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Federated Investment Management Company. The Adviser manages the Fund's assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Adviser's address is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 139 mutual funds and a variety of separate accounts, which totaled approximately $180 billion in assets as of December 31, 2001. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,800 employees. More than 4,000 investment professionals make Federated Funds available to their customers.

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ADVISORY FEES

The Adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee or reimburse the Fund for certain operating expenses.

Financial Information

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund's financial performance for its past five fiscal years. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.

This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in this prospectus.

Financial Highlights

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Reference is made to the Independent Auditors' Report on page 33.

 

Year Ended May 31

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

  

1998

   

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

   

   

0.03

   

   

0.03

   

   

0.03

   

Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return1

   

1.46

%

   

3.44

%

   

3.14

%

   

2.76

%

   

3.09

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%


Net investment income

   

1.44

%

   

3.35

%

   

3.12

%

   

2.72

%

   

3.03

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement2

   

0.03

%

   

0.04

%

   

0.06

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.04

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$451,767

   

$460,244

   

$364,467

   

$257,445

   

$266,076

   


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

2 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

May 31, 2002

 

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--99.3%1

 

 

 

Alabama--3.6%

$

395,000

   

Abbeville, AL, IDB, Monthly VRDNs (Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)

   

$

395,000

   

2,850,000

   

Birmingham, AL, IDA, Weekly VRDNs (Mrs. Strattons Salads, Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)

   

   

2,850,000

   

1,600,000

   

Birmingham, AL, IDA (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Millcraft, Alabama, Inc.)/(Regions Bank, Alabama LOC)

   

   

1,600,000

   

4,400,000

   

Decatur, AL, IDB (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Trico Steel Co., LLC)/(JP Morgan Chase Bank LOC)

   

   

4,400,000

   

670,000

   

Huntsville, AL, IDB, Weekly VRDNs (Giles & Kendall, Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)

   

   

670,000

   

4,000,000

   

Montgomery, AL, IDB, IDRBs (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (CSC Fabrication, Inc.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank LOC)

   

   

4,000,000

   

2,310,000

   

Perry County, AL, IDB (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Alabama Catfish Feedmill LLC)/(Regions Bank, Alabama LOC)

   

   

2,310,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

16,225,000


   

   

   

Alaska--1.0%

   

   

   

   

4,500,000

   

Valdez, AK Marine Terminal (Series 1994B), 3.10% TOBs (Phillips Transportation Alaska, Inc.)/(Phillips Petroleum Co. GTD), Optional Tender 1/1/2003

   

   

4,500,000


   

   

   

Arizona--3.6%

   

   

   

   

3,000,000

   

Maricopa County, AZ, IDA (San Remo Apartments Project), 1.828% TOBs (Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale) 3/1/2003

   

   

3,000,000

   

1,695,000

   

Pima County, AZ, IDA, FR/RI-L21 (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Tucson Electric Power Co.)/(FSA INS)/(Lehman Brothers, Inc. LIQ)

   

   

1,695,000

   

4,190,000

   

Pima County, AZ, IDA, SFM, Roaring Fork (Series 1999-6), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

4,190,000

   

1,835,000

   

Scottsdale, AZ, IDA Weekly VRDNs (Scottsdale Memorial Hospitals)/(AMBAC INS)/(Dexia Credit Local LIQ)

   

   

1,835,000

   

2,700,000

   

Tucson and Pima County, AZ, IDA, SFM, Roaring Fork (Series 2000-13), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

2,700,000

   

2,000,000

   

Tucson, AZ, IDA (Series 2002A), Weekly VRDNs (Quality Apartment Living LLC)/(FNMA INS)

   

   

2,000,000

   

1,000,000

   

Yavapai, AZ, IDA (Series 1997B), Weekly VRDNs (Yavapai Regional Medical Center)/(FSA INS)/(Dexia Credit Local LIQ)

   

   

1,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

16,420,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Arkansas--4.8%

   

   

   

2,230,000

   

Arkansas Development Finance Authority (Series 1995), Weekly VRDNs (Paco Steel & Engineering Corp. Project)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

2,230,000

   

4,100,000

   

Arkansas Development Finance Authority (Series 1999A), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(Banque Nationale de Paris LOC)

   

   

4,100,000

   

1,225,000

   

Arkansas Development Finance Authority (Series 2000A), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/( Banque Nationale de Paris LOC)

   

   

1,225,000

   

2,100,000

   

Blytheville, AR, (Series 1998), IDR, Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp.)

   

   

2,100,000

   

8,000,000

   

Crossett, AR (Series 1997), IDR, Weekly VRDNs (Bemis Co., Inc.)

   

   

8,000,000

   

4,000,000

   

Nashville, AR (Series 2000), IDR, Weekly VRDNs (Ox Bodies)/(Regions Bank, Alabama LOC)

   

   

4,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

21,655,000


   

   

   

California--4.7%

   

   

   

   

12,000,000

   

California State (Series 2001-02), 3.25% RANs, 6/28/2002

   

   

12,008,992

   

1,500,000

   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Series 2001B), 2.30% TOBs (Kaiser Permanente), Mandatory Tender 7/1/2002

   

   

1,500,000

   

2,000,000

   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Series B), 2.25% TOBs (Kaiser Permanente), Mandatory Tender 2/1/2003

   

   

2,000,000

   

3,000,000

   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Laurel Park Senoir Apartments (Series 2002H), 1.711% TOBs (Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale), Mandatory Tender 4/15/2003

   

   

3,000,000

   

2,931,105

2

PBCC, Lease TOPS Trust, California Non-AMT (Series 1998-1), 2.40% TOBs (AMBAC INS)/(Pitney Bowes Credit Corp. LIQ), Optional Tender 10/9/2002

   

   

2,931,105


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

21,440,097


   

   

   

Colorado--0.8%

   

   

   

   

1,925,000

   

Colorado HFA (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Neppl-Springs Fabrication)/(U.S. Bank N.A., Cincinatti LOC)

   

   

1,925,000

   

1,910,000

   

Colorado HFA (Series 2000A), Weekly VRDNs (New Belgium Brewing Co., Inc.)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,910,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

3,835,000


   

   

   

Connecticut--0.7%

   

   

   

   

3,000,000

   

Meriden, CT, 2.25% BANs, 8/8/2002

   

   

3,003,288


   

   

   

District of Columbia--0.9%

   

   

   

   

2,105,000

   

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, Roaring Forks Certificates (Series 2000-23A), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

2,105,000

   

2,000,000

   

District of Columbia (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (K Mart Corp.)/(Bank of New York LOC)

   

   

2,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

4,105,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Florida--0.9%

   

   

   

4,000,000

   

Greater Orlando, FL Aviation Authority, Weekly VRDNs (Cessna Aircraft Co.)/(Textron, Inc. GTD)

   

4,000,000


   

   

   

Georgia--3.8%

   

   

   

   

2,000,000

2

Atlanta, GA Airport Revenue, PA-916R, 2.30% TOBs (FGIC INS)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ), Optional Tender 10/10/2002

   

   

2,000,000

   

3,000,000

2

Atlanta, GA Airport Revenue, PA-926P, 2.25% TOBs (FGIC INS)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ), Optional Tender 7/11/2002

   

   

3,000,000

   

2,000,000

   

Crisp County - Cordele, GA, IDA (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Georgia Ductile Foundries LLC)/(Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC)

   

   

2,000,000

   

2,000,000

   

Fulton County, GA, Development Authority (Series 1998) Weekly VRDNs (Morehouse School of Medicine)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

   

2,000,000

   

2,600,000

   

Fulton County, GA, IDA (Series 1989), Weekly VRDNs (STO Corp.)/(Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt LOC)

   

   

2,600,000

   

5,500,000

   

Georgia State HFA, MERLOTS (Series 2001A-106), Weekly VRDNs (Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

5,500,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

17,100,000


   

   

   

Hawaii--0.2%

   

   

   

   

1,000,000

   

Hawaii State (Series CB), 5.375% Bonds, 1/1/2003

   

   

1,018,550


   

   

   

Idaho--1.0%

   

   

   

   

4,525,000

   

Minidoka County, ID, IDC (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Nature's Best Produce, Inc.)/ (Banque Nationale de Paris LOC)

   

   

4,525,000


   

   

   

Illinois--3.4%

   

   

   

   

3,500,000

   

Aurora City, IL (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co.)/(Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC)

   

   

3,500,000

   

660,000

   

Illinois Development Finance Authority, IDB Weekly VRDNs (Olympic Steel, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)

   

   

660,000

   

3,135,000

   

Illinois Housing Development Authority, PT-82, Weekly VRDNs (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)

   

   

3,135,000

   

1,774,000

   

Peoria, IL (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (J.T. Fennell Co., Inc. Project)/(Bank One, Illinois, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,774,000

   

6,280,000

   

Village of Robbins, IL (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Robbins Property LLC)/(American National Bank & Trust Co., Chicago LOC)

   

   

6,280,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

15,349,000


   

   

   

Indiana--5.6%

   

   

   

   

1,220,000

   

Crown Point, IN, IDA Weekly VRDNs (D & M Manufacturing Project)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)

   

   

1,220,000

   

1,500,000

   

Huntington, IN (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (DK Enterprises LLC)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,500,000

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

Indiana--continued

990,000

   

Indiana Development Finance Authority, Economic Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Weekly VRDNs (T. M. Morris Manufacturing Co., Inc. Project)/(Bank One, Indiana, N.A. LOC)

   

990,000

   

1,000,000

   

Indiana EDC, Revenue Bonds (Series 1989), Weekly VRDNs (O'Neal Steel, Inc.)/(Bank of America N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,000,000

   

1,000,000

   

Indianapolis, IN Airport Authority (Series 1998A), 5.25% Bonds (FGIC INS), 7/1/2003

   

   

1,033,729

   

2,020,000

   

Indianapolis, IN (Series 1991), Weekly VRDNs (Cantor & Coleman II Project)/(Bank One, Indiana, N.A. LOC)

   

   

2,020,000

   

5,000,000

   

Jasper County, IN (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (T & M LP)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

5,000,000

   

8,235,000

   

Jeffersonville, IN (PT-1309), Weekly VRDNs (Armstrong Farms Apartments)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LOC)

   

   

8,235,000

   

1,700,000

   

Tippecanoe County, IN, EDRB, Weekly VRDNs (Lafayette Venetian Blind)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,700,000

   

710,000

   

Tipton, IN (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (MCJS LLC)/(Bank One, Indiana, N.A. LOC)

   

   

710,000

   

1,850,000

   

Winamac, IN (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Pulaski Health Foundation, Inc.)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,850,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

25,258,729


   

   

   

Iowa--0.3%

   

   

   

   

1,115,000

   

Iowa Finance Authority (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Schumacher Elevator)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,115,000


   

   

   

Kansas--1.7%

   

   

   

   

3,000,000

   

Burlington, KS (Series A), 3.25% TOBs (Kansas City Power And Light Co.), Mandatory Tender 8/30/2002

   

   

3,000,000

   

925,000

   

Olathe, KS (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Eskridge, Inc.)/(Commerce Bank, Kansas City, N.A. LOC)

   

   

925,000

   

3,826,623

   

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS (Series 2002-I), 1.85% BANs, 2/1/2003

   

   

3,826,623


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

7,751,623


   

   

   

Kentucky--4.2%

   

   

   

   

720,000

   

Boone County, KY (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Western States Envelope Co.)/(Bank One, Wisconsin, N.A. LOC)

   

   

720,000

   

1,500,000

   

Covington, KY (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Atkins & Pearce, Inc.)/(Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC)

   

   

1,500,000

   

3,500,000

   

Graves County, KY, School Building Revenue Bonds (Series 1988), Weekly VRDNs (Seaboard Farms Inc. Project)/(Bank of New York LOC)

   

   

3,500,000

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

Kentucky--continued

3,200,000

   

Henderson City, KY (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Vincent Industrial Plastics, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

3,200,000

   

825,000

   

Jefferson County, KY, Weekly VRDNs (Advanced Filtration, Inc.)/(Bank One, Kentucky LOC)

   

   

825,000

   

3,507,000

   

Kenton County, KY (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Packaging Un-limited of Northern Kentucky, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)

   

   

3,507,000

   

3,995,000

2

Kentucky Housing Corp., Variable Rate Certificates (Series 1998 O), 2.08% TOBs (Bank of America N.A. LIQ), Optional Tender 7/18/2002

   

   

3,995,000

   

1,125,000

   

Muhlenberg County, KY (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Plastic Products Co. Project)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,125,000

   

630,000

   

Muhlenberg County, KY (Series A), Weekly VRDNs (Plastic Products Co. Project)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

630,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

19,002,000


   

   

   

Louisiana--0.3%

   

   

   

   

1,200,000

   

Ouachita Parish, LA, IDB (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc.)/(Bank One, Louisiana LOC)

   

   

1,200,000


   

   

   

Maine--1.9%

   

   

   

   

8,360,000

   

Maine State Housing Authority, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A108), Weekly VRDNs (Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

8,360,000


   

   

   

Maryland--2.0%

   

   

   

   

5,300,000

   

Maryland EDC (Series 1999A), Weekly VRDNs (Victor Graphics, Inc.)/(Allfirst Bank LOC)

   

   

5,300,000

   

940,000

   

Maryland State Community Development Administration (Series 1990A), Weekly VRDNs (College Estates)/(Allfirst Bank LOC)

   

   

940,000

   

2,855,000

   

Maryland State Community Development Administration, MERLOTS (Series 2000-III), Weekly VRDNs (Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

2,855,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

9,095,000


   

   

   

Michigan--4.6%

   

   

   

   

2,500,000

   

Detroit, MI, EDC, Resource Recovery, MERLOTS (Series 2000-A90), Weekly VRDNs (AMBAC INS)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

2,500,000

   

9,700,000

   

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority (Series XII-D), Weekly VRDNs (AMBAC. INS)/(KBC Bank N.V. LIQ)

   

   

9,700,000

   

8,625,000

   

Wayne County, MI, Airport Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale LOC)

   

   

8,625,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

20,825,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Minnesota--1.2%

   

   

   

595,000

   

Byron, MN, Weekly VRDNs (Schmidt Printing)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

595,000

   

5,000,000

   

Dakota & Washington County, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority, MERLOTS (Series J), Weekly VRDNs (United States Treasury COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

5,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

5,595,000


   

   

   

Mississippi--1.4%

   

   

   

   

2,960,000

2

Mississippi Home Corp., MERLOTS (Series YYY), 2.65% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ), Optional Tender 9/3/2002

   

   

2,960,000

   

2,475,000

   

Mississippi Home Corp., Roaring Forks Certificates (Series 2001-A14), 2.00% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ), Optional Tender 6/1/2002

   

   

2,475,000

   

1,000,000

   

Senatobia, MS, Weekly VRDNs (Deltona Lighting Products, Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of West Florida, St. Petersburg LOC)

   

   

1,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

6,435,000


   

   

   

Missouri--1.0%

   

   

   

   

2,550,000

   

Missouri Development Finance Board, IDRBs (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (LaGrange Foundry Inc. Project)/(Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago LOC)

   

   

2,550,000

   

1,745,000

   

Missouri State Housing Development Commission, MERLOTS (Series 2000-QQQ), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

1,745,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

4,295,000


   

   

   

Multi State--6.2%

   

   

   

   

7,000,000

   

Charter Mac Floater Certificates Trust I, National-1 (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (MBIA INS)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, Dexia Bank, Brussels and Toronto Dominion Bank LIQs)

   

   

7,000,000

   

17,729,977

   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust, AMT Multi State (Series 1999-3), Weekly VRDNs (AMBAC INS)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)

   

   

17,729,977

   

3,465,000

   

Roaring Fork Municipal Products LLC (Series 2000-12), Weekly VRDNs (Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

3,465,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

28,194,977


   

   

   

Nevada--0.7%

   

   

   

   

3,140,000

   

Clark County, NV (Series 1997A), 2.00% TOBs (Signature Flight Support Corp.)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale LOC), Optional Tender 6/3/2002

   

   

3,140,000


   

   

   

New Hampshire--0.2%

   

   

   

   

913,000

   

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (Series A), Weekly VRDNs (Upper Valley Press)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

913,000


   

   

   

North Dakota--0.1%

   

   

   

   

445,000

   

Fargo, ND, IDRB (Series 1994), Weekly VRDNs (Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. Project)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

445,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Ohio--11.8%

   

   

   

1,250,000

   

Bedford, OH, 2.50% BANs, 6/28/2002

   

1,250,504

   

1,000,000

   

Belmont County, OH, 2.03% BANs, 3/19/2003

   

   

1,002,190

   

7,000,000

   

Clark County, OH (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Ohio Masonic Home Project)/(AMBAC INS)/ (JP Morgan Chase Bank LIQ)

   

   

7,000,000

   

4,680,000

   

Clermont County, OH, IDRBs (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Buriot International, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

4,680,000

   

500,000

   

Cuyahoga County, OH (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)

   

   

500,000

   

1,700,000

   

Dover, OH, 2.25% BANs, 1/22/2003

   

   

1,704,074

   

4,000,000

   

Franklin County, OH, Mortgage Revenue (Series 2000F), Weekly VRDNs (Trinity Health Care Credit Group)/(JP Morgan Chase Bank LIQ)

   

   

4,000,000

   

1,500,000

   

Franklin County, OH, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 1995), Weekly VRDNs (Holy Cross Health System)/(JP Morgan Chase Bank LIQ)

   

   

1,500,000

   

2,000,000

   

Granville, OH Village School District, 2.70% BANs, 5/1/2003

   

   

2,010,754

   

2,000,000

   

Hamilton County, OH Hospital Facilities Authority (Series 2002-I), Weekly VRDNs (Children's Hospital Medical Center)/(U.S. Bank N.A., Cincinatti LOC)

   

   

2,000,000

   

1,390,000

   

Hamilton, OH (Series III), 3.071% BANs, 6/6/2002

   

   

1,390,029

   

1,000,000

   

Kent, OH, 2.35% BANs, 12/5/2002

   

   

1,001,250

   

1,500,000

   

Mahoning County, OH IDA (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Modern Builders Supply, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,500,000

   

2,590,000

   

Massillon, OH, Parks & Recreation, 2.07% BANs, 6/12/2002

   

   

2,590,328

   

2,000,000

   

Mayfield, OH, 2.70% BANs, 9/19/2002

   

   

2,000,585

   

4,260,000

   

Ohio HFA, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A78), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LIQ)

   

   

4,260,000

   

2,015,000

2

Ohio HFA, PT-506, 2.85% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(Bayerische Hypotheken-und Vereinsbank AG LIQ), Optional Tender 7/11/2002

   

   

2,015,000

   

7,700,000

   

Ohio HFA, Variable Rate Certificates (Series 2001-I), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of America N.A. LIQ)

   

   

7,700,000

   

1,605,000

   

Ross County, OH, 2.35% BANs, 12/5/2002

   

   

1,607,416

   

3,500,000

   

Summit County, OH, IDA (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Waltco Truck Equipment)/(Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm LOC)

   

   

3,500,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

53,212,130


   

   

   

Oregon--1.4%

   

   

   

   

3,085,000

   

Jackson County, OR, School District No. 6, 2.75% TRANs, 6/28/2002

   

   

3,085,000

   

1,710,000

   

Oregon State Economic and Community Development Commission, (Series 191), Weekly VRDNs (Western Oregon Door LLC)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,710,000

   

1,500,000

   

Port of Morrow, OR (Series 2001A), Weekly VRDNs (Threemile Canyon Farms LLC)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,500,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

6,295,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Pennsylvania--0.9%

   

   

   

3,295,000

   

Montgomery County, PA, IDA (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (American Foodservice Corp.)/(Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC)

   

3,295,000

   

300,000

   

Pennsylvania EDFA (Series F), Weekly VRDNs (Respironics, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

300,000

   

380,000

   

Pennsylvania EDFA (Series 1998A), Weekly VRDNs (Fourth Generation Realty, LLC)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

380,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

3,975,000


   

   

   

Rhode Island--0.9%

   

   

   

   

1,065,000

   

Cumberland, RI, 4.00% Bonds (MBIA INS), 10/1/2002

   

   

1,072,382

   

3,000,000

   

Warwick, RI Housing Authority (Series 2001), Daily VRDNs (Trafalgar East Apartments)/(Fleet National Bank N.A. LOC)

   

   

3,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

4,072,382


   

   

   

South Carolina--2.8%

   

   

   

   

7,000,000

   

Berkeley County, SC, IDB (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp. Project)

   

   

7,000,000

   

2,000,000

   

Berkeley County, SC, IDB (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp. Project)

   

   

2,000,000

   

3,535,000

   

South Carolina State Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper (Series 1991 D), 6.625% Bonds (United States Treasury PRF), 7/1/2002 (@102)

   

   

3,615,982


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

12,615,982


   

   

   

Tennessee--1.8%

   

   

   

   

715,000

   

Benton County, TN, IDB (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Jones Plastic and Engineering Corp.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)

   

   

715,000

   

900,000

   

Chattanooga, TN, IDB, IDRBs (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (JRB Co., Inc.)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)

   

   

900,000

   

1,075,000

   

Chattanooga, TN, IDB, Revenue Bonds (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (TB Wood's Inc. Project)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,075,000

   

820,000

   

Hamilton County, TN, IDB, Weekly VRDNs (Pavestone Co.)/(Bank One, Texas N.A. LOC)

   

   

820,000

   

3,100,000

   

Union City, TN, IDB (Series 1995), Weekly VRDNs (Kohler Co.)/(Wachovia Bank of NC, N.A. LOC)

   

   

3,100,000

   

1,300,000

   

Union County, TN, IDB (Series 1995), Weekly VRDNs (Cooper Container Corp. Project)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

   

1,300,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

7,910,000


   

   

   

Texas--10.1%

   

   

   

   

9,620,000

   

Arlington, TX Housing Finance Corp., Roaring Forks Certificates (Series 2002A-03), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

9,620,000

   

4,000,000

   

Brazos River Authority, TX, Trust Receipts (Series 2002 FR/RI F-1), Weekly VRDNs (TXU Electric Co.)/(Bank of New York)

   

   

4,000,000

Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

Texas--continued

4,500,000

   

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX International Airport Facility Improvement Corp. (Series 2001A-1), Weekly VRDNs (Learjet, Inc.)/(Bank of America N.A. LOC)

   

4,500,000

   

2,994,000

   

Harris County, TX, HFDC, Roaring Forks Certificates (Series 2001-13), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)

   

   

2,994,000

   

10,000,000

   

Lower Neches Valley Authority, TX (Sub series 2001B), Daily VRDNs (Exxon Mobil Corp.)

   

   

10,000,000

   

1,300,000

   

Midlothian, TX, Industrial Development Corp. (Series 1999), Daily VRDNs (Texas Industries, Inc.)/(Bank of America N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,300,000

   

3,000,000

2

Sabine River Authority, TX, Clippers (Series 2001-2), 1.90% TOBs (Southwestern Electric Power Co.)/(MBIA INS)/(State Street Corp. LIQ), Optional Tender 12/20/2002

   

   

3,000,000

   

2,115,000

   

Tarrant County, TX, IDC, Weekly VRDNs (Holden Business Forms)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)

   

   

2,115,000

   

5,129,000

2

Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Clippers (Series 2001-1), 2.00% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(State Street Corp. LIQ), Optional Tender 12/20/2002

   

   

5,129,000

   

3,000,000

   

Texas State (Series A), 3.75% TRANs, 8/29/2002

   

   

3,009,141


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

45,667,141


   

   

   

Utah--1.6%

   

   

   

   

3,425,000

   

Cedar City, UT (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (White Wave, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

3,425,000

   

4,000,000

   

West Jordan, UT (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Penco Products, Inc.)/(Key Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

4,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

7,425,000


   

   

   

Virginia--3.0%

   

   

   

   

1,500,000

   

ABN AMRO Mona TOPS, Certificates Trust Virginia Non-AMT (Series 1998-21), Weekly VRDNs (Norfolk, VA Water Revenue)/(FSA INS)/(ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Amsterdam LIQ)

   

   

1,500,000

   

2,980,000

   

Bedford County, VA IDA (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (David R. & Carol J. Snowman Project)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

   

2,980,000

   

6,500,000

   

Newport News, VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority (Series 2001A), Weekly VRDNs (Admiral Point Apartments)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

   

6,500,000

   

2,790,000

   

Staunton, VA IDA (Series 1999A), Weekly VRDNs (Specialty Blades, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)

   

   

2,790,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

13,770,000


   

   

   

West Virginia--2.4%

   

   

   

   

3,760,000

   

Ritchie County, WV, IDRB (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Simonton Building Products, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

3,760,000

   

7,000,000

   

West Virginia Public Energy Authority (Series 1989A), 1.70% CP (Morgantown Energy Associates)/(Dexia Credit Local LOC), Mandatory Tender 6/6/2002

   

   

7,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

10,760,000


Principal
Amount

  

  

Value

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued1

 

 

 

   

   

   

Wisconsin--1.8%

   

   

   

1,700,000

   

Combined Locks, WI, Development Revenue Bonds (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Appleton Papers, Inc.)/(Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto LOC)

   

1,700,000

   

2,850,000

   

Oregon, WI School District, 2.70% TRANs, 9/10/2002

   

   

2,850,845

   

2,000,000

   

Waunakee, WI Community School District, 2.75% TRANs, 9/13/2002

   

   

2,001,051

   

1,450,000

   

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Business Development Revenue Bonds (Series 8), Weekly VRDNs (Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp.)/(Firstar Bank, N.A. LOC)

   

   

1,450,000


   

   

   

TOTAL

   

   

8,001,896


   

   

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (AT AMORTIZED COST)3

   

$

448,505,795


Securities that are subject to AMT represent 78.8% of the portfolio as calculated based upon total portfolio market value (unaudited).

1 The fund may only invest in securities rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by NRSROs or unrated securities of comparable quality. An NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without regard for sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+, SP-1 or SP-2 by Standard & Poor's, MIG-1 or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors Service, or F-1+, F-1 or F-2 by Fitch IBCA, Inc., are all considered rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories.

Securities rated in the highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as First Tier securities. Securities rated in the second highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as Second Tier securities. The fund follows applicable regulations in determining whether a security is rated and whether a security rated by multiple NRSROs in different rating categories should be identified as a First or Second Tier security.

At May 31, 2002, the portfolio securities were rated as follows:

Tier Rating Based on Total Market Value (unaudited)

 

First Tier

  

Second Tier

97.55%

 

2.45%

2 Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities have been deemed liquid based upon criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At May 31, 2002, these securities amounted to $25,030,105, which represents 5.5% of net assets.

3 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets ($451,767,177) at May 31, 2002.

The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:

 

AMBAC

--American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT

--Alternative Minimum Tax

BANs

--Bond Anticipation Notes

COL

--Collateralized

CP

--Commercial Paper

EDC

--Economic Development Commission

EDFA

--Economic Development Financing Authority

EDRB

--Economic Development Revenue Bond

FGIC

--Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FNMA

--Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA

--Financial Security Assurance

GNMA

--Government National Mortgage Association

GTD

--Guaranteed

HFA

--Housing Finance Authority

HFDC

--Health Facility Development Corporation

IDA

--Industrial Development Authority

IDB

--Industrial Development Bond

IDC

--Industrial Development Corporation

IDR

--Industrial Development Revenue

IDRB(s)

--Industrial Development Revenue Bond(s)

INS

--Insured

LIQ(s)

--Liquidity Agreement(s)

LOC

--Letter of Credit

MBIA

--Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MERLOTS

--Municipal Exempt Receipts -- Liquidity Optional Tender Series

PRF

--Prerefunded

RANs

--Revenue Anticipation Notes

SFM

--Single Family Mortgage

TOBs

--Tender Option Bonds

TRANs

--Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes

VRDNs

--Variable Rate Demand Notes

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2002

 

Assets:

  

   

   

  

   

   

   

Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value

   

   

   

   

$

448,505,795

   

Cash

   

   

   

   

   

1,418,779

   

Income receivable

   

   

   

   

   

2,130,143

   

Receivable for shares sold

   

   

   

   

   

1,401

   


TOTAL ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

452,056,118

   


Liabilities:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Payable for shares redeemed

   

$

1,784

   

   

   

   

Income distribution payable

   

   

195,506

   

   

   

   

Accrued expenses

   

   

91,651

   

   

   

   


TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

   

   

   

   

288,941

   


Net assets for 451,767,177 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

$

451,767,177

   


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

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$451,767,177 ÷ 451,767,177 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Operations

Year Ended May 31, 2002

 

Investment Income:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Interest

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

10,872,656


Expenses:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Investment adviser fee

   

   

   

   

   

$

2,414,214

   

   

   

   

Administrative personnel and services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

363,294

   

   

   

   

Custodian fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

22,761

   

   

   

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

117,975

   

   

   

   

Directors'/Trustees' fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

9,049

   

   

   

   

Auditing fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

12,062

   

   

   

   

Legal fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

18,836

   

   

   

   

Portfolio accounting fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

89,663

   

   

   

   

Distribution services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

965,685

   

   

   

   

Share registration costs

   

   

   

   

   

   

38,978

   

   

   

   

Printing and postage

   

   

   

   

   

   

31,396

   

   

   

   

Insurance premiums

   

   

   

   

   

   

6,350

   

   

   

   

Miscellaneous

   

   

   

   

   

   

3,095

   

   

   

   


TOTAL EXPENSES

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,093,358

   

   

   

   


Waivers:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of investment adviser fee

   

$

(158,833

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

(359

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL WAIVERS

   

   

   

   

   

   

(159,192

)

   

   

   


Net expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

3,934,166


Net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

6,938,490


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended May 31

  

   

2002

   

  

   

2001

   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

$

6,938,490

   

   

$

13,873,725

   


Distributions to Shareholders:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

   

(6,938,490

)

   

   

(13,873,725

)


Share Transactions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

   

2,574,269,250

   

   

   

2,221,234,563

   

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

   

   

6,924,113

   

   

   

13,180,850

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

   

(2,589,670,525

)

   

   

(2,138,637,832

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

   

(8,477,162

)

   

   

95,777,581

   


Change in net assets

   

   

(8,477,162

)

   

   

95,777,581

   


Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Beginning of period

   

   

460,244,339

   

   

   

364,466,758

   


End of period

   

$

451,767,177

   

   

$

460,244,339

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2002

ORGANIZATION

Cash Trust Series II (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 two portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Municipal Cash Series II (the "Fund"), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolio 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 to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal.

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. All discounts/premiums are accreted/amortized as required. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Interval Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"), applicable to regulated investment companies 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 maintain 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.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"). The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

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 Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At May 31, 2002, capital paid-in aggregated $451,767,177. Transactions in capital stock were as follows:

 

Year Ended May 31

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

Shares sold

   

2,574,269,250

   

   

2,221,234,563

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

6,924,113

   

   

13,180,850

   

Shares redeemed

   

(2,589,670,525

)

   

(2,138,637,832

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(8,477,162

)

   

95,777,581

   


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 Funds 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 reimburse 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 shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund shares, annually, to reimburse FSC.

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.

Interfund Transactions

During the period ended May 31, 2002, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees, and/or common Officers. These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $1,201,104,000 and $1,464,446,000 respectively.

General

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

Independent Auditors' Report

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CASH TRUST SERIES II AND SHAREHOLDERS OF MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Municipal Cash Series II (the "Fund") (a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II) as of May 31, 2002, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for the years ended May 31, 2002 and 2001, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund'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 provide 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 the securities owned at May 31, 2002, 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 our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2002, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the respective stated periods in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
July 8, 2002

Board of Trustees and Fund Officers

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 139 investment company portfolios. 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--six portfolios; CCMI Funds--one portfolio; FirstMerit Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--eight portfolios; Riggs Funds--nine 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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: President or Executive Vice 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: November 1990

 

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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

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, Member of Executive Committee, 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: February 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC (prior to 9/1/97).

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

 

 

 


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.

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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 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: November 1990

 

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: October 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.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (heavy highway contractor).

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

 

 

 


OFFICERS

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Fund

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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.; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Investment Management Company; Portfolio Manager, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.

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

 

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

 

Mary Jo Ochson has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since 1996. She 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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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated July 31, 2002, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund and its investments is contained in the Fund's SAI and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. To obtain the SAI, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access Fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room's operations and copying fees.

Federated
World-Class Investment Manager

Municipal Cash Series II
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

Investment Company Act File No. 811-6269

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2002 ©Federated Investors, Inc.

 

Cusip 147552103

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0111205A (7/02)

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Municipal Cash Series II

A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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July 31, 2002

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This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the prospectus for Municipal Cash Series II (Fund), dated July 31, 2002. Obtain the prospectus without charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.

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Federated
World-Class Investment Manager

Municipal Cash Series II
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

0111205B (7/02)

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CONTENTS

How is the Fund Organized? 1

Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1

How is the Fund Sold? 5

Subaccounting Services 6

Redemption in Kind 6

Massachusetts Partnership Law 6

Account and Share Information 6

Tax Information 6

Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund? 7

How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 12

Who is Federated Investors, Inc.? 14

Investment Ratings 15

Addresses 17

How is the Fund Organized?

The Fund is a diversified portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (Trust). The Trust is an open-end, management investment company that was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on November 14, 1990. The Trust may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Fund's investment adviser is Federated Investment Management Company (Adviser).

Securities in Which the Fund Invests

In pursuing its investment strategy, the Fund may invest in the following securities for any purpose that is consistent with its investment objective.

SECURITIES DESCRIPTIONS AND TECHNIQUES

Fixed Income Securities

Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer's earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.

A security's yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A security's yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.

The following describes the types of fixed income securities, in addition to those listed in the prospectus, in which the Fund may invest.

Tax-Exempt Securities

Tax-exempt securities are fixed income securities that pay interest that is not subject to federal regular income taxes. Typically, states, counties, cities and other political subdivisions and authorities issue tax-exempt securities. The market categorizes tax-exempt securities by their source of repayment.

General Obligation Bonds

General obligation bonds are supported by the issuer's power to exact property or other taxes. The issuer must impose and collect taxes sufficient to pay principal and interest on the bonds. However, the issuer's authority to impose additional taxes may be limited by its charter or state law.

Special Revenue Bonds

Special revenue bonds are payable solely from specific revenues received by the issuer such as specific taxes, assessments, tolls or fees. Bondholders may not collect from the municipality's general taxes or revenues. For example, a municipality may issue bonds to build a toll road, and pledge the tolls to repay the bonds. Therefore, a shortfall in the tolls normally would result in a default on the bonds.

Private Activity Bonds

Private activity bonds are special revenue bonds used to finance private entities. For example, a municipality may issue bonds to finance a new factory to improve its local economy. The municipality would lend the proceeds from its bonds to the company using the factory, and the company would agree to make loan payments sufficient to repay the bonds. The bonds would be payable solely from the company's loan payments, not from any other revenues of the municipality. Therefore, any default on the loan normally would result in a default on the bonds.

The interest on many types of private activity bonds is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The Fund may invest in bonds subject to AMT.

Municipal Leases

Municipalities may enter into leases for equipment or facilities. In order to comply with state public financing laws, these leases are typically subject to annual appropriation. In other words, a municipality may end a lease, without penalty, by not providing for the lease payments in its annual budget. After the lease ends, the lessor can resell the equipment or facility but may lose money on the sale.

The Fund may invest in securities supported by pools of municipal leases.

Zero Coupon Securities

Zero coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt securities that provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon payment). Investors buy zero coupon securities at a price below the amount payable at maturity. The difference between the purchase price and the amount paid at maturity represents interest on the zero coupon security. Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks of a zero coupon security.

Credit Enhancement

Common types of credit enhancement include guarantees, letters of credit, bond insurance and surety bonds. Credit enhancement also includes arrangements where securities or other liquid assets secure payment of a fixed income security. If a default occurs, these assets may be sold and the proceeds paid to security's holders. Either form of credit enhancement reduces credit risks by providing another source of payment for a fixed income security.

INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies, including the securities of affiliated money market funds, as an efficient means of carrying out its investment policies and managing its uninvested cash.

SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending Arrangements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted an exemption that permits the Fund and all other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated Funds) to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other Federated Funds. Participation in this inter-fund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an inter-fund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated) administers the program according to procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (Board), and the Board monitors the operation of the program. Any inter-fund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemption, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds.

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For example, inter-fund lending is permitted only: (a) to meet shareholder redemption requests; and (b) to meet commitments arising from "failed" trades. All inter-fund loans must be repaid in seven days or less. The Fund's participation in this program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations, and must meet certain percentage tests. Inter-fund loans may be made only when the rate of interest to be charged is more attractive to the lending fund than market-competitive rates on overnight repurchase agreements (the "Repo Rate") and more attractive to the borrowing fund than the rate of interest that would be charged by an unaffiliated bank for short-term borrowings (the "Bank Loan Rate"), as determined by the Board. The interest rate imposed on inter-fund loans is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.

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Delayed Delivery Transactions

Delayed delivery transactions, including when-issued transactions, are arrangements in which the Fund buys securities for a set price, with payment and delivery of the securities scheduled for a future time. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Fund to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Fund. The Fund records the transaction when it agrees buy the securities and reflects their value in determining the price of its Shares. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions so that the market values of the securities bought may vary from the purchase prices. Therefore, delayed delivery transactions create interest rate risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default.

Asset Coverage

In order to secure its obligations in connection with special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets or set aside readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund's obligations. Unless the Fund has other readily marketable assets to set aside, it cannot trade assets used to secure such obligations without terminating the special transaction. This may cause the Fund to miss favorable trading opportunities or to realize losses on special transactions.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE INVESTMENTS

The Fund may make temporary defensive investments in the following taxable securities:

Treasury Securities

Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States.

Agency Securities

Agency securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity acting under federal authority (a "GSE"). The United States supports some GSEs with its full faith and credit. Other GSEs receive support through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. A few GSEs have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities.

Bank Instruments

Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker's acceptances.

Corporate Debt Securities

Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities.

Commercial Paper

Commercial paper is an issuer's obligation with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default.

Repurchase Agreements

Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund's return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.

The Fund's custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Reverse repurchase agreements are repurchase agreements in which the Fund is the seller (rather than the buyer) of the securities, and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed-upon time and price. A reverse repurchase agreement may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements create leverage risks because the Fund must repurchase the underlying security at a higher price, regardless of the market value of the security at the time of repurchase.

INVESTMENT RATINGS

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The securities in which the Fund invests must be rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) or be of comparable quality to securities having such ratings. An NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without regard for sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+, SP-1 or SP-2 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"), MIG-1 or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"), or F-1+, F-1 or F-2 by Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") are all considered rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories. The Fund will follow applicable regulations in determining whether a security rated by more than one rating service can be treated as being in one of the two highest short-term rating categories; currently, such securities must be rated by two rating services in one of their two highest rating categories. See "Regulatory Compliance."

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INVESTMENT RISKS

There are many factors which may affect an investment in the Fund. The Fund's principal risks are described in its prospectus. Additional risk factors are outlined below.

Credit Risks

Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A security's spread may also increase if the security's rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.

Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.

Leverage Risks

Leverage risk is created when an investment exposes the Fund to a level of risk that exceeds the amount invested. Changes in the value of such an investment magnify the Fund's risk of loss and potential for gain.

Tax Risks

In order to be tax-exempt, municipal securities must meet certain legal requirements. Failure to meet such requirements may cause the interest received and distributed by the Fund to shareholders to be taxable.

Changes or proposed changes in federal tax laws may cause the prices of municipal securities to fall.

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICY

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The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal. The Fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of the income that it distributes will be exempt from federal regular income tax.

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This investment objective and policy may not be changed by the Fund's Trustees without shareholder approval.

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

Diversification

With respect to securities comprising 75% of the value of its total assets, the Fund will not purchase securities of any one issuer (other than cash; cash items; securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or it agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such U.S. government securities; and securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or the Fund would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money

The Fund may borrow money, directly or indirectly, and issue senior securities to the maximum extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act).

Investing in Real Estate

The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in issuers which invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or investing in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein. The Fund may exercise its rights under agreements relating to such securities, including the right to enforce security interests and to hold real estate acquired by reason of such enforcement until that real estate can be liquidated in an orderly manner.

Investing in Commodities

The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities, provided that the Fund may purchase securities of companies that deal in commodities.

Underwriting

The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers, except that the Fund may engage in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, under circumstances where it may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933.

Lending Cash or Securities

The Fund may not make loans, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from purchasing debt obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, lending its assets to broker/dealers or institutional investors and investing in loans, including assignments and participation interests.

Concentration of Investments

The Fund will not make investments that will result in the concentration of its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in the same industry. Government securities, municipal securities and bank instruments will not be deemed to constitute an industry.

The above limitations cannot be changed unless authorized by the Board and by the "vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities," as defined by the 1940 Act. The following limitations, however, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective.

Investing in Illiquid Securities

The Fund will not purchase securities for which there is no readily available market, or enter into repurchase agreements or purchase time deposits maturing in more than seven days, if immediately after and as a result, the value of such securities would exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the Fund's net assets.

Pledging Assets

The Fund will not mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets, provided that this shall not apply to the transfer of securities in connection with any permissible borrowing or to collateral arrangements in connection with permissible activities.

Buying on Margin

The Fund will not purchase securities on margin, provided that the Fund may obtain short-term credits necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities.

Investing in Restricted Securities

The Fund may invest in securities subject to restrictions on resale under the federal securities laws.

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To conform to the current view of the staff of the SEC that only domestic bank instruments may be excluded from industry concentration limitations, the Fund will not exclude foreign bank instruments from industry concentration limitations tests so long as the policy of the SEC remains in effect. The Fund will consider concentration to be the investment of more than 25% of the value of the total assets in any one industry.

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In applying the Fund's concentration limitation investments in certain industrial development bonds funded by activities in a single industry will be deemed to constitute investment in an industry. In addition: (a) utility companies will be divided according to their services, for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry; (b) financial service companies will be classified according to the end users of their services, for example, automobile finance, bank finance and diversified finance will each be considered a separate industry; and (c) asset-backed securities will be classified according to the underlying assets securing such securities.

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For purposes of the diversification limitation, the Fund considers certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings association having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time in investment to be "cash items." Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such limitation.

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the prospectus and this SAI, in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations under the 1940 Act. In particular, the Fund will comply with the various requirements of Rule 2a-7 (the "Rule"), which regulates money market mutual funds. The Fund will determine the effective maturity of its investments according to the Rule. The Fund may change these operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations without the approval of its shareholders.

DETERMINING MARKET VALUE OF SECURITIES

The Board has decided that the best method for determining the value of portfolio instruments is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value. Accordingly, neither the amount of daily income nor the net asset value (NAV) is affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on Shares of the Fund computed by dividing the annualized daily income on the Fund's portfolio by the NAV computed as above may tend to be higher than a similar computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite may be true.

The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments depends on its compliance with certain conditions in the Rule. Under the Rule, the Board must establish procedures reasonably designed to stabilize the NAV per Share, as computed for purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per Share, taking into account current market conditions and the Fund's investment objective. The procedures include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per Share and the NAV per Share based upon available indications of market value. The Board will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Board will take any steps it considers appropriate (such as redemption in kind or shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of determining NAV.

How is the Fund Sold?

Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Federated Securities Corp.) offers Shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis.

RULE 12B-1 PLAN

As a reimbursement-type plan, the Rule 12b-1 Plan is designed to pay the Distributor (who may then pay investment professionals such as banks, broker/dealers, trust departments of banks, and registered investment advisers) for marketing activities (such as advertising, printing and distributing prospectuses, and providing incentives to investment professionals) to promote sales of Shares so that overall Fund assets are maintained or increased. This helps the Fund achieve economies of scale, reduce per share expenses, and provide cash for orderly portfolio management and Share redemptions. In addition, the Fund's service providers that receive asset-based fees also benefit from stable or increasing Fund assets.

The Fund reimburses the Distributor only for those payments made to investment professionals up to the maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee. The Distributor may seek reimbursement in following years for any unreimbursed expenses permitted under the Plan. In no event will the Fund pay for any expenses of the Distributor that exceed the maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee.

The maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee that can be paid in any one year may not be sufficient to cover the marketing-related expenses the Distributor has incurred. Therefore, it may take the Distributor a number of years to recoup these expenses.

SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS

Investment professionals (such as broker/dealers or banks) may be paid fees, in significant amounts, out of the assets of the Distributor. (These fees do not come out of Fund assets.) The Distributor may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates.

Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related and/or shareholder services, such as advertising, providing incentives to their sales personnel, sponsoring other activities intended to promote sales, and maintaining shareholder accounts. These payments may be based upon such factors as the number or value of Shares the investment professional sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; and/or the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the investment professional.

Subaccounting Services

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Certain investment professionals may wish to use the transfer agent's subaccounting system to minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent may charge a fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Investment professionals holding Shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial or similar capacity may charge or pass through subaccounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services that may be related to the ownership of Shares. This information should, therefore, be read together with any agreement between the customer and the investment professional about the services provided, the fees charged for those services, and any restrictions and limitations imposed.

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Redemption in Kind

Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right, as described below, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.

Because the Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay Share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets represented by such Share class during any 90-day period.

Any Share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund's Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund's Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable.

Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders receiving the portfolio securities and selling them before their maturity could receive less than the redemption value of the securities and could incur certain transaction costs.

Massachusetts Partnership Law

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Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Fund. To protect its shareholders, the Fund has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of the Fund.

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In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Fund's obligations, the Fund is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Fund will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or obligation of the Fund. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a shareholder will occur only if the Fund itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.

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Account and Share Information

VOTING RIGHTS

Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote.

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All Shares of the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in matters affecting only a particular Fund or class, only Shares of that Fund or class are entitled to vote.

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Trustees may be removed by the Board or by shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of shareholders will be called by the Board upon the written request of shareholders who own at least 10% of the Trust's outstanding shares of all series entitled to vote.

Tax Information

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Trust's other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund.

Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund?

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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The Board is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, 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 Trust comprises two portfolios and the Federated Fund Complex consists of 44 investment companies (comprising 139 portfolios). 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--six portfolios; CCMI Funds--two portfolios; FirstMerit Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--eight portfolios; Riggs Funds--nine portfolios; and WesMark Funds--five portfolios.

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As of July 15, 2002, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding Shares.

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INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Fund
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: Chief Executive Officer and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.

Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.

 

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$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: President or Executive Vice 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.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.

Previous Position: President, Federated Investment Counseling.

 

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Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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.

 

$773.78

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* 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 AND COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Trust
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

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, Member of Executive Committee, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

 

$851.23

 

$128,847.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3838 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.

 

$851.23

 

$128,847.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: February 1998

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC (prior to 9/1/97).

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

 

$851.23

 

$126,923.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

 

$773.78

 

$115,368.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

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.

 

$773.78

 

$117,117.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

$851.23

 

$128,847.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

 

$900.46

 

$117,117.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Trust
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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.

 

$773.78

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

Other Directorships Held: Director, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (heavy highway contractor).

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

 

$773.78

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


OFFICERS**

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and Executive Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company.

 

 

 


John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.

 

 

 


Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER

 

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

Previous Positions: Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; held various management positions within Funds Financial Services Division of Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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.; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Investment Management Company; Portfolio Manager, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.

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

 

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

 

Mary Jo Ochson has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since 1996. She 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.

 

 

 


** Officers do not receive any compensation from the Fund.

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Thomas R. Donahue, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Federated Investors, Inc. and an officer of its various advisory and underwriting subsidiaries, has served as a Term Member on the Board of Directors of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since May 12, 2000. Mr. John E. Murray, Jr., an Independent Trustee of the Fund, served as President of Duquesne from 1988 until his retirement from that position in 2001, and became Chancellor of Duquesne on August 15, 2001. It should be noted that Mr. Donahue abstains on any matter that comes before Duquesne's Board that affects Mr. Murray personally.

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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

 

Board
Committee

  

Committee
Members

  

Committee Functions

  

Meetings Held
During Last
Fiscal Year

Executive

 

John F. Donahue
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.

 

In between meetings of the full Board, the Executive Committee generally may exercise all the powers of the full Board in the management and direction of the business and conduct of the affairs of the Trust in such manner as the Executive Committee shall deem to be in the best interests of the Trust. However, the Executive Committee cannot elect or remove Board members, increase or decrease the number of Trustees, elect or remove any Officer, declare dividends, issue shares or recommend to shareholders any action requiring shareholder approval.

 

Three

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Audit

 

Thomas G. Bigley
John T. Conroy, Jr.
Nicholas P. Constantakis
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.

 

The Audit Committee reviews and recommends to the full Board the independent auditors to be selected to audit the Fund's financial statements; meet with the independent auditors periodically to review the results of the audits and report the results to the full Board; evaluate the independence of the auditors, review legal and regulatory matters that may have a material effect on the financial statements, related compliance policies and programs, and the related reports received from regulators; review the Fund's internal audit function; review compliance with the Fund's code of conduct/ethics; review valuation issues; monitor inter-fund lending transactions; review custody services and issues and investigate any matters brought to the Committee's attention that are within the scope of its duties.

 

Four

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BOARD OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND AND IN THE FEDERATED FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001

 

<R>Interested
Board Member Name</R>

  

<R>Dollar Range of
Shares Owned
in Fund</R>

  

<R>Aggregate
Dollar Range of
Shares Owned in
Federated Family of
Investment Companies</R>

<R>John F. Donahue</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>J. Christopher Donahue</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


 

 

 

 

 

<R>Independent
Board Member Name</R>

   

   

   

   

<R>Thomas G. Bigley</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John T. Conroy, Jr.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Nicholas P. Constantakis</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John F. Cunningham</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Peter E. Madden</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>$50,001 - $100,000 </R>


<R>John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Marjorie P. Smuts</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John S. Walsh</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


INVESTMENT ADVISER

The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund.

The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated.

The Adviser shall not be liable to the Trust or any Fund shareholder for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of any security or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Trust.

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As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives and long term performance; the adviser's management philosophy, personnel, and processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; comparable fees in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to other funds in the Federated fund family.

</R>

<R>

In assessing the adviser's performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.

</R>

<R>

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the adviser from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser's relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Fund's advisory contract.

</R>

<R>

The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to its funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contracts occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds), and comments on the reasons for performance; the fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the fund by the adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the Federated companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the funds and/or Federated are responding to them.

</R>

<R>

The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Funds' administrator and transfer agent). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute fund trades.

</R>

<R>

The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. Because the totality of circumstances includes considering the relationship of each fund to the Federated family of funds, the Board does not approach consideration of every fund's advisory contract as if that were the only fund offered by Federated.

</R>

Other Related Services

Affiliates of the Adviser may, from time to time, provide certain electronic equipment and software to institutional customers in order to facilitate the purchase of Fund Shares offered by the Distributor.

CODE OF ETHICS RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL TRADING

As required by SEC rules, the Fund, its Adviser, and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Trustees, and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions.

BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS

When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio instruments, the Adviser looks for prompt execution of the order at a favorable price. The Adviser will generally use those who are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among firms believed to meet these criteria, the Adviser may give consideration to those firms which have sold or are selling Shares of the Fund and other funds distributed by the Distributor and its affiliates. The Adviser makes decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to review by the Fund's Board.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other accounts managed by the Adviser. When the Fund and one or more of those accounts invests in, or disposes of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated among the Fund and the account(s) in a manner believed by the Adviser to be equitable. While the coordination and ability to participate in volume transactions may benefit the Fund, it is possible that this procedure could adversely impact the price paid or received and/or the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund.

ADMINISTRATOR

Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated, provides administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund. Federated Services Company provides these at the following annual rate of the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated Funds as specified below:

 

Maximum Administrative Fee

  

Average Aggregate Daily
Net Assets of the Federated Funds

0.150 of 1%

 

on the first $250 million

0.125 of 1%

 

on the next $250 million

0.100 of 1%

 

on the next $250 million

0.075 of 1%

 

on assets in excess of $750 million

The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $125,000 per portfolio. Federated Services Company may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee and may reimburse the Fund for expenses.

Federated Services Company also provides certain accounting and recordkeeping services with respect to the Fund's portfolio investments for a fee based on Fund assets plus out-of-pocket expenses.

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

Federated Services Company, through its registered transfer agent subsidiary, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. The Fund pays the transfer agent a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

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The independent auditor for the Fund, Deloitte & Touche LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.

</R>

FEES PAID BY THE FUND FOR SERVICES

 

For the Year Ended May 31

  

<R>2002</R>

  

<R>2001</R>

  

<R>2000</R>

Advisory Fee Earned

   

<R>$2,414,214</R>

   

<R>$2,069,557</R>

   

<R>$1,443,050</R>


Advisory Fee Reduction

   

<R>158,833</R>

   

<R>154,130</R>

   

<R>162,488</R>


Administrative Fee

   

<R>363,294</R>

   

<R>311,675</R>

   

<R>217,459</R>


<R>12b-1 Fee</R>

   

<R>965,685</R>

   

--

   

--


How Does the Fund Measure Performance?

<R>

The Fund may advertise Share performance by using the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) standard methods for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information.

</R>

The performance of Shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund's or any class of Shares' expenses; and various other factors.

<R>

Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and/or the value of portfolio holdings fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per Share are factors in the computation of yield and total return.

</R>

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AND YIELD

<R>

Total returns are given for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended May 31, 2002.

</R>

<R>

Yield, Effective Yield and Tax-Equivalent Yield are given for the 7-day period ended May 31, 2002.

</R>

 

  

7-Day Period

  

1 Year

  

5 Years

  

<R>10 Years</R>

Total Return

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>1.46%</R>

 

<R>2.77%</R>

 

<R>2.73%</R>

Yield

 

<R>1.02%</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

Effective Yield

 

<R>1.03%</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

Tax-Equivalent Yield

 

<R>1.66%</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

TOTAL RETURN

Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of Shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions.

<R>

The average annual total return for Shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $10,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of Shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per Share at the end of the period. The number of Shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of Shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $10,000, less any applicable sales charge, adjusted over the period by any additional Shares, assuming the annual reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Total returns after taxes are calculated in a similar manner, but reflect additional standard assumptions required by the SEC.

</R>

YIELD, EFFECTIVE YIELD AND TAX-EQUIVALENT YIELD

<R>

The yield of Shares is based upon the seven days ending on the day of the calculation, called the "base period." This yield is calculated by: determining the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one Share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital changes but including the value of any additional Shares purchased with dividends earned from the original one Share and all dividends declared on the original and any purchased Shares; dividing the net change in the account's value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to determine the base period return; and multiplying the base period return by 365/7. The effective yield is calculated by compounding the unannualized base-period return by: adding one to the base-period return, raising the sum to the 365/7th power; and subtracting one from the result. The tax-equivalent yield of Shares is calculated similarly to the yield, but is adjusted to reflect the taxable yield that Shares would have had to earn to equal the actual yield, assuming the maximum combined federal and state tax rate.

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To the extent investment professionals and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in Shares, the Share performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees.

TAX EQUIVALENCY TABLE

Set forth below is a sample of a tax-equivalency table that may be used in advertising and sales literature. This table is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of past or future performance of the Fund. The interest earned by the municipal securities owned by the Fund generally remains free from federal regular income tax and is often free from state and local taxes as well. However, some of the Fund's income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax and state and/or local taxes.

 

Taxable Yield Equivalent for 2002--multistate municipal funds

  

  

  

  

  

  

Federal Tax Bracket:

   

10.00%

   

15.00%

   

27.00%

   

30.00%

   

35.00%

   

38.60%

Joint Return

   

$0-12,000

   

$12,001-46,700

   

$46,701-112,850

   

$112,851-171,950

   

$171,951-307,050

   

Over $307,050


Single Return

   

$0-6,000

   

$6,001-27,950

   

$27,951-67,700

   

$67,701-141,250

   

$141,251-307,050

   

Over $307,050


Tax-Exempt Yield:

  

Taxable Yield Equivalent:

0.50%

   

0.56%

 

0.59%

 

0.68%

 

0.71%

 

0.77%

 

0.81%


1.00%

   

1.11%

 

1.18%

 

1.37%

 

1.43%

 

1.54%

 

1.63%


1.50%

   

1.67%

 

1.76%

 

2.05%

 

2.14%

 

2.31%

 

2.44%


2.00%

   

2.22%

 

2.35%

 

2.74%

 

2.86%

 

3.08%

 

3.26%


2.50%

   

2.78%

 

2.94%

 

3.42%

 

3.57%

 

3.85%

 

4.07%


3.00%

   

3.33%

 

3.53%

 

4.11%

 

4.29%

 

4.62%

 

4.89%


3.50%

   

3.89%

 

4.12%

 

4.79%

 

5.00%

 

5.38%

 

5.70%


4.00%

   

4.44%

 

4.71%

 

5.48%

 

5.71%

 

6.15%

 

6.51%


4.50%

   

5.00%

 

5.29%

 

6.16%

 

6.43%

 

6.92%

 

7.33%


5.00%

   

5.56%

 

5.88%

 

6.85%

 

7.14%

 

7.69%

 

8.14%


5.50%

   

6.11%

 

6.47%

 

7.53%

 

7.86%

 

8.46%

 

8.96%


6.00%

   

6.67%

 

7.06%

 

8.22%

 

8.57%

 

9.23%

 

9.77%


6.50%

   

7.22%

 

7.65%

 

8.90%

 

9.29%

 

10.00%

 

10.59%


7.00%

   

7.78%

 

8.24%

 

9.59%

 

10.00%

 

10.77%

 

11.40%


7.50%

   

8.33%

 

8.82%

 

10.27%

 

10.71%

 

11.54%

 

12.21%


8.00%

   

8.89%

 

9.41%

 

10.96%

 

11.43%

 

12.31%

 

13.03%


8.50%

   

9.44%

 

10.00%

 

11.64%

 

12.14%

 

13.08%

 

13.84%


9.00%

   

10.00%

 

10.59%

 

12.33%

 

12.86%

 

13.85%

 

14.66%


9.50%

   

10.56%

 

11.18%

 

13.01%

 

13.57%

 

14.62%

 

15.47%


10.00%

   

11.11%

 

11.76%

 

13.70%

 

14.29%

 

15.38%

 

16.29%


10.50%

   

11.67%

 

12.35%

 

14.38%

 

15.00%

 

16.15%

 

17.10%


11.00%

   

12.22%

 

12.94%

 

15.07%

 

15.71%

 

16.92%

 

17.92%


Note: The maximum marginal tax rate for each bracket was used in calculating the taxable yield equivalent. Furthermore, additional state and local taxes paid on comparable taxable investments were not used to increase federal deductions.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

Advertising and sales literature may include:

  • references to ratings, rankings, and financial publications and/or performance comparisons of Shares to certain indices;
  • charts, graphs and illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that demonstrate investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding, dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment;
  • discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their impact on the securities market, including the portfolio manager's views on how such developments could impact the Fund; and
  • information about the mutual fund industry from sources such as the Investment Company Institute.

The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and Treasury bills.

The Fund may quote information from reliable sources regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics.

You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of Share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include:

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories based on total return, which assumes the reinvestment of all income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

IBC/Donoghue's Money Fund Report

IBC/Donoghue's Money Fund Report publishes annualized yields of money market funds weekly. Donoghue's Money Market Insight publication reports monthly and 12-month-to-date investment results for the same money funds.

Money

Money, a monthly magazine, regularly ranks money market funds in various categories based on the latest available seven-day effective yield.

Who is Federated Investors, Inc.?

Federated is dedicated to meeting investor needs by making structured, straightforward and consistent investment decisions. Federated investment products have a history of competitive performance and have gained the confidence of thousands of financial institutions and individual investors.

Federated's disciplined investment selection process is rooted in sound methodologies backed by fundamental and technical research. At Federated, success in investment management does not depend solely on the skill of a single portfolio manager. It is a fusion of individual talents and state-of-the-art industry tools and resources. Federated's investment process involves teams of portfolio managers and analysts, and investment decisions are executed by traders who are dedicated to specific market sectors and who handle trillions of dollars in annual trading volume.

FEDERATED FUNDS OVERVIEW

Municipal Funds

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In the municipal sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 12 bond funds with approximately $2.3 billion in assets and 22 money market funds with approximately $44.8 billion in total assets. In 1976, Federated introduced one of the first municipal bond mutual funds in the industry and is now one of the largest institutional buyers of municipal securities. The Funds may quote statistics from organizations including The Tax Foundation and the National Taxpayers Union regarding the tax obligations of Americans.

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Equity Funds

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In the equity sector, Federated has more than 31 years' experience. As of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 40 equity funds totaling approximately $20.7 billion in assets across growth, value, equity income, international, index and sector (i.e. utility) styles. Federated's value-oriented management style combines quantitative and qualitative analysis and features a structured, computer-assisted composite modeling system that was developed in the 1970s.

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Corporate Bond Funds

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In the corporate bond sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 11 money market funds and 30 bond funds with assets approximating $62.3 billion and $5.4 billion, respectively. Federated's corporate bond decision making--based on intensive, diligent credit analysis--is backed by over 29 years of experience in the corporate bond sector. In 1972, Federated introduced one of the first high-yield bond funds in the industry. In 1983, Federated was one of the first fund managers to participate in the asset backed securities market, a market totaling more than $209 billion.

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Government Funds

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In the government sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 6 mortgage backed, 5 multi-sector government funds, 3 government/agency and 19 government money market mutual funds, with assets approximating $3.6 billion, $2.0 billion, $1.2 billion and $55.2 billion, respectively. Federated trades approximately $90.4 billion in U.S. government and mortgage backed securities daily and places approximately $35 billion in repurchase agreements each day. Federated introduced the first U.S. government fund to invest in U.S. government bond securities in 1969. Federated has been a major force in the short- and intermediate-term government markets since 1982 and currently manages approximately $50 billion in government funds within these maturity ranges.

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Money Market Funds

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In the money market sector, Federated gained prominence in the mutual fund industry in 1974 with the creation of the first institutional money market fund. Simultaneously, the company pioneered the use of the amortized cost method of accounting for valuing shares of money market funds, a principal means used by money managers today to value money market fund shares. Other innovations include the first institutional tax-free money market fund. As of December 31, 2001, Federated managed $136.4 billion in assets across 54 money market funds, including 19 government, 11 prime, 22 municipal and 1 euro-denominated with assets approximating $55.2 billion, $62.3 billion, $44.8 billion and $34.6 million, respectively.

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The Chief Investment Officers responsible for oversight of the various investment sectors within Federated are: U.S. equity and high yield--J. Thomas Madden; U.S. fixed income--William D. Dawson III; and global equities and fixed income--Henry A. Frantzen. The Chief Investment Officers are Executive Vice Presidents of the Federated advisory companies.

MUTUAL FUND MARKET

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Forty-nine percent of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds. These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $6.8 trillion to the more than 8,157 funds available, according to the Investment Company Institute.

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FEDERATED CLIENTS OVERVIEW

Federated distributes mutual funds through its subsidiaries for a variety of investment purposes. Specific markets include:

Institutional Clients

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Federated meets the needs of approximately 3,035 institutional clients nationwide by managing and servicing separate accounts and mutual funds for a variety of purposes, including defined benefit and defined contribution programs, cash management, and asset/liability management. Institutional clients include corporations, pension funds, tax exempt entities, foundations/endowments, insurance companies, and investment and financial advisers. The marketing effort to these institutional clients is headed by John B. Fisher, President, Institutional Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.

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Bank Marketing

Other institutional clients include more than 1,600 banks and trust organizations. Virtually all of the trust divisions of the top 100 bank holding companies use Federated Funds in their clients' portfolios. The marketing effort to trust clients is headed by Timothy C. Pillion, Senior Vice President, Bank Marketing & Sales.

Broker/Dealers and Bank Broker/Dealer Subsidiaries

Federated Funds are available to consumers through major brokerage firms nationwide--we have over 2,000 broker/dealer and bank broker/dealer relationships across the country--supported by more wholesalers than any other mutual fund distributor. Federated's service to financial professionals and institutions has earned it high ratings in several surveys performed by DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR is recognized as the industry benchmark for service quality measurement. The marketing effort to these firms is headed by James F. Getz, President, Broker/Dealer Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.

Investment Ratings

STANDARD & POOR'S SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION RATINGS

A Standard & Poor's (S&P) note rating reflects the liquidity concerns and market access risks unique to notes.

SP-1--Very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus sign (+) designation.

SP-2--Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES (VRDNS) AND TENDER OPTION BONDS (TOBS) RATINGS

S&P assigns dual ratings to all long-term debt issues that have as part of their provisions a variable rate demand feature. The first rating (long-term rating) addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest when due, and the second rating (short-term rating) describes the demand characteristics. Several examples are AAA/A-1+, AA/A-1+, A/A-1. (The definitions for the long-term and the short-term ratings are provided below.)

COMMERCIAL PAPER (CP) RATINGS

An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days.

A-1--This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.

A-2--Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1.

LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS

AAA--Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA--Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the highest-rated issues only in small degree.

A--Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.

MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION RATINGS

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Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) short-term ratings are designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG or VMIG). (See below.) The purpose of the MIG or VMIG ratings is to provide investors with a simple system by which the relative investment qualities of short-term obligations may be evaluated.

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MIG1--This designation denotes best quality. There is present strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG2--This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.

VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES (VRDNS) AND TENDER OPTION BONDS (TOBS) RATINGS

Short-term ratings on issues with demand features are differentiated by the use of the VMIG symbol to reflect such characteristics as payment upon periodic demand rather than fixed maturity dates and payment relying on external liquidity. In this case, two ratings are usually assigned, (for example, Aaa/VMIG-1); the first representing an evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments, and the second representing an evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the demand feature. The VMIG rating can be assigned a 1 or 2 designation using the same definitions described above for the MIG rating.

COMMERCIAL PAPER (CP) RATINGS

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P-1--Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics: leading market positions in well established industries, high rates of return on funds employed, conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, broad margins in earning coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation, well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

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P-2--Issuers rated Prime-2 (or related supporting institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above, but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS

Aaa--Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa--Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A--Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium-grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

NR--Indicates that both the bonds and the obligor or credit enhancer are not currently rated by S&P or Moody's with respect to short-term indebtedness. However, management considers them to be of comparable quality to securities rated A-1 or P-1.

NR(1)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody's.

NR(2)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated AA by S&P or Aa by Moody's.

NR(3)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated A by S&P or Moody's.

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FITCH RATINGS SHORT-TERM DEBT RATING DEFINITIONS

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F-1+--Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

F-1--Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance for timely payment, only slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

F-2--Good Credit Quality. Issues carrying this rating have a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great as for issues assigned F-1+ and F-1 ratings.

Addresses

MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II

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

Distributor

Federated Securities Corp.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Investment Adviser

Federated Investment Management Company
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600

Independent Auditors

Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

 

Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Treasury Cash Series II

A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II

 

PROSPECTUS

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July 31, 2002

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A money market mutual fund seeking to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity by investing primarily in a portfolio of short-term U.S. Treasury securities.

As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

NOT FDIC INSURED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NO BANK GUARANTEE

CONTENTS

Risk/Return Summary 1

What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses? 3

What are the Fund's Investment Strategies? 4

What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests? 5

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 6

What Do Shares Cost? 6

How is the Fund Sold? 7

How to Purchase Shares 8

How to Redeem Shares 10

Account and Share Information 14

Who Manages the Fund? 15

Financial Information 15

Independent Auditors' Report 25

Board of Trustees and Fund Officers 26

Risk/Return Summary

WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

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The Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per Share. The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the strategies and policies described in this prospectus.

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WHAT ARE THE FUND'S MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?

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The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of short-term U.S. Treasury securities. These investments include repurchase agreements collateralized fully by U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less.

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WHAT ARE THE MAIN RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND?

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All mutual funds take investment risks. Therefore, even though the Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable NAV, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Shares offered by this prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or 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.

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Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

 

Historically, the Fund has maintained a constant $1.00 NAV per Share. The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's total returns on a calendar year-end basis.

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The Fund's Shares are sold without a sales charge (load). The total returns displayed above are based upon NAV.

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The Fund's total return for the six-month period from January 1, 2002 to June 30, 2002 was 0.55%.

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Within the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest quarterly return was 1.44% (quarter ended December 31, 2000). Its lowest quarterly return was 0.37% (quarter ended December 31, 2001).

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Average Annual Total Return Table

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The following table represents the Fund's Average Annual Total Returns for the calendar period ended December 31, 2001.

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Calendar Period

  

Fund

1 Year

 

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5 Years

 

<R>4.49%</R>

<R>10 Years</R>

 

<R>4.12%</R>

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The Fund's 7-Day Net Yield as of December 31, 2001 was 1.18%. You may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400 for the current 7-Day Net Yield.

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This information provides you with historical performance information so that you can analyze whether the Fund's investment risks are balanced by its potential returns.

What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses?

TREASURY CASH SERIES II

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Shares of the Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees

  

Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)

 

None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions) (as a percentage of offering price)

 

None

Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)

 

None

Exchange Fee

 

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Before Waiver and Reduction)1

Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets (as a percentage of average net assets)

 

 

Management Fee2

 

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee3

 

0.20%

Shareholder Services Fee

 

None

Other Expenses

 

0.15%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

0.85%

1 Although not contractually obligated to do so, the adviser waived certain amounts and the distributor elected not to accrue a portion of its distribution (12b-1) fee during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002.

Total Waiver and Reduction of Fund Expenses

 

0.02%

Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waiver and reduction)

 

0.83%

2 The adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.49% for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002.

3 The distributor voluntarily elected not to accrue a portion of the distribution (12b-1) fee. The distributor can terminate this voluntary reduction at any time. The distribution (12b-1) fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary reduction) was 0.19% for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses are before the waiver and reduction as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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1 Year

   

<R>$  87</R>


3 Years

   

<R>$  271</R>


5 Years

   

<R>$  471</R>


10 Years

   

<R>$1,049 </R>


What are the Fund's Investment Strategies?

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The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 397 days or less. These investments include repurchase agreements collateralized fully by U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less.

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The Fund's investment adviser (Adviser) targets a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity range based upon its interest rate outlook. The Adviser formulates its interest rate outlook by analyzing a variety of factors, such as:

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  • current U.S. economic activity and the economic outlook;
  • current short-term interest rates;
  • the Federal Reserve Board's policies regarding short-term interest rates; and
  • the potential effects of foreign economic activity on U.S. short-term interest rates.

The Adviser generally shortens the portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity when it expects interest rates to rise and extends the maturity when it expects interest rates to fall. The Adviser selects securities used to shorten or extend the portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity by comparing the returns currently offered by different investments to their historical and expected returns.

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Because the Fund refers to Treasury investments in its name, it will notify shareholders in advance of any change in its investment policies that would enable the Fund to normally invest less than 80% of its assets in Treasury investments.

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What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests?

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES

U.S. Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. U.S. Treasury securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the U.S. Treasury must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund's return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser. Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund?

INTEREST RATE RISKS

Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.

Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer maturities. Money market funds try to minimize this risk by purchasing short-term securities.

CREDIT RISKS

Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.

What Do Shares Cost?

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You can purchase or redeem Shares any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. The Fund attempts to stabilize the NAV of its Shares at $1.00 by valuing the portfolio securities using the amortized cost method. The Fund cannot guarantee that its NAV will always remain at $1.00 per Share. The Fund does not charge a front-end sales charge.

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When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form (as described in this prospectus) it is processed at the next determined NAV. NAV is determined at 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time), and as of the end of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), each day the NYSE is open.

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The required minimum initial investment for Fund Shares is $25,000. The required minimum subsequent investment amount is $500. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts for retirement plans are $250 and $100, respectively.

An institutional investor's minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. Accounts established through investment professionals may be subject to a smaller minimum investment amount. Keep in mind that investment professionals may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.

How is the Fund Sold?

The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to customers of financial institutions such as banks, fiduciaries, custodians of public funds, investment advisers and broker-dealers, or to individuals, directly or through investment professionals.

When the Distributor receives marketing fees, it may pay some or all of them to investment professionals. The Distributor and its affiliates may pay out of their assets other amounts (including items of material value) to investment professionals for marketing and servicing Shares. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).

RULE 12B-1 PLAN

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, which allows it to pay marketing fees to the Distributor and investment professionals for the sale, distribution and customer servicing of the Fund's Shares. Because these Shares pay marketing fees on an ongoing basis, your investment cost may be higher over time than other shares with different marketing fees.

How to Purchase Shares

You may purchase Shares through an investment professional or directly from the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase Shares.

THROUGH AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL

  • Establish an account with the investment professional; and
  • Submit your purchase order to the investment professional before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time). You will receive that day's dividend if the investment professional forwards the order to the Fund and the Fund receives payment by 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time). You will become the owner of Shares and receive dividends when the Fund receives your payment.

Investment professionals should send payments according to the instructions in the sections "By Wire" or "By Check."

DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

  • Establish your account with the Fund by submitting a completed New Account Form; and
  • Send your payment to the Fund by Federal Reserve wire or check.

You will become the owner of Shares after the Fund receives your wire or your check. If your check does not clear, your purchase will be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees incurred by the Fund or Federated Shareholder Services Company, the Fund's transfer agent.

An institution may establish an account and place an order by calling the Fund and will become a shareholder after the Fund receives the order.

By Wire

Send your wire to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA

Dollar Amount of Wire

ABA Number 011000028

Attention: EDGEWIRE

Wire Order Number, Dealer Number or Group Number

Nominee/Institution Name

Fund Name and Number and Account Number

You cannot purchase Shares by wire on holidays when wire transfers are restricted.

By Check

Make your check payable to The Federated Funds, note your account number on the check, and mail it to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

P.O. Box 8600

Boston, MA 02266-8600

If you send your check by a private courier or overnight delivery service that requires a street address, mail it to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

1099 Hingham Street

Rockland, MA 02370-3317

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Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. For example, to protect against check fraud the Fund may reject any purchase request involving a check that is not made payable to The Federated Funds (including, but not limited to, requests to purchase Shares using third-party checks), or involving temporary checks or credit card checks.

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Orders by mail are considered received when payment by check is converted into federal funds (normally the business day after the check is received) and Shares begin earning dividends the next day.

BY SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Once you have opened an account, you may automatically purchase additional Shares on a regular basis by completing the Systematic Investment Program (SIP) section of the New Account Form or by contacting the Fund or your investment professional. The minimum investment amount for SIPs is $50.

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BY AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH)

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Once you have opened an account, you may purchase additional Shares through a depository institution that is an ACH member. This purchase option can be established by completing the appropriate sections of the New Account Form.

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RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS

You may purchase Shares as retirement investments (such as qualified plans and IRAs or transfer or rollover of assets). Call your investment professional or the Fund for information on retirement investments. We suggest that you discuss retirement investments with your tax adviser. You may be subject to an annual IRA account fee.

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How to Redeem Shares

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You should redeem Shares:

  • through an investment professional if you purchased Shares through an investment professional; or
  • directly from the Fund if you purchased Shares directly from the Fund.

THROUGH AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL

Submit your redemption request to your investment professional by the end of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Investment professionals are responsible for promptly submitting redemption requests and providing proper written redemption instructions as outlined below.

DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

By Telephone

You may redeem Shares by simply calling the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

If you call before 12:00 noon (Eastern time), your redemption will be wired to you the same day. You will not receive that day's dividend.

If you call after 12:00 noon (Eastern time), your redemption will be wired to you the following business day. You will receive that day's dividend. Under limited circumstances, arrangements may be made with the Distributor for same-day payment of redemption proceeds, without that day's dividend, for redemption requests received before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

By Mail

You may redeem Shares by mailing a written request to the Fund.

Your redemption request will be processed on the day the Fund receives your written request in proper form. Dividends are paid up to and including the day that a redemption request is processed.

Send requests by mail to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

P.O. Box 8600

Boston, MA 02266-8600

Send requests by private courier or overnight delivery service to:

Federated Shareholder Services Company

1099 Hingham Street

Rockland, MA 02370-3317

All requests must include:

  • Fund Name and Share Class, account number and account registration;
  • amount to be redeemed; and
  • signatures of all shareholders exactly as registered.

Call your investment professional or the Fund if you need special instructions.

Signature Guarantees

Signatures must be guaranteed if:

  • your redemption will be sent to an address other than the address of record;
  • your redemption will be sent to an address of record that was changed within the last 30 days; or
  • a redemption is payable to someone other than the shareholder(s) of record.

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A signature guarantee is designed to protect your account from fraud. Obtain a signature guarantee from a bank or trust company, savings association, credit union or broker, dealer or securities exchange member. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.

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PAYMENT METHODS FOR REDEMPTIONS

Your redemption proceeds will be mailed by check to your address of record. The following payment options are available if you complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form. These payment options require a signature guarantee if they were not established when the account was opened:

  • an electronic transfer to your account at a financial institution that is an ACH member; or
  • wire payment to your account at a domestic commercial bank that is a Federal Reserve System member.

Redemption in Kind

Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.

LIMITATIONS ON REDEMPTION PROCEEDS

Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed up to seven days:

  • to allow your purchase to clear;
  • during periods of market volatility; or
  • when a shareholder's trade activity or amount adversely impacts the Fund's ability to manage its assets.

You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.

REDEMPTIONS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

In the absence of your specific instructions, 10% of the value of your redemption from a retirement account in the Fund may be withheld for taxes. This withholding only applies to certain types of retirement accounts.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

You may automatically redeem Shares in a minimum amount of $100 on a regular basis. Complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form or contact your investment professional or the Fund. Your account value must meet the minimum initial investment amount at the time the program is established. This program may reduce, and eventually deplete, your account. Payments should not be considered yield or income.

CHECKWRITING

You may request checks to redeem your Fund Shares. Your account will continue to receive the daily dividend declared on the Shares being redeemed until the check is presented for payment.

DEBIT CARD

You may request a debit card account that allows you to redeem Shares. There is an annual fee for this service that the Fund will automatically deduct from your account.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

Telephone Transactions

The Fund will record your telephone instructions. If the Fund does not follow reasonable procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

Share Certificates

The Fund no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.

Account and Share Information

ACCOUNT ACTIVITY

You will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including systematic transactions, dividends and capital gains paid.

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS

The Fund declares any dividends daily and pays them monthly to shareholders. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the day your wire is received. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the business day after the Fund receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.

The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in dividends. The Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.

ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES

Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, non-retirement accounts may be closed if redemptions cause the account balance to fall below the minimum initial investment amount. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.

Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.

Who Manages the Fund?

The Board of Trustees governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Federated Investment Management Company. The Adviser manages the Fund's assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Adviser's address is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 139 mutual funds and a variety of separate accounts, which totaled approximately $180 billion in assets as of December 31, 2001. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,800 employees. More than 4,000 investment professionals make Federated Funds available to their customers.

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ADVISORY FEES

The Adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee or reimburse the Fund for certain operating expenses.

Financial Information

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund's financial performance for its past five fiscal years. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.

This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in this prospectus.

Financial Highlights

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Reference is made to the Independent Auditors' Report on page 25.

 

Year Ended May 31

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

  

2000

   

  

1999

   

  

1998

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

Income From Investment Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

   

0.00

1

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   


TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

   

0.02

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.05

   

   

0.04

   

   

0.05

   


Less Distributions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.05

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

(0.00

)1

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   

   

--

   


TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.05

)


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   

   

$1.00

   


Total Return2

   

1.79

%

   

5.27

%

   

4.66

%

   

4.39

%

   

4.88

%


   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Expenses

   

0.83

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.83

%


Net investment income

   

1.49

%

   

5.18

%

   

4.60

%

   

4.28

%

   

4.76

%


Expense waiver/reimbursement3

   

0.01

%

   

0.04

%

   

0.04

%

   

0.04

%

   

0.02

%


Supplemental Data:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   

$437,078

   

$153,744

   

$309,959

   

$233,037

   

$226,667

   


1 Amount is 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

May 31, 2002

 

Principal
Amount

  

   

  

Value

   

   

   

SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS--26.6%

   

   

   

   

   

   

U.S. TREASURY BILLS--13.5%1

   

   

   

$

59,500,000

   

1.700% - 1.845%, 6/13/2002 -- 11/7/2002

   

$

59,315,161


   

   

   

U.S. TREASURY BOND--0.5%

   

   

   

   

2,000,000

   

10.750%, 2/15/2003

   

   

2,120,757


   

   

   

U.S. TREASURY NOTES--12.6%

   

   

   

   

54,000,000

   

4.000% - 6.375%, 6/30/2002 -- 5/31/2003

   

   

54,967,041


   

   

   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

   

   

116,402,959


   

   

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--73.3%2

   

   

   

   

20,000,000

   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

3,000,000

3

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., 1.740%, dated 5/30/2002, due 8/29/2002

   

   

3,000,000

   

10,000,000

   

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., 1.790%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

10,000,000

   

4,000,000

3

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc., 1.740%, dated 5/16/2002, due 6/27/2002

   

   

4,000,000

   

25,000,000

3

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc., 1.750%, dated 4/10/2002, due 6/28/2002

   

   

25,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc., 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

14,000,000

3

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc., 1.810%, dated 4/3/2002, due 6/28/2002

   

   

14,000,000

   

3,000,000

3

J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 1.730%, dated 5/30/2002, due 7/31/2002

   

   

3,000,000

   

10,000,000

   

J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 1.790%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

10,000,000

   

18,000,000

3

Merrill Lynch Government Securities, 1.810%, dated 4/4/2002, due 6/28/2002

   

   

18,000,000

   

12,000,000

3

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc., 1.730%, dated 5/22/2002, due 8/21/2002

   

   

12,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc., 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

7,000,000

3

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc., 1.800%, dated 5/15/2002, due 8/16/2002

   

   

7,000,000

   

10,000,000

3

Salomon Brothers, Inc., 1.740%, dated 5/29/2002, due 7/31/2002

   

   

10,000,000

   

10,000,000

   

Salomon Brothers, Inc., 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

10,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Societe Generale, New York, 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 1.790%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000

Principal
Amount

  

   

  

Value

   

   

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--continued2

   

   

   

21,348,000

   

Warburg Dillon Reed LLC, 1.760%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

21,348,000

   

13,000,000

3

Warburg Dillon Reed LLC, 1.780%, dated 4/8/2002, due 6/28/2002

   

   

13,000,000

   

20,000,000

   

Warburg Dillon Reed LLC, 1.780%, dated 5/31/2002, due 6/3/2002

   

   

20,000,000


   

   

   

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

   

   

320,348,000


   

   

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (AT AMORTIZED COST)4

   

$

436,750,959


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

2 The repurchase agreements are collateralized fully by U.S. Treasury obligations based on market prices at the date of the portfolio. The investments in the repurchase agreements are through participation in joint accounts with other Federated funds.

3 Although final maturities fall beyond seven days, a liquidity feature is included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement within seven days.

4 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets ($437,077,996) at May 31, 2002.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2002

 

Assets:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Investments in repurchase agreements

   

$

320,348,000

   

   

   

   

Investments in securities

   

   

116,402,959

   

   

   

   


Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value

   

   

   

   

   

$

436,750,959

Cash

   

   

   

   

   

   

873

Income receivable

   

   

   

   

   

   

977,171

Receivable for investments sold

   

   

   

   

   

   

7,479,596

Receivable for shares sold

   

   

   

   

   

   

7,200


TOTAL ASSETS

   

   

   

   

   

   

445,215,799


Liabilities:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

$

7,469,097

   

   

   

   

Payable for shares redeemed

   

   

95,501

   

   

   

   

Income distribution payable

   

   

454,302

   

   

   

   

Accrued expenses

   

   

200,311

   

   

   

   


TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

   

   

   

   

   

8,137,803


Net assets for 437,077,996 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

$

437,077,996


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

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$437,077,996 ÷ 437,077,996 shares outstanding

   

   

   

   

   

   

$1.00


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Operations

Year Ended May 31, 2002

 

Investment Income:

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

   

   

Interest

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

8,734,728


Expenses:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Investment adviser fee

   

   

   

   

   

$

1,877,298

   

   

   

   

Administrative personnel and services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

282,457

   

   

   

   

Custodian fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

44,320

   

   

   

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

71,665

   

   

   

   

Directors'/Trustees' fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

7,093

   

   

   

   

Auditing fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

11,513

   

   

   

   

Legal fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

4,555

   

   

   

   

Portfolio accounting fees

   

   

   

   

   

   

80,329

   

   

   

   

Distribution services fee

   

   

   

   

   

   

724,637

   

   

   

   

Share registration costs

   

   

   

   

   

   

47,151

   

   

   

   

Printing and postage

   

   

   

   

   

   

9,370

   

   

   

   

Insurance premiums

   

   

   

   

   

   

1,334

   

   

   

   

Miscellaneous

   

   

   

   

   

   

15,130

   

   

   

   


TOTAL EXPENSES

   

   

   

   

   

   

3,176,852

   

   

   

   


Waivers:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of investment adviser fee

   

$

(30,638

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

   

   

(12,780

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


TOTAL WAIVERS

   

   

   

   

   

   

(43,418

)

   

   

   


Net expenses

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

3,133,434


Net investment income

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

5,601,294


Net realized gain on investments

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

178,641


Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

$

5,779,935


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended May 31

  

   

2002

   

  

   

2001

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operations:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net investment income

   

$

5,601,294

   

   

$

8,645,131

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

   

178,641

   

   

   

--

   


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

   

5,779,935

   

   

   

8,645,131

   


Distributions to Shareholders:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Distributions from net investment income

   

   

(5,601,294

)

   

   

(8,645,131

)

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

   

   

(178,641

)

   

   

--

   


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

   

   

(5,779,935

)

   

   

(8,645,131

)


Share Transactions:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

   

1,969,918,536

   

   

   

920,342,637

   

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

   

   

1,771,508

   

   

   

5,615,375

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

   

(1,688,356,299

)

   

   

(1,082,172,894

)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

   

283,333,745

   

   

   

(156,214,882

)


Change in net assets

   

   

283,333,745

   

   

   

(156,214,882

)


Net Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Beginning of period

   

   

153,744,251

   

   

   

309,959,133

   


End of period

   

$

437,077,996

   

   

$

153,744,251

   


See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2002

ORGANIZATION

Cash Trust Series II (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 two portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Treasury Cash Series II (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolio 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 to provide 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.

Repurchase Agreements

It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.

The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All discounts/premiums are accreted/amortized as required. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"), applicable to regulated investment companies 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 Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At May 31, 2002, capital paid-in aggregated $437,077,996. Transactions in shares were as follows:

 

Year Ended May 31

  

2002

   

  

2001

   

Shares sold

   

1,969,918,536

   

   

920,342,637

   

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

   

1,771,508

   

   

5,615,375

   

Shares redeemed

   

(1,688,356,299

)

   

(1,082,172,894

)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

283,333,745

   

   

(156,214,882

)


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.

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 reimburse 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 shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund, annually, to reimburse FSC.

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses

FServ, through its subsidiary Federated Shareholder Services Company (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 of 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.

Independent Auditors' Report

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CASH TRUST SERIES II AND SHAREHOLDERS OF TREASURY CASH SERIES II:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Treasury Cash Series II (the "Fund") (a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II) as of May 31, 2002, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for the years ended May 31, 2002 and 2001, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund'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 provide 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 the securities owned at May 31, 2002, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2002, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the respective stated periods in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
July 8, 2002

Board of Trustees and Fund Officers

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 139 investment company portfolios. 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--six portfolios; CCMI Funds--one portfolio; FirstMerit Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--eight portfolios; Riggs Funds--nine 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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: President or Executive Vice 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: November 1990

 

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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

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, Member of Executive Committee, 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: February 1998

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC (prior to 9/1/97).

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

 

 

 


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.

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 Fund
Date Service Began

  

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

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: October 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: November 1990

 

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: October 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.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (heavy highway contractor).

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

 

 

 


OFFICERS

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Fund

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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.; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Investment Management Company; Portfolio Manager, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.

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

 

Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since 1997. She 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

 

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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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated July 31, 2002, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund and its investments is contained in the Fund's SAI and Semi-Annual Report to shareholders as they become available. To obtain the SAI, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access Fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room's operations and copying fees.

Federated
World-Class Investment Manager

Treasury Cash Series II
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

Investment Company Act File No. 811-6269

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2002 ©Federated Investors, Inc.

 

Cusip 147552301

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0111203A (7/02)

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Treasury Cash Series II

A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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July 31, 2002

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This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the prospectus for Treasury Cash Series II (Fund), dated July 31, 2002. Obtain the prospectus without charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.

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Federated
World-Class Investment Manager

Treasury Cash Series II
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

0111203B (7/02)

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CONTENTS

How is the Fund Organized? 1

Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1

How is the Fund Sold? 3

Subaccounting Services 4

Redemption in Kind 4

Massachusetts Partnership Law 4

Account and Share Information 4

Tax Information 4

Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund? 5

How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 10

Who is Federated Investors, Inc.? 11

Addresses 12

How is the Fund Organized?

The Fund is a diversified portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (Trust). The Trust is an open-end, management investment company that was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on November 14, 1990. The Trust may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Fund's investment adviser is Federated Investment Management Company (Adviser).

Securities in Which the Fund Invests

In pursuing its investment strategy, the Fund may invest in the following securities for any purpose that is consistent with its investment objective.

SECURITIES DESCRIPTIONS AND TECHNIQUES

Fixed Income Securities

Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer's earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.

A security's yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A security's yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.

The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest.

U.S. Treasury Securities

U.S. Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. U.S. Treasury securities are generally regarded as having the lowest credit risks.

Zero Coupon Securities

Zero coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt securities that provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon payment). Investors buy zero coupon securities at a price below the amount payable at maturity. The difference between the purchase price and the amount paid at maturity represents interest on the zero coupon security. Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate risks and credit risks of a zero coupon security.

There are many forms of zero coupon securities. Some are issued at a discount and are referred to as zero coupon or capital appreciation bonds. Others are created from interest bearing bonds by separating the right to receive the bond's coupon payments from the right to receive the bond's principal due at maturity, a process known as coupon stripping. In addition, some securities give the issuer the option to deliver additional securities in place of cash interest payments, thereby increasing the amount payable at maturity. These are referred to as pay-in-kind or PIK securities.

INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies, including the securities of affiliated money market funds, as an efficient means of carrying out its investment policies and managing its uninvested cash.

SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

Inter-fund Borrowing and Lending Arrangements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted an exemption that permits the Fund and all other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. ("Federated funds") to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other Federated funds. Participation in this inter-fund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an inter-fund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. Federated administers the program according to procedures approved by the Fund's Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. Any inter-fund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemption, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds.

For example, inter-fund lending is permitted only: (a) to meet shareholder redemption requests; and (b) to meet commitments arising from "failed" trades. All inter-fund loans must be repaid in seven days or less. The Fund's participation in this program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations, and must meet certain percentage tests. Inter-fund loans may be made only when the rate of interest to be charged is more attractive to the lending fund than market-competitive rates on overnight repurchase agreements (the "Repo Rate") and more attractive to the borrowing fund than the rate of interest that would be charged by an unaffiliated bank for short-term borrowings (the "Bank Loan Rate"), as determined by the Board. The interest rate imposed on inter-fund loans is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.

Repurchase Agreements

Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund's return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.

The Fund's custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

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Reverse repurchase agreements are repurchase agreements in which the Fund is the seller (rather than the buyer) of the securities, and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed-upon time and price. A reverse repurchase agreement may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements create leverage risks because the Fund must repurchase the underlying security at a higher price, regardless of the market value of the security at the time of repurchase.

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Delayed Delivery Transactions

Delayed delivery transactions, including when issued transactions, are arrangements in which the Fund buys securities for a set price, with payment and delivery of the securities scheduled for a future time. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Fund to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Fund. The Fund records the transaction when it agrees to buy the securities and reflects their value in determining the price of its Shares. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions so that the market values of the securities bought may vary from the purchase prices. Therefore, delayed delivery transactions create interest rate risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default.

Asset Coverage

In order to secure its obligations in connection with special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets or set aside readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund's obligations. Unless the Fund has other readily marketable assets to set aside, it cannot trade assets used to secure such obligations without terminating the special transaction. This may cause the Fund to miss favorable trading opportunities or to realize losses on special transactions.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There are many factors which may affect an investment in the Fund. The Fund's principal risks are described in its prospectus. Additional risk factors are outlined below.

Credit Risks

Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund will lose money.

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Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Services. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Adviser's credit assessment.

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Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A security's spread may also increase if the security's rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.

Leverage Risks

Leverage risk is created when an investment exposes the Fund to a level of risk that exceeds the amount invested. Changes in the value of such an investment magnify the Fund's risk of loss and potential for gain.

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity. The investment objective may not be changed by the Fund's Board without shareholder approval.

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money

The Fund may borrow money, directly or indirectly, and issue senior securities to the maximum extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act).

Lending Cash or Securities

The Fund may not make loans, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from purchasing debt obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, lending its assets to broker/dealers or institutional investors and investing in loans, including assignments and participation interests.

Diversification

The Fund is a "diversified company" within the meaning of the 1940 Act, as amended, and any rules, regulations, or interpretations thereunder.

Underwriting

The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers, except that the Fund may engage in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, under circumstances where it may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933.

Investing in Real Estate

The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in issuers which invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or investing in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein. The Fund may exercise its rights under agreements relating to such securities, including the right to enforce security interests and to hold real estate acquired by reason of such enforcement until that real estate can be liquidated in an orderly manner.

Investing in Commodities

The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities, provided that the Fund may purchase securities of companies that deal in commodities.

Concentration

The Fund will not make investments that will result in the concentration of its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in the same industry. Government securities, municipal securities and bank instruments will not be deemed to constitute an industry.

The above limitations cannot be changed unless authorized by the Board and by the "vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities," as defined by the 1940 Act. The following limitations, however, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective.

Investing in Illiquid Securities

The Fund will not purchase securities for which there is no readily available market, or enter into repurchase agreements or purchase time deposits maturing in more than seven days, if immediately after and as a result, the value of such securities would exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the Fund's net assets.

Buying on Margin

The Fund will not purchase securities on margin, provided that the Fund may obtain short-term credits necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities.

PLEDGING ASSETS

The Fund will not mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets, provided that this shall not apply to the transfer of securities in connection with any permissible borrowing or to collateral arrangements in connection with permissible activities.

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For purposes of the above limitations, the Fund considers certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings association having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $1,000,000,000 at the time of investment to be "cash items." Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such limitation.

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

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The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the prospectus and this SAI, in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations under the 1940 Act. In particular, the Fund will comply with the various requirements of Rule 2a-7 (the "Rule"), which regulates money market mutual funds. The Fund will determine the effective maturity of its investments according to the Rule. The Fund may change these operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations without the approval of its shareholders.

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DETERMINING MARKET VALUE OF SECURITIES

The Board has decided that the best method for determining the value of portfolio instruments is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value. Accordingly, neither the amount of daily income nor the net asset value (NAV) is affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on Shares of the Fund computed by dividing the annualized daily income on the Fund's portfolio by the NAV computed as above may tend to be higher than a similar computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite may be true.

The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments depends on its compliance with certain conditions in the Rule. Under the Rule, the Board must establish procedures reasonably designed to stabilize the NAV per Share, as computed for purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per Share, taking into account current market conditions and the Fund's investment objective. The procedures include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per Share and the NAV per Share based upon available indications of market value. The Board will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Board will take any steps it considers appropriate (such as redemption in kind or shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of determining NAV.

How is the Fund Sold?

Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Federated Securities Corp.) offers Shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis.

RULE 12B-1 PLAN

As a reimbursement-type plan, the Rule 12b-1 Plan is designed to pay the Distributor (who may then pay investment professionals such as banks, broker/dealers, trust departments of banks, and registered investment advisers) for marketing activities (such as advertising, printing and distributing prospectuses, and providing incentives to investment professionals) to promote sales of Shares so that overall Fund assets are maintained or increased. This helps the Fund achieve economies of scale, reduce per share expenses, and provide cash for orderly portfolio management and Share redemptions. In addition, the Fund's service providers that receive asset-based fees also benefit from stable or increasing Fund assets.

The Fund reimburses the Distributor only for those payments made to investment professionals up to the maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee. The Distributor may seek reimbursement in following years for any unreimbursed expenses permitted under the Plan. In no event will the Fund pay for any expenses of the Distributor that exceed the maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee.

The maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee that can be paid in any one year may not be sufficient to cover the marketing-related expenses the Distributor has incurred. Therefore, it may take the Distributor a number of years to recoup these expenses.

SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS

Investment professionals (such as broker/dealers or banks) may be paid fees, in significant amounts, out of the assets of the Distributor. (These fees do not come out of Fund assets.) The Distributor may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates.

Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related and/or shareholder services, such as advertising, providing incentives to their sales personnel, sponsoring other activities intended to promote sales, and maintaining shareholder accounts. These payments may be based upon such factors as the number or value of Shares the investment professional sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; and/or the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the investment professional.

Subaccounting Services

Certain investment professionals may wish to use the transfer agent's subaccounting system to minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent may charge a fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Investment professionals holding Shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial or similar capacity may charge or pass through subaccounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services that may be related to the ownership of Shares. This information should, therefore, be read together with any agreement between the customer and the investment professional about the services provided, the fees charged for those services, and any restrictions and limitations imposed.

Redemption in Kind

Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right, as described below, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.

Because the Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay Share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets represented by such Share class during any 90-day period.

Any Share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund's Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund's Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable.

Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders receiving the portfolio securities and selling them before their maturity could receive less than the redemption value of the securities and could incur certain transaction costs.

Massachusetts Partnership Law

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Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Fund. To protect its shareholders, the Fund has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of the Fund.

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In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Fund's obligations, the Fund is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Fund will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or obligation of the Fund. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a shareholder will occur only if the Fund itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.

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Account and Share Information

VOTING RIGHTS

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Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote.

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All Shares of the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in matters affecting only a particular Fund or class, only Shares of that Fund or class are entitled to vote.

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Trustees may be removed by the Board or by shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of shareholders will be called by the Board upon the written request of shareholders who own at least 10% of the Trust's outstanding shares of all series entitled to vote.

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As of July 15, 2002, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Shares: Hare & Co. The Bank of New York, New York NY, owned approximately 157,984,493 Shares (39.30%); Firstar Bank NA, St. Louis MO, owned approximately 77,488,109 Shares (19.27%); Whitcust & Co., New Orleans LA, owned approximately 26,061,550 Shares (6.48%); Progressive State Bank & Trust, Monroe LA, owned approximately 27,637,216 Shares (6.87%); Humboldt Bank, Eureka CA, owned approximately 27,411,612 Shares (6.61%).

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Shareholders owning 25% or more of outstanding Shares may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders.

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Tax Information

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Trust's other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund.

Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund?

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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The Board is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, 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 Trust comprises two portfolios and the Federated Fund Complex consists of 44 investment companies (comprising 139 portfolios). 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--six portfolios; CCMI Funds--two portfolios; FirstMerit Funds--two portfolios; Regions Funds--eight portfolios; Riggs Funds--nine portfolios; and WesMark Funds--five portfolios.

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As of July 15, 2002, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding Shares.

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INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Fund
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: Chief Executive Officer and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.

Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.

 

$0

 

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

Principal Occupations: President or Executive Vice 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.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.

Previous Position: President, Federated Investment Counseling.

 

$0

 

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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.

 

$661.73

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* 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 AND COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Fund
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

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, Member of Executive Committee, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

 

$727.95

 

$128,847.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3838 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.

 

$727.95

 

$128,847.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: February 1998

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC (prior to 9/1/97).

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

 

$727.95

 

$126,923.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

 

$661.73

 

$115,368.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

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.

 

$661.73

 

$117,117.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

$727.95

 

$128,847.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

 

$772.45

 

$117,117.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: November 1990

 

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.

 

$661.73

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

  

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Positions

  

Aggregate
Compensation
From Fund
(past fiscal year)

  

Total Compensation
From Trust and
Federated Fund Complex
(past calendar year)

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

Other Directorships Held: Director, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (heavy highway contractor).

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

 

$661.73

 

$117,117.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


OFFICERS**

 

 

 

 


Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust

  

Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions

Edward C. Gonzales
Birth Date: October 22, 1930
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and Executive Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company.

 

 

 


John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.

 

 

 


Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER

 

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

Previous Positions: Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; held various management positions within Funds Financial Services Division of Federated Investors, Inc.

 

 

 


Richard B. Fisher
Birth Date: May 17, 1923
PRESIDENT

 

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

Previous Positions: 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

 

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.; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Investment Management Company; Portfolio Manager, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.

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

 

Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since 1997. She 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

 

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.

 

 

 


** Officers do not receive any compensation from the Fund.

Thomas R. Donahue, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Federated Investors, Inc. and an officer of its various advisory and underwriting subsidiaries, has served as a Term Member on the Board of Directors of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since May 12, 2000. Mr. John E. Murray, Jr., an Independent Trustee of the Fund, served as President of Duquesne from 1988 until his retirement from that position in 2001, and became Chancellor of Duquesne on August 15, 2001. It should be noted that Mr. Donahue abstains on any matter that comes before Duquesne's Board that affects Mr. Murray personally.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

 

Board
Committee

  

Committee
Members

  

Committee Functions

  

Meetings Held
During Last
Fiscal Year

Executive

 

John F. Donahue
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.

 

In between meetings of the full Board, the Executive Committee generally may exercise all the powers of the full Board in the management and direction of the business and conduct of the affairs of the Trust in such manner as the Executive Committee shall deem to be in the best interests of the Trust. However, the Executive Committee cannot elect or remove Board members, increase or decrease the number of Trustees, elect or remove any Officer, declare dividends, issue shares or recommend to shareholders any action requiring shareholder approval.

 

One

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Audit

 

Thomas G. Bigley
John T. Conroy, Jr.
Nicholas P. Constantakis
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.

 

The Audit Committee reviews and recommends to the full Board the independent auditors to be selected to audit the Fund's financial statements; meet with the independent auditors periodically to review the results of the audits and report the results to the full Board; evaluate the independence of the auditors, review legal and regulatory matters that may have a material effect on the financial statements, related compliance policies and programs, and the related reports received from regulators; review the Fund's internal audit function; review compliance with the Fund's code of conduct/ethics; review valuation issues; monitor inter-fund lending transactions; review custody services and issues and investigate any matters brought to the Committee's attention that are within the scope of its duties.

 

Four

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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BOARD OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND AND IN THE FEDERATED FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001

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<R>Interested
Board Member Name</R>

  

<R>Dollar Range of
Shares Owned
in Fund</R>

  

<R>Aggregate
Dollar Range of
Shares Owned in
Federated Family of
Investment Companies</R>

<R>John F. Donahue</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>J. Christopher Donahue</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


 

 

 

 

 

<R>Independent
Board Member Name</R>

   

   

   

   

<R>Thomas G. Bigley</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John T. Conroy, Jr.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Nicholas P. Constantakis</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John F. Cunningham</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Peter E. Madden</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>$50,001 - $100,000 </R>


<R>John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>Marjorie P. Smuts</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


<R>John S. Walsh</R>

   

<R>$0 </R>

   

<R>Over $100,000 </R>


INVESTMENT ADVISER

The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund.

The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated.

The Adviser shall not be liable to the Trust or any Fund shareholder for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of any security or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Trust.

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As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives and long term performance; the adviser's management philosophy, personnel, and processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; comparable fees in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to other funds in the Federated fund family.

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In assessing the adviser's performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.

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The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the adviser from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser's relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Fund's advisory contract.

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The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to its funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contracts occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds), and comments on the reasons for performance; the fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the fund by the adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the Federated companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the funds and/or Federated are responding to them.

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The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Funds' administrator and transfer agent). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute fund trades.

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The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. Because the totality of circumstances includes considering the relationship of each fund to the Federated family of funds, the Board does not approach consideration of every fund's advisory contract as if that were the only fund offered by Federated.

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Other Related Services

Affiliates of the Adviser may, from time to time, provide certain electronic equipment and software to institutional customers in order to facilitate the purchase of Fund Shares offered by the Distributor.

CODE OF ETHICS RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL TRADING

As required by SEC rules, the Fund, its Adviser, and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Trustees, and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions.

BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS

When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio instruments, the Adviser looks for prompt execution of the order at a favorable price. The Adviser will generally use those who are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among firms believed to meet these criteria, the Adviser may give consideration to those firms which have sold or are selling Shares of the Fund and other funds distributed by the Distributor and its affiliates. The Adviser makes decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to review by the Fund's Board.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other accounts managed by the Adviser. When the Fund and one or more of those accounts invests in, or disposes of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated among the Fund and the account(s) in a manner believed by the Adviser to be equitable. While the coordination and ability to participate in volume transactions may benefit the Fund, it is possible that this procedure could adversely impact the price paid or received and/or the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund.

ADMINISTRATOR

Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated, provides administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund. Federated Services Company provides these at the following annual rate of the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated Funds as specified below:

 

Maximum Administrative Fee

  

Average Aggregate Daily
Net Assets of the Federated Funds

0.150 of 1%

 

on the first $250 million

0.125 of 1%

 

on the next $250 million

0.100 of 1%

 

on the next $250 million

0.075 of 1%

 

on assets in excess of $750 million

The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $125,000 per portfolio. Federated Services Company may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee and may reimburse the Fund for expenses.

Federated Services Company also provides certain accounting and recordkeeping services with respect to the Fund's portfolio investments for a fee based on Fund assets plus out-of-pocket expenses.

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

Federated Services Company, through its registered transfer agent subsidiary, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. The Fund pays the transfer agent a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

<R>

The independent auditor for the Fund, Deloitte & Touche LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.

</R>

FEES PAID BY THE FUND FOR SERVICES

 

For the Year Ended May 31

  

<R>2002</R>

  

<R>2001</R>

  

<R>2000</R>

Advisory Fee Earned

   

<R>$1,877,298</R>

   

<R>$834,415</R>

   

<R>$1,239,881</R>


Advisory Fee Reduction

   

<R>30,638</R>

   

<R>73,783</R>

   

<R>100,449</R>


Administrative Fee

   

<R>282,457</R>

   

<R>125,663</R>

   

<R>186,846</R>


12b-1 Fee

   

<R>724,637</R>

   

--

   

--


How Does the Fund Measure Performance?

<R>

The Fund may advertise Share performance by using the SEC's standard methods for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information.

</R>

The performance of Shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund's or any class of Shares' expenses; and various other factors.

<R>

Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and/or the value of portfolio holdings fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per Share are factors in the computation of yield and total return.

</R>

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AND YIELD

<R>

Total returns are given for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended May 31, 2002.

</R>

<R>

Yield and Effective Yield are given for the 7-day period ended May 31, 2002.

</R>

 

  

7-Day Period

  

1 Year

  

5 Years

  

10 Years

Total Return

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>1.79%</R>

 

<R>4.19%</R>

 

<R>4.01%</R>

Yield

 

<R>1.07%</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

Effective Yield

 

<R>1.07%</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

 

<R>N/A</R>

TOTAL RETURN

Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of Shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions.

<R>

The average annual total return for Shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $10,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of Shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per Share at the end of the period. The number of Shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of Shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $10,000, less any applicable sales charge, adjusted over the period by any additional Shares, assuming the annual reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Total returns after taxes are calculated in a similar manner, but reflect additional standard assumptions required by the SEC.

</R>

YIELD AND EFFECTIVE YIELD

The yield of Shares is based upon the seven days ending on the day of the calculation, called the "base period." This yield is calculated by: determining the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one Share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital changes but including the value of any additional Shares purchased with dividends earned from the original one Share and all dividends declared on the original and any purchased Shares; dividing the net change in the account's value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to determine the base period return; and multiplying the base period return by 365/7. The effective yield is calculated by compounding the unannualized base-period return by: adding one to the base-period return, raising the sum to the 365/7th power; and subtracting one from the result.

To the extent investment professionals and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in Shares, the Share performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

Advertising and sales literature may include:

  • references to ratings, rankings, and financial publications and/or performance comparisons of Shares to certain indices;
  • charts, graphs and illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that demonstrate investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding, dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment;
  • discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their impact on the securities market, including the portfolio manager's views on how such developments could impact the Fund; and
  • information about the mutual fund industry from sources such as the Investment Company Institute.

The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and Treasury bills.

The Fund may quote information from reliable sources regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics.

You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of Share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include:

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories based on total return, which assumes the reinvestment of all income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

<R>

IMoneyNet, Inc.

</R>

<R>

IMoneyNet, Inc.'s Money Fund Report publishes annualized yields of money market funds weekly. IMoneyNet, Inc.'s Money Market Insight publication reports monthly and 12-month-to-date investment results for the same money funds.

</R>

Money

Money, a monthly magazine, regularly ranks money market funds in various categories based on the latest available seven-day effective yield.

Who is Federated Investors, Inc.?

Federated is dedicated to meeting investor needs by making structured, straightforward and consistent investment decisions. Federated investment products have a history of competitive performance and have gained the confidence of thousands of financial institutions and individual investors.

Federated's disciplined investment selection process is rooted in sound methodologies backed by fundamental and technical research. At Federated, success in investment management does not depend solely on the skill of a single portfolio manager. It is a fusion of individual talents and state-of-the-art industry tools and resources. Federated's investment process involves teams of portfolio managers and analysts, and investment decisions are executed by traders who are dedicated to specific market sectors and who handle trillions of dollars in annual trading volume.

FEDERATED FUNDS OVERVIEW

Municipal Funds

<R>

In the municipal sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 12 bond funds with approximately $2.3 billion in assets and 22 money market funds with approximately $44.8 billion in total assets. In 1976, Federated introduced one of the first municipal bond mutual funds in the industry and is now one of the largest institutional buyers of municipal securities. The Funds may quote statistics from organizations including The Tax Foundation and the National Taxpayers Union regarding the tax obligations of Americans.

</R>

Equity Funds

<R>

In the equity sector, Federated has more than 31 years' experience. As of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 40 equity funds totaling approximately $20.7 billion in assets across growth, value, equity income, international, index and sector (i.e. utility) styles. Federated's value-oriented management style combines quantitative and qualitative analysis and features a structured, computer-assisted composite modeling system that was developed in the 1970s.

</R>

Corporate Bond Funds

<R>

In the corporate bond sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 11 money market funds and 30 bond funds with assets approximating $62.3 billion and $5.4 billion, respectively. Federated's corporate bond decision making--based on intensive, diligent credit analysis--is backed by over 29 years of experience in the corporate bond sector. In 1972, Federated introduced one of the first high-yield bond funds in the industry. In 1983, Federated was one of the first fund managers to participate in the asset backed securities market, a market totaling more than $209 billion.

</R>

Government Funds

<R>

In the government sector, as of December 31, 2001, Federated managed 6 mortgage backed, 5 multi-sector government funds, 3 government/agency and 19 government money market mutual funds, with assets approximating $3.6 billion, $2.0 billion, $1.2 billion and $55.2 billion, respectively. Federated trades approximately $90.4 billion in U.S. government and mortgage backed securities daily and places approximately $35 billion in repurchase agreements each day. Federated introduced the first U.S. government fund to invest in U.S. government bond securities in 1969. Federated has been a major force in the short- and intermediate-term government markets since 1982 and currently manages approximately $50 billion in government funds within these maturity ranges.

</R>

Money Market Funds

<R>

In the money market sector, Federated gained prominence in the mutual fund industry in 1974 with the creation of the first institutional money market fund. Simultaneously, the company pioneered the use of the amortized cost method of accounting for valuing shares of money market funds, a principal means used by money managers today to value money market fund shares. Other innovations include the first institutional tax-free money market fund. As of December 31, 2001, Federated managed $136.4 billion in assets across 54 money market funds, including 19 government, 11 prime, 22 municipal and 1 euro-denominated with assets approximating $55.2 billion, $62.3 billion, $44.8 billion and $34.6 million, respectively.

</R>

The Chief Investment Officers responsible for oversight of the various investment sectors within Federated are: U.S. equity and high yield --J. Thomas Madden; U.S. fixed income--William D. Dawson III; and global equities and fixed income--Henry A. Frantzen. The Chief Investment Officers are Executive Vice Presidents of the Federated advisory companies.

MUTUAL FUND MARKET

<R>

Forty-nine percent of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds. These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $6.8 trillion to the more than 8,157 funds available, according to the Investment Company Institute.

</R>

FEDERATED CLIENTS OVERVIEW

Federated distributes mutual funds through its subsidiaries for a variety of investment purposes. Specific markets include:

Institutional Clients

<R>

Federated meets the needs of approximately 3,035 institutional clients nationwide by managing and servicing separate accounts and mutual funds for a variety of purposes, including defined benefit and defined contribution programs, cash management, and asset/liability management. Institutional clients include corporations, pension funds, tax exempt entities, foundations/endowments, insurance companies, and investment and financial advisers. The marketing effort to these institutional clients is headed by John B. Fisher, President, Institutional Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.

</R>

Bank Marketing

Other institutional clients include more than 1,600 banks and trust organizations. Virtually all of the trust divisions of the top 100 bank holding companies use Federated Funds in their clients' portfolios. The marketing effort to trust clients is headed by Timothy C. Pillion, Senior Vice President, Bank Marketing & Sales.

Broker/Dealers and Bank Broker/Dealer Subsidiaries

Federated Funds are available to consumers through major brokerage firms nationwide--we have over 2,000 broker/dealer and bank broker/dealer relationships across the country--supported by more wholesalers than any other mutual fund distributor. Federated's service to financial professionals and institutions has earned it high ratings in several surveys performed by DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR is recognized as the industry benchmark for service quality measurement. The marketing effort to these firms is headed by James F. Getz, President, Broker/Dealer Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.

Addresses

TREASURY CASH SERIES II

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

Distributor

Federated Securities Corp.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Investment Adviser

Federated Investment Management Company
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600

Independent Auditors

Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

 




PART C.     OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 23.    Exhibits:
            --------

               (a) (i) Conformed copy of Declaration of Trust of the Registrant;
               (5)

               (ii)  Conformed  copy of Amendment  No. 1 to the  Declaration  of
               Trust of the Registrant; (5)

               (iii)  Conformed  copy of Amendment No. 2 to the  Declaration  of
               Trust of the Registrant; (5)

               (iv)  Conformed  copy of Amendment  No. 3 to the  Declaration  of
               Trust of the Registrant; (9)

               (b) (i) Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant; (1)

               (ii) Copy of  Amendment  No. 1 to the By-Laws of the  Registrant;
               (9)

               (iii)   Copy  of   Amendment   No.  2  to  the   By-Laws  of  the
               Registrant;(6)

               (iv) Copy of  Amendment  No. 3 to the By-Laws of the  Registrant;
               (6)

               (v) Copy of Amendment No. 4 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (6)

               (c)  Copy  of  Specimen  Certificate  for  Shares  of  Beneficial
               Interest of the Registrant; (1)

               (d) (i)  Conformed  copy of Investment  Advisory  Contract of the
               Registrant; (5)

               (ii)  Conformed  copy of  Exhibit  A to the  Investment  Advisory
               Contract of the Registrant; (5)

     (iii)  Conformed copy of Exhibit C to the Investment  Advisory  Contract of
the Registrant; (5)

     (iv) Conformed copy of Schedule 1 to the  Investment  Advisory  Contract of
the Registrant; (9)

     (v) Conformed copy of Limited Power of Attorney to the Investment  Advisory
Contract of the Registrant; (9)

     (vi) Conformed copy of Amendment to Investment  Advisory  Contract  between
the Registrant and Federated Investment Management Company; (9)

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     1.  Response  is  incorporated   by  reference  to   Registrant's   Initial
     Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed  January  4,  1991.  (File Nos.
     33-38550 and 811-6269)

5.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed July 24, 1995.  (File Nos.  33-38550 and
     811-6269)

6.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 10 on Form N-1A filed July 21, 1998. (File Nos.  33-38550 and
     811-6269)

9.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed on July 23, 2001.  (File Nos.  33-38550
     and 811-6269).

      (e)   (i)   Conformed copy of Distributor's Contract  of the
            Registrant; (5)
            (ii)  Conformed copy of Exhibit A to the Distributor's Contract of
                  the Registrant; (9)
(iii)Conformed copy of Amendment to Distributor's Contract between the
          Registrant and Federated Securities Corp.; (9)
           (iv)  Conformed copy of Specimen Mutual Funds Sales   and Service
           Agreement; (5)
           (v)   Conformed copy of Specimen Mutual Funds Service
           Agreement; (5)
           (vi)  Conformed copy of Specimen Plan Trustee/Mutual  Funds
           Service Agreement; (5)
     (f)         Not applicable;
     (g)   (i)   Conformed copy of Custodian Agreement of the    Registrant;
           (5)
(ii)  Conformed copy of Custodian Fee Schedule;(6)

(iii) Conformed copy of Amendment of Custodian Agreement of the Registrant; (+)

               (h)  (i)  Conformed  copy of Amended and Restated  Agreement  for
                    Fund   Accounting   Services,    Administrative    Services,
                    Shareholder  Transfer  .........Agency  Services and Custody
                    Services Procurement; (6)

                        (ii)  The Registrant hereby incorporates the
                              conformed copy of the Second Amended and
                              Restated Services Agreement from Item (h)(v) of
                              the Investment Series Funds, Inc. Registration
                              Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the
                              Commission on January 23, 2002. (File Nos. 33-
                              48847 and 811-07021); (+)

                    (iii)Conformed  copy of  Amended  and  Restated  Shareholder
                         Services Agreement;(6)

                    (iv) The  responses  described  in  Item   23(e)(iv)-(vi)are
                         hereby incorporated by reference.

                    (i)  Conformed  copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to
                         legality of shares being registered; (5)

                    (j)  Conformed copy of Consent of the Independent  Auditors;
                         (+)

                  (k)         Not applicable;

                    (l)  Conformed copy of Initial  Capital  Understanding;  (5)
                         -------------------------------------------------------
+     All Exhibits have been filed electronically.

5.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed July 24, 1995.  (File Nos.  33-38550 and
     811-6269)

6.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 10 on Form N-1A filed July 21, 1998. (File Nos.  33-38550 and
     811-6269)

9.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed on July 23, 2001.  (File Nos.  33-38550
     and 811-6269).

               (m)  (i) Conformed copy of  Distribution  Plan of the Registrant;
                    (1)

               (ii) The responses  described in Item  23(e)(iv)-(vi)  are hereby
                    incorporated by reference.

                  (n)         Not Applicable

               (o)  (i) Conformed  copy of Power of Attorney of the  Registrant;
                    (8)

               (ii) Conformed  copy of Power  of  Attorney  of Chief  Investment
                    Officer of the Registrant; (8)

               (iii)Conformed  copy of Power of  Attorney  of  Treasurer  of the
                    Registrant; (7)

               (iv) Conformed  copy of  Power  of  Attorney  of  Trustee  of the
                    Registrant; (7)

               (p)  The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the
                    Code of Ethics  for  Access  Persons  from Item 23(p) of the
                    Federated   Managed   Allocation   Portfolios   Registration
                    Statement on Form N-1A filed with the  Commission on January
                    25, 2001. (File Nos. 33-51247 and 811-7129).

Item 24.    Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund:
            ------------------------------------------------------------

            None

Item 25.    Indemnification:  (2)
            ----------------













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1.   Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's  Initial Registration
     Statement  on Form N-1A  filed  January 4, 1991.  (File Nos.  33-38550  and
     811-6269)

2.   Response  is  incorporated   by  reference  to  Registrant's   Registration
     Statement  on Form N-1A filed  January 24,  1991.  (File Nos.  33-38550 and
     811-6269)

7.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on May 26, 1999 (File Nos. 33-38550 and
     811-6269)

8.   Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment  No. 14 on Form N-1A filed on July 24,  2000 (File Nos.  33-38550
     and 811-6269)

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:

          For a description of the other business of the investment adviser, see
          the  section   entitled  "Who  Manages  the  Fund?"  in  Part  A.  The
          affiliations  with the  Registrant  of four of the Trustees and one of
          the Officers of the investment  adviser are included in Part B of this
          Registration Statement under "Who Manages and Provides Services to the
          Fund?" The  remaining  Trustees  of the  investment  adviser  and,  in
          parentheses,  their  principal  occupations  are:  Thomas R.  Donahue,
          (Chief Financial  Officer,  Federated  Investors,  Inc.), 1001 Liberty
          Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  PA, 15222-3779 and Mark D. Olson (a principal of
          the  firm,  Mark D.  Olson &  Company,  L.L.C.  and  Partner,  Wilson,
          Halbrook  &  Bayard,  P.A.),  800  Delaware  Avenue,  P.O.  Box  2305,
          Wilmington, DE 19899-2305.

         The remaining Officers of the investment adviser are:

         Executive Vice Presidents:          William D. Dawson, III
                                             Henry A. Frantzen
                                             J. Thomas Madden

         Senior Vice Presidents:             Stephen F. Auth
                                             Joseph M. Balestrino
                                             David A. Briggs
                                             Jonathan C. Conley
                                             Deborah A. Cunningham
                                             Michael P. Donnelly
                                             Linda A. Duessel
                                             Mark E. Durbiano
                                             James E. Grefenstette
                                             Robert M. Kowit
                                             Jeffrey A. Kozemchak
                                             Richard J. Lazarchic
                                             Susan M. Nason
                                             Mary Jo Ochson
                                             Robert J. Ostrowski
                                             Frank Semack
                                             Richard Tito
                                             Peter Vutz

         Vice Presidents:                    Todd A. Abraham
                                             J. Scott Albrecht
                                             Randall S. Bauer
                                             Nancy J.Belz
                                             G. Andrew Bonnewell
                                             David Bruns
                                             Robert E. Cauley
                                             Regina Clancy
                                             Ross M. Cohen
                                             Fred B. Crutchfield
                                             Lee R. Cunningham, II
                                             Alexandre de Bethmann
B.    Anthony Delserone, Jr.
                                             Donald T. Ellenberger
                                             Eamonn G. Folan
                                             Kathleen M. Foody-Malus
         Vice Presidents cont.
                                             Thomas M. Franks
                                             John T. Gentry
                                             David P. Gilmore
                                             Marc Halperin
                                             John W. Harris
                                             Patricia L. Heagy
                                             Susan R. Hill
                                             Nikola A. Ivanov
                                             William R. Jamison
                                             Constantine J. Kartsonas
                                             Nathan H. Kehm
                                             John C. Kerber
                                             Steven Lehman
                                             Marian R. Marinack
                                             Natalie F. Metz
                                             Thomas J. Mitchell
                                             Joseph M. Natoli
                                             John L. Nichol
                                             Mary Kay Pavuk
                                             Jeffrey A. Petro
                                             John P. Quartarolo
                                             Ihab L. Salib
                                             Roberto Sanchez-Dahl, Sr.
                                             Aash M. Shah
                                             John Sidawi
                                             Michael W. Sirianni, Jr.
                                             Christopher Smith
                                             Timothy G. Trebilcock
                                             Leonardo A. Vila
                                             Paige M. Wilhelm
                                             Richard M. Winkowski, Jr.
                                             Lori A. Wolff
                                             George B. Wright

         Assistant Vice Presidents:          Catherine A. Arendas
                                             Angela A. Auchey
                                             Nicholas P. Besh
                                             David Bruns
                                             Hanan Callas
                                             Regina Chi
                                             David W. Cook
                                             James R. Crea, Jr.
                                             Karol M. Crummie
                                             David Dao
                                             Richard J. Gallo
                                             James Grant
                                             Anthony Han
                                             Kathryn P. Heagy
                                             Carol B. Kayworth
                                             J. Andrew Kirschler
                                             Robert P. Kozlowski
                                             Ted T. Lietz, Sr.
                                             Monica Lugani
                                             Tracey L. Lusk
                                             Theresa K. Miller
                                             Bob Nolte
         Assistant Vice Presidents cont.
                                             Rae Ann Rice
                                             James W. Schaub
                                             Jennifer G. Setzenfand
                                             Diane R. Startari
                                             Kyle D. Stewart
                                             Mary Ellen Tesla
                                             Michael R. Tucker
                                             Steven J. Wagner
                                             Mark Weiss

         Secretary:                          G. Andrew Bonnewell

         Treasurer:                          Thomas R. Donahue

         Assistant Secretaries:              C. Grant Anderson
                                             Leslie K. Ross

         Assistant Treasurer:                Denis McAuley, III

     The business  address of each of the Officers of the investment  adviser is
     Federated  Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania
     15222-3779.  These  individuals  are also  officers  of a  majority  of the
     investment  advisers to the  investment  companies  in the  Federated  Fund
     Complex described in Part B of this Registration Statement.

Item 27.  Principal Underwriters:
          -----------------------

          (a)     Federated Securities Corp. the Distributor for shares of the
                  Registrant, acts as principal underwriter for the following
                  open-end investment companies, including the Registrant:

Cash Trust Series II; Cash Trust Series,  Inc.;  CCMI Funds;  Edward Jones Money
Market  Fund;  Federated  Limited  Duration  Government  Fund,  Inc.;  Federated
American  Leaders  Fund,  Inc.;   Federated  Adjustable  Rate  Securities  Fund;
Federated  Core Trust;  Federated Core Trust II, L.P.;  Federated  Equity Funds;
Federated Equity Income Fund,  Inc.;  Federated Fixed Income  Securities,  Inc.;
Federated  Fund for U.S.  Government  Securities,  Inc.;  Federated  GNMA Trust;
Federated  Government Income Securities,  Inc.; Federated High Income Bond Fund,
Inc.; Federated High Yield Trust;  Federated Income Securities Trust;  Federated
Income Trust;  Federated Index Trust;  Federated  Institutional Trust; Federated
Insurance Series;  Federated  International  Series,  Inc.; Federated Investment
Series Funds, Inc.; Federated Managed Allocation Portfolios; Federated Municipal
Opportunities Fund, Inc.;  Federated Municipal  Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated
Municipal  Securities  Income  Trust;   Federated  Short-Term  Municipal  Trust;
Federated  Stock and Bond Fund,  Inc.;  Federated  Stock Trust;  Federated Total
Return  Series,  Inc.;  Federated  U.S.  Government  Bond Fund;  Federated  U.S.
Government  Securities  Fund: 1-3 Years;  Federated U.S.  Government  Securities
Fund: 2-5 Years;  Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund; Federated Utility
Fund, Inc.; Federated World Investment Series, Inc.;  FirstMerit Funds; Hibernia
Funds;   Intermediate  Municipal  Trust;  Marshall  Funds,  Inc.;  Money  Market
Obligations Trust;  Regions Morgan Keegan Select Funds; RIGGS Funds;  SouthTrust
Funds; The Wachovia  Variable  Insurance Funds; The Wachovia Funds; The Wachovia
Municipal Funds; and Vision Group of Funds.

         (b)

        (1)                          (2)                       (3)
Positions and Offices                                 Positions and Offices
  With Distributor                   Name                With Registrant
---------------------          -----------------      ----------------------

Chairman:                     Richard B. Fisher          President

Director:                     Arthur L. Cherry

President-Institutional
Sales and Director:           John B. Fisher

Director, Executive Vice
Vice President and Assistant
Secretary:                    Thomas R. Donahue

President-Broker/Dealer
And Director:                 James F. Getz

Senior Vice Presidents:
                              Mark W. Bloss
                              Richard W. Boyd
                              Laura M. Deger
                              Peter W. Eisenbrandt
                              Theodore Fadool, Jr.
                              Christopher T. Fives
                              James S. Hamilton
                              James M. Heaton
                              Amy Michaliszyn
                              Keith Nixon
                              Solon A. Person, IV
                              Ronald M. Petnuch
                              Timothy C. Pillion
                              Thomas E. Territ
                              Robert F. Tousignant

Vice Presidents:              Teresa M. Antoszyk
                              John B. Bohnet
                              Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis
                              David J. Callahan
                              Mark Carroll
                              Scott Charlton
                              Steven R. Cohen
                              Mary J. Combs
                              R. Edmond Connell, Jr.
                              Kevin J. Crenny
                              Daniel T. Culbertson
                              G. Michael Cullen
                              Marc C. Danile
                              Robert J. Deuberry
                              Ron Dorman
                              William C. Doyle

        (1)                          (2)                       (3)
Positions and Offices                                 Positions and Offices
  With Distributor                   Name                With Registrant
---------------------          -----------------      ----------------------

                              Donald C. Edwards
                              Timothy Franklin
                              Peter J. Germain
                              Joseph D. Gibbons
                              G. Tad Gullickson
                              Scott Gundersen
                              Dayna C. Haferkamp
                              Raymond J. Hanley
                              Vincent L. Harper, Jr.
                              Bruce E. Hastings
                              Charlene H. Jennings
                              Christopher L. Johnston
                              H. Joseph Kennedy
                              Stephen Kittel
                              Michael W. Koenig
                              Ed Koontz
                              Christopher A. Layton
                              Michael H. Liss
                              Michael R. Manning
                              Martin J. McCaffrey
                              Maurice W. McKinney
                              Mark J. Miehl
                              Richard C. Mihm
                              Vincent T. Morrow
                              Alec H. Neilly
                              Thomas A. Peter III
                              Raleigh Peters
                              Robert F. Phillips
                              Richard A. Recker
                              Christopher Renwick
                              John Rogers
                              Brian S. Ronayne
                              Thomas S. Schinabeck
                              Edward J. Segura
                              Edward L. Smith
                              David W. Spears
                              John A. Staley
                              Colin B. Starks
                              Jeffrey A. Stewart
                              Kevin Stutz
                              Timothy A. Rosewicz
                              Greg Spralding
                              William C. Tustin
                              Paul A. Uhlman
                              Richard B. Watts
                              G. Walter Whalen
                              Patrick M. Wiethorn
                              Edward J. Wojnarowski
                              Michael P. Wolff
                              Scott F. Wright


        (1)                          (2)                       (3)
Positions and Offices                                 Positions and Offices
  With Distributor                   Name                With Registrant
---------------------          -----------------      ----------------------

Assistant Vice Presidents:    Lisa Arcuri
                              Robert W. Bauman
                              Edward R. Bozek
                              Charles L. Davis, Jr.
                              Beth C. Dell
                              Jennifer Fetteroff
                              Renee L. Gebben
                              John T. Glickson
                              Ernest L. Linane
                              William Rose
                              Lynn Sherwood-Long

Secretary:                    Kirk A. Montgomery

Treasurer:                    Denis McAuley, III

Assistant Secretaries:        Thomas R. Donahue
                              Timothy S. Johnson
                              Victor R. Siclari

The business  address of each of the Officers of Federated  Securities  Corp. is
Federated  Investors  Tower,  1001  Liberty  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,   Pennsylvania
15222-3779.

         (c)     Not applicable


Item 28.  Location of Accounts and Records:
          --------------------------------

All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section
31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1
through 31a-3 promulgated thereunder are maintained at one
of the following locations:

Registrant                                  Federated Investors Towe
                                            1001 Liberty Avenue
                                            Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

     (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service at the above address)


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

Federated Shareholder Services Company      P.O. Box 8600
("Transfer Agent and Dividend               Boston, MA 02266-8600
Disbursing Agent")

Federated Services Company                  Federated Investors Tower
("Administrator")                           1001 Liberty Avenue
                                            Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779

Federated Investment Management             Federated Investors Tower
Company                                     1001 Liberty Avenue
("Adviser")                                 Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779

State Street Bank and Trust Company         P.O. Box 8600
("Custodian")                               Boston, MA 02266-8600

Item 29.    Management Services:  Not applicable.
            --------------------

Item 30.    Undertakings:
            -------------

Registrant  hereby  undertakes to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of
the 1940 Act with  respect to the removal of Trustees and the calling of special
shareholder meetings by shareholders.

                                      SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933  and  the
Investment  Company Act of 1940, the Registrant,  CASH TRUST SERIES II certifies
that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its
Registration  Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on
its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereto  duly  authorized,  in the  City  of
Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 25th day of July, 2002.

                                 CASH TRUST SERIES II

                              BY: /s/ G Andrew Bonnewell
                                G Andrew Bonnewell, Assistant Secretary
                                Attorney in Fact for John F. Donahue
                         July 25, 2002

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to its  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following person in
the capacity and on the date indicated:

    NAME                            TITLE                         DATE

By: /s/ G Andrew Bonnewell
    G Andrew Bonnewell            Attorney In Fact         July 25, 2002
    ASSISTANT SECRETARY           For the Persons
                                  Listed Below

    NAME                            TITLE

John F. Donahue*                    Chairman and Trustee
                                    (Chief Executive Officer)

Richard B. Fisher*                  President

William D. Dawson, III*             Chief Investment Officer

J. Christopher Donahue*             Executive Vice President
                                    and Trustee

Richard J. Thomas*                  Treasurer (Principal Financial
                                    and Accounting Officer)

Thomas G. Bigley*                   Trustee

John T. Conroy, Jr.*                Trustee

Nicholas P. Constantakis*           Trustee

John F. Cunningham*                 Trustee

Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*            Trustee

Peter E. Madden*                    Trustee

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.*          Trustee

John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.*  Trustee

Marjorie P. Smuts*                  Trustee

John S. Walsh*                      Trustee

* By Power of Attorney