0000930413-19-000101.txt : 20190118 0000930413-19-000101.hdr.sgml : 20190118 20190118153310 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-19-000101 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190118 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190118 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST EAGLE FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906352 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-63560 FILM NUMBER: 19533204 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-698-3393 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST EAGLE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST EAGLE SOGEN FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000403 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOGEN FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930714 0000906352 S000011211 First Eagle Global Fund C000030894 Class A SGENX C000030895 Class I SGIIX C000030896 Class C FESGX C000179763 Class R3 EARGX C000179764 Class R4 EAGRX C000179765 Class R5 FRGLX C000179766 Class R6 FEGRX C000182924 Class T FEGTX 0000906352 S000011212 First Eagle Overseas Fund C000030897 Class A SGOVX C000030898 Class I SGOIX C000030899 Class C FESOX C000179767 Class R3 EAROX C000179768 Class R4 FIORX C000179769 Class R5 FEROX C000179770 Class R6 FEORX C000182925 Class T FEOTX 0000906352 S000011213 First Eagle U.S. Value Fund C000030900 Class A FEVAX C000030901 Class I FEVIX C000030902 Class C FEVCX C000179771 Class R4 FIVRX C000179772 Class R5 FERVX C000179773 Class R6 FEVRX C000179774 Class R3 EARVX C000182926 Class T FEVTX 0000906352 S000011214 First Eagle Gold Fund C000030903 Class A SGGDX C000030904 Class I FEGIX C000030905 Class C FEGOX C000179775 Class R3 EAURX C000179776 Class R4 FIURX C000179777 Class R5 FERUX C000179778 Class R6 FEURX C000182927 Class T FEUTX 0000906352 S000011215 First Eagle Fund of America C000030906 Class Y FEAFX C000030907 Class C FEAMX C000030908 Class A FEFAX C000124490 Class I FEAIX C000179779 Class R3 EARFX C000179780 Class R4 EAFRX C000179781 Class R5 FERFX C000179782 Class R6 FEFRX C000182928 Class T FEFTX 0000906352 S000035180 First Eagle High Yield Fund C000108220 Class A FEHAX C000108221 Class C FEHCX C000108222 Class I FEHIX C000179783 Class R3 EARHX C000179784 Class R4 FIHRX C000179785 Class R5 FERHX C000179786 Class R6 FEHRX C000182929 Class T FEHTX 0000906352 S000035750 First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund C000109583 Class A FEBAX C000109584 Class C FEBCX C000109585 Class I FEBIX C000179787 Class R3 FBRRX C000179788 Class R4 FIBRX C000179789 Class R5 EABRX C000179790 Class R6 FEBRX C000182930 Class T FEITX 497 1 c92746_497.htm 3B2 EDGAR HTML -- c92746_preflight.htm

FIRST EAGLE FUNDS

First Eagle Global Fund
First Eagle Overseas Fund
First Eagle U.S. Value Fund
First Eagle Gold Fund
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund
First Eagle High Yield Fund
First Eagle Fund of America

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105
(800) 334-2143

SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 18, 2019
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018

This Supplement is intended to highlight certain changes to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2018, as may be amended or supplemented. Please review these matters carefully.

The following is added to the information appearing under the heading “Public Offering Price of Class A Shares—Reducing the Sales Charge—Sales at Net Asset Value” on page 86 of the Prospectus:

Certain financial intermediaries may exchange Class I shares for Class A shares (on a load-waived basis) of the same Fund in connection with a change in account type or otherwise in accordance with the financial intermediary’s policies and procedures that renders a shareholder ineligible for Class I shares. The availability of this sales charge waiver depends on the policies, procedures and trading platforms of the intermediary.

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The following is added to the information appearing in the Appendix of the Prospectus entitled “Intermediary-Specific Front-End Sales Load and Waiver Terms”:

Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial

 

The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:

Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account will be eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
 

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Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.

 

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Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).

 

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Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial’s platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).

 

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Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).

 

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Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.

 

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Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.

 

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Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson,

 
 

 

  

great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.

 

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Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).

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Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James & Associates, Inc. platform or account

Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund’s prospectus or SAI. As used here, “Raymond James” refers to Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James affiliates.

Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
 

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Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

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Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

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Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

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Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

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A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

 

CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
 

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Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

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Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund’s prospectus.

 

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Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 701/2 as described in the fund’s prospectus.

 

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Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

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Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
 

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Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.

 

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Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

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The information in this Supplement modifies the First Eagle Funds’ Prospectus dated March 1, 2018. Except as noted above, no other provisions of the Prospectus are modified by this Supplement.