0000930413-21-000979.txt : 20210430 0000930413-21-000979.hdr.sgml : 20210430 20210430090100 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-21-000979 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210430 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210430 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: 21874055 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 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 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 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 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 0000906352 S000035180 First Eagle High Income 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 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 497 1 c101650_497.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 Income Fund

First Eagle Fund of America

 

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105

(800) 334-2143

 

SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 30, 2021

TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2021

 

Effective May 1, 2021, the following portfolio manager additions are implemented for each Fund as indicated below:

         
Fund   Current Portfolio Management   New Portfolio Management
 
First Eagle Global Fund  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

Manish Gupta (Portfolio Manager)

Julien Albertini (Portfolio Manager)

 

First Eagle Overseas Fund  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

Christian Heck (Portfolio Manager)

Al Barr (Portfolio Manager)

 

First Eagle U.S. Value Fund  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

  

Matthew McLennan (Portfolio Manager)

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

 

 

         
 
 

Matthew Lamphier (Portfolio Manager)

  

Matthew Lamphier (Portfolio Manager)

Mark Wright (Portfolio Manager)

First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund  

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

Edward Meigs (Portfolio Manager)

Sean Slein (Portfolio Manager)

Julien Albertini (Portfolio Manager)

  

Kimball Brooker, Jr. (Portfolio Manager)

Edward Meigs (Portfolio Manager)

Sean Slein (Portfolio Manager)

Julien Albertini (Portfolio Manager)

Idanna Appio (Portfolio Manager)

There are no changes with respect to the First Eagle Gold Fund, First Eagle High Income Fund and First Eagle Fund of America.

Accordingly, the following updates are made to the section entitled “Fund Management—The Adviser” beginning on page 104 of the Prospectus:

Each of Mr. Albertini, Ms. Appio, Mr. Barr, Mr. Gupta, Mr. Heck and Mr. Wright, and their respective commencement dates, are added as portfolio managers of the applicable Funds.

The following paragraphs are included beginning on page 106 of the Prospectus:

Al Barr manages Global Fund with Messrs. McLennan, Brooker and Heck. He joined the Adviser as a research analyst in March 2001. Prior to that, he spent four years as an equity research analyst at PNC Bank and, before then, seven years as an equity research analyst at Rittenhouse Financial Services.

Mark Wright manages U.S. Value Fund with Messrs. McLennan, Brooker and Lamphier. He joined the Adviser in July 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Wright was a Senior Analyst for Investment Banking at Dresner Capital Resources and, subsequently, spent 11 years at Morningstar as a Senior Analyst, Finance Consultant and Director of Tools & Portfolio Content.

 

Idanna Appio manages Global Income Builder Fund with Messrs. Brooker, Meigs, Slein and Albertini. She joined the Adviser in September 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Appio was the deputy head of the Global Economic Analysis department at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Prior to the NY Fed, she was a sovereign analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman.

In addition, Kimball Brooker, Jr. joins Matthew McLennan as a Co-Head of the First Eagle Global Value Team. Accordingly, Kimball Brooker, Jr. and Matthew McLennan are each referred to as Co-Head of the First Eagle Global Value Team.

 

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The information in this Supplement modifies the First Eagle Funds’ Prospectus dated March 1, 2021. Except as noted above, no other provisions of the Prospectus are modified by this Supplement.