Definitive Materials Filed by Investment Companies. (497)
January 24 2013 - 11:06AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND
TS&W FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 2013
TO THE
PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (THE "SAI")
DATED MARCH 1, 2012
THIS SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN
THE PROSPECTUS AND SAI, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS
AND SAI.
The Board of Trustees (the "Board") of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the
"Trust") approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the Trust, on
behalf of the TS&W Fixed Income Portfolio (the "Fund"), and Nationwide Mutual
Funds (the "NMF Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, whereby the Fund would be
reorganized into a newly-organized series of the NMF Trust, the Nationwide Core
Plus Bond Fund (the "Acquiring Fund"). The Acquiring Fund will have the same
investment objective and portfolio manager as the Fund, and will have
substantially similar investment strategies and polices as the Fund. Thompson
Siegel & Walmsley LLC, the investment adviser to the Fund, will serve as the
investment sub-adviser to the Acquiring Fund and Nationwide Fund Advisors will
serve as the investment adviser to the Acquiring Fund. The reorganization is
intended to be tax-free, meaning that the Fund's shareholders will become
shareholders of the Acquiring Fund without realizing any gain or loss for
federal tax purposes.
The Board's decision to reorganize the Fund is subject to shareholder approval.
Shareholders of record of the Fund on or about January 31, 2013 will receive a
proxy statement/prospectus that contains important information about the
reorganization and the Acquiring Fund, including information about investment
strategies and risks, fees and expenses. The proxy statement/prospectus should
be read carefully before making any investment decisions. If approved by
shareholders, the reorganization is anticipated to close in the early second
quarter of 2013.
The foregoing is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy,
shares of the Acquiring Fund, nor is it a solicitation of any proxy.
PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.