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Equity
Fund
Balanced
Fund
Income
Fund
Short-Term
Investment Fund
Small
Cap Growth Fund
International
Equity Fund
Socially
Responsible Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
2010
Moderate Fund
2010
Conservative Fund
2015
Moderate Fund
2025
Moderate Fund
2035
Moderate Fund
2045
Moderate Fund
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Q.
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What
is happening?
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A.
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The
Trust is electing Board members to its Board of Trustees (the
“Board”). In addition, Wilshire Associates Incorporated
(“Wilshire”), the investment adviser of the Funds, has initiated a program
to reorganize and merge selected Funds within the
Trust.
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Q.
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Why
am I receiving this Prospectus/Proxy
Statement?
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A.
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At
the upcoming special meeting on December 19, 2008, shareholders will vote
on the following proposals, if
applicable:
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Acquired
Fund
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Acquiring
Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Conservative Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Moderate Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2045
Moderate Fund
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into
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2035
Moderate Fund
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Short-Term
Investment Fund
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into
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Income
Fund
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Q.
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Who
are being nominated to serve as Board
members?
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A.
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There
are seven nominees, six of whom currently serve as Board members of the
Trust and four of whom have previously been elected by
shareholders.
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Q.
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How
does the Board recommend that I
vote?
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A.
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Your
Trust’s Board recommends that you vote FOR each of the
nominees.
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Q.
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Why
has this proposal been made for my
Fund?
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A.
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The
proposed mergers are part of a program initiated by Wilshire to
restructure selected Funds of the Trust and to eliminate Funds that have
not grown and/or that add unnecessary complexity to
shareholders. Because Wilshire no longer wishes to manage or
support the Acquired Funds in their current form, Wilshire has proposed
the merger of each Acquired Fund with an Acquiring Fund that Wilshire
believes is either (1) similar from an investment objective
standpoint or (2) much larger and has a better long-term performance
track record.
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Q.
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Will
I have to pay federal income tax as a result of the merger of my
Fund?
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A.
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Each
merger will not result in individual contract owners recognizing any gain
or loss for federal income tax purposes. However, if you choose
to redeem or exchange your investment by surrendering your variable life
insurance policy and/or variable annuity contract (each a “Contract”) or
initiating a partial withdrawal, you may be subject to taxes and tax
penalties.
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Q.
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Upon
merger, how will the value of my investment
change?
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A.
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The
aggregate value of your investment will not change as a result of the
merger. It is likely, however, that the number of shares owned
by your insurance company on your behalf will change as a result of the
merger because your insurance company’s shares will be exchanged at the
net asset value per share of the corresponding Acquiring Fund, which will
probably be different from the net asset value per share of your Acquired
Fund.
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Q.
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When
would the merger take place?
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A.
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If
approved, each merger would occur on or about December 22, 2008 or as
soon as reasonably practicable after shareholder approval is
obtained. Shortly after completion of each merger, shareholders
whose accounts are affected by a merger (i.e., your insurance company)
will receive a confirmation statement reflecting their new account number
and the number of shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund they are
receiving. Subsequently, you will be notified of changes to
your account information by your insurance
company.
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Q.
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Are
the mergers related?
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A.
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No. Each
Acquired Fund’s shareholders will vote separately on the merger of their
Fund into the corresponding Acquiring Fund. The merger of one
Acquired Fund into an Acquiring Fund is not contingent upon the approval
of the other Acquired Funds’ shareholders. Each merger is
separate and distinct from the
other.
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Q.
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Will
the proposed mergers affect the operating expenses of the Acquiring
Funds?
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A.
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For
both the 2015 Moderate Fund and the 2035 Moderate Fund, Wilshire intends
to reduce the investment management fee it receives from the Funds such
that Wilshire will receive an annual fee equal to 0.25% of a Fund’s
average daily net assets. In addition, as funds-of-funds, the
2015 Moderate Fund and the 2035 Moderate Fund will bear their
proportionate share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying
funds, including ETFs, in which they plan to invest. Wilshire
has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through
December 31, 2010 such that the 2015 Moderate Fund’s and the 2035
Moderate Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding underlying fund
fees and expenses) do not exceed 0.60% of the average daily net assets of
the Fund’s shares. Please see pages 17-26 in the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement for additional information, including a pro
forma expense table for each Acquiring Fund assuming shareholder approval
of the proposed mergers.
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Q.
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What
happens if the proposed mergers are not
approved?
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A.
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Each
proposed merger will occur only if an Acquired Fund’s shareholders approve
the proposal. If an Acquired Fund’s shareholders do not approve
the merger, the Acquired Fund will continue in existence until the Board
takes other action.
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Q.
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I
am the owner of a variable life insurance policy or a variable annuity
contract offered by my insurance company. I am not a
shareholder of a Fund. Why am I being asked to vote on a
proposal for Fund shareholders?
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A.
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You
have previously directed your insurance company to invest certain proceeds
relating to your Contract in one or more of the Funds. Although
you receive the gains, losses and income from this investment, your
insurance company holds on your behalf any shares corresponding to your
investment in a Fund. Thus, you are not the “shareholder”;
rather, your insurance company is the shareholder. However, you
have the right to instruct your insurance company on how to vote the Fund
shares corresponding to your investment through your
Contract. It is your insurance company, as the shareholder,
that will actually vote the shares corresponding to your investment
(likely by executing a proxy card) once it receives instructions from its
Contract owners.
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The
attached Prospectus/Proxy Statement is used to solicit voting instructions
from you and other owners of Contracts. All persons entitled to
direct the voting of shares of a Fund, whether or not they are
shareholders, are described as voting for purposes of the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement. Please see pages 1-2 of the attached
Prospectus/Proxy Statement for more
details.
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Q.
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Will
any Fund pay for the solicitation of voting instructions and legal costs
associated with this solicitation?
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A.
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Wilshire
will bear these costs, except for costs associated with the proposal to
elect Board members of the Trust.
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Q.
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How
can I vote?
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A.
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You
can vote or provide voting instructions for shares beneficially held
through your Contract by mail, using the enclosed voting instruction
form/proxy card, or in person at the special
meeting.
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Q.
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If
I send in my voting instructions as requested, can I change my vote
later?
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A.
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Shareholders
may revoke proxies at any time before they are voted at the special
meeting either (i) by sending a written revocation to the Secretary
of the Trust as explained in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement; (ii) by
properly executing a later-dated proxy that is received by the Trust at or
prior to the special meeting; or (iii) by attending the special
meeting and voting in person. Only a shareholder may execute or
revoke a proxy. However, you have the right to revoke your
voting instructions. Contract owners may revoke a voting
instruction form by properly executing a later-dated voting instruction
form that is received prior to the special
meeting.
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Q.
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Whom
should I call for additional information about this Prospectus/Proxy
Statement?
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A.
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Please
call shareholder services at
1-888-200-6796.
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Equity
Fund
Balanced
Fund
Income
Fund
Short-Term
Investment Fund
Small
Cap Growth Fund
International
Equity Fund
Socially
Responsible Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
2010
Moderate Fund
2010
Conservative Fund
2015
Moderate Fund
2025
Moderate Fund
2035
Moderate Fund
2045
Moderate Fund
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Acquired
Fund
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Acquiring
Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Conservative Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Moderate Fund
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into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2045
Moderate Fund
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into
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2035
Moderate Fund
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Short-Term
Investment Fund
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into
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Income
Fund
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·
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A
Notice of a Special Meeting of Shareholders, which summarizes the
proposal(s) for which you are being asked to provide voting instructions;
and
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·
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A
Prospectus/Proxy Statement, which provides detailed information on each
Fund, the specific proposals being considered at the shareholders’
meeting, and why each proposal is being
made.
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Equity
Fund
Balanced
Fund
Income
Fund
Short-Term
Investment Fund
Small
Cap Growth Fund
International
Equity Fund
Socially
Responsible Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
2010
Moderate Fund
2010
Conservative Fund
2015
Moderate Fund
2025
Moderate Fund
2035
Moderate Fund
2045
Moderate Fund
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Acquired
Fund
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Acquiring
Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
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Into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Conservative Fund
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Into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Moderate Fund
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Into
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2045
Moderate Fund
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Into
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2035
Moderate Fund
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Short-Term
Investment Fund
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Into
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Income
Fund
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Equity
Fund
Balanced
Fund
Income
Fund
Short-Term
Investment Fund
Small
Cap Growth Fund
International
Equity Fund
Socially
Responsible Fund
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2010
Aggressive Fund
2010
Moderate Fund
2010
Conservative Fund
2015
Moderate Fund
2025
Moderate Fund
2035
Moderate Fund
2045
Moderate Fund
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Wilshire
Variable Insurance Trust
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1299
Ocean Avenue, Suite
700
Santa
Monica, California 90401
(310)
451-3051
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Acquisition
of the assets of an Acquired Fund:
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By
and in exchange for shares of an Acquiring Fund:
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2010
Aggressive Fund
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Conservative Fund
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2010
Moderate Fund
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2015
Moderate Fund
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2045
Moderate Fund
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2035
Moderate Fund
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Short-Term
Investment Fund
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Income
Fund
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PROPOSAL I:
(Equity
Fund, Balanced Fund, Income Fund, Short-Term Investment Fund, Small Cap
Growth Fund, International Equity Fund, Socially Responsible Fund, 2010
Aggressive Fund, 2010 Moderate Fund, 2010 Conservative Fund, 2015 Moderate
Fund, 2025 Moderate Fund, 2035 Moderate Fund and 2045 Moderate Fund (each
a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"))
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Elect
seven (7) Board members to the Board of the Trust.
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PROPOSAL II:
(2010
Aggressive Fund, 2010 Conservative Fund, 2010 Moderate Fund, 2045 Moderate
Fund and Short-Term Investment Fund (each an “Acquired Fund” and
collectively, the “Acquired Funds”))
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Approval
of a proposed merger of an Acquired Fund into the corresponding Acquiring
Fund, as listed above (each an “Acquiring Fund” and collectively, the
“Acquiring Funds”).
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I.
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PROPOSAL I: ELECTION
OF BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF THE
TRUST
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Name
and Age
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Position
Held with the Trust
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Term
of Office and Length of Time Served1
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Principal
Occupations
During the Past Five Years |
Number
of Funds in Fund Complex to be Overseen by Nominee2
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Other
Directorships Held by Nominee
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Interested
Nominee
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Lawrence
E. Davanzo,3
55
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Board
member and President
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Since
2005
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President,
Wilshire Associates Incorporated (October 2007-Present); Senior Managing
Director, Wilshire Associates Incorporated (October 2004-October 2007);
Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners (August 2004-October 2004);
Independent Investor (August 2001-August 2004); President, InvestorForce
Securities (February 2000-August 2001).
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21
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Wilshire
Associates Incorporated; Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. (7
Portfolios)
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Non-Interested
Nominees
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Theodore
J. Beck,
55
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Nominee
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N/A
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President
and Chief Executive Officer, National Endowment for Financial Education
(since 2005); Associate Dean for Executive Education and Corporate
Relationships, and President for the Center for Advanced Studies in
Business at the University of Wisconsin (1999-2005).
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21
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Wilshire
Mutual Funds, Inc. (7 Portfolios)
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Name
and Age
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Position
Held with the Trust
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Term
of Office and Length of Time Served1
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Principal
Occupations
During the Past Five Years |
Number
of Funds in Fund Complex to be Overseen by Nominee2
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Other
Directorships Held by Nominee
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Roger
A. Formisano,
59
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Board
member
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Since
2002
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Vice
President, University Medical Foundation, 2006-Present; formerly Director,
The Center for Leadership and Applied Business, UW-Madison School of
Business; Principal, R.A. Formisano & Company, LLC.
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21
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Integrity
Mutual Insurance Company; Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. (7
Portfolios)
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Richard
A. Holt,4
66
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Board
member
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Since
1998
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Retired;
formerly Senior Relationship Manager, Scudder Insurance Asset
Management.
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21
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Wilshire
Mutual Funds, Inc. (7 Portfolios)
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Suanne K.
Luhn,
53
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Board
member
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Since
2008
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Retired;
formerly Chief Compliance Officer, Bahl & Gaynor (investment
adviser) (1990 to 2006).
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21
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Wilshire
Mutual Funds, Inc. (7 Portfolios)
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Harriet
A. Russell,
66
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Board
member
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Since
1996; Trustee of Predecessor Funds from 1974 to 1983 and 1992 to
1996
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President,
Greater Cincinnati Credit Union; formerly Vice President, Cincinnati Board
of Education; formerly teacher, Walnut Hills High School.
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21
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Greater
Cincinnati Credit Union Board; Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. (7
Portfolios)
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George
J. Zock,
57
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Board
member, Chair-person of the Board
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Since
1996; Trustee of Predecessor Funds from 1995 to 1996
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Independent
Consultant; formerly Consultant, Horace Mann Service Corporation (2004 to
2005); formerly Executive Vice President, Horace Mann Life Insurance
Company and Horace Mann Service Corporation (1997 to
2003).
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21
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Wilshire
Mutual Funds, Inc. (7
Portfolios)
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(1)
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Each
Board member serves until the next shareholders’ meeting (and until the
election and qualification of a successor), or until death, resignation,
removal (as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust) or retirement
which takes effect no later than the May 1 following his or her 70th
birthday.
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(2)
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The
“Fund Complex” consists of all registered investment companies for which
Wilshire serves as investment adviser, including the seven series of
Wilshire Mutual Funds.
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(3)
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Mr.
Davanzo is an interested person because of his position with
Wilshire.
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(4)
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Mr.
Holt employs Alliance Bernstein, subadviser to the Equity Fund and the
Socially Responsible Fund, to manage assets that he
controls.
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Board
Member/
Nominee
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Aggregate
Compensation from the Trust
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Pension
Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses
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Estimated
Annual Benefits Upon Retirement
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Total
Compensation from the Trust1
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Roger
D. Formisano
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$12,459
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N/A
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N/A
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$27,000
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Richard
A. Holt
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$12,459
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N/A
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N/A
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$27,000
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Suanne
K. Luhn
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$0
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N/A
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N/A
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$0
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Harriet
A. Russell
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$10,385
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N/A
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N/A
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$27,000
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George
J. Zock
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$20,752
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N/A
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N/A
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$43,000
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(1)
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This
is the total amount compensated to the Board member for his or her service
on the Trust’s Board and the board of any other investment company in the
fund complex. “Fund Complex” means two or more registered
investment companies that hold themselves out as related companies for
purposes of investment and investor services, or have a common investment
adviser or are advised by affiliated investment
advisers.
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Name
and Age
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Position
Held with the Trust
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Term
of Office and
Length of Time Served |
Principal
Occupations
During the Past Five Years |
Helen
Webb Thompson,
40
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Chief
Compliance Officer and Secretary
Treasurer
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Since
2004
Since
2008
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Managing
Director, Wilshire Associates Incorporated (since 2003); Associate
Director, First Quadrant, L.P. (2001 to 2003); Chief Investment
Accountant, Financial Controller, Company Secretary, Associate Director,
Compliance Officer (1996 to 2003), First Quadrant
Limited.
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Interested
Board Member/
Nominee
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Non-Interested
Board Members/Nominees
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Name
of Fund
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Lawrence
E. Davanzo
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Theodore
J. Beck
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Roger
A. Formisano
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Richard
A. Holt
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Suanne
K. Luhn
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Harriet
A. Russell
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George
J. Zock
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Equity
Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Balanced
Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Income
Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
International
Equity Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Socially
Responsible Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2010
Conservative Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2025
Moderate Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
II.
|
Acquired
Fund
|
Acquiring
Fund
|
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
into
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2010
Conservative Fund
|
into
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
into
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
into
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
into
|
Income
Fund
|
1.
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What
is being proposed?
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2.
|
What
will happen to my investment in the Acquired Fund as a result of the
merger?
|
3.
|
Why
has the Board of the Trust recommended that shareholders approve the
mergers?
|
·
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That,
as a part of its program to restructure selected Funds of the Trust,
Wilshire would like to eliminate Funds that have not grown and/or that add
unnecessary complexity to
shareholders;
|
·
|
Various
alternatives to each proposed
merger;
|
·
|
That
Wilshire recommended the merger of the Acquired Fund into the Acquiring
Fund based on its belief that such Acquiring Fund has either (1) a similar
investment objective and strategy to the Acquired Fund or (2) a larger
asset base and better long-term performance track record;
and
|
·
|
That
the merger would provide a continuity of investment within the Trust for
shareholders of the Acquired Fund.
|
4.
|
How
do the investment goals, policies and restrictions of the Funds
compare?
|
Underlying
Investments
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2015 Moderate
Fund—Estimated(1) (assuming consummation of the
2010 Aggressive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger
only)
|
2015 Moderate
Fund—Estimated(1) (assuming consummation of the
2010 Aggressive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger, the 2010 Conservative
Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund—2015 Moderate
Fund merger)
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Income
Fund
|
15.2 | % | 22.2 | % | 20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | ||||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
18.2 | % | 24.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
International
Equity Fund
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16.8 | % | 12.8 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Equity
Fund
|
40.9 | % | 31.9 | % | 30.0 | % | 30.0 | % | ||||||||
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
8.9 | % | 8.9 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
ETFs
|
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1)
|
Reflects
Wilshire’s estimation of the portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate
Fund subsequent to the merger. No assurance can be given as to
the actual portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate Fund subsequent to
the merger.
|
Underlying
Investments
|
2010
Conservative Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Estimated(1)
(assuming consummation of the 2010 Conservative Fund—2015 Moderate Fund
merger only)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Estimated(1)
(assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund
merger, the 2010 Moderate Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger and the 2010
Conservative Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger)
|
||||||||||||
Income
Fund
|
31.1 | % | 22.2 | % | 20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | ||||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
40.2 | % | 24.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
International
Equity Fund
|
8.8 | % | 12.8 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Equity
Fund
|
16.9 | % | 31.9 | % | 30.0 | % | 30.0 | % | ||||||||
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
3.0 | % | 8.9 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
ETFs
|
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1)
|
Reflects
Wilshire’s estimation of the portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate
Fund subsequent to the merger. No assurance can be given as to
the actual portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate Fund subsequent to
the merger.
|
Underlying
Investments
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Estimated(1)
(assuming consummation of the 2010 Moderate Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger
only)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Estimated(1)
(assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund
merger, the 2010 Conservative Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger and the 2010
Moderate Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger)
|
||||||||||||
Income
Fund
|
20.1 | % | 22.2 | % | 20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | ||||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
33.3 | % | 24.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
International
Equity Fund
|
11.8 | % | 12.8 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Equity
Fund
|
27.9 | % | 31.9 | % | 30.0 | % | 30.0 | % | ||||||||
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
6.9 | % | 8.9 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
ETFs
|
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1)
|
Reflects
Wilshire’s estimation of the portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate
Fund subsequent to the merger. No assurance can be given as to
the actual portfolio composition of the 2015 Moderate Fund subsequent to
the merger.
|
Underlying
Investments
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
2035
Moderate Fund – Estimated(1)
|
|||||||||
Income
Fund
|
2.1 | % | 10.2 | % | 10.0 | % | ||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
0.0 | % | 8.1 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||
International
Equity Fund
|
18.9 | % | 14.9 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||
Equity
Fund
|
67.1 | % | 54.9 | % | 40.0 | % | ||||||
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
11.9 | % | 11.9 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||
ETFs
|
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1)
|
Reflects
Wilshire’s estimation of the portfolio composition of the 2035 Moderate
Fund subsequent to the merger. No assurance can be given as to
the actual portfolio composition of the 2035 Moderate Fund subsequent to
the merger.
|
·
|
U.S.
Treasury Bills and other obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S.
government or its agencies
|
·
|
commercial
paper (within the two highest ratings as determined by Moody’s Investors
Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or an equivalent
rating)
|
·
|
U.S.
dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign governments, foreign
corporations, foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks (limited to
the three highest ratings as determined by Moody’s or S&P or an
equivalent rating and to 10% of the Short-Term Investment Fund’s total
assets)
|
·
|
publicly
traded bonds, debentures and notes (with a rating within the four highest
ratings as determined by Moody’s or S&P or an equivalent
rating)
|
·
|
repurchase
and reverse repurchase agreements
|
·
|
cash
or cash equivalents
|
·
|
investment
grade, publicly offered debt securities, including mortgage-backed and
other asset-backed securities (within the four highest ratings as
determined by Moody’s, S&P or an equivalent rating at the time of
purchase)
|
·
|
securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its
agencies
|
·
|
high
quality commercial paper (within the two highest grades as determined by
both Moody’s and S&P or an equivalent rating), repurchase and reverse
repurchase agreements, time deposits with maturities less than seven days
and cash or cash equivalents
|
·
|
high
grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign governments,
foreign corporations, foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks
(limited to the four highest ratings as determined by Moody’s, S&P or
an equivalent rating at the time of purchase and to 15% of the Income
Fund’s total assets)
|
·
|
highest
quality non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign issuers
(limited to the four highest ratings as determined by Moody’s, S&P or
an equivalent rating at the time of purchase) which are fully hedged back
into U.S. dollars and do not exceed 15% of the Income Fund’s total
assets
|
Asset
Allocation
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
Income
Fund
|
Income
Fund – Estimated(1)
|
|||||||||
Certificates
of Deposit
|
1.1 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||
Commercial
Paper
|
18.9 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||
U.S.
Government & Agency Obligations
|
23.4 | % | 49.8 | % | 49.8 | % | ||||||
Repurchase
Agreement
|
19.4 | % | 10.5 | % | 10.5 | % | ||||||
Asset
Backed Securities
|
0.0 | % | 5.5 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||||
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
|
0.0 | % | 14.4 | % | 14.4 | % | ||||||
Corporate
Bonds
|
0.0 | % | 20.7 | % | 20.7 | % | ||||||
Foreign
Bonds
|
0.0 | % | 9.3 | % | 9.3 | % | ||||||
U.S.
Treasury Obligations
|
0.0 | % | 13.9 | % | 13.9 | % | ||||||
Preferred
Stock
|
0.0 | % | 0.8 | % | 0.8 | % | ||||||
Other
Assets and Liabilities
|
37.2 | % | (24.9 | )% | (24.9 | )% | ||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1)
|
Reflects
Western Asset’s estimation of the portfolio composition of the Income Fund
subsequent to the merger, taking into account that prior to the merger,
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, a portion of the
portfolio of the Short-Term Investment Fund may be liquidated to conform
with the investment objective, policies, restrictions and strategies of
the Income Fund. No assurance can be given as to the actual
portfolio composition of the Income Fund subsequent to the
merger.
|
5.
|
How
do the expense ratios and management fee rates of the Funds compare, and
what are they estimated to be following each
merger?
|
Management
Fee
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fee
|
Other
Expenses
|
Gross
Annual Expenses(2)
|
Less
Expense Reimburse-ment(2)
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses (Underlying Investments )
|
Total
Annual Operating Expenses(2)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Aggressive
Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 8.60 | % | 8.95 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.08 | % | 10.03 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015 Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.96 | % | 2.31 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (4),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger
only)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % (7) | 0.75 | % | (0.15 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (5),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger,
the 2010 Conservative Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger into
the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.23 | %(7) | 0.73 | % | (0.13 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % |
(1)
|
The
Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the
underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These
indirect expenses, which will vary with changes in underlying investments
expenses, are based on the average expense ratio for the underlying
investments in which the Fund invests, based on the actual expenses of the
shares of those underlying
investments.
|
(2)
|
Currently,
Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or
reimburse expenses for the 2010 Aggressive Fund and the 2015 Moderate Fund
through April 30, 2009, so that the Total Annual Operating Expenses
for the 2010 Aggressive Fund and the 2015 Moderate Fund, excluding the
fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds, will not exceed
0.50% (the “Expense Limitation”). The Total Annual
Operating Expenses, including the Expense Limitation for the 2010
Aggressive Fund and 2015 Moderate Fund are 1.58% and 1.46%,
respectively. Total Annual Operating Expenses are the sum of a
Fund’s direct annual operating expenses and of a Fund’s indirect
underlying investments fees and expenses. Assuming the
consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger only, Wilshire has
contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or reimburse expenses
for the 2015 Moderate Fund through December 31, 2010, so that Total Annual
Operating Expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund, excluding the fees and
expenses of the underlying investments, will not exceed
0.60%.
|
(3)
|
The
2015 Moderate Fund currently invests in actively managed Wilshire Variable
Insurance Trust Portfolios as the underlying
investments. Following the proposed merger, the Fund will
transition its underlying investment to invest in Exchange Traded Funds
(ETF). Investing in ETFs should result in lower
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses for the Fund due to the lower average
expense ratios for the ETFs compared to the current underlying
investments.
|
(4)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the maximum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(5)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the minimum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(6)
|
While
not all potential fund merger scenarios are presented, the maximum and
minimum pro forma amounts that a shareholder of the 2015 Moderate Fund may
bear have been presented.
|
(7)
|
“Other
Expenses” will decrease post-merger because the funds will benefit from
the consolidation of assets as some of these are fixed
costs. Additionally, recent changes in service providers have
reduced some of these expenses.
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
|||||||||||||
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
$ | 978 | $ | 2,788 | $ | 4,421 | $ | 7,837 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 234 | $ | 721 | $ | 1,235 | $ | 2,646 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger
only)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 428 | $ | 763 | $ | 1,709 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger,
the 2010 Conservative Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger into
the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 426 | $ | 756 | $ | 1,690 |
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund (post-merger)
|
|
Management
Fee
|
Management
Fee
|
|
0.35%
|
0.25%
|
Management
Fee
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fee
|
Other
Expenses
|
Gross
Annual Expenses(2)
|
Less
Expense Reimburse-ment(2)
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses
(Underlying
Investments)
|
Total
Annual Operating Expenses(2)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Conservative
Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 5.61 | % | 5.96 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.73 | % | 6.69 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015 Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.96 | % | 2.31 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (4),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Conservative Fund merger
only)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | %(7) | 0.75 | % | (0.15 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (5),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Conservative Fund
merger, the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger
into the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.23 | %(7) | 0.73 | % | (0.13 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % |
(1)
|
The
Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the
underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These
indirect expenses, which will vary with changes in underlying investments
expenses, are based on the average expense ratio for the underlying
investments in which the Fund invests, based on the actual expenses of the
shares of those underlying
investments.
|
(2)
|
Currently,
Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or
reimburse expenses for the 2010 Conservative Fund and the 2015 Moderate
Fund through April 30, 2009, so that the Total Annual Operating
Expenses for the 2010 Conservative Fund and the 2015 Moderate Fund,
excluding the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds, will not exceed
0.50% (the “Expense Limitation”). The Total Annual Operating
Expenses, including the Expense Limitation for the 2010 Conservative Fund
and 2015 Moderate Fund are 1.23% and 1.46%, respectively. Total
Annual Operating Expenses are the sum of a Fund’s direct annual operating
expenses and of a Fund’s indirect underlying investments fees and
expenses. Assuming the consummation of the 2010 Conservative
Fund merger only, Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management
Fees and/or reimburse expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund through December
31, 2010, so that Total Annual Operating Expenses for the 2015 Moderate
Fund, excluding fees and expenses of the underlying investments, will not
exceed 0.60%.
|
(3)
|
The
2015 Moderate Fund currently invests in actively managed Wilshire Variable
Insurance Trust Portfolios as the underlying
investments. Following the proposed merger, the Fund will
transition its underlying investment to invest in Exchange Traded Funds
(ETF). Investing in ETFs should result in lower
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses for the Fund due to the lower average
expense ratios for the ETFs compared to the current underlying
investments.
|
(4)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the maximum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(5)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the minimum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(6)
|
While
not all potential fund merger scenarios are presented, the maximum and
minimum pro forma amounts that a shareholder of the 2015 Moderate Fund may
bear have been presented.
|
(7)
|
“Other
Expenses” will decrease post-merger because the funds will benefit from
the consolidation of assets as some of these are fixed
costs. Additionally, recent changes in service providers have
reduced some of these expenses.
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
|||||||||||||
2010
Conservative Fund
|
$ | 663 | $ | 1,957 | $ | 3,207 | $ | 6,151 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 234 | $ | 721 | $ | 1,235 | $ | 2,646 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Conservative Fund merger
only)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 428 | $ | 763 | $ | 1,709 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Conservative Fund
merger, the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger
into the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 426 | $ | 756 | $ | 1,690 |
2010
Conservative Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund (post-merger)
|
|
Management
Fee
|
Management
Fee
|
|
0.35%
|
0.25%
|
Management
Fee
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fee
|
Other
Expenses
|
Gross
Annual Expenses(2)
|
Less
Expense Reimburse-ment(2)
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses (Underlying Investments)
|
Total
Annual Operating Expenses(2)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 3.25 | % | 3.60 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.86 | % | 4.46 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.96 | % | 2.31 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (4),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Moderate Fund merger
only)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | %(7) | 0.75 | % | (0.15 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund(1), (5),
(6)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger,
the 2010 Conservative Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger into
the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.23 | %(7) | 0.73 | % | (0.13 | )% | 0.70 | %(3) | 1.30 | % |
(1)
|
The
Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the
underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These
indirect expenses, which will vary with changes in underlying investments
expenses, are based on the average expense ratio for the underlying
investments in which the Fund invests, based on the actual expenses of the
shares of those underlying
investments.
|
(2)
|
Currently,
Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or
reimburse expenses for the 2010 Moderate Fund and the 2015 Moderate Fund
through April 30, 2009, so that the Total Annual Operating Expenses
for the 2010 Moderate Fund and the 2015 Moderate Fund, excluding the fees
and expenses of the Underlying Funds, will not exceed 0.50% (the “Expense
Limitation”). The Total Annual Operating Expenses, including
the Expense Limitation for the 2010 Moderate Fund and 2015 Moderate Fund
are 1.36% and 1.46%, respectively. Total Annual Operating
Expenses are the sum of a Fund’s direct annual operating expenses and of a
Fund’s indirect underlying investments fees and
expenses. Assuming the consummation of the 2010 Moderate Fund
merger only, Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees
and/or reimburse expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund through December 31,
2010, so that Total Annual Operating Expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund,
excluding fees and expenses of the underlying investments, will not exceed
0.60%.
|
(3)
|
The
2015 Moderate Fund currently invests in actively managed Wilshire Variable
Insurance Trust Portfolios as the underlying
investments. Following the proposed merger, the Fund will
transition its underlying investment to invest in Exchange Traded Funds
(ETF). Investing in ETFs should result in lower
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses for the Fund due to the lower average
expense ratios for the ETFs compared to the current underlying
investments.
|
(4)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the maximum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(5)
|
The
pro forma annual operating expenses for the 2015 Moderate Fund under this
scenario is the minimum amount that a shareholder will
bear.
|
(6)
|
While
not all potential fund merger scenarios are presented, the maximum and
minimum pro forma amounts that a shareholder of the 2015 Moderate Fund may
bear have been presented.
|
(7)
|
“Other
Expenses” will decrease post-merger because the funds will benefit from
the consolidation of assets as some of these are fixed
costs. Additionally, recent changes in service providers have
reduced some of these expenses.
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
|||||||||||||
2010
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 447 | $ | 1,349 | $ | 2,260 | $ | 4,582 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 234 | $ | 721 | $ | 1,235 | $ | 2,646 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Moderate Fund merger
only)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 428 | $ | 763 | $ | 1,709 | ||||||||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined, assuming consummation of the 2010 Aggressive Fund merger,
the 2010 Conservative Fund merger and the 2010 Moderate Fund merger into
the 2015 Moderate Fund)
|
$ | 132 | $ | 426 | $ | 756 | $ | 1,690 |
2010
Moderate Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund (post-merger)
|
|
Management
Fee
|
Management
Fee
|
|
0.35%
|
0.25%
|
Management
Fee
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fee
|
Other
Expenses
|
Gross
Annual Expenses(2)
|
Less
Expense Reimburse-ment(2)
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses (Underlying Investments)
|
Total
Annual Operating Expenses(2)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2045
Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 5.32 | % | 5.67 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.29 | % | 6.96 | % | ||||||||||||||
2035
Moderate Fund(1)
|
0.35 | % | 0.00 | % | 3.02 | % | 3.37 | % | 0.00 | % | 1.17 | % | 4.54 | % | ||||||||||||||
2035
Moderate Fund(1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined)
|
0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.27 | %(4) | 0.77 | % | (0.17 | )% | 0.71 | %(3) | 1.31 | % |
(1)
|
The
Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the
underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These
indirect expenses, which will vary with changes in underlying investments
expenses, are based on the average expense ratio for the underlying
investments in which the Fund invests, based on the actual expenses of the
shares of those underlying
investments.
|
(2)
|
Currently,
Wilshire has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or
reimburse expenses for the 2045 Moderate Fund and the 2035 Moderate Fund
through April 30, 2009, so that the Total Annual Operating Expenses
for the 2045 Moderate Fund and the 2035 Moderate Fund, excluding the fees
and expenses of the Underlying Funds, will not exceed 0.50% (the “Expense
Limitation”). The Total Annual Operating Expenses, including
the Expense Limitation for the 2045 Moderate Fund and 2035 Moderate Fund
are 1.79% and 1.67%, respectively. Total Annual Operating
Expenses are the sum of a Fund’s direct annual operating expenses and of a
Fund’s indirect underlying investments fees and
expenses. Assuming the consummation of the merger, Wilshire has
contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and/or reimburse expenses
for the 2035 Moderate Fund through December 31, 2010, so that the Total
Annual Operating Expenses for the 2035 Moderate Fund, excluding the fees
and expenses of the underlying investments, will not exceed
0.60%.
|
(3)
|
The
2035 Moderate Fund currently invests in actively managed Wilshire Variable
Insurance Trust Portfolios as the underlying
investments. Following the proposed merger, the Fund will
transition its underlying investment to invest in Exchange Traded Funds
(ETF). Investing in ETFs should result in lower
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses for the Fund due to the lower average
expense ratios for the ETFs compared to the current underlying
investments.
|
(4)
|
“Other
Expenses” will decrease post-merger because the funds will benefit from
the consolidation of assets as some of these are fixed
costs. Additionally, recent changes in service providers have
reduced some of these expenses.
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
|||||||||||||
2045
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 689 | $ | 2,027 | $ | 3,313 | $ | 6,315 | ||||||||
2035
Moderate Fund
|
$ | 455 | $ | 1,371 | $ | 2,296 | $ | 4,646 | ||||||||
2035
Moderate Fund
(Pro
forma combined)
|
$ | 133 | $ | 434 | $ | 775 | $ | 1,738 |
2045
Moderate Fund
|
2035
Moderate Fund (post-merger)
|
|
Management
Fee
|
Management
Fee
|
|
0.35%
|
0.25%
|
Management
Fee
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fee
|
Other
Expenses
|
Total
Annual Operating Expenses
|
|||||||||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund(1)
|
0.28 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.56 | % | 1.09 | % | ||||||||
Income
Fund
|
0.55 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||
Income
Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
(Pro
forma combined)
|
0.55 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.05 | % |
(1)
|
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, Wilshire voluntarily waived
investment management fees and reimbursed the Short-Term Investment Fund
for all fees and expenses, except custodian and Board
expenses. After these waivers, actual net annual operating
expenses for the Short-Term Investment Fund for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 were 0.10%. Wilshire’s voluntary fee
waiver is expected to continue until December 31, 2008 and may be
terminated at any time.
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
|||||||||||||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
$ | 111 | $ | 347 | $ | 601 | $ | 1,329 | ||||||||
Income
Fund
|
$ | 107 | $ | 334 | $ | 579 | $ | 1,283 | ||||||||
Income
Fund
(Pro
forma combined)
|
$ | 107 | $ | 334 | $ | 579 | $ | 1,283 |
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
Income
Fund
(pre-
and post-merger)
|
|||
Average
Daily Net Assets
|
Management
Fee
|
Average
Daily Net Assets
|
Management
Fee
|
|
$0
to $1 billion
|
0.275%
|
$0
to $1 billion
|
0.550%
|
|
Over
$1 billion
|
0.175%
|
Over
$1 billion
|
0.450%
|
6.
|
What
are the federal income tax consequences of the proposed
mergers?
|
7.
|
Will
my dividends be affected by the
mergers?
|
8.
|
Do
the procedures for purchasing, redeeming and exchanging shares of the
Funds differ?
|
9.
|
How
will I be notified of the outcome of the merger of my Acquired
Fund?
|
10.
|
Will
the value of my investment change?
|
11.
|
What
percentage of shareholders’ votes is required to approve the merger of my
Fund?
|
Best
Quarter: 3.27% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (1.41)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (7.22)%
|
Best
Quarter: 4.03% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (2.15)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (8.58)%
|
Past
1 year
|
Since
Inception (5/01/06)
|
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
4.57%
|
6.00%
|
Blended
Benchmark(1)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.27%
|
7.50%
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
4.35%
|
5.86%
|
Blended
Benchmark(2)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.57%
|
8.15%
|
1.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2015 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 32% S&P 500 Index, 8% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
11% MSCI EAFE Index, 22% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 27%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
2.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2010 Aggressive Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 40% S&P 500 Index, 8% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
16% MSCI EAFE Index, 17% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 19%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
Best
Quarter: 3.27% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (1.41)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (7.22)%
|
Best
Quarter: 1.59% (3Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (0.26)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (4.01)%
|
Past
1 year
|
Since
Inception (5/01/06)
|
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
4.57%
|
6.00%
|
Blended
Benchmark(1)(Reflects
no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.27%
|
7.50%
|
2010
Conservative Fund
|
3.93%
|
5.13%
|
Blended
Benchmark(2)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
5.96%
|
6.67%
|
1.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2015 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 32% S&P 500 Index, 8% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
11% MSCI EAFE Index, 22% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 27%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
2.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2010 Conservative Fund’s target
allocation and is comprised of 12% S&P 500 Index, 2% Russell 2000
Growth Index, 7% MSCI EAFE Index, 35% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond
Index and 44% Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an
index comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth
Index is an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
Best
Quarter: 3.27% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (1.41)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (7.22)%
|
Best
Quarter: 2.83% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (1.11)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (6.23)%
|
Past
1 year
|
Since
Inception (5/01/06)
|
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
4.57%
|
6.00%
|
Blended
Benchmark(1)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.27%
|
7.50%
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
4.47%
|
5.51%
|
Blended
Benchmark(2)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.07%
|
7.12%
|
1.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2015 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 32% S&P 500 Index, 8% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
11% MSCI EAFE Index, 22% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 27%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
2
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2010 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 25% S&P 500 Index, 6% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
10% MSCI EAFE Index, 22% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 37%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
Best
Quarter: 5.13% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (2.75)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (10.69)%
|
Best
Quarter: 6.15% (2Q07)
|
Worst
Quarter: (3.95)% (4Q07)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (12.57)%
|
Past
1 year
|
Since
Inception (5/01/06)
|
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
4.61%
|
6.20%
|
Blended
Benchmark(1)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.43%
|
8.35%
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
3.95%
|
5.91%
|
Blended
Benchmark(2)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.57%
|
8.97%
|
1.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2035 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 57% S&P 500 Index, 13% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
12% MSCI EAFE Index, 10% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 8%
Treasury Bill Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index
comprised of 500 U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is
an index comprised of the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a
greater-than-average growth orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is
a capitalization weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia
and the Far East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is
a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. The Treasury
Bill Index consists of U.S. Treasury Bills with 90 day
maturities. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
2.
|
The
Blended Benchmark is based on the 2045 Moderate Fund’s target allocation
and is comprised of 70% S&P 500 Index, 13% Russell 2000 Growth Index,
15% MSCI EAFE Index and 2% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond
Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index comprised of 500 U.S.
stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an index comprised of
the Russell 2000 Growth securities with a greater-than-average growth
orientation. The MSCI EAFE Index is a capitalization weighted
measure of stock markets in Europe, Australia and the Far
East. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market
value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities with a maturity of one year or more. All indices are
unmanaged.
|
Best
Quarter: 4.29% (4Q00)
|
Worst
Quarter: (2.07)% (2Q04)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: (1.95)%
|
Best
Quarter: 1.71% (1Q01)
|
Worst
Quarter: 0.00% (3Q03)
|
2008
Total Return as of June 30, 2008: 1.13%
|
Past
1 year
|
Past
5 years
|
Past
10 years
|
|
Income
Fund
|
4.21%
|
4.48%
|
5.54%
|
Barclays
Capital Aggregate Bond Index(1)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
6.97%
|
4.42%
|
5.97%
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
4.88%
|
2.96%
|
3.71%
|
Treasury
Bill Index(2)
(Reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
|
5.00%
|
3.07%
|
3.77%
|
1.
|
The
Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of
investment grade fixed-rated debt issues, including Government, corporate,
asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities with a maturity of one year or
more.
|
2.
|
The
Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index consisting of U.S. Treasury
Bills with 90-day maturities.
|
·
|
That,
as part of its program to restructure selected Funds of the Trust,
Wilshire would like to eliminate Funds that have not grown and/or that add
unnecessary complexity to
shareholders;
|
·
|
That
Wilshire recommended the merger of the Acquired Fund into the Acquiring
Fund based on its belief that such Acquiring Fund has a similar investment
objective and strategy to the Acquired Fund, and after discussion with
each Participating Insurance Company;
and
|
·
|
That
the merger would provide a continuity of investment within the Wilshire
Variable Insurance Trust for shareholders of the Acquired
Fund.
|
·
|
The
Board noted that Wilshire would bear all expenses associated with each
merger, including but not limited to transaction costs associated with any
related repositioning of a Fund’s
portfolio.
|
·
|
The
Board noted that the estimated total annual operating expense ratios of
each combined Fund are expected to be lower than the corresponding
Acquired Fund. The Board also considered Wilshire’s commitment
to cap the 2015 Moderate Fund’s and the 2035 Moderate Fund’s operating
expenses for approximately a two (2) year period at levels that are the
same or lower compared to each Acquired Fund’s current operating expense
ratio.
|
·
|
The
Board concluded that no merger would result in the dilution of shareholder
interests and that the terms and conditions were fair and reasonable and
consistent with industry practice.
|
·
|
The
Board noted that the services available to shareholders of each Acquiring
Fund were identical to those available to shareholders of the
corresponding Acquired Fund.
|
(a)
|
The
transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Fund to its corresponding
Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for Acquiring Fund Shares and the
assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all of the liabilities of the Acquired
Fund (followed by the distribution of all of the Acquiring Fund Shares to
the Acquired Fund shareholders in complete liquidation of the Acquired
Fund) will constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code and the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each
be a “party to a reorganization,” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of
the Code, with respect to the
reorganization.
|
(b)
|
No
gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquiring Fund upon the receipt of
all the assets of its corresponding Acquired Fund solely in exchange for
Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the
liabilities of the Acquired Fund.
|
(c)
|
No
gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Fund upon the transfer of
all the Acquired Fund’s assets to its corresponding Acquiring Fund solely
in exchange for Acquiring Fund Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring
Fund of all the liabilities of the Acquired Fund or upon the distribution
(whether actual or constructive) of such Acquiring Fund Shares to the
Acquired Fund shareholders solely in exchange for such shareholders’
shares of the Acquired Fund in complete liquidation of the Acquired
Fund.
|
(d)
|
No
gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Fund shareholders upon the
exchange of their Acquired Fund shares solely for Acquiring Fund Shares in
the reorganization.
|
(e)
|
The
aggregate tax basis of the Acquiring Fund Shares received by each Acquired
Fund shareholder pursuant to the reorganization will be the same as the
aggregate tax basis of the Acquired Fund shares exchanged therefor by such
shareholder. The holding period of Acquiring Fund Shares
received by each Acquired Fund shareholder will include the period during
which the Acquired Fund shares exchanged therefor were held by such
shareholder, provided such Acquired Fund shares are held as capital assets
at the time of the reorganization.
|
(f)
|
The
tax basis of the Acquired Fund’s assets acquired by its corresponding
Acquiring Fund will be the same as the tax basis of such assets to the
Acquired Fund immediately before the reorganization. The
holding period of the assets of the Acquired Fund in the hands of the
Acquiring Fund will include the period during which those assets were held
by the Acquired Fund.
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
2010
Conserva-tive Fund
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments (consummation of 2010 Aggressive Fund – 2015 Moderate
Fund merger)(2)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Pro Forma Combined (assuming consumma-tion of 2010
Aggressive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger only)(1)
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments (consummation of 2010 Conservative Fund – 2015 Moderate
Fund merger)(2)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Pro Forma Combined (assuming consumma-tion of 2010
Conserva-tive Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger only)(1)
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments (consummation of 2010 Moderate Fund – 2015 Moderate Fund
merger)(2)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Pro Forma Combined (assuming consumma-tion of 2010 Moderate
Fund—2015 Moderate Fund merger only)(1)
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments (consummation of 2010 Aggressive Fund, 2010 Conservative
Fund and 2010 Moderate Fund mergers into 2015 Moderate Fund)(2)
|
2015
Moderate Fund—Pro Forma Combined (assuming consumma-tion of 2010
Aggressive Fund merger, 2010 Conserva-tive Fund merger and 2010 Moderate
Fund merger into 2015 Moderate Fund)(1)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Assets
|
$ | 1,055,633 | $ | 1,266,509 | $ | 3,021,528 | $ | 10,407,246 | $ | 11,462,879 | $ | 11,673,755 | $ | 13,428,774 | $ | 15,750,916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Outstanding
|
105,387 | 122,920 | 295,216 | 1,024,883 | (1,384 | ) | 1,128,886 | 1,859 | 1,149,662 | 2,471 | 1,322,570 | 2,947 | 1,551,353 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Asset Value Per Share
|
$ | 10.02 | $ | 10.30 | $ | 10.23 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.15 |
1.
|
Assumes
the mergers had been consummated on June 30, 2008, and is for information
purposes only. No assurance can be given as to how many shares of the 2015
Moderate Fund will be received by the shareholders of the 2010 Aggressive
Fund, 2010 Conservative Fund and 2010 Moderate Fund on the date the
mergers take place, and the foregoing should not be relied upon to reflect
the number of shares of the 2015 Moderate Fund that actually will be
received on or after such
date.
|
2.
|
Pro
forma adjustments are due to the different net asset value of 2015
Moderate Fund.
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments(2)
|
2035
Moderate Fund— Pro Forma Combined (assuming consummation of the
merger)(1)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Assets
|
$ | 2,559,516 | $ | 4,960,361 | $ | 7,519,877 | ||||||||||
Shares
Outstanding
|
266,688 | 503,037 | (7,102 | ) | 762,623 | |||||||||||
Net
Asset Value Per Share
|
$ | 9.60 | $ | 9.86 | $ | 9.86 |
1.
|
Assumes
the merger had been consummated on June 30, 2008, and is for information
purposes only. No assurance can be given as to how many shares of the 2035
Moderate Fund will be received by the shareholders of the 2045 Moderate
Fund on the date the merger takes place, and the foregoing should not be
relied upon to reflect the number of shares of the 2035 Moderate Fund that
actually will be received on or after such
date.
|
2.
|
Pro
forma adjustments are due to the different net asset value of 2035
Moderate Fund.
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
Income
Fund
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments(2)
|
Income
Fund— Pro Forma Combined (assuming consummation of the merger)(1)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Assets
|
$ | 10,805,774 | $ | 115,780,121 | $ | 126,585,895 | ||||||||||
Shares
Outstanding
|
1,006,717 | 9,600,717 | (110,716 | ) | 10,496,718 | |||||||||||
Net
Asset Value Per Share
|
$ | 10.73 | $ | 12.06 | $ | 12.06 |
1.
|
Assumes
the merger had been consummated on June 30, 2008, and is for information
purposes only. No assurance can be given as to how many shares of the
Income Fund will be received by the shareholders of the Short-Term
Investment Fund on the date the merger takes place, and the foregoing
should not be relied upon to reflect the number of shares of the Income
Fund that actually will be received on or after such
date.
|
2.
|
Pro
forma adjustments are due to the different net asset value of the
Income Fund.
|
III.
|
INFORMATION
ABOUT VOTING AND THE SPECIAL
MEETING
|
Name
of Fund
|
Total
Number of Shares Outstanding
|
|||
Equity
Fund
|
19,910,981.52 | |||
Balanced
Fund
|
10,373,787.48 | |||
Income
Fund
|
9,136,242.09 | |||
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
1,028,007.76 | |||
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
3,510,240.25 | |||
International
Equity Fund
|
3,479,473.60 | |||
Socially
Responsible Fund
|
4,754,627.04 | |||
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
98,734.31 | |||
2010
Moderate Fund
|
284,944.81 | |||
2010
Conservative Fund
|
139,395.44 | |||
2015
Moderate Fund
|
1,162,864.56 | |||
2025
Moderate Fund
|
1,136,056.21 | |||
2035
Moderate Fund
|
641,874.04 | |||
2045
Moderate Fund
|
318,351.89 |
Name
|
Name
of Fund
|
%
Owned
|
Type
of Ownership
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Equity
Fund
|
59.18%
|
Beneficial
|
VIT
Balanced Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
|
Equity
Fund
|
29.18%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Balanced
Fund
|
100%
|
Beneficial
|
Name
|
Name
of Fund
|
%
Owned
|
Type
of Ownership
|
VIT
Balanced Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
|
Income
Fund
|
72.96%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Income
Fund
|
22.00%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
37.30%
|
Beneficial
|
2015
Moderate Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
24.62%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
2025
Moderate Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
16.76%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
2010
Moderate Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
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Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
8.75%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
2035
Moderate Fund
c/o
SEI
1
Freedom Valley Dr.
Oaks
PA 19456
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
5.66%
|
Beneficial
& Registered
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Small
Cap Growth Fund
|
92.16%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
International
Equity Fund
|
89.04%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
Socially
Responsible Fund
|
100.00%
|
Beneficial
|
Name
|
Name
of Fund
|
%
Owned
|
Type
of Ownership
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2010
Aggressive Fund
|
99.99%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2010
Moderate Fund
|
95.97%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2010
Conservative Fund
|
100.00%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
96.60%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2025
Moderate Fund
|
97.67%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
96.56%
|
Beneficial
|
Horace
Mann Life Insurance Co.
Separate
Account
1
Horace Mann Plz
Springfield
IL 62715-0002
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
95.08%
|
Beneficial
|
I.
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PURPOSE
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·
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Fund
management has the primary responsibility to establish and maintain
systems for accounting, reporting, and internal
controls.
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·
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The
independent auditors have the primary responsibility to plan and implement
a proper audit, with consideration given to internal controls, accounting
and reporting practices.
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II.
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COMPOSITION
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III.
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MEETINGS
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IV.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
AND DUTIES
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A.
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Charter
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1.
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Review
this Charter at least annually, and recommend changes, if any, to the
Board.
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B.
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Internal
Controls
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1.
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Review
annually with Fund management and the independent
auditors:
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(a)
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the
organizational structure, reporting relationship, adequacy of resources
and qualifications of the senior Fund management personnel responsible for
accounting and financial reporting;
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(b)
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their
separate evaluation of the adequacy of the Fund’s system of internal
controls, including the timely reporting of any significant deficiencies
or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Fund’s “internal
control over financial reporting”;
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(c)
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their
assessment of the Fund’s accounting service agent, custodian and transfer
agent and their assessment of the SAS 70 report for each entity;
and
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(d)
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any
significant findings related to the Fund’s systems for accounting,
reporting and internal controls, in the form of written observations and
recommendations, and Fund management’s written
response.
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C.
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Independent
Auditors
|
·
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The
Chairman of the Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval referenced
above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than
$5,000. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to
the Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee
meeting.
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·
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The
Chairman of the Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval referenced
above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than
$5,000. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to
the Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee
meeting.
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D.
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Financial Reporting
Processes
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·
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the
independent auditors’ responsibilities under generally accepted auditing
standards;
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·
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an
overview of the planned scope and timing of the
audit;
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·
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the
independent auditors’ views about qualitative aspects of the Fund’s
significant accounting principles, including accounting policies,
accounting estimates and financial statement
disclosures;
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·
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any
significant difficulties encountered in dealing with Fund management that
relate to the performance of the
audit;
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·
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any
uncorrected misstatements, other than those the independent auditors
believe are trivial;
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·
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any
disagreements with Fund management about matters that individually or in
the aggregate could be significant to the Fund’s financial statements or
the independent auditors’ report;
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·
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any
other findings or issues arising from the audit that are, in the
independent auditors’ judgment, significant and
relevant;
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·
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any
material, corrected misstatements that were brought to the attention of
management as a result of audit
procedures;
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·
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representations
the independent auditors are requesting from
management;
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·
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when
the independent auditors are aware that Fund management has consulted with
other accountants about accounting and auditing matters, the independent
auditors’ views about significant matters that were the subject of the
consultation; and
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·
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any
significant issues arising from the audit that were discussed, or the
subject of correspondence, with the Fund
management.
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(a)
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all
critical accounting policies and practices to be
used;
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(b)
|
all
alternative treatments of financial information within GAAP for policies
and practices related to material items that have been discussed with Fund
management, the ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures
and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent
auditors;
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(c)
|
other
material written communications between the independent auditors and Fund
management including, but not limited to, any management letter or
schedule of unadjusted differences;
and
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(d)
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all
non-audit services provided to an entity in the “investment company
complex” as defined in paragraph (f)(14) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X
that were not pre-approved by the Audit
Committee.
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E.
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Process
Improvements
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V.
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QUALIFIED
LEGAL COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE
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A.
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Receipt, Retention and
Consideration of Reports
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B.
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Investigation of
Reports of Material
Violation
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(a)
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Inform
the Fund’s President of the report, unless the Audit Committee determines
such notification would be futile;
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(b)
|
Determine
whether an investigation is
necessary.
|
(a)
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Notify
the full Board of the Fund;
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(b)
|
Initiate
an investigation, which may be conducted by the Audit Committee, by
counsel, by the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer or by another party
authorized by the Audit Committee;
and
|
(c)
|
Retain
such additional experts or personnel as the Audit Committee deems
necessary.
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C.
|
Making Recommendations
for Adoption of Appropriate
Response
|
(a)
|
A
finding that no material violation has occurred, is ongoing or is about to
occur;
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(b)
|
The
adoption of appropriate remedial measures, including appropriate steps or
sanctions to stop any material violations that are ongoing, to prevent any
material violation that has yet to occur and to remedy or otherwise
appropriately address any material violation that has already occurred and
to minimize the likelihood of its recurrence;
or
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(c)
|
A
report, after the retention or direction of counsel to review the reported
evidence of a material violation that either (i) the Fund has
substantially implemented any remedial recommendations made by such
counsel after a reasonable investigation and evaluation of the reported
evidence or (ii) the Fund may, consistent with a conclusion not in
conflict with such counsel’s professional obligations, assert a colorable
defense on behalf of the Fund, its officers, directors, employees or
agents, in an investigation or judicial or administrative proceeding
relating to the reported evidence of a material
violation.
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D.
|
Authority to Notify
the SEC
|
E.
|
Reporting to the Board
of the Fund
|
F.
|
Procedures
|
VI.
|
OTHER
POWERS
|
A.
|
To
carry out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee shall have direct
access to Fund personnel responsible for the Fund’s accounting and
financial reporting and for the Fund’s internal control
systems.
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B.
|
The
Audit Committee may investigate any other matter brought to its attention
within the scope of its duties, with full access to all books and records
of the Fund and the power to retain special legal, accounting or other
experts for this purpose at the expense of the Fund, if, in its judgment,
that is appropriate.
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C.
|
The
Audit Committee may perform any other activities consistent with this
Charter, the Fund’s Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust,
By-Laws, and governing law, as the Audit Committee or the Board deems
necessary or appropriate.
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I.
|
PURPOSE
|
II.
|
COMPOSITION
|
III.
|
MEETINGS
|
IV.
|
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND DUTIES
|
A.
|
Board
Nominations and Functions
|
1.
|
Identify
and recommend individuals to serve as board members of the Wilshire Mutual
Funds. The principal criterion for selection of candidates is
their ability to carry out the responsibilities of the
Board. In addition, the following factors are taken into
consideration:
|
(a)
|
The
Board collectively should represent a broad cross section of backgrounds,
functional disciplines and
experience.
|
(b)
|
Candidates
should exhibit stature commensurate with the responsibility of
representing shareholders.
|
(c)
|
Candidates
should commit to strive for high attendance levels at regular and special
meetings, and participate in committee activities as
needed.
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(d)
|
Candidates
should represent the best choices available based upon thorough
identification, investigation and recruitment of
candidates.
|
2.
|
Evaluate
candidates for nomination to serve as board members. Candidates
may be recommended by shareholders, by other board members or by the
Wilshire Mutual Funds’ investment adviser. If the Board is
seeking a candidate to fill a specific need, the Committee shall seek to
determine whether the candidate possess the skills and background to
fulfill such need. Shareholders may recommend candidates for
Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier
service to the Wilshire Mutual Funds’ Secretary for the attention of the
Chair of the Nominating Committee.
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3.
|
Review
the Board Governance Guidelines and Procedures, as appropriate, and
recommend changes, if any, to the
Board.
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4.
|
Periodically
review the composition of the Board to determine whether it may be
appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets
from those already on the Board.
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5.
|
Periodically
review Independent Board Member compensation and recommend any appropriate
changes to the Board.
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B.
|
Committee
Nominations and Functions
|
1.
|
Identify
and recommend individuals for membership on all committees and review
committee assignments at least
annually.
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2.
|
Review
as necessary the responsibilities of any committees of the Board, whether
there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is a need for
additional committees of the Board, and whether committees should be
combined or reorganized.
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C.
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Other
Powers and Responsibilities
|
1.
|
Review
board members and officers and errors and omissions insurance coverage for
adequacy.
|
2.
|
Investigate
any other matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties,
with the power to retain outside counsel or other experts for this purpose
at the expense of the Wilshire Mutual Funds, if, in its judgment, that is
appropriate.
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3.
|
Perform
any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Wilshire Mutual
Funds’ Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and
governing law, as the Nominating Committee or the Board deems necessary or
appropriate.
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4.
|
Report
its significant activities to the
Board.
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WILSHIRE
VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST on behalf of 2015 Moderate Fund, 2035 Moderate
Fund and Income Fund
By: ___________________________________
Name:
_________________________________
Title:
__________________________________
|
|
ACKNOWLEDGED:
By:
Name:
Title:
|
|
WILSHIRE
VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST on behalf of 2010 Aggressive Fund, 2010 Moderate
Fund, 2010 Conservative Fund, 2045 Moderate Fund and Short-Term Investment
Fund
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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ACKNOWLEDGED:
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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The
undersigned is a party to this Agreement for the purposes of
Section 9.1 only:
WILSHIRE
ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
Title:
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Selling
Fund
|
Acquiring
Fund
|
2010
Aggressive Fund, 2010 Moderate Fund and 2010 Conservative
Fund
|
2015
Moderate Fund
|
2045
Moderate Fund
|
2035
Moderate Fund
|
Short-Term
Investment Fund
|
Income
Fund
|
PROPOSAL I: ELECTION
OF BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF THE TRUST
|
3
|
II.
|
PROPOSAL
II: APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED MERGER OF AN ACQUIRED
FUND INTO THE CORRESPONDING ACQUIRING FUND
|
8
|
|
A.
|
SYNOPSIS
|
8
|
|
B.
|
RISK
FACTORS
|
28
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|
C.
|
OTHER
COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE FUNDS
|
41
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|
D.
|
INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGERS
|
43
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III.
|
INFORMATION
ABOUT VOTING AND THE SPECIAL MEETING
|
49
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APPENDIX
1:
|
AUDIT
COMMITTEE CHARTER
|
APPENDIX
1-1
|
APPENDIX
2
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NOMINATING
COMMITTEE CHARTER
|
APPENDIX
2-1
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APPENDIX
3
|
FORM
OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
|
APPENDIX
3-1
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To
Vote by Telephone
1)
Read the Proxy Statement and have the Proxy Card at hand.
2)
Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697
3)
Follow the recorded instructions.
|
To
Vote by Internet
1) Read
the Proxy Statement and have the Proxy Card at hand.
2) Log on
to www.proxyweb.com
3) Follow
the on-line instructions.
|
To
Vote by Mail
1)
Read the Proxy Statement.
2)
Check the appropriate boxes on reverse.
3)
Sign, date and return the Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope
provided.
|
Dated______________________
, 2008
|
|
Signature(s) (if held
jointly)
(Sign
in the Box)
|
|
|
|
The undersigned acknowledges receipt with this proxy card of a copy of the Noticeof Special Meeting of Shareholders and the Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Your signature(s) on the proxy card should be exactly as your name or names appearon this proxy card. If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. If signingis by attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please print your fulltitle below your signature. | |
Wilshire VIT Prxy (sc) |
Please
fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil.
x
PLEASE DO NOT
USE FINE POINT PENS.
|
FOR
ALL
NOMINEES
|
WITHHOLD
FROM
ALL NOMINEES
|
FOR
ALL EXCEPT
as
indicated
at
left
|
||||
Proposal
I:
|
Elect
seven (7) Board members to the Board of Trustees.
|
|||||
Nominees:
|
(01)
Theodore J. Beck
|
(04) Richard A. Holt |
(06)
Harriet A. Russell
|
|
||
(02)
Lawrence E. Davanzo
|
(05)
Suanne K. Luhn
|
(07)
George J. Zock
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
|
(03)
Roger A. Formisano
|
||||||
|
(Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.) | |||||
PLEASE
SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE
|
||||||
Wilshire VIT (sc) |
To
Vote by Telephone
1)
Read the Proxy Statement and have the Proxy Card at hand.
2)
Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697
3)
Follow the recorded instructions.
|
To
Vote by Internet
1) Read
the Proxy Statement and have the Proxy Card at hand.
2) Log on
to www.proxyweb.com
3) Follow
the on-line instructions.
|
To
Vote by Mail
1)
Read the Proxy Statement.
2)
Check the appropriate boxes on reverse.
3)
Sign, date and return the Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope
provided.
|
Dated______________________
, 2008
|
|
Signature(s) (if held
jointly)
(Sign
in the Box)
|
|
|
|
The
undersigned acknowledges receipt with these voting instructions of a copy
of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement. Your signature(s) on these voting instructions should be
exactly as your name or names appear on these voting instructions. If the
shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. If signing is by
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please print your
full title below your signature.
|
|
Wilshire VIT VIF (sc) |
Please
fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil.
x
PLEASE DO NOT
USE FINE POINT PENS.
|
FOR
ALL
NOMINEES
|
WITHHOLD
FROM
ALL NOMINEES
|
FOR
ALL EXCEPT
as
indicated
at
left
|
||||
Proposal
I:
|
Elect
seven (7) Board members to the Board of Trustees.
|
|||||
Nominees:
|
(01)
Theodore J. Beck
|
(04) Richard A. Holt |
(06)
Harriet A. Russell
|
|
||
(02)
Lawrence E. Davanzo
|
(05)
Suanne K. Luhn
|
(07)
George J. Zock
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
|
(03)
Roger A. Formisano
|
||||||
|
(Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.) | |||||
PLEASE
SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE
|
||||||
Wilshire VIT (sc) |