DEF 14A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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PLAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE HOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 19, 2009
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The Participation Certificate holders of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. |
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The Annual Meeting of Participation Certificate holders of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. (the
“Company”) will be held on June 19, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. CDT at the offices of BCS Financial
Services Corporation, 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181, for
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To elect 9 Trustees; each Trustee elected will hold office until the
next annual meeting of Participation Certificate holders or until his or her
successor is duly elected and qualified; |
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To approve the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009; |
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting. |
The subjects referred to above are discussed in the Proxy Statement attached to this
Notice. Each Participation Certificate holder is invited to attend the Annual Meeting of
Participation Certificate holders in person. If a quorum is not present at the annual
meeting, the Company reserves the right to adjourn the meeting.
Participation Certificate holders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2009
have the right to vote at the meeting.
Whether or not you expect to be present at the meeting, we urge you to complete, date,
sign and return the enclosed proxy by May 29, 2009 in the enclosed envelope in order that
the meeting may be held and a maximum number of Participation Certificates may be voted.
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May 15, 2009 |
/s/ Sandra K. Strutz
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Sandra K. Strutz, Secretary |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of
Trustees of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) for use at the Annual Meeting of
Participation Certificate holders to be held on June 19, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. CDT at the offices of
BCS Financial Services Corporation (“BCS”), 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200, Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois 60181, (such meeting, including any adjournment thereof, being referred to as the
“Meeting”). The Company will bear all proxy solicitation costs. Any Participation Certificate
(“PC”) holder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised by submitting to the
Company a written notice of revocation or a subsequently executed proxy or by attending the Meeting
and electing to vote in person. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy are expected to be
distributed to PC holders on or about May 15, 2009.
The Company currently offers two portfolios — the Government/REPO Portfolio and the Money Market
Portfolio. Only PC holders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2009, will be entitled
to vote at the Meeting. On that date the following number of PCs of the Company were outstanding
and entitled to be voted at the Meeting: 315,797,798.47 Government/REPO Portfolio PCs, and
1,319,314,907.48 Money Market Portfolio PCs. Each PC is entitled to one vote. Cumulative voting is
not permitted.
Each PC holder of record on the record date shall be entitled to cast one vote for each PC and a
pro rata vote for each fractional PC outstanding in its name as of the record date on each matter
to be voted upon at the meeting. The approval of a majority of the issued and outstanding PCs
affected by the matter to be voted upon shall be required for approval of such matter. The PC
holders entitled to cast a vote with respect to at least a majority of the Company’s issued and
outstanding PCs, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at the Meeting.
Abstentions and broker non-votes shall be counted for purposes of determining the presence or
absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the Board of Trustees shall be
elected by written ballots, each of which shall be signed by the PC holder or its proxy and
specifying the number of PCs voted with respect to such election.
The Company’s Annual Report for its Government/REPO and Money Market Portfolios, containing
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, has been mailed to PC holders and is not
to be regarded as proxy solicitation material. To receive a free copy of this report, call PFPC
Inc. at (800) 441-7764.
For directions to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please contact us at (800) 621-9215.
If you do not expect to be present at the Meeting and wish your PCs to be voted, please date and
sign the enclosed proxy and mail it in the enclosed reply envelope addressed to the Company, c/o
PNC Global Investment Servicing, 760 Moore Road, F4-F760-01-2, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406.
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Important Notice regarding the availability of Proxy Materials for the annual meeting to be held on
June 19, 2009. This Proxy Statement is available at www.PIF.com.
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Nine Trustees are to be elected at the Meeting. Each Trustee so elected will hold office until
the next Annual Meeting of PC holders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until
his term as a Trustee is terminated as provided in the Company’s Bylaws. The person named as a
proxy in the accompanying proxy has been designated by the Board of Trustees and, unless contrary
instructions are given, intends to vote for the nominees named below.
The entire Board of Trustees consists of 11 persons, so the election of the nominees named
herein will result in two vacancies. One incumbent Trustee is not standing for reelection and
there are two vacancies on the Board due to prior Trustee resignations. Nominees have not been
selected to fill two of these three positions. The proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of
persons than the nominees named herein. Under the bylaws of the Company, vacancies on the Board of
Trustees may be filled by a vote of the majority of the Trustees then in office.
All PCs represented by valid proxies will be voted in the election of Trustees for each nominee
named below unless authority to vote for a particular nominee is withheld. Should any nominee
withdraw from the election or otherwise be unable to serve, the named proxy will vote for the
election of such substitute as the Board of Trustees may recommend unless a decision is made to
reduce the number of Trustees serving on the Board. The election of Trustees must be approved by a
majority of the outstanding PCs of the Company. The following table sets forth certain information
about the nominees:
Interested Trustees
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Gerard T. Mallen(1)
300 East Randolph Street
14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Age 54
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President and Chief
Executive Officer
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1 Years
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December 2008 to present – Treasurer
and Finance Division Senior Vice
President
Health Care Service Corporation; (HCSC)
(Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,
Oklahoma,
Texas and New Mexico);
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4 Years
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February 2004 to December 2008 –
Vice President Treasury Operations,
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2004 to February 2004 – Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Fort
Dearborn Life (wholly-owned subsidiary
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Disinterested Trustees
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John G. Foos
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Chairman
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November 2008 to present – retired;
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Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. |
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7 Years
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2004 to November 2008 – Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Independence
Blue Cross |
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Paul F. Brown
225 North Michigan
Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
Age 44
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Trustee
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5 Years
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2004 to Present – Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel and Assistant Corporate
Secretary, BlueCross and BlueShield
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Emil D. Duda
165 Court Street
Rochester, NY 14647
Age 57
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Trustee
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7 Years
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2004 – Present – Senior Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, The
Lifetime Healthcare Companies
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Robert A. Leichtle
I-20 East at Alpine Road
Columbia, SC 29219
Age 62
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Trustee
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8 Years
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2004 to Present – Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina
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Joseph F. Reichard, CCM
120 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Age 61
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Trustee
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11 Years
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2004 to Present – Vice President, Treasury
Services and Assistant Treasurer, Highmark,
Inc. (Insurance Company)
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John C. Trifone
445 Industrial Lane
Berlin, VT 0-5602
Age 54
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Trustee
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2 Years
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September 2005 to Present – Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Vermont;
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2004 to February 2006 – Corporate Vice
President of Information Technology &
Development; Vice President of Finance,
BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi |
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Marilyn T. Tromans
2301 Main
Kansas City, MO 64108
Age 55
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Trustee
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2 Year
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2004 to Present – Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Kansas City
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Cynthia M. Vice
450 Riverchase Parkway,
East
Birmingham, AL 35244
Age 49
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April 1, 2009 – Current – Chief Financial
Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
2004 to April 1, 2009 – Vice President
Internal Audit and Information Security,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
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As of December 31, 2008, none of the Company’s Trustees or nominees had “beneficial ownership” (as
such term is defined by Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of PCs in the
Company or any registered investment companies overseen by the Trustees or nominees within the same
family of investment companies as the Company.
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As of December 31, 2008, none of the Company’s Trustees or nominees who are not interested persons
of the Company or their immediate family members were record owners or “beneficial owners” (as such
term is defined by Rule 13d-3 or Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of PCs of
an investment advisor of the Company or a person (other than a registered investment company)
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment
advisor of the Company.
As individuals, the Trustees cannot directly own PCs of the Company; however, all of the Trustee
nominees (other than Mr. Foos) are officers or employees of corporations that are eligible to own
PCs and may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power in that capacity. As of April 30,
2009 the employers of the Trustees and/or nominees named below (or in the case of Mr. Foos, his
former employer) owned or controlled the following:
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Paul F. Brown |
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62,309,235.51 |
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110,464,190.15 |
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Emil D. Duda |
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69,454.37 |
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57,179,464.60 |
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John G. Foos |
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163,140.76 |
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106,571.58 |
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Robert A. Leichtle |
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262,805,495.28 |
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Gerard T. Mallen |
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114,785,477.12 |
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674,674,554.29 |
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Joseph B. Reichard |
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0.00 |
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69,300,366.00 |
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John C. Trifone |
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2,111,259.07 |
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Marilyn T. Tromans |
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25,121,822.10 |
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Cynthia M. Vice |
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28,085,207.27 |
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The Board of Trustees met six times during the Company’s last fiscal year. During the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, each of Paul F. Brown and Marilyn Tromans attended less than 75% of the
aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Trustees and the committees of the Board of Trustees
on which he or she served.
The Company pays Trustees who are not employed by Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries
or affiliates $500 for each Trustee meeting physically attended by Trustees and $150 for
meetings held by telephone. All Trustees and officers receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses. Trustees employed by Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries or affiliates and
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officers of the Company are not paid for attending meetings. Officers of the Company receive no
compensation from the Company for performing the duties of their offices.
BCS has been retained to act as administrator for the Company. For the services provided and
expenses assumed by BCS as administrator, BCS is entitled to receive a fee, computed daily and
payable monthly, at a rate equal to .05% of each Portfolio’s average annual net assets. For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, BCS was paid $134,246. and voluntarily waived $214,355 of the
$348,601 which BCS was entitled to as the fee payable for its services as administrator for the
Government/REPO Portfolio. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, BCS was paid $495,607 and
voluntarily waived $69,880 of the $565,487 which BCS was entitled to for its services as
administrator for the Money Market Portfolio. For the four months ending April 30, 2009, BCS had
earned $22,005 after voluntary fee waivers, as administrator for the Government/REPO Portfolio, and
$216,904 after voluntary fee waivers, as administrator for the Money Market Portfolio.
Committees of the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has a standing Audit Committee and a standing Nominating Committee. The Board
of Trustees does not have a standing Compensation Committee.
Audit Committee. The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in
fulfilling its governance responsibilities by, among other things, inquiring:
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whether management has maintained the reliability and integrity of Company
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whether management has established and maintained processes to assure that
an adequate system of internal control is functioning; |
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whether management has established and maintained processes to assure
compliance by the Company with applicable laws and regulations; |
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about and evaluating the performance and qualifications of financial
management and the independent auditors, and |
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by encouraging open communication among management, the independent
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The Audit Committee is responsible for identifying the independent auditors for selection by the
Board of Trustees to audit the Company’s financial statements, reviewing the auditor’s fees,
reviewing and approving the scope of the audit and pre-approving certain audit and non-audit
services to be provided to the Company, and in certain cases, non-audit services provided to the
Company’s investment adviser and certain affiliated parties.
The members of the Audit Committee are Emil Duda, John Trifone and Marilyn Tromans. The Audit
Committee met two times during the Company’s most recent fiscal year.
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Nominating Committee. The purpose of the Company’s Nominating Committee is to gather
information and make recommendations to the PC holders of nominees for election as Trustees of the
Company and the Audit Committee. The Nominating Committee has a charter. The charter is set
forth on the Company’s website http://www.pif.com.
The members of the Nominating Committee are Robert Leichtle and Joseph Reichard. None of the
members of the Nominating Committee are “interested persons” of the Company, as defined in section
2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act. The Nominating Committee met once during the Company’s
most recent fiscal year.
The Nominating Committee will consider PC holders’ recommendations of potential nominees for
election as Trustees. Recommendations of potential nominees for election at the annual meeting of
PC holders should be submitted in writing to the Company at its principal office. Recommendations
of potential nominees for election at the annual meeting of PC holders to be held in 2010 must be
received by the Company by January 15, 2010.
While there are no specific, minimum qualifications that the Nominating Committee believes must be
met by a Nominating Committee recommended nominee, in the past the Nominating Committee recommended
nominees generally have been current or former executives of PC holders.
In evaluating potential trustee nominees, including nominees recommended by Participation
Certificate holders, the Nominating Committee considers such qualifications and skills as it deems
relevant. The committee considers, among other things:
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the absence of any real or apparent conflict of interest that would
interfere with the candidate’s ability to act in the best interests of the
Company and its Participation Certificate holders; |
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the contribution that the candidate can make to the Board of Trustees by
virtue of his or her education, business experience and financial expertise; |
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the interplay of the candidate’s skills and experience with the skills and
experience of other Board members; |
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whether the candidate is willing to commit the time necessary to attend
meetings and fulfill the responsibilities of a trustee; |
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the candidate’s personality traits, including integrity, independence,
leadership, sound business judgment and the ability to work effectively with
the other members of the Board of Trustees; and |
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familiarity with the Company and utilization of the Company by the
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With respect to the re-nomination of incumbent Trustees, past service to the Board is also
considered.
The Nominating Committee, acting through its members and with the assistance of officers of BCS
Financial Services Corporation, its administrator, usually seeks nominees by making inquiries of PC
holders. The Nominating Committee evaluates the qualifications of potential nominees, taking into
consideration the factors set forth above, among others. The Nominating Committee will not
evaluate nominees differently based on whether the nominee is recommended by a PC holder, but the
Nominating Committee would be likely to recommend nominees who are associated with several
different PC holders, rather than have several nominees who are associated with a single PC holder.
The nominee approved by the Nominating Committee for inclusion in the Company’s proxy card for the
Meeting (other than incumbent Trustees standing for reelection) is Cynthia M. Vice. Ms Vice was
recommended by her employer, which is a PC holder.
The Company does not have a formal process for security holders to send communications to the Board
of Trustees because the Company does not believe such a process is necessary. The Company expects
that it will send any communication received for the trustees directly to them, unless the officers
of the Company determine such communication to be inappropriate.
The Company encourages trustees to attend annual meetings of PC holders. Seven trustees attended
last year’s annual meeting of PC Holders.
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Deloitte & Touche LLP has been selected by the Board of Trustees, including all of the Board of
Trustees who are not interested persons, as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for
the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The Trustees selected Deloitte & Touche
LLP at a meeting held April 2, 2009. The ratification of the selection of the Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2009 fiscal year is to be voted upon at the Meeting, and
it is intended that the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote for Deloitte & Touche LLP
unless contrary instructions are given. The selection of The Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm is being submitted for ratification at the Meeting as required by the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Deloitte & Touche LLP has been the Company’s Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm since March 17, 2004 and has no direct or material indirect financial interest in
the Company. It is expected that a representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP will be available at
the meeting to make a statement if desired and to respond to appropriate questions.
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Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table sets forth the aggregate audit and non-audit fees billed to the Fund for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered by the Fund’s
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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57,800 |
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54,400 |
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Audit fees include fees billed for professional services associated with the annual audits and
filings of the Fund’s Form N-1A, Form N-CSR, Form N-SAR and Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940. Audit-related fees are fees billed for assurance and related services that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit. The audit-related fees shown above are
principally related to the semi-annual review of the Fund’s financial statements. Tax fees
represent fees billed for services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice by the Fund’s
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. All other fees would be for services rendered other
than those included in the audit, audit-related or tax categories. All services for 2008 and 2007
for which fees are included in the table above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the
Fund.
Other Affiliate Services Required to be Pre-Approved
The Audit Committee of the Fund also is required to pre-approve services by the Fund’s auditor to
certain affiliate entities defined by SEC rules, including the Fund’s Advisor and any entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor to the extent such services are
determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the Fund. The amount
of all other fees billed for services provided to the Fund’s Advisor for such services was
approximately $287,500 in 2008 and $325,000 in 2007 related to the Advisor’s regulatory
compliance program. These services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the Fund.
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
The aggregate non-audit fees billed for professional services for the Fund, the Fund’s Advisor and
all affiliates as defined, totaled approximately $405,000 in 2008 and $2,982,000 in 2007 . The
Audit Committee has considered the compatibility of the non-audit services that were not subject to
pre-approval with the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s independence.
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Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
The Audit Committee of the Fund has adopted policies that require that each engagement of the
Fund’s independent auditors to render audit or non-audit services to the Fund be pre-approved by
the Fund’s Audit Committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter to one of
its members, such member shall have the authority to pre-approve audit or non-audit services to the
Company. The Fund’s Audit Committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter
to one of its members, such member, also pre-approves all engagements by the independent auditors
for engagements for non-audit services to the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or
under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the engagement
relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund. The foregoing pre-approval
requirements will not apply to certain non-audit services, provided the same are limited in amount
and other requirements are satisfied with respect thereto, in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Rule 2-01 under SEC Regulation S-X.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Officers
Officers of the Company are elected by the Trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Information is set forth below as to officers of the Company who are not Trustees:
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Occupation(s) |
Address, and Age |
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Time Served |
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During Past 5 Years |
Dale E. Palka
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace,
IL 60181
Age 60
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Treasurer
Chief Compliance
Officer
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10 Years
4 Years |
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2004 to Present –
Senior Vice
President, BCS
Financial Services
Corporation. |
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Sandra K. Strutz
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace,
IL 60181
Age 53
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Secretary
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6 Years
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2004 to Present –
Assistant Corporate
Secretary,
BCS
Financial
Corporation |
The Company does not compensate any of its officers for services rendered to the Company in their
capacity as officers. Mr. Palka and Ms. Strutz are officers of BCS, the administrator, and they
receive compensation from BCS Financial Corporation.
Significant Owners
On April 30, 2009, the name, address, number of PCs held of record and percentage of ownership of
persons which may be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding PCs of the
Government/REPO Portfolio because they possessed or shared voting or investment power with respect
to such PCs on behalf of their underlying accounts were as follows:
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Amount and Nature Of |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Beneficial Ownership |
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Percent of Class |
Health Care
Service Corporation
300 East Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601 |
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114,785,477.12 |
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36.34 |
% |
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Blue Cross
and Blue Shield Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601 |
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62,309,235.51 |
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19.73 |
% |
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Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Kansas
1133 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, Kansas 66629-0001 |
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51,485,357.45 |
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16.30 |
% |
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Capital Blue Cross
2500 Elmerton Road
Harrisburg, PA 17177 |
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35,600,000.00 |
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11.27 |
% |
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Regence Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Oregon
1800 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101 |
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23,414,137.34 |
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7.41 |
% |
On April 30, 2009, the name, address, number of PCs held of record and percentage of ownership of
persons which may be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding PCs of the Money Market
Portfolio because they possessed or shared voting or investment power with respect to such PCs on
behalf of their underlying accounts were as follows:
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Amount and Nature Of |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Beneficial Ownership |
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Percent of Class |
Health Care Service Corporation
300 East Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
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674,674,554.29 |
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51.14 |
% |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
225 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
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110,464,190.15 |
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8.37 |
% |
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Highmark Inc.
120 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 152222
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69,300,366.00 |
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5.25 |
% |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South
Carolina
4101 Percival Road AX-A31
Columbia, SC 29223
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262,805,495.28 |
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19.92 |
% |
Investment Advisor
The investment advisor for the Government/REPO Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio is
BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation, 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809.
PC Holder Proposals for Next Annual Meeting
Any PC holder proposal intended to be presented at the Annual Meeting of PC holders to be held in
2010 must be received by the Company at its principal office not later than January 15, 2010 in
order for it to be included in the Company’s proxy materials relating to such Annual Meeting. In
order for a PC holder to present a proposal at the 2010 Annual Meeting of PC holders, even if the
proposal is
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not submitted by the deadline for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, notice must be
given to the Secretary no later than March 31, 2010.
Other Matters
Management at present knows of no other business to be presented at the Meeting, or at any
adjournment(s) thereof by or on behalf of the Company or its management. Should any other matter
requiring a vote of PC holders arise, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will, unless
authority to vote on other matters is withheld, vote for the recommendations of management with
respect to such matters.
Dated: May 15, 2009
PC HOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR PCs VOTED ARE
REQUESTED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY.
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PLAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Proxy Solicitation on behalf of the Board of Trustees for the Annual Meeting of
Participation Certificate holders
To be held on June 19, 2009
The undersigned Participation Certificate (“PC”) holder of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. does hereby
appoint, Sandra K. Strutz as attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, to attend the Annual Meeting of Participation Certificate holders to be held on June
19, 2009, at the offices of BCS Financial Services Corporation, 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200,
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, at 9:30 a.m. CDT and at all adjournments thereof, and thereat to vote
the PCs held in the name of the undersigned on the record date for said meeting on the matters
listed below, all of which have been proposed by Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
1. Election of Nine Trustees
Instructions: To vote for individual nominees, place an “X” on the line next to each such
nominee, up to a total of nine individual nominees. Unless the authority to vote for a nominee
is withheld or unless otherwise specified, authority is deemed granted to vote for the election
of such nominee.
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Withhold |
Management Nominee |
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Vote For |
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Authority To Vote |
All of nominees listed below |
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or individually: |
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Paul F. Brown |
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John G. Foos |
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Emil D. Duda |
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Robert A. Leichtle |
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Gerard T. Mallen |
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Joseph F. Reichard |
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John C. Trifone |
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Marilyn T. Tromans |
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Cynthia M. Vice |
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Name of additional nominees(s) |
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Vote For |
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2. Selection of Independent Auditors
Ratify selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for
the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009.
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(Auditors)
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3. Other Business
Recommendations of management with respect to such other business properly brought before the
Meeting (or any adjournment(s) thereof).
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(Other Business)
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The PCs represented by this Proxy shall be voted as instructed, provided that if no instruction
is given for a particular matter, this Proxy confers authority to vote:
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(a) |
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For the election of the Nominating Committee’s slate of Trustees set forth in
paragraph 1 above; |
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(b) |
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For Appointment of Independent Auditors set forth in paragraph 2 above; |
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(c) |
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For the recommendations of management with respect to such other business properly
brought before the Meeting (or any adjournment(s) thereof). |
Dated: , 2009
(Signature) (Title)
THIS PROXY SHOULD BE SIGNED BY AN OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO GIVE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENT
ACCOUNTS AND RETURNED TO THE COMPANY C/O PNC GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICING, 760 MOORE ROAD,
F4-F760-01-2, KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406.