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                                Consulting Group
                             Capital Markets Funds


                         Multi-Strategy Market Neutral
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Prospectus                                        SALOMONSMITHBARNEY
July 28, 2000                                     ---------------------------
                                                  A member of citigroup [LOGO]


The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
statement to the contrary is a crime.
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Table of Contents
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Investments, Risks and Performance                       2
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 Investment Objective                                    2
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 Principal Investments                                   2
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 Principal Strategies                                    2
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 Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio           4
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 Performance                                             5
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    Fee Table                                                   5
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More on the Portfolio's Investments and Related Risks    6
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The Manager                                              7
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Asset Allocation Programs                               10
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Investment and Account Information                      11
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 Account Transactions                                   11
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 Valuation of Shares                                    12
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 Dividends and Distributions                            12
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 Taxes                                                  12
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Financial Highlights                                    13
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Appendix A                                             A-1
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Appendix B                                             B-1
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An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.

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Investments, Risks and Performance

Investment objective

Long-term capital appreciation.

Principal investments

The Portfolio invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies of various mar-
ket capitalizations. A portion of the Portfolio's assets may be invested in se-
curities of companies located outside the U.S. The manager allocates the assets
among subadvisers employing three portfolio management strategies:

 . Convertible arbitrage

 . Merger arbitrage

 . Equity market neutral

Through these strategies, the Portfolio attempts to achieve capital apprecia-
tion from stock selection and other strategies rather than from general stock
market movements. Each of the strategies involves taking both long and short
positions in securities. The long positions generally increase in price in a
rising market (and decrease in a declining market). Short positions generally
incur losses in a rising market (and profit from market declines). Consequent-
ly, the long and short positions tend to cancel out the effect of general stock
market trends. Using convertible arbitrage or merger arbitrage, the Portfolio
seeks to profit either by identifying price differentials among related securi-
ties or inefficiencies in the market's pricing of certain securities. Using an
equity market neutral strategy, the Porfolio seeks to select undervalued stocks
for its long positions and overvalued stocks for its short positions. The Port-
folio's strategies are intended to produce favorable returns regardless of the
general trend in the market and to minimize the risks associated with investing
in the equity markets. However, there is no assurance that such favorable re-
turns will be achieved.

Principal strategies

Convertible Arbitrage. A portion of the Portfolio's assets are invested in ac-
cordance with a convertible arbitrage strategy, which is implemented by Calamos
Asset Management ("Calamos"). Convertible arbitrage consists of buying debt se-
curities, preferred stocks and other securities convertible into common stock
and hedging a portion of the equity risk inherent in these securities. This
hedging is achieved by selling short some or all of the common stock issuable
upon exercise of the convertible security. If the market price of the common
stock increases above the conversion price on the convertible security, the
price of the convertible security will increase. The Portfolio's increased lia-
bility on the short position would, in whole or in part, reduce this gain. If
the price of the common stock declines, any decline in the price of the con-
vertible security would offset the Portfolio's gain on the short position. The
Portfolio profits from this strategy by receiving interest and/or dividends on
the convertible security and by adjusting the amount of equity risk that is
hedged by short sales.

In selecting securities for the Portfolio, Calamos:

 . analyzes the default risk on the convertible security using traditional
  credit analysis

 . employs fundamental equity analysis to determine the capital appreciation po-
  tential of the common stock into which the security is convertible

 . considers the risk/return potential of a convertible hedge strategy with re-
  spect to the security

 . considers the diversification of the Portfolio and other portfolio composi-
  tion criteria

In its equity and credit analysis, Calamos considers:

 . The issuer's financial soundness

 . Interest and dividend coverage

 . Earnings and cash-flow forecasts

 . Quality of management

In determining the appropriate portion of the Portfolio's equity exposure to
hedge, Calamos considers:

 . The general outlook for interest rates and equity markets

 . The availability of stock to sell short

 . Expected returns and volatility

Merger Arbitrage. A portion of the Portfolio's assets are allocated to Pegasus
Investments, Inc. ("Pegasus") to pursue a merger arbitrage strategy. Merger
arbitrage is designed to profit from the successful completion of announced
merger and acquisition transactions involving publicly owned companies. The
Portfolio does not speculate on unannounced transactions or where a definitive
agreement does not exist. A number of trading practices may be employed to
capture the potential profit of merger and acquisition transactions. Typically,
the Portfolio establishes merger arbitrage positions by purchasing the shares
of a target company at a discount to the value of the consideration offered in
the merger or tender offer (whether cash or securities). When the consideration
is shares of the acquiring company, the Portfolio may also sell short shares of
the acquiring company. The number of shares sold short generally is

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                     Investments, Risks and Performance, continued
based on the exchange ratio specified in the merger agreement. Hedging the
target shares against the consideration offered in the merger or tender offer
produces the merger arbitrage profit spread--effectively the discount to the
merger consideration at which the target company trades--which will be received
by the Portfolio upon the transaction closing. Such merger arbitrage positions
both establish defined trading profit spreads and also are intended to provide
an overall portfolio hedge against general market volatility. The merger
arbitrage spread is available because of:

 . Market perception that the transaction may be delayed, renegotiated or can-
  celled

 . The time value of money, that is, the discount an investor is willing to ac-
  cept when selling shares today instead of waiting for the merger and acquisi-
  tion transaction to close

 . Market, industry or company specific events which create trading opportuni-
  ties during the course of a merger and acquisition transaction

Pegasus seeks to achieve high absolute returns on investments. At the same
time, Pegasus seeks to create a portfolio the market value of which
is not volatile compared to the general equities market and which is generally
not affected by overall movements in the U.S. equity markets. Pegasus intends
to maintain positions that are substantially hedged and diversified principally
among U.S. issuers involved in merger and acquisition transactions with respect
to which a definitive agreement has been signed and approved by the Board of
Directors of the companies involved. In selecting transactions in which to
invest, Pegasus focuses on preservation of capital and minimalization of risks.
Pegasus also evaluates among other things:

 . The strategic rationale for the merger and acquisition transaction

 . The terms, conditions and valuation of the transaction

 . The financial and competitive business condition of the merging companies and
  the industries in which they participate

 . Regulatory, financing and business contingencies to the transaction

 . Trading liquidity and downside risk assessment

 . Its ability to diversify among specific transactions and industries

Equity Market Neutral. State Street Global Advisors ("SSGA") manages the por-
tion of the Portfolio's assets that are invested in accordance with an equity
market neutral strategy. Using this strategy, SSGA purchases stocks of compa-
nies it believes are undervalued and will outperform the equity markets. At the
same time, it sells short the stocks of companies it believes are overvalued
and will underperform the general market. The stocks purchased and sold short
frequently have similar characteristics such as capitalization and industry, so
that changes in price arising solely from general market movements may be ex-
pected to be offset by the long and short positions. Positive returns generally
occur when the Portfolio's stock selection strategy establishes long positions
which appreciate more than its short positions in a rising market and short po-
sitions which depreciate more than its long positions in a falling market.

In selecting stocks and short positions for the Portfolio, SSGA focuses upon a
stock's current relative value and the company's future earnings potential.
SSGA looks for the following to identify long and short positions for the Port-
folio:

 . Valuations relative to book value, cash flow, sales and earnings

 . Changes in earnings estimates relative to the price

 . Whether there is a consensus among analysts

 . Changes in individual earnings estimates


                                  Short Sales

 Each of the Portfolio's strate-
 gies employs short sales to a
 significant degree. In a short
 sale, the Portfolio borrows se-
 curities from a broker and sells
 the borrowed securities. The
 proceeds of the sale are gener-
 ally used to secure the Portfo-
 lio's obligation to the lending
 broker and are invested in liq-
 uid securities. Since the Port-
 folio is obligated to return the
 borrowed securities, the Portfo-
 lio will benefit from a short
 sale if the market price of the
 security sold short declines in
 value because the Portfolio
 would have to pay less to re-
 place the borrowed security. The
 Portfolio will incur a loss if
 the security increases in price
 because the Portfolio would have
 to pay more to replace the bor-
 rowed security.


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    Investments, Risks and Performance, continued

Principal risks of investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio involves specific risks relating to the nature
of its investment strategies. You should invest in the Portfolio only if you
are capable of bearing these risks.

Equity Securities. Although the Portfolio's strategies attempt to neutralize
the effect of general trends in the equity markets, your investment in the
Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in equity securi-
ties generally. Equity securities, particularly common stocks, have histori-
cally generated higher average returns than fixed income securities but have
also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. You could lose
money on your investment or the Portfolio might not perform as well as other
investments if any of the following occurs:

 . Equity markets drop in price, experience significant volatility, or perform
  poorly relative to fixed income investments

 . An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, depresses the price
  of a particular company's stock or reduces trading liquidity

 . A subadviser is incorrect about the attractiveness, value or potential appre-
  ciation or depreciation of a particular investment

Short Sales. Short sales are an integral part of each of the Portfolio's strat-
egies. Short sales involve risks, including:

 . The Portfolio may incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the market
  value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale
  and the date the Portfolio replaces the security

 . The Portfolio may be unable to repurchase the borrowed security at a particu-
  lar time or at an acceptable price. When the Portfolio is short a security,
  the lender may terminate the loan at a time when the Portfolio is unable to
  borrow the same security from another lender. When this happens the Portfolio
  is required to close out its short position at the current market price

 . Although the Portfolio's gain is limited to the amount received upon selling
  a security short, its potential loss is unlimited

 . The Portfolio might be unable to implement these strategies because of the
  lack of attractive short sale opportunities

Merger Arbitrage. Generally, there may be a risk of insufficient merger arbi-
trage investment opportunities to implement this strategy in the event of a
significant reduction in public company merger and acquisition activity. In ad-
dition to risks generally associated with equity securities and short sales,
merger arbitrage involves the risk of loss in the event:

 . A proposed transaction is not completed, is negatively renegotiated or is de-
  layed and the price of the target company's securities declines. This failure
  or delay may result from regulatory restrictions, negative competitive or fi-
  nancial developments, the inability to obtain shareholder approval, the ab-
  sence of financing or other transaction contingencies. Because the market
  price of the target's securities will generally have risen significantly in
  response to the proposed transaction, the corresponding market decline may be
  substantial

 . A merger transaction fails or its completion is significantly delayed, which
  may cause the price of the stock of the acquiring company, which the Portfo-
  lio has sold short, to increase significantly

Convertible Arbitrage. In addition to the risks associated with equity securi-
ties and short sales, convertible arbitrage also entails risks associated with
fixed income securities. These risks include:

 . If interest rates go up, the prices of fixed income securities tend to de-
  cline

 . The issuer of a security owned by the Portfolio may default on its obligation
  to pay principal and/or interest or its credit rating may be downgraded

All strategies. Each of the strategies is based to some extent on historical
correlations between the price movements of different securities. In some mar-
ket conditions, these historical correlations may not reflect current market
conditions and may cause a subadviser's judgments about the attractiveness of
particular securities or strategies to be incorrect. This may result in the
Portfolio incurring a loss or the Portfolio's net asset value being more vola-
tile than if these strategies were not used.

Impact of high portfolio turnover The Portfolio may engage in active and fre-
quent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may lead to
the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which
would increase their tax liability. Frequent trading also increases transaction
costs, which could detract from the Portfolio's performance.

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                     Investments, Risks and Performance, continued

Performance

Because this Portfolio commenced operations on May 10, 1999, the Portfolio does
not yet have a sufficient operating history to generate the performance infor-
mation which other Portfolios of Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds (the
"Trust") show in bar and table form at this location of a Prospectus.

Year to date: 4.36% (through 2nd Quarter/2000) (excluding maximum annual
TRAK(R) fee)

   Fee Table

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Portfolio and is based upon estimated expenses for the Portfo-
lio's current fiscal year.

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  <S>                                  <C>
  Shareholder fees                        None
  (fees paid directly from your
   investment)
  Maximum annual TRAK(R) fee*            1.50%
  Annual Portfolio operating expenses
  (expenses that are deducted from
   Portfolio assets)
   Management fee                        1.80%
   Administration                        0.20%
   Other expenses                        1.44%
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  Total annual Portfolio operating
   expenses                              3.44%
  Management fee waiver and dividend
   expense from short sales**          (1.54)%
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  Net annual Portfolio operating
   expenses                              1.90%
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*  Fee payable under the TRAK(R) Personalized Investment Advisory Service for
   asset allocation services. See "Asset Allocation Programs."

** Management has agreed to waive a portion of the management fee. The fee
   waiver will remain in effect until changed by the Board of Trustees.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Port-
folio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Your actual costs may
be higher or lower.

The example assumes:

 . You invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated;

 . You redeem at the end of each period;

 . Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

 . The Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same.

Under these assumptions, your costs including the maximum annual TRAK(R) fee,
would be:

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   After 1                After 3                           After 5                           After 10
    year                   years                             years                             years
   <S>                    <C>                               <C>                               <C>
   $497                   $1,495                            $2,494                             $4,996
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More on the Portfolio's Investments and Related Risks

The section entitled "Investments, Risks and Performance" describes the Portfo-
lio's investment objective and its principal investment strategies and risks.
This section provides some additional information about the Portfolio's invest-
ments and certain investment management techniques the Portfolio may use. More
information about the Portfolio's investments and portfolio management tech-
niques, some of which entail risk, is included in the Statement of Additional
Information (SAI). To find out how to obtain an SAI, please turn to the back
cover of this prospectus.

Equity Investments. Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-
counter common and preferred stocks, warrants, rights, convertible securities,
depositary receipts and shares, trust certificates, limited partnership inter-
ests, shares of other investment companies, real estate investment trusts
and equity participations.

Convertible Securities. Convertible securities include debt obligations and
preferred stock of an issuer which are convertible at a stated exchange rate
into common stock of the issuer. Convertible securities generally offer lower
interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
As with all fixed income securities, the market value of convertible securities
tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as in-
terest rates decline. However, when the market price of the common stock under-
lying a convertible security exceeds the conversion price, the convertible se-
curity tends to reflect the market price of the underlying common stock. As the
market price of the underlying common stock declines, the convertible security
tends to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and thus may not decline in price
to the same extent as the underlying common stock. Convertible securities rank
senior to common stocks in an issuer's capital structure and consequently en-
tail less risk than the issuer's common stock.

Foreign Securities. Investments in securities of foreign entities and securi-
ties quoted or denominated in foreign currencies involve special risks. The
Portfolio may invest in foreign securities directly or in the form of deposi-
tary receipts. The risks of foreign investment include possible political and
economic instability and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other
restrictions on investments. If the Portfolio invests in securities denominated
or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in foreign currency
rates relative to the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar value of the
Portfolio's assets.

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the introduction of a single European
currency (the Euro), which began on January 1, 1999, may increase uncertainties
relating to investment in European markets. Among other things, EMU entails
sharing a single currency and official interest rate and adhering to limits on
government borrowing by participating countries. EMU is driven by the expecta-
tion of economic benefits; however, there are significant risks associated with
EMU. Monetary and economic union on this scale has not been attempted before,
and there is uncertainty whether participating countries will remain committed
to EMU in the face of changing economic conditions.

Defensive investing The Portfolio may depart from its principal investment
strategies in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions by
taking temporary defensive positions in all types of money market and short
term debt securities. The Portfolio's investment in these assets is managed by
SSB Citi Fund Management LLC ("SSB Citi").

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The Manager

The manager. The Consulting Group, a division of SSB Citi, serves as the man-
ager for the Portfolio. SSB Citi is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salomon Smith
Barney Holdings Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup
Inc. Citigroup businesses produce a broad range of financial services--asset
management, banking and consumer finance, credit and charge cards, insurance,
investments, investment banking and trading--and use diverse channels to make
them available to consumer and corporate customers around the world. As manag-
er, the Consulting Group selects and oversees professional money managers who
are responsible for investing the assets of the Portfolio. The Consulting Group
was established to match the investment needs of institutional investors and
substantial individual investors with appropriate and well-qualified investment
advisers. Since 1973, the Consulting Group has grown to become one of the na-
tion's foremost organizations providing portfolio evaluation, asset allocation,
market analysis and investment adviser selection services.

The Portfolio is part of a series of portfolios which comprise the Trust.
The Trust is a series company that consists of the Portfolio and the following
additional portfolios which are offered in separate prospectuses, copies of
which can be obtained from any Salomon Smith Barney Financial Consultant:

 . Government Money Investments

 . Intermediate Fixed Income Investments

 . Long-Term Bond Investments

 . Municipal Bond Investments

 . Mortgage Backed Investments

 . High Yield Investments

 . Multi-Sector Fixed Income Investments

 . Balanced Investments

 . Large Capitalization Value Equity Investments

 . Large Capitalization Growth Investments

 . Small Capitalization Value Equity Investments

 . S & P 500 Index Investments

 . Small Capitalization Growth Investments

 . International Equity Investments

 . International Fixed Income Investments

 . Emerging Markets Equity Investments


                             The Evaluation Process

 The Consulting Group screens
 more than 3,000 registered in-
 vestment advisory firms, tracks
 the performance of more than 700
 firms on its comprehensive data-
 base and evaluates the strength
 and performance of advisory
 firms in Consulting Group pro-
 grams each year. Throughout the
 evaluation, the Consulting Group
 focuses on a number of key is-
 sues:

 . level of expertise

 . relative performance and
   consistency of performance

 . strict adherence to investment
   discipline or philosophy

 . personnel, facility and finan-
   cial strength

 . quality of service and commu-
   nication.


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    The Manager, continued

The subadvisers. The subadvisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment
operations of the Portfolio in accordance with the Portfolio's investment ob-
jectives and policies. The Portfolio's assets are allocated among three
subadvisers according to the following percentages: Pegasus Investments, Inc.--
33.3%, State Street Global Advisors--33.3%, Calamos Asset Management--33.3%.
Changes to this allocation greater than 10% of the Portfolio's assets will be
made by the Board of Trustees. The name and address of each subadviser, and the
name and background of each portfolio manager, is included in the box below.

 CO-SUBADVISERS

 PEGASUS INVESTMENTS, INC.

 One Boston Place

 Boston, Massachusetts 02108

  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

  Paul B. Kopperl

  Andrew D. Kopperl

  Brian M.O. Kopperl and

  Douglas E. Francis,

  who are president, director, a
  managing director and a manag-
  ing director, respectively, of
  Pegasus.

 STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS

 Two International Place

 Boston, Massachusetts 02110

  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

  David A. Hanna

  Peter B. Wiley

  Jeffrey P. Adams and

  Peter M. Stonberg,

  each of whom is a principal of SSGA.

 CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT

 1111 East Warrenville Road

 Naperville, Illinois 60563

  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

  John P. Calamos

  Nicholas P. Calamos

  John P. Calamos, Jr.,

  who are the president and
  chief investment officer, man-
  aging director and vice presi-
  dent, respectively, of
  Calamos.

The subadviser selection process. The Consulting Group serves as the manager
for the Portfolio. Subject to the review and approval of the Portfolio's Trust-
ees, the Consulting Group is responsible for selecting, supervising and evalu-
ating subadvisers who manage the Portfolio's assets. The Consulting Group may
adjust the allocation of the Portfolio's assets among the subadvisers by up to
10%. Any adjustment affecting more than 10% of the Portfolio's assets will be
made by the Board of Trustees. The Consulting Group employs a rigorous evalua-
tion process to select those subadvisers that have distinguished themselves
through consistent and superior performance. The Consulting Group has retained
Hedge Fund Research, Inc. at its own expense to provide statistical and other
factual information with respect to the Portfolio's subadvisers and potential
subadvisers. The Consulting Group is also responsible for communicating perfor-
mance expectations and evaluations to the subadvisers and ultimately recom-
mending to the Board of Trustees whether a subadviser's contract should be re-
newed. The Consulting Group provides written reports to the Trustees regarding
the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions.

The Portfolio relies upon an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange
Commission which permits the manager to select new subadvisers or replace ex-
isting subadvisers without first obtaining shareholder approval for the change.
The Trustees, including a majority of the "non-interested" Trustees, must con-
tinue to approve each new subadvisory contract. This allows the manager to act
more quickly to change subadvisers when it determines that a change is benefi-
cial to shareholders by avoiding the delay of calling and holding shareholder
meetings to approve each change. In accordance with the exemptive order, the
Portfolio will provide investors with information about each new subadviser and
its subadvisory contract within 90 days of the engagement of a new subadviser.

Management Fees. The Consulting Group receives fees from the Portfolio for its
services at an annual rate of 1.80% of its average daily net assets. For the
fiscal period ended March 31, 2000, the Consulting Group received a management
fee equal to 1.06% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. In turn, the
Consulting Group pays the subadvisers a portion of this fee for their services.
For the fiscal period ended March 31, 2000, the Portfolio paid  SSB Citi a fee
at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets for ad-
ministration services.


Possible Conflict of Interest. The advisory fee paid by each portfolio in the
Trust to the manager and the por-

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                                                 The Manager, continued

tion of that advisory fee paid by the manager to each subadviser varies depend-
ing upon the portfolio of the Trust selected. For this reason, the manager
could retain a larger portion of the advisory fee by recommending to clients in
its asset allocation program certain portfolios in the Trust over other portfo-
lios for asset allocation. You should consider this possible conflict of inter-
est when evaluating the manager's asset allocation recommendation. The manager
intends to comply with standards of fiduciary duty that require it to act
solely in the best interest of a participant when making investment recommenda-
tions.

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Asset Allocation Programs

Shares of the Portfolio are available to participants in advisory programs or
asset based fee programs sponsored by Salomon Smith Barney Inc., including the
TRAK(R) Personalized Investment Advisory Service, or other qualified investment
advisers approved by the Consulting Group. The advisory services provide in-
vestors with asset allocation recommendations, which are implemented through
the Portfolio.

Advisory services generally include:

 . evaluating the investor's investment objectives and time horizon

 . analyzing the investor's risk tolerance

 . recommending an allocation of assets among the portfolios in the Trust

 . providing monitoring reports containing an analysis and evaluation of an in-
  vestor's account and recommending any changes

While an advisory service makes a recommendation, the ultimate investment deci-
sion is normally up to the investor and not the provider of the advisory serv-
ice.

Under an advisory service, an investor typically pays an advisory fee that may
vary based on a number of factors. The maximum fee for assets invested in the
Trust under a Salomon Smith Barney advisory service is 1.50% of average quar-
ter-end net assets. This fee may be reduced in certain circumstances. The fee
under a Salomon Smith Barney advisory program may be paid either by redemption
of shares of the Trust or by separate payment.

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Investment and Account Information

Account Transactions

Purchase of Shares. You may purchase shares of the Portfolio if you are a par-
ticipant in an advisory program or asset based fee program sponsored by Salomon
Smith Barney, including TRAK(R), or by qualified investment advisers not affil-
iated with Salomon Smith Barney. Purchases of shares of the Portfolio must be
made through a brokerage account maintained with Salomon Smith Barney or
through a broker that clears securities transactions through Salomon Smith Bar-
ney (an introducing broker). You may establish a brokerage account with Salomon
Smith Barney free of charge in order to purchase shares of the Portfolio.

 . The minimum initial aggregate investment in the TRAK program is $10,000. The
  minimum investment in the Portfolio is $100.

 . There is no minimum on additional investments.

 . The minimum initial aggregate investment in the TRAK program for employees of
  Salomon Smith Barney and members of their immediate families, and retirement
  accounts or plans for those persons, is $5,000.

 . The Portfolio and the TRAK program may vary or waive the investment minimums
  at any time.

 . You may establish a Systematic Withdrawal/Investment Schedule. For more in-
  formation, contact your Investment Professional or consult the SAI.

Shares of the Portfolio are sold at net asset value per share without imposi-
tion of a sales charge but will be subject to any applicable advisory program
fee. All orders to purchase accepted by Salomon Smith Barney or the introducing
broker before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, will receive that day's share price. Or-
ders accepted after 4:00 p.m. will receive the next day's share price. All pur-
chase orders must be in good order to be accepted. This means you have provided
the following information:

 . Name of the Portfolio

 . Account Number

 . Dollar amount or number of shares to be purchased

 . Signatures of each owner exactly as the account is registered

The Portfolio reserves the right to reject purchase orders or to stop offering
its shares without notice. No order will be accepted unless Salomon Smith Bar-
ney has received and accepted an advisory agreement signed by investors partic-
ipating in the TRAK(R) program or other advisory program sponsored by Salomon
Smith Barney. With respect to investors participating in advisory programs
sponsored by entities other than Salomon Smith Barney, Salomon Smith Barney
must have received and accepted the appropriate documents before the order will
be accepted. Payment for shares must be received by Salomon Smith Barney or the
introducing broker within three business days after the order is placed in good
order.

Redemption of Shares. You may sell shares of the Portfolio at net asset value
on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open by contacting your broker. All
redemption requests accepted by Salomon Smith Barney or an introducing broker
before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on any day will be executed at that day's share
price. Orders accepted after 4:00 p.m. will be executed at the next day's
price. All redemption orders must be in good form, which may require commonly
required documentation to assure the safety of your account. If you discontinue
your Salomon Smith Barney advisory service, you must redeem your shares in the
Portfolio.

The Portfolio has the right to suspend redemptions of shares and to postpone
the transmission of redemption proceeds to a shareholder's account at Salomon
Smith Barney or at an introducing broker for up to seven days, as permitted by
law. Redemption proceeds held in an investor's brokerage account generally will
not earn any income and Salomon Smith Barney or the introducing broker may ben-
efit from the use of temporarily uninvested funds. A shareholder who pays for
shares of the Portfolio by personal check will be credited with the proceeds of
a redemption of those shares after the purchaser's check has cleared, which may
take up to 15 days.

Exchange of Shares. An investor that participates in an advisory program may
exchange shares in the Portfolio for shares in any other portfolio in the Trust
at net asset value without payment of an exchange fee. Be sure to consider the
investment objectives and policies of any Portfolio into which you make an ex-
change. An exchange is a taxable transaction except for exchanges within a re-
tirement account.

The Consulting Group may limit additional exchanges and/or purchases by a
shareholder if it determines that the shareholder is pursuing a pattern of fre-
quent exchanges. Excessive exchange transactions can adversely affect a Portfo-
lio's performance, hurting the Portfolio's other shareholders. If the Consult-
ing Group discovers a pattern of frequent exchanges, it will provide notice in
writing or by telephone to the shareholder at least 15 days before suspending
his or her exchange privilege. During the 15-day period the shareholder will be
required either to redeem his or her shares in the Portfolio

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    Investment and Account Information, continued

or establish an allocation which the shareholder expects to maintain for a sig-
nificant period of time.

Accounts with Low Balances. If your account falls below $7,500 as a result of
redemptions (and not because of performance or payment of the Salomon Smith
Barney Advisory Service fees), Salomon Smith Barney or the introducing broker
may ask you to increase the size of your account to $7,500 within thirty days.
If you do not increase the account to $7,500, Salomon Smith Barney may redeem
the shares in your account at net asset value and remit the proceeds to you.
The proceeds will be deposited in your brokerage account unless you instruct
otherwise.

Valuation of shares

The Portfolio offers its shares at their net asset value per share. The Portfo-
lio calculates its net asset value once daily as of the close of regular trad-
ing on the New York Stock Exchange (generally at 4:00 p.m., New York time) on
each day the exchange is open. If the Exchange closes early, the Portfolio ac-
celerates calculation of net asset value and transaction deadlines to the ac-
tual closing time. The Exchange is closed on certain holidays listed in the
SAI.

The Portfolio generally values its fund securities based on market prices or
quotations. The Portfolio's currency conversions, if any, are done when the
London stock exchange closes. When reliable market prices or quotations are not
readily available, or when the Consulting Group believes they are unreliable or
that the value of a security has been materially affected by events occurring
after the securities or currency exchanges close, the Portfolio may price those
securities at fair value. Fair value is determined in accordance with proce-
dures approved by the Portfolio's Board of Trustees. A mutual fund that uses
fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than
another fund using market quotations to price the same securities.

International markets may be open, and trading may take place, on days when
U.S. markets are closed. For this reason, the values of foreign securities
owned by the Portfolio could change on days when shares of the Portfolio cannot
be bought or redeemed.

Dividends and distributions

The Portfolio intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net invest-
ment income and realized capital gains, if any, for each taxable year. The
Portfolio declares and pays dividends, if any, from net investment income annu-
ally. The Portfolio declares and distributes realized net capital gains, if
any, annually. All dividends and capital gains are reinvested in shares of the
Portfolio unless the shareholder elects to receive them in cash.

The Portfolio expects distributions to be primarily from capital gains, a sub-
stantial portion of which may be short-term.

Taxes
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Transactions                                              Federal Tax Status
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<S>                                                       <C>
Sales or exchange of shares                               Usually capital gain
                                                          or loss; long-term
                                                          only if shares owned
                                                          more than one year
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Distributions of long term                                Long-term capital
 capital gain                                             gain
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Distributions of short term                               Ordinary income
 capital gain
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Dividends from net                                        Ordinary income
 investment income
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Any of the above received by                              Not a taxable event
 a tax-deferred retirement
 account
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</TABLE>

Long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as long-term capital
gain regardless of how long you have owned your shares. You may want to avoid
buying shares when the Portfolio is about to declare a capital gain distribu-
tion or a taxable dividend because it will be taxable to you even though it may
actually be a return of a portion of your investment.

After the end of each year, you will receive a Form 1099 indicating your divi-
dends and distributions for the prior year, which are taxable as described
above even if reinvested, and your redemptions during that year. If you do not
provide the Portfolio with your correct taxpayer identification number and any
required certifications, you may be subject to backup withholding of 31% of the
Portfolio's distributions, dividends and redemption proceeds. Because each
shareholder's circumstances are different and special tax rules may apply, you
should consult your tax adviser about your investment in the Portfolio.

As noted above, investors, out of their own assets, will pay an advisory serv-
ice fee. For most investors who are individuals, this fee will be treated as a
"miscellaneous itemized deduction" for federal income tax purposes. Under cur-
rent federal income tax law, an individual's miscellaneous itemized deductions
for any taxable year will be allowed as a deduction only to the extent the ag-
gregate of these deductions exceeds 2% of adjusted gross income. Such deduc-
tions are also subject to the general limitation on itemized deductions for in-
dividuals having, in 2000, adjusted gross income in excess of $128,950 ($64,475
for married individuals filing separately).

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Financial Highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the perfor-
mance of the Portfolio for the past 5 years (or since inception if less than 5
years). Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. To-
tal return represents the rate that a shareholder would have earned (or lost)
on a Portfolio share assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
The information in the following tables was audited by KPMG LLP, independent
auditors, whose report, along with the Portfolio's financial statements, is in-
cluded in the annual report (available upon request).

For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period ended
March 31:

<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                                          2000(1)(2)
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<S>                                                       <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period                           $8.00
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Income From Operations:
 Net investment income(3)                                       0.19
 Net realized and unrealized gain                               0.44
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Total Income From Operations                                    0.63
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Less Distributions From:
 Net investment income                                        (0.02)
 Net realized gains                                           (0.25)
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Total Distributions                                           (0.27)
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Net Asset Value, End of Period                                 $8.36
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Total Return++                                                 7.98%
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Net Assets, End of Period (000s)                             $32,583
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Ratios to Average Net Assets+:
 Total expenses before dividend expense on short sales(3)      1.90%
 Dividend expense from short sales                              0.80
 Total expenses                                                 2.70
 Net investment income                                          2.65
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 Portfolio Turnover Rate                                        249%
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</TABLE>

(1)   For the period from May 10, 1999 (commencement of operations) to March
      31, 2000.

(2)   Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares
      method.

(3)   The expense ratio and the per share decrease in net investment income
      before fee waivers were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Per Share       Expense Ratio
         Decrease to Net  Without Fee Waiver
           Investment    and Dividend Expense
             Income        from Short Sales
         --------------- --------------------
   <S>   <C>             <C>
   2000       $0.05             2.64%+
</TABLE>

++  Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the
    total return for the year.

+   Annualized.

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                                   APPENDIX A

                               Investment Indices

Following are definitions of indices that are utilized in the Client's Recom-
mendation and Review.

Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
Composed of publicly issued, fixed rate, non-convertible domestic debt in three
major classifications: industrial, utility, financial as well as the domestic
debt of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. All issues have at least one
year to maturity, or an outstanding par value of at least $100 million for U.S.
Government issues and $50 million for corporate issues. All corporate issues
have a minimum rating of Baa by Moody's or BBB by Standard & Poor's.

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
Composed of the Lehman Intermediate Government/ Corporate Bond Index and the
Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and also includes treasury issues, agency
issues, corporate bond issues and mortgage-backed securities.

Lehman Brothers Long Term Government/Corporate Bond Index
Includes all bonds covered by the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond
Index, with maturities of 10 years or longer. Total return includes income and
appreciation/depreciation as a percentage of original investment.

Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Corporate Bond Index
A subset of the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index covering issues
with maturities up to ten years.

Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Bond Index
Contains all fixed securities issued and backed by mortgage pools of GNMA's,
FHLMC's, FNMA's, Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM's), but not Graduated Equity
Mortgages (GEM).

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index
A composite measure of the total return performance of the municipal bond
market, which includes more than two million different bond issues. For
simplicity, the market is divided into seven major sectors, with the
performance of each sector weighted according to issue volume (adjusted
annually).

Lipper Balanced Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds whose primary objective is to
conserve principal by maintaining at all times a balanced portfolio of both
stocks and bonds. Typically, the stock/bond ratio ranges around 60 percent/40
percent, respectively.

Lipper Corporate Debt Funds A Rated Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that invest at least 65% of
their assets in corporate debt issues rated "A" or better or government issues.

Lipper Corporate Debt Funds A Rated Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that investing at least 65%
of total assets in emerging market equity securities, where emerging market is
defined by a country's gross national product per capita or other economic
measures.

Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that invest at least 65% of
their assets in municipal debt issues in the top four credit ratings.

Lipper General Municipal Funds Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.


Lipper General World Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of the following twelve Lipper
investment objectives: Gold Oriented, Global, Global Small Company,
International, International Small Company, European Region, Pacific Ex Japan,
Pacific Region, Emerging Markets, Japanese, Latin American and Canadian Funds.

Lipper Growth Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that normally invest in
companies whose long-term earnings are expected to grow significantly faster
than the earnings of the stocks represented in the major unmanaged stock
indices.

Lipper Growth Funds Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.

Lipper International Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that invest its assets in
securities whose primary trading markets are outside of the United States.

Lipper International Funds Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.

Lipper International Income Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of Funds that invest primarily in U.S.
dollar and non-U.S. dollar debt securities located in at least three countries
excluding the United States, except in periods of market weakness.

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that normally invest in
companies with long-term earnings expected to grow significantly faster than
the earnings of the stocks represented in a major unmanaged stock index. These
funds will normally have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-
book ratio and three-year earnings

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                                   APPENDIX A

                        Investment Indices--(Continued)

growth figure, compared to the U.S. diversified large-cap
funds universe average. Large-cap funds will generally invest at least 75% of
their assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted
basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of
the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that normally invest in
companies considered to be undervalued relative to a major unmanaged stock
index based on price-to-current earnings, book value, asset value or other
factors. These funds will normally have a below-average price-to-earnings
ratio, price-to-book ratio and three-year earnings growth figure, compared to
the U.S. diversified multi-cap funds universe average. Multi-cap funds will
generally have between 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies with
market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of
the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that normally invest in
companies with long-term earnings expected to grow significantly faster than
the earnings of the stocks represented in a major unmanaged stock index. These
funds will normally have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-
book ratio and three-year earnings growth figure, compared to the U.S.
diversified small-cap funds universe average. Small-cap funds will generally
invest at least 75% of their assets in companies with market capitalizations
(on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the dollar-weighted
median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.

Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that normally invest in
companies considered to be undervalued relative to a major unmanaged stock
index based on price-to-current earnings, book value, asset value or other
factors. These funds will normally have a below-average price-to-earnings
ratio, price-to-book ratio and three-year earnings growth figure, compared to
the U.S. diversified small-cap funds universe average. Small-cap funds will
generally invest at least 75% of their assets in companies with market
capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the
dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.

Lipper Small Company Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that by their prospectus or
portfolio practice, limit investments to companies on the basis of the size of
the company.

Lipper Small Company Funds Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.

Lipper U.S. Government Money Market Funds Index
An equally weighted performance index, adjusted for capital gains distributions
and income dividends of the largest qualifying funds having this investment
objective.

Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds Average
An average of the reinvested performance of funds that invest at least 65% of
their assets in mortgages/securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. Government and certain federal agencies.

Morgan Stanley EAFE (Capitalization Weighted)
A composite portfolio of equity (stock market) total returns for the countries
of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. The return for each country
is weighted on the basis of its market capitalization.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Equity Markets Free Gross Dividend Index
A composite portfolio consisting of equity total returns for countries with low
to middle per capita income, as determined by the World Bank. Some of these
countries include: Argentina, Greece, India, Malaysia and Turkey. The return
for each country is weighted on the basis of its total market capitalization.

90-Day Treasury Bill Index
Unweighted average of weekly auction offering rates of 90-Day Treasury Bills.
Treasury Bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Russell 1000 Index
The 1,000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization, the smallest of
which has about $1.35 billion in market capitalization. The average market
capitalization for a company in this index is $12.10 billion.

Russell 1000 Value Index
Contains those Russell 1000 securities with less-than-average growth
orientation. Companies in this index generally have low price-to-book and
earnings ratios and lower forecasted growth values than stocks in the Russell
1000 Growth Index.

Russell 1000 Growth Index
Contains those Russell 1000 securities with greater-than-average growth
orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit high price-to-book and
earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values than stocks in the Russell
1000 Value Index.

Russell 2000 Index
Composed of the 2,000 smallest U.S. securities as determined by total market
capitalization, representing approximately 8.0% of the Russell 3000 Index. The
average market capitalization for a company in this index is $526.4 million,
with the largest being $1.35 billion.


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                                   APPENDIX A

                        Investment Indices--(Continued)

Russell 2000 Value Index
Contains those Russell 2000 securities with less-than-average growth
orientation. Companies in this index generally have low price-to-book and
earnings ratios and lower forecasted growth values than stocks in the Russell
2000 Growth Index.

Russell 2000 Growth Index
Contains those Russell 2000 securities with greater-than-average growth
orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit high price-to-book and
earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values than stocks in the Russell
2000 Value Index.

Standard & Poor's 500 Index
Tracks the total return of 500 of the largest stocks (400 industrial, 40
utility, 20 transportation and 40 financial companies) in the United States,
which represent about 78% of the New York Stock Exchange's total market
capitalization. The return of each stock is weighted on the basis of the
stock's capitalization.

Salomon Brothers Non-U.S. Government Bond Index
A market capitalization-weighted index consisting of government bond markets of
Austria, France, Spain, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, United
Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Wilshire Large Company Growth Equity Index
Focuses on the top 750 companies of the Wilshire 5000 in terms of market
capitalization. The smallest company's capitalization is $675 million. The
index excludes companies meeting one or more of the following criteria: less
than 5 years of operating history, high dividend payout, low price-to-book or
low return on equity.

Wilshire Large Company Value Equity Index
Focuses on the top 750 companies of the Wilshire 5000 in terms of market
capitalization. The smallest company's capitalization is $675 million. The
index excludes companies that do not rank favorably on a relative basis due to
their high P/E and price-to-book ratios, or low yield.

Wilshire Small Company Growth Equity Index
Focuses on companies that rank between 751-1,750 of the Wilshire 5000 in terms
of market capitalization. The smallest company's capitalization is $58 million.
The index excludes companies meeting one or more of the following criteria:
less than two years operating history, high yield, little or no earnings growth
or low beta.

Wilshire Small Company Value Equity Index
Focuses on companies that rank between 751-1,750 of the Wilshire 5000 in terms
of market capitalization. The smallest company's capitalization is $58 million.
The index excludes companies that do not rank favorably on a relative basis
because of their high price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, or low yield.

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                                   APPENDIX B

The following are copies of the proposed and final exemptions from the Depart-
ment of Labor from certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 relating to the purchase of shares and participation in TRAK
by certain retirement plans.

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[Application Nos. D-9337 and D-9415]

Smith Barney Shearson (SBS), Located in New York, NY

NEW AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed exemption to modify and replace prohibited
transaction exemption (PTE) 92-77 involving Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc.
(Shearson Lehman).
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SUMMARY: This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of
Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption which, if granted,
would replace PTE 92-77 (55 FR 45833, October 5, 1992). PTE 92-77 permits the
purchase or redemption of shares by an employee benefit plan, an individual
retirement account (the IRA) or a retirement plan for a self-employed
individual (the Keogh Plan; collectively the Plans) in the Trust for TRAK
Investments (the Trust) established by Shearson Lehman, in connection with such
loans' participation in the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory Service (the
TRAK Program). In addition, PTE 92-77 permits the provision, by the Consulting
Group Division of Shearson Lehman (the Consulting Group), of investment
advisory services to an independent fiduciary of a participating Plan (the
Independent Plan Fiduciary) which may result in such fiduciary's selection of a
portfolio (the Portfolio) in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan
assets. These transactions are described in a notice of pendency that was
published in the Federal Register on April 3, 1992 at 57 FR 11514. PTE 92-77 is
effective as of April 3, 1992.
 If granted, the proposed exemption would replace PTE 92-77, which as discussed
below, expired by operation of the law. The new proposed exemption would permit
the replacement of Shearson Lehman with a newly-merged entity known as "Smith
Barney Shearson, Inc." It would also permit the adoption of a daily-traded
collective investment fund (the GIC Fund) for Plans providing for participant
directed investments (the Section 404(c) Plans). The proposed exemption would
provide conditional relief that is identical to that provided by PTE 92-77. In
addition, the proposed exemption would affect participants and beneficiaries
of, and fiduciaries with respect to, Plans participating in the TRAK Program.

DATES: Written comments and requests for a public hearing should be received by
the Department on or before the expiration of 60 days from the publication of
this proposed exemption in the Federal Register. If granted, the proposed
exemption will be effective July 31, 1993 for transactions that are covered by
PTE 92-77. With respect to transactions involving the GIC Fund, the proposed
exemption will be effective as of the date the grant notice is published in the
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: All written comments and requests for a public hearing (preferably,
three copies) should be sent to the Office of Exemption Determinations, Pension
and Welfare Benefits Administration, Room N-5849, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Attention: Application Nos. D-
9337 and D-9415. The applications pertaining to the proposed exemption and the
comments received will be available for public inspection in the Public
Documents Room of the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N-3307, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jan D. Broady, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, telephone (202) 219-8881. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of the pendency before the
Department of a proposed exemption that would replace PTE 92-77. PTE 92-77
provides an exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of
section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act)
and from the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), as amended, by reason of section
4975(c)(1) of the Code. The proposed exemption was requested in an application
filed by SBS pursuant to section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of
the Code, and in accordance with the procedures (the Procedures) set forth in
29 CFR Part 2570, Subpart 3 (55 FR 32836, August 10, 1990). Effective December
31, 1978, section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (43 FR 47713,
October 17, 1978) transferred the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue exemptions of the type requested to the Secretary of Labor. Accordingly,
this proposed replacement exemption is being issued solely by the Department.

 As stated briefly above, PTE 92-77 allows Shearson Lehman to make the TRAK
Program available to Plans that acquire shares in the Trust subject to certain
conditions. Specifically, PTE 92-77 provides exemptive relief from section
406(a) of the Act and the sanctions resulting from the application of section
4975 of the Code, by reason of section 4975(c)(1) (A) through (D) of the Code,
with respect to the purchase or redemption of shares in the Trust by Plans
investing therein. In addition, PTE 92-77 provides exemptive relief from the
restrictions of section 408(b)(1) and (b)(2) of the Act and the sanctions
resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of
section 4975(c)(1)(E) of the Code, with respect to the provision, by the
Consulting Group of Shearson Lehman, of investment advisory services to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary of a Plan participating in the TRAK Program which
may result in such fiduciary's selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for
the investment of Plan assets.

 Subsequent to the granting of PTE 92-77, Shearson Lehman informed the
Department that it had signed an asset purchase agreement with Primerica
Corporation (Primerica) and Smith Barney Harris Upham & Company, Inc. (Smith
Barney), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. The terms of the agreement
provided for the sale of substantially all of the assets of Shearson Lehman and
its Asset Management Divisions (collectively, the Shearson Divisions) to Smith
Barney./1/ The transaction was completed on July 31, 1993. As a result of the
transaction, most of the assets and business of the Shearson Divisions were
transferred to Smith Barney which, upon merger with Shearson Lehman, was
renamed "Smith Barney Shearson." (Smith Barney Shearson is denoted herein as
SBS.) Shearson Lehman received cash and an
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 /1/ Shearson Lehman's other primary division, Lehman Brothers, which is
responsible for securities underwriting, financial advisory, investment and
merchant banking services and commodities trading as a principal and agent has
been retained by Shearson Lehman it has been renamed "Lehman Brothers Inc."

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interest-bearing note from SBS. As further consideration for the asset sale,
SBS agreed to pay future contingent amounts based upon the combined performance
of SBS and certain other Shearson Divisions acquired from Shearson Lehman.
Shearson Lehman also assigned to the American Express Company (American
Express) the right to receive 2.5 million shares of certain convertible
preferred stock issued by Primerica and a warrant. As consideration for the
assignment, American Express agreed to pay Shearson Lehman for the stock and
the warrant based on their value as of March 12, 1993, the date of the Asset
Purchase Agreement. At present, SBS offers the TRAK Program to investors
through one or more of its subsidiaries or divisions.

 Since PTE 92-77 was granted, SBS informed the Department that it wished to
modify the exemption in order to improve the TRAK Program and make it more
responsive to the needs of investors. Specifically, SBS proposes to add to the
Portfolios currently available under the TRAK Program, the GIC Fund, which is
designed to invest primarily in guaranteed investment contracts (the GIC's),
synthetic GIC products and/or units of other GIC collective funds. The GIC Fund
will not differ in any material respects from the Government Money Investments
Portfolio which generally permits daily redemptions of its shares. In addition,
the GIC Fund will operate in a manner that is consistent with the requirements
of PTE 92-77. SBS believes it is important to offer the GIC Fund to Section
404(c) Plans because these Plans may prefer to offer participants this type of
investment option instead of the Government Money Investments Portfolio
presently offered to such Plans under the TRAK Program. Therefore, SBS requests
exemptive relief in order that the GIC Fund may be added to the Portfolios that
are available under the Trust.

 The proposed GIC Fund will be a collective trust fund established and
maintained by Smith Barney Shearson Trust Company (SBS Trust), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Primerica. The GIC Fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of
GICs with varying maturities issued by highly-rated insurance companies, and/or
units of other collective funds invested in GICs. The GIC Fund may also invest
in asset-backed investment products designed to offer risk and return
characteristics similar to those of GICs (i.e., synthetic GIC products). In
addition, the GIC Fund may hold short-term, low risk securities where the
investment of all fund assets in GICs and/or units of other GIC collective
funds is not feasible.

 SBS Trust will serve as the trustee of the GIC Fund. SBS Trust will employ a
sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) which is independent of SBS and its affiliates to
make recommendations on purchases of GICs and/or units of other GIC collective
funds. Currently, SBS Trust employs Morley Capital Management (Morley Capital)
of Lake Oswego, Oregon as the Sub-Adviser of the GIC Fund. SBS Trust will also
employ Boston Company Investors Services Group (ISG), a business group of The
Boston Company to provide custody and valuation services and The Shareholder
Services Group, Inc. (TSSG), an entity which is indirectly owned by American
Express, as transfer agent. Both ISG and TSSG are not affiliated with SBS.
 SBS represents that the GIC Fund will not pay a management or other similar
fee to it or SBS Trust. (SBS Trust's fees for general trust services provided
to a Section 404(c) Plan is included in such plan's investment advisory or
"outside" fee.) A management fee may be paid to Morley Capital or any other
Sub-Adviser which is independent of SBS and its affiliates. The GIC Fund will
pay ISG, as custodian and provider of fund valuation services, a fee for such
services, and TSSG, as transfer agent, a fee of $8.50 to $9.50 per Section
404(c) Plan, plus out-of-pocket expenses. With respect to the fees paid to SBS
and its affiliates, the GIC Fund will not differ materially from the Government
Money Investments Portfolio in that it will not pay a management or other
similar fee to SBS or SBS Trust.
 SBS will describe the GIC Fund, in the prospectus (the Prospectus) and
promotional materials it furnishes to Section 404(c) Plan participants who are
interested in investing in the GIC Fund. Such disclosures will reflect, in all
material respects, the information discussed above.
 Because of the foregoing material changes to the factual representations
supporting PTE 92-77, the Department has determined that the prior exemption
was no longer effective as of July 31, 1993, the date Shearson Lehman sold the
assets described above to SBS. Thus, the Department is of the view that PTE 92-
77 would be unavailable for use by SBS and its subsidiaries with respect to the
subject transactions.
 Accordingly, the Department has decided to publish a new exemption which, if
granted, would replace PTE 92-77. Under the replacement exemption, all
references to Shearson Lehman would be replaced with references to SBS. In
addition, the replacement exemption would incorporate the new GIC Fund, SBS
Trust, ISG and TSSG. Further, the replacement exemption would have an effective
date of July 31, 1993 for transactions described in PTE 92-77. With respect to
transactions involving the GIC Fund, the replacement exemption would become
effective as of the date of the grant of the notices of pendency.

Notice to Interested Persons
 Notice of the proposed exemption will be mailed by first class mail to each
Plan which invests in the TRAK Program. The notice will contain a copy of the
notice of proposed exemption as published in the Federal Register and an
explanation of the rights of interested persons to comment on and/or request
such a hearing with respect thereto. Such notice will be sent to the above-
named parties within 30 days of the publication of the proposed exemption in
the Federal Register. Written comments and hearing request are due within 60
days of the publication of the proposed exemption in the Federal Register.

General Information
 The attention of interested persons is directed to the following:
 (1) This fact that a transaction is the subject of an exemption under section
408(a) of the Act and section 4973(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve a
fiduciary or other party in interest or disqualified person from certain other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including any prohibited transaction
provisions to which the exemption does not apply and the general fiduciary
responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act, which require, among other
things, a fiduciary to discharge his or her duties respecting the plan solely
in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan and in a
prudent fashion in accordance with section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does it
affect the requirements of section 401(a) of the Code that the Plan operate for
the exclusive benefit of the employees of the employer maintaining the plan and
their beneficiaries;
 (2) Before an exemption can be granted under section 408(a) of the Act and
section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, the Department must find that the exemption is
administratively feasible, in the interest of the plan and of its participants
and beneficiaries and protective of the rights of participants and
beneficiaries of the plan; and
 (3) The proposed exemption, if granted, will be supplemental to, and not in
derogation of, any other provisions of the

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Act and the Code, including statutory or administrative exemptions.
Furthermore, the fact that a transaction is subject to an administrative or
statutory exemption is not dispositive of whether the transaction is in fact a
prohibited transaction.
 (4) In addition to transactions involving the GIC Fund, the proposed
exemption, if granted, will be applicable to the transactions previously
described in PTE 92-77 only if the conditions specified therein are met.

Written Comments and Hearing Requests
 All interested persons are invited to submit written comments or requests for
a hearing on the proposed replacement exemption to the address above, within
the time period set forth above. All comments will be made a part of the
record. Comments and requests for a hearing should state the reasons for the
writer's interest in the proposed exemption. Comments received will be
available for public inspection with the referenced applications at the address
set forth above.

Proposed Exemption
 Under the authority of section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code and in accordance with the Procedures cited above, the Department proposes
to replace PTE 92-77 as follows:

Section 1. Covered Transactions
 (a) The restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section
4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, shall not apply to the purchase or
redemption of shares by Plans in the SBS-established Trust in connection with
such Plans' participation in the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory Service.

 (b) The restrictions of action 406(b) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code by reason of section
4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) of the Code, shall not apply to the provision, by the
Consulting Group, of investment advisory services to an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of a participating Plan which may result in such fiduciary's
selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.
 The proposed exemption is subject to the following conditions that are set
forth in Section II.

Section II. General Conditions
 (a) The participation of Plans in the TRAK Program will be approved by an
Independent Plan Fiduciary. For purposes of this requirement, an employee,
officer or director of SBS and/or its affiliates covered by an IRA not subject
to Title I of the Act will be considered an Independent Plan Fiduciary with
respect to such IRA.

 (b) The total fees paid to the Consulting Group and its affiliates will
constitute no more than reasonable compensation.
 (c) No Plan will pay a fee or commission by reason of the acquisition or
redemption of shares in the Trust.
 (d) The terms of each purchase or redemption of Trust shares shall remain at
least as favorable to an investing Plan as those obtainable in an arm's length
transaction with an unrelated party.

 (e) The Consulting Group will provide written documentation to an Independent
Plan Fiduciary of its recommendations or evaluations based upon objective
criteria.

 (f) Any recommendation or evaluation made by the Consulting Group to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of
such independent fiduciary.

 (g) The Consulting Group will generally give investment advice in writing to
an Independent Plan Fiduciary with respect to all available Portfolios.
However, in the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, the Consulting Group will
provide investment advice that is limited to the Portfolios made available
under the Plan.

 (h) Any Sub-Adviser that acts for the Trust to exercise investment discretion
over a Portfolio will be independent of SBS and its affiliates.

 (i) Immediately following the acquisition by a Portfolio of any securities
that are issued by SBS and/or its affiliates, the percentage of that
Portfolio's net assets invested in such securities will not exceed one percent.

 (j) The quarterly investment advisory fee that is paid by a Plan to the
Consulting Group for investment advisory services rendered to such Plan will be
offset by such amount as is necessary to assure that the Consulting Group
retains no more than 20 basis points from any Portfolio (with the exception of
the Government Money Investments Portfolio and the GIC Fund Portfolio for which
the Consulting Group and SBS Trust will retain no investment management fee)
which contains investments attributable to the Plan investor.

 (k) With respect to its participation in the TRAK Program prior to purchasing
Trust shares.

 (1) Each Plan will receive the following written or oral disclosures from the
Consulting Group:

 (A) A copy of the Prospectus for the Trust discussing the investment
objectives of the Portfolios comprising the Trust, the policies employed to
achieve these objectives, the corporate affiliation existing between the
Consulting Group, SBS and its subsidiaries and the compensation paid to such
entities.

 (B) Upon written or oral request to SBS, a Statement of Additional Information
supplementing the Prospectus which describes the types of securities and other
instruments in which the Portfolios may invest, the investment policies and
strategies that the Portfolios may utilize and certain risks attendant to those
investments, policies and strategies.

 (C) A copy of the investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group
and such Plan relating to participation in the TRAK Program.

 (D) Upon written request of SBS, a copy of the respective investment advisory
agreement between the Consulting Group and the Sub-Advisers.

 (E) In the case of a section 404(c) Plan, if required by the arrangement
negotiated between the Consulting Group and the Plan, an explanation by an SBS
Financial Consultant (the Financial Consultant) to eligible participants in
such Plan, of the services offered under the TRAK Program and the operation and
objectives of the Portfolios.

 (F) Copies of PTE 92-77 and documents pertaining to the proposed replacement
exemption.

 (2) If accepted as an investor in the TRAK Program, an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of an IRA or Keogh Plan, is required to acknowledge in writing, prior
to purchasing Trust shares that such fiduciary has received copies of the
documents described above in subparagraph (k)(1) of this section.

 (3) With respect to a section 404(c) Plan, written acknowledgement of the
receipt of such documents will be provided by the Independent Plan Fiduciary
(i.e., the Plan administrator, trustee or named fiduciary, as the recordholder
of Trust shares). Such Independent Plan Fiduciary will be required to represent
in writing to SBS that such fiduciary is (a) independent of SBS and its
affiliates and (b) knowledgeable with respect to the Plan in administrative
matters and funding matters related thereto, and able to make an informed
decision concerning participation in the TRAK Program.

 (4) With respect to a Plan that is covered under Title I of the Act, where
investment decisions are made by a trustee, investment

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manager or a named fiduciary, such Independent Plan Fiduciary is required to
acknowledge, in writing, receipt of such documents and represent to SBS that
such fiduciary is (a) independent of SBS and its affiliates, (b) capable of
making an independent decision regarding the investment of Plan assets and (c)
knowledgeable with respect to the Plan in administrative matters and funding
matters related thereto, and able to make an informed decision concerning
participation in the TRAK Program.

 (l) Subsequent to its participation in the TRAK Program, each Plan receives
the following written or oral disclosures with respect to its ongoing
participation in the TRAK Program:

 (1) The Trust's semi-annual and annual report which will include financial
statement for the Trust and investment management fees paid by each Portfolio.

 (2) A written quarterly monitoring statement containing an analysis and an
evaluation of a Plan investor's account to ascertain whether the Plan's
investment objectives have been met and recommending, if required, changes in
Portfolio allocations.
 (3) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly, detailed investment performance monitoring
report, in writing, provided to an Independent Plan Fiduciary of such Plan
showing, Plan level asset allocation, Plan cash flow analysis and annualized
risk adjusted rates of return for Plan investments. In addition, if required by
such arrangement, Financial Consultants will meet periodically with Independent
Plan Fiduciaries of section 404(c) Plans to discuss the report as well as with
eligible participants to review their accounts' performance.

 (4) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly participant performance monitoring report
provided to a Plan participant which accompanies the participant's benefit
statement and describes the investment performance of the Portfolios, the
investment performance of the participant's individual investment in the TRAK
Program, and gives market commentary and toll-free numbers that will enable the
participant to obtain more information about the TRAK Program or to amend his
or her investment allocations.

 (5) On a quarterly and annual basis, written disclosures to all Plans of the
(a) percentage of each Portfolio's brokerage commissions that are paid to SBS
and its affiliates and (b) the average brokerage commission per share paid by
each Portfolio to SBS and its affiliates; as compared to the average brokerage
commission per share paid by the Trust to brokers other than SBS and its
affiliates, both expressed as cents per share.

 (m) SBS shall maintain, for a period of six years, the records necessary to
enable the persons described in paragraph (n) of this section to determine
whether the conditions of this exemption have been met, except that (1) a
prohibited transaction will not be considered to have occurred if, due to
circumstances beyond the control of SBS and/or its affiliates, the records are
lost or destroyed prior to the end of the six year period, and (2) no party in
interest other than SBS shall be subject to the civil penalty that may be
assessed under section 502(i) of the Act, or to the taxes imposed by section
4975(a) and (b) of the Code, if the records are not maintained, or are not
available for examination as required by paragraph (n) below.

 (n)(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this paragraph and notwithstanding
any provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 504 of the Act, the
records referred to in paragraph (m) of this section shall be unconditionally
available at their customary location during normal business hours by:

 (A) Any duly authorized employee or representative of the Department or the
Service;

 (B) Any fiduciary of a participating Plan or any duly authorized
representative of such fiduciary;

 (C) Any contributing employer to any participating Plan or any duly authorized
employee representative of such employer; and

 (D) Any participant or beneficiary of any participating Plan, or any duly
authorized representative of such participant or beneficiary.

 (2) None of the persons described above in subparagraphs (B)-(D) of this
paragraph (n) shall be authorized to examine the trade secrets of SBS or
commercial or financial information which is privileged or confidential.

Section III. Definitions
 For purposes of this exemption:

 (a) An "affiliate" of SBS includes--

 (1) Any person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with SBS. (For purposes of
this subsection, the term "control" means the power to exercise a controlling
influence over the management or policies of a person other than an
individual.)

 (2) Any officer, director or partner in such person, and

 (3) Any corporation or partnership of which such person is an officer,
director or a 5 percent partner or owner.

 (b) An "Independent Plan Fiduciary" is a Plan fiduciary which is independent
of SBS and its affiliates and is either--

 (1) A Plan administrator, sponsor, trustee or named fiduciary, as the
recordholder of Trust shares of a section 404(c) Plan.

 (2) A participant in a Keogh Plan.
 (3) An individual covered under a self-directed IRA which invests in Trust
shares, or

 (4) A trustee, investment manager or named fiduciary responsible for
investment decisions in the case of a Title I Plan that does not permit
individual direction as contemplated by section 404(c) of the Act.

Section IV. Effective Dates

 This exemption will be effective as of July 31, 1993, except for transactions
involving the GIC Fund. The exemption will be effective upon its grant with
respect to the inclusion of the GIC Fund in the TRAK Program.

 The availability of this proposed exemption is subject to the express
condition that the material facts and representations contained in the
applications for exemption are true and complete and accurately describe all
material terms of the transactions. In the case of continuing transactions, if
any of the material facts or representations described in the applications
change, the exemption will cease to apply as of the date of such change. In the
event of any such change, an application for a new exemption must be made to
the Department.

 For a more complete statement of the facts and representations supporting the
Department's decision to grant PTE 92-77, refer to the proposed exemption and
grant notice which are cited above.

 Signed at Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of March, 1994.

Ivan L. Strasfeld,

Director of Exemption Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

[FR Doc. 94-7271 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]

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[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 94-50; Application Nos. D-9337 and D-9415]

Smith Barney, Inc. (SBI) Located in New York, NY

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.

ACTION: Grant of individual exemption to modify and replace prohibited
transaction exemption (PTE) 92-77 involving Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc.
(Shearson Lehman).
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SUMMARY: This document contains an individual exemption which supersedes PTE
92-77 (57 FR 45833, October 5, 1992)./1/ This exemption permits the replacement
of Shearson Lehman with an entity known as "Smith Barney Inc."/2/ It also
allows SBI to adopt a daily-traded collective investment fund (the GIC Fund)
for Plans investing in the Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds (the Trust).
The exemption provides conditional relief that is identical to that provided by
PTE 92-77 and it will affect participants and beneficiaries of, and fiduciaries
with respect to, Plans participating in the Trust.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This exemption is effective July 31, 1993 for transactions that
are covered by PTE 92-77. With respect to transactions involving the GIC Fund,
the exemption is effective March 29, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jan D. Broady, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, telephone (202) 219-8881. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 1994, the Department of Labor (the
Department) published a notice of proposed exemption (the Notice) in the
Federal Register (59 FR 14680) that would replace PTE 92-77. PTE 92-77 provides
an exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of section 406 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and from the
sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), as amended, by reason of section 4975(c)(1) of
the Code. The proposed exemption was requested in an application filed by SBI
pursuant to section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, and
in accordance with the procedures (the Procedures) set forth in 29 CFR Part
2570, Subpart B (55 FR 32836, August 10, 1990). Effective December 31, 1978,
section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (43 FR 47713, October 17,
1978) transferred the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
exemptions of the type requested to the Secretary of Labor. Accordingly, this
replacement exemption is being issued solely by the Department.
 The Notice gave interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposed
exemption and to request a public hearing. The only written comments submitted
to the Department during the comment period were made by SBI. These comments
expressed SBI's substantive concerns about the Notice and offered suggestions
for clarifying certain language of the Notice. Discussed below are SBI's
comments and the Department's responses thereto. Also discussed is a comment
made by the Department.

SBI's Comments
 SBI notes that there is an ambiguity regarding the effective date of the GIC
Fund. SBI represents that the Notice provides in the last paragraph under the
heading "Supplementary Information," that with respect to transactions
involving the GIC Fund, the exemption "would become effective as of the date of
the grant of the notice of pendency." However, under the captions EFFECTIVE
DATES and DATES, SBI explains that the Notice states that the exemption will be
effective "upon its grant," or "as of the date the grant notice is published."
Because it was the intention of the parties that the effective date for
transactions involving the GIC Fund would be March 29, 1994, the date of
publication of the Notice in the Federal Register, SBI requests that the
Department make the exemption retroactive to this date for the GIC Fund.
 The Department has considered SBI's comment and has made the requested
modification.
 SBI wishes to modify the exemption in order that it may offer the GIC Fund to
both fiduciary-directed Plans as well as Plans providing for participant-
directed investments (the Section 404(c) Plans). The Department believes this
comment has merit and that it would be potentially beneficial to participants
and beneficiaries since it provides different types of Plans participating in
the TRAK Program with the opportunity to invest in the GIC Fund.
 SBI explains that in the preamble to the Notice there is a statement to the
effect that it will "describe the GIC Fund in a prospectus (the Prospectus) and
promotional materials that will be furnished to Section 404(c) Plan
participants." SBI represents that interests in the GIC Fund are not subject to
the registration and Prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of
1933. Also, SBI points out that the conditions of PTE 92-77 require it to
deliver copies of the Trust Prospectus only to the Plan administrator and not
to the individual participants. Because it has no practical means of delivering
Prospectuses or other disclosures to participants, SBI indicates that the
responsibility for providing these materials to participants rests with the
Plan administrator. In this regard, SBI represents that the
disclosure information it will make available to all Plans proposing to invest
in the GIC Fund will include copies of the Trust Prospectus and a separate
description of the GIC Fund's investment objectives, policies and processes.
SBI explains that its description of the GIC Fund will be designed to provide a
participant with sufficient information in order that the participant can make
an informed investment decision.
 The Department concurs with these comments.
 In addition to principal comments discussed above, SBI has made certain
technical clarifications and updates to the Notice in the following areas:

 (1) General.
 a. Redesignations. SBI explains that effective December 31, 1993, Primerica
Corporation changed its name to "The Travelers Inc." and that effective May 9,
1994, the "Trust for TRAK Investments" was renamed "Consulting Group Capital
Markets Funds." Also effective June 1, 1994, "Smith Barney Shearson Inc." was
renamed "Smith Barney Inc."

 (2) Supplementary Information.
 a. Asset Sale Transaction. SBI explains that the transaction by which Smith
Barney Harris Upham & Company, Inc. (Smith Barney) acquired Shearson Lehman and
its Asset Management Divisions was an asset sale and not a merger. Accordingly,
SBI suggests that the fourth sentence of the third
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 /1/ PTE 92-77 provides exemptive relief from section 406(a) of the Act and the
sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason
of section 4975(c)(1) (A) through (D) of the Code, with respect to the purchase
or redemption of shares in the Trust for TRAK Investments (which has been
redesignated as the "Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds" and is referred to
herein as the Trust) by Plans investing therein. In addition, PTE 92-77
provides exemptive relief from the restrictions of section 406(b)(1) and (b)(2)
of the Act and the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of
the Code, by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(E) of the Code, with respect to the
provision, by the Consulting Group of Shearson Lehman, of investment advisory
services to an Independent Plan Fiduciary of a Plan participating in the TRAK
Personalized Investment Advisory Service (the TRAK Program) which may result in
such fiduciary's selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for the
investment of Plan assets.
 /2/ Effective June 1, 1994, Smith Barney Shearson, Inc. (SBS) was renamed
"Smith Barney Inc." Hereinafter, SBS is referred to in this grant notice as
either "Smith Barney Inc." or "SBI."

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paragraph under the heading "Supplementary Information," read as follows: "As a
result of the transaction, most of the assets and business of the Shearson
divisions were transferred to Smith Barney, which was renamed "Smith Barney
Shearson Inc.' "
 b. Fees Paid to Transfer Agent. SBI represents that in the seventh paragraph
under the heading "Supplementary Information," the Notice states that The
Shareholder Services Group (TSSG), as transfer agent, will charge a fee of
$8.50 to $9.50 per plan for its transfer agency services. While these are the
current expected fee levels, SBI notes that such fees may increase or decrease
in the future. Because TSSG is no longer an affiliate, SBI requests that the
paragraph be amended to provide that TSSG as transfer agent will receive a
reasonable fee for its services rather than specifying a precise dollar amount.

 (3) General Conditions.
 a. Written Disclosures. Section II(k)(1)(F) of the General Conditions of the
Notice states that SBI will provide copies of PTE 92-77 and documents
pertaining to the proposed replacement exemption to each Plan participating in
the TRAK Program. SBI wishes to clarify that the "documents pertaining to the
proposed replacement exemption" refer to copies of the Notice and, when issued,
the final exemption.
 The Department concurs with the above supplemental clarifications to the
Notice that have been made by SBI and hereby incorporates these changes, as
well as the substantive changes also described above, by reference into the
Notice and, where applicable, into this final exemption.

Department's Comment
 Section III of the Notice, which is captioned "Definitions," provides several
meanings of the term "Independent Plan Fiduciary" in subparagraph (b). For
purposes of the exemption, the term "Independent Plan Fiduciary" may include a
Plan administrator, a participant in a Keogh Plan, an individual covered under
a self-directed IRA or a trustee of a Title I Plan that does not permit
participant-directed investments as contemplated under section 404(c) of the
Act. However, due to an oversight, the definition does not extend to a
participant in a Section 404(c) Plan. Because the TRAK Program is being
marketed as an investment alternative to Section 404(c) Plans and the
individual participant of such Plan makes the decision on whether to invest
therein, the Department has amended the definition of the term "Independent
Plan Fiduciary" by providing a new subparagraph (b)(5) which includes a Section
404(c) Plan participant.
 Accordingly, after consideration of the entire exemption record, including the
written comments, the Department has determined to grant the replacement
exemption as modified herein.

General Information
 The attention of interested persons is directed to the following:
 (1) The fact that a transaction is the subject of an exemption under section
408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve a
fiduciary or other party in interest or disqualified person from certain other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including any prohibited transaction
provisions to which the exemption does not apply and the general fiduciary
responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act, which require, among other
things, a fiduciary to discharge his or her duties respecting the plan solely
in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan and in a
prudent fashion in accordance with section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does it
affect the requirements of section 401(a) of the Code that the plan operate for
the exclusive benefit of the employees of the employer maintaining the plan and
their beneficiaries;
 (2) In accordance with section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code, the Department has found that the exemption is administratively feasible,
in the interest of the Plans and their participants and beneficiaries and
protective of the rights of participants and beneficiaries of the Plans; and
 (3) The exemption is supplemental to, and not in derogation of, any other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including statutory or administrative
exemptions. Furthermore, the fact that a transaction is subject to an
administrative or statutory exemption is not dispositive of whether the
transaction is in fact a prohibited transaction.
 (4) In addition to transactions involving the GIC Fund, the exemption is
applicable to the transactions previously described in PTE 92-77 only if the
conditions specified therein are met.

Exemption
 Under the authority of section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code and in accordance with the Procedures cited above, the Department hereby
replaces PTE 92-77 as follows:

Section I. Covered Transactions
 (a) The restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section
4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, shall not apply to the purchase or
redemption of shares by Plans in the SBI-established Trust in connection with
such Plans' participation in the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory Service.
 (b) The restrictions of section 406(b) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code by reason of section
4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) of the Code, shall not apply to the provision, by the
Consulting Group, of investment advisory services to an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of a participating Plan which may result in such fiduciary's
selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.
 The exemption is subject to the following conditions that are set forth in
Section II.

Section II. General Conditions
 (a) The participation of Plans in the TRAK Program will be approved by an
Independent Plan Fiduciary. For purposes of this requirement, an employee,
officer or director of SBI and/or its affiliates covered by an IRA not subject
to Title I of the Act will be considered an Independent Plan Fiduciary with
respect to such IRA.
 (b) The total fees paid to the Consulting Group and its affiliates will
constitute no more than reasonable compensation.
 (c) No Plan will pay a fee or commission by reason of the acquisition or
redemption of shares in the Trust.
 (d) The terms of each purchase or redemption of Trust shares remain at least
as favorable to an investing Plan as those obtainable in an arm's length
transaction with an unrelated party.
 (e) The Consulting Group will provide written documentation to an Independent
Plan Fiduciary of its recommendations or evaluations based upon objective
criteria.
 (f) Any recommendation or evaluation made by the Consulting Group to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of
such independent fiduciary.
 (g) The Consulting Group will generally give investment advice in writing to
an Independent Plan Fiduciary with respect to all available Portfolios.
However, in the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, the Consulting Group will
provide investment advice that is limited to the Portfolios made available
under the Plan.

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 (h) Any Sub-Adviser that acts for the Trust to exercise investment discretion
over a Portfolio will be independent of SBI and its affiliates.
 (i) immediately following the acquisition by a Portfolio of any securities
that are issued by SBI and/or its affiliates, the percentage of that
Portfolio's net assets invested in such securities will not exceed one percent.
 (j) The quarterly investment advisory fee that is paid by a Plan to the
Consulting Group for investment advisory services rendered to such Plan will be
offset by such amount as is necessary to assure that the Consulting Group
retains no more than 20 basis points from any Portfolio (with the exception of
the Government Money Investments Portfolio and the GIC Fund Portfolio for which
the Consulting Group and SBI Trust will retain no investment management fee)
which contains investments attributable to the Plan investor.
 (k) With respect to its participation in the TRAK Program prior to purchasing
Trust shares.
 (1) Each Plan will receive the following written or oral disclosures from the
Consulting Group:
 (A) A copy of the Prospectus for the Trust discussing the investment
objectives of the Portfolios comprising the Trust, the policies employed to
achieve these objectives, the corporate affiliation existing between the
Consulting Group, SBI and its subsidiaries and the compensation paid to such
entities./3/
 (B) Upon written or oral request to SBI, a Statement of Additional Information
supplementing the Prospectus which describes the types of securities and other
instruments in which the Portfolios may invest, the investment policies and
strategies that the Portfolios may utilize and certain risks attendant to those
investments, policies and strategies.
 (C) A copy of the investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group
and such Plan relating to participation in the TRAK Program.
 (D) Upon written request of SBI, a copy of the respective investment advisory
agreement between the Consulting Group and the Sub-Advisers.
 (E) In the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, if required by the arrangement
negotiated between the Consulting Group and the Plan, an explanation by an SBI
Financial Consultant (the Financial Consultant) to eligible participants in
such Plan, of the services offered under the TRAK Program and the operation and
objectives of the Portfolios.
 (F) Copies of PTE 92-77 and documents pertaining to the replacement exemption.
 (2) If accepted as an investor in the TRAK Program, an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of an IRA or Keogh Plan, is required to acknowledge, in writing,
prior to purchasing Trust shares that such fiduciary has received copies of the
documents described above in subparagraph (k)(1) of this Section.
 (3) With respect to a Section 404(c) Plan, written acknowledgement of the
receipt of such documents will be provided by the Independent Plan Fiduciary
(i.e., the Plan administrator, trustee or named fiduciary, as the recordholder
of Trust shares). Such Independent Plan Fiduciary will be required to represent
in writing to SBI that such fiduciary is (a) independent of SBI and its
affiliates and (b) knowledgeable with respect to the Plan in administrative
matters and funding matters related thereto, and able to make an informed
decision concerning participation in the TRAK Program.
 (4) With respect to a Plan that is covered under Title I of the Act, where
investment decisions are made by a trustee, investment manager or a named
fiduciary, such Independent Plan Fiduciary is required to acknowledge, in
writing, receipt of such documents and represent to SBI that such fiduciary is
(a) independent of SBI and its affiliates, (b) capable of making an independent
decision regarding the investment of Plan assets and (c) knowledgeable with
respect to the Plan in administrative matters and funding matters related
thereto, and able to make an informed decision concerning participation in the
TRAK Program.
 (l) Subsequent to its participation in the TRAK Program, each Plan receives
the following written or oral disclosures with respect to its ongoing
participation in the TRAK Program:
 (1) The Trust's semi-annual and annual report which will include financial
statement for the Trust and investment management fees paid by each Portfolio.
 (2) A written quarterly monitoring statement containing an analysis and an
evaluation of a Plan investor's account to ascertain whether the Plan's
investment objectives have been met and recommending, if required, changes in
Portfolio allocations.
 (3) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly, detailed investment performance monitoring
report, in writing, provided to an Independent Plan Fiduciary of such Plan
showing, Plan level asset allocations, Plan cash flow analysis and annualized
risk adjusted rates of return for Plan investments. In addition, if required by
such arrangement, Financial Consultants will meet periodically with Independent
Plan Fiduciaries of Section 404(c) Plans to discuss the report as well as with
eligible participants to review their accounts' performance.
 (4) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly participant performance monitoring report
provided to a Plan participant which accompanies the participant's benefit
statement and describes the investment performance of the Portfolios, the
investment performance of the participant's individual investment in the TRAK
Program, and gives market commentary and toll-free numbers that will enable the
participant to obtain more information about the TRAK Program or to amend his
or her investment allocations.
 (5) On a quarterly and annual basis, written disclosures to all Plans of the
(a) percentage of each Portfolio's brokerage commissions that are paid to SBI
and its affiliates and (b) the average brokerage commission per share paid by
each Portfolio to SBI and its affiliates, as compared to the average brokerage
commission per share paid by the Trust to brokers other than SBI and its
affiliates, both expressed as cents per share.
 (m) SBI shall maintain, for a period of six years, the records necessary to
enable the persons described in paragraph (n) of this Section to determine
whether the conditions of this exemption have been met, except that (1) a
prohibited transaction will not be considered to have occurred if, due to
circumstances beyond the control of SBI and/or its affiliates, the records are
lost or destroyed prior to the end of the six year period, and (2) no party in
interest other than SBI shall be subject to the civil penalty that may be
assessed under section 502(i) of the Act, or to the taxes imposed by section
4975(a) and (b) of the Code, if the records are not maintained, or are not
available for
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 /3/ The fact that certain transactions and fee arrangements are the subject of
an administrative exemption does not relieve the Independent Plan Fiduciary
from the general fiduciary responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act.
In this regard, the Department expects the Independent Plan Fiduciary to
consider carefully the totality of fees and expenses to be paid by the Plan
including the fees paid directly to SBI or to other third parties and paid
directly through the Trust to SBI.
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examination as required by paragraph (n) below.
 (n)(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this paragraph and notwithstanding
any provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 504 of the Act, the
records referred to in paragraph (m) of this Section shall be unconditionally
available at their customary location during normal business hours by:
 (A) Any duly authorized employee or representative of the Department or the
Internal Revenue Service;
 (B) Any fiduciary of a participating Plan or any duly authorized
representative of such fiduciary;
 (C) Any contributing employer to any participating Plan or any duly authorized
employee representative of such employer; and
 (D) Any participant or beneficiary of any participating Plan, or any duly
authorized representative of such participant or beneficiary.
 (2) None of the persons described above in subparagraphs (B)-(D) of this
paragraph (n) shall be authorized to examine the trade secrets of SBI or
commercial or financial information which is privileged or confidential.

Section III. Definitions
 For purposes of this exemption:
 (a) An "affiliate" of SBI includes--
 (1) Any person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with SBI. (For purposes of
this subsection, the term "control" means the power to exercise a controlling
influence over the management or policies of a person other than an
individual.)
 (2) Any officer, director or partner in such person, and
 (3) Any corporation or partnership of which such person is an officer,
director or a 5 percent partner or owner.
 (b) An "Independent Plan Fiduciary" is a Plan fiduciary which is independent
of SBI and its affiliates and is either
 (1) A Plan administrator, sponsor, trustee or named fiduciary, as the
recordholder of Trust shares of a Section 404(c) Plan,
 (2) A participant in a Keogh Plan,
 (3) An individual covered under a self-directed IRA which invests in Trust
shares,
 (4) A trustee, investment manager or named fiduciary responsible for
investment decisions in the case of a Title I Plan that does not permit
individual direction as contemplated by Section 404(c) of the Act, or
 (5) A participant in a Section 404(c) Plan.

Section IV. Effective Dates
 This exemption will be effective as of July 31, 1993, except for transactions
involving the GIC Fund. The exemption will be effective March 29, 1994 with
respect to the inclusion of the GIC Fund in the TRAK Program.
 The availability of this exemption is subject to the express condition that
the material facts and representations contained in the applications for
exemption are true and complete and accurately describe all material terms of
the transactions. In the case of continuing transactions, if any of the
material facts or representations described in the applications change, the
exemption will cease to apply as of the date of such change. In the event of
any such change, an application for a new exemption must be made to the
Department.
 For a more complete statement of the facts and representations supporting the
Department's decision to grant PTE 92-77, refer to the proposed exemption and
grant notice which are cited above.
 Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of June 1994.

Ivan L. Strasfeld,

Director of Exemption Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

[FR Doc. 94-15006 Filed 6-20-94; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register: November 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 216)
Notices
Page 60391-60398
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration [Application No. D-10574]

Notice of Proposed Individual Exemption to Amend Prohibited Transaction
Exemption (PTE) 94-50 Involving Salomon Smith, Barney Inc. (Salomon Smith
Barney) Located in New York, NY

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed individual exemption to modify PTE 94-50.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of
Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption which, if granted,
would amend PTE 94-50 (59 FR 32024, June 21, 1994), an exemption granted to
Smith Barney, Inc. (Smith Barney), the predecessor of Salomon Smith Barney.
PTE 94-50 relates to the operation of the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory
Service product (the TRAK Program) and the Trust for TRAK Investments
(subsequently renamed the Trust for Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds)
(the Trust). If granted, the proposed exemption would affect participants and
beneficiaries of and fiduciaries with respect to employee benefit plans (the
Plans) participating in the TRAK Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: If granted, the proposed amendments will be effective as of
November 9, 1998.

DATES: Written comments and requests for a public hearing should be received by
the Department on or before December 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All written comments and requests for a public hearing (preferably,
three copies) should be sent to the Office of Exemption Determinations, Pension
and Welfare Benefits Administration, Room N-5649, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, Attention: Application No.
D-10574. The application pertaining to the proposed exemption and the comments
received will be available for public inspection in the Public Documents Room
of the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N-5507, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jan D. Broady, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, telephone (202) 219-8881. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of the pendency before the
Department of a proposed exemption that would amend PTE 94-50. PTE 94-50
provides an exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of
section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act)
and from the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), as amended, by reason of section
4975(c)(1) of the Code. Specifically, PTE 94-50 provides exemptive relief from
the restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act and the sanctions resulting from
the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(A)
through (D) of the Code, for the purchase or redemption of shares in the Trust
by an employee benefit plan, an individual retirement account (the IRA), or a
retirement plan for a self-employed individual (the Keogh Plan). PTE 94-50 also
provides exemptive relief from the restrictions of section 406(b) of the Act
and the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code,
by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) of the Code, with respect to the
provision, by the Consulting Group of Smith Barney (the Consulting Group), of
investment advisory services to independent fiduciaries of participating Plans
(the Independent Plan Fiduciaries) that might result in such fiduciary's
selection of an investment portfolio (the Portfolio) under the TRAK Program for
the investment of Plan assets./1/

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 Besides the transactions described above, PTE 94-50 permitted Smith Barney to
add a daily-traded collective investment fund (the GIC Fund) to the existing
Fund Portfolios and to describe the various entities operating the GIC Fund.
Further, PTE 94-50 replaced references to Shearson Lehman with references to
Smith Barney. PTE 94-50 is effective as of July 31, 1993 for the transactions
described in PTE 92-77 and effective as of March 29, 1994 with respect to
transactions involving the GIC Fund.
 As of December 31, 1997, the TRAK Program held assets that were in excess of
$8.4 billion. Of those assets, approximately $1.7 billion were held in 540,
401(k) Plan accounts and approximately 57,100 employee benefit plan and
IRA/Keogh-type accounts. At present, the Trust consists of 13 Portfolios that
are managed by the Consulting Group and advised by one or more unaffiliated
sub-advisers selected by Salomon Smith Barney.
 Salomon Smith Barney has informed the Department of certain changes, which are
discussed below, to the facts underlying PTE 94-50. These modifications include
(1) corporate mergers that have changed the names of the parties described in
PTE 94-50 and would permit broader distribution of TRAK-related products, (2)
the implementation of a recordkeeping reimbursement offset system (the
Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure) under the TRAK Program, and (3)
the institution of an automated reallocation option (the Automatic Reallocation
Option) under the TRAK Program for which Salomon Smith Barney has requested
administrative exemptive relief from the Department.
 The proposed exemption has been requested in an application filed on behalf of
Salomon Smith Barney pursuant to section 408(a) of the Act and section
4975(c)(2) of the Code, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29
CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55 FR 32836, August 10, 1990). Effective December 31,
1978, section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (43 FR 47713, October
17, 1978) transferred the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
exemptions of the type requested to the Secretary of Labor. Accordingly, the
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 /1/ On October 5, 1992, the Department granted PTE 92-77 at 55 FR 45833. PTE
92-77 permitted Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. (Shearson Lehman) to make the
TRAK Program available to Plans that acquired shares in the Trust. In this
regard, PTE 92-77 permitted Plans to purchase or redeem shares in the Trust and
allowed the Consulting Group to provide investment advisory services to an
Independent Fiduciary of a Plan which might result in such fiduciary's
selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.
 Subsequent to the granting of PTE 92-77, on July 31, 1993, Smith Barney
acquired certain assets of Shearson Lehman associated with its retail business,
including the TRAK Program, and applied for and received a new exemption (PTE
94-50) for the ongoing operation of the TRAK Program. Essentially, PTE 94-50
amended and replaced PTE 92-77. However, because of certain material factual
changes to the representations supporting PTE 92-77, the Department determined
that the exemption was no longer effective for use by Smith Barney and its
subsidiaries as of the date of the asset sale.

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proposed exemption is being issued solely by the Department.
 1. The Corporate Mergers. Salomon Smith Barney states that in November 1997, a
subsidiary of the Travelers Group Inc. (the Travelers Group), the parent of
Smith Barney, acquired all of the shares of Salomon Brothers, Inc. (Salomon).
Subsequent to the acquisition, Salomon and Smith Barney were operated as
separately-registered broker-dealers and as sister corporations with a common
parent. On September 1, 1998, Salomon was merged with and into Smith Barney,
with Smith Barney remaining as the surviving corporation. As a result of the
merger, the corporate name of Smith Barney has been changed to "Salomon Smith
Barney Inc."
 Salomon Smith Barney also states that in April 1998, the Travelers Group and
Citicorp Inc. (Citicorp) announced a stock merger whereby Citicorp would be
merged with and into a subsidiary of the Travelers Group. As a result of the
merger, the Travelers Group would become a bank holding company and change its
name to "Citigroup Inc." (Citigroup).
 Salomon Smith Barney represents that the purpose of the merger is to create
more distribution channels for TRAK products. In this regard, registered
broker-dealers associated with Citigroup will be permitted to market the TRAK
Program under a different product name. However, Salomon Smith Barney explains
that the terms and conditions of PTE 94-50 and this amendment will be complied
with by the parties involved.
 The merger, which occurred on October 8, 1998, required that the affected
parties obtain approval from the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding
Company Act (the BHC Act). Under the BHC Act, the Federal Reserve Board does
not authorize bank holding companies, such as Citigroup, to be affiliated with
companies that organize, sponsor, control or distribute United States open-end
mutual funds. As a bank holding company, Citigroup is required to engage an
independent party to provide certain distribution services in connection with
the marketing of mutual fund shares) for all United States, publicly-traded
mutual funds for which any subsidiary of the Travelers Group/Citigroup acts as
a distributor. Salomon Smith Barney notes that although the Funds participating
in the TRAK Program will be affected by this change, no Plan will be required
to pay distribution fees to the independent distributors.
 On October 15, 1998, Salomon Smith Barney was merged with and into Pendex Real
Estate Corp. (Pendex), a shell corporation domiciled in New York. Pendex, the
survivor of the merger, was then renamed "Salomon Smith Barney Inc." Upon
completion of this merger, Salomon Smith Barney became a New York corporation.
 2. Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure. Salomon Smith Barney states
that the Board of Trustees (the Board) of the Funds approved, but has not yet
implemented, a recordkeeping reimbursement offset procedure under which a Plan
participating in the TRAK Program would be permitted to reduce its investment
fees and expenses. The
reimbursement amount would be paid solely by the Funds as a means of being
competitive with other mutual funds offering similar reimbursements to
investors.
 In May 1998, the Board approved a recordkeeping reimbursement amount of $12.50
for each investment position held by a participant. (In other words, a
participant holding positions in three different Funds would be eligible to
receive a total annual reimbursement of $37.50). In addition, the Board
resolved that after applying such reimbursement to recordkeeping expenses
charged by recordkeepers of the Plans, any excess reimbursement amount would be
applied to reduce other fees and expenses/2/ payable by participating Plans,
including, but not limited to, the Plan-level investment advisory fee payable
to the Consulting Group for asset allocation recommendations (the Outside Fee),
after the appropriate offset has been applied (the Net Outside Fee)./3/ If
implemented, Salomon Smith Barney explains that the Funds would pay the
appropriate reimbursement amount directly to the recordkeeper of the Plan. The
affected Plan would then be required to pay only the balance of the fee, which
is generally charged on a quarterly basis, after the excess reimbursement
amount has been deducted.
The Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure would work as follows:
 Assume that Plan A has $1 million in assets invested in the TRAK Program and
100 participants. Assume further that Plan A pays its recordkeeper $20 per
participant per year in Annual Fees totaling $2,000 per year or

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$500 per quarter and $12 per participant per year in Other Fees, totaling
$1,200 per year or $300 per quarter. In addition, Plan A pays the Consulting
Group a total annual net investment advisory fee (i.e., the Net Outside Fee) of
$8,500.
 At the end of each calendar quarter, Plan A's recordkeeper will determine the
actual number of Fund positions held by the Plan A participants and calculate
the resulting reimbursement amount. If Plan A had 300 participant positions at
the end of the quarter, the Plan's total recordkeeping reimbursement amount
would be 300 x $3.125 (the annual amount of $12.50
divided by 4) or $937.50. That amount would be credited as follows:

               Application of Reimbursement to Recordkeeping Fees
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                    <C>
Quarterly Portion of Annual Fees...................................... $ 500.00
Quarterly Portion of Other Fees.......................................   300.00
                                                                       --------
Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees....................................   800.00
Credit for Reimbursement..............................................  (937.50)
Excess Reimbursement..................................................  (137.50)
                                                                       --------
</TABLE>
 Because the reimbursement amount exceeds the recordkeeping fees due for the
quarter, the Plan does not owe any recordkeeping fee for that period.
Therefore, the recordkeeper will not bill the Plan.

           Application of Excess Reimbursement to the Net Outside Fee
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Quarterly Net Outside Fee............................................ $2,125.00
Excess Reimbursement.................................................   (137.50)
                                                                      ---------
  Total..............................................................  1,987.50
                                                                      ---------
</TABLE>

 The recordkeeper will advise the Consulting Group that it is entitled to bill
the Plan for the $1,987.50 balance of its investment advisory fee (i.e., the
Net Outside Fee).
 Upon participation in the TRAK Program, an Independent Plan Fiduciary selects
a recordkeeper for the Plan, from a list of recordkeepers which maintain
computer links to the Funds under the TRAK Program. Salomon Smith Barney states
that of the 23 recordkeepers currently providing services to TRAK Program
investors, only one, Smith Barney Plan Services, is an

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 /2/ In addition to annual recordkeeping fees (the Annual Fees) payable by a
Plan participating in the TRAK Program, it is represented that a Plan might be
required to pay recordkeeping fees associated with certain particular services
(the Other Fees) such as initial plan set-up and conversion, preparation of
annual filings, enrollment, special statement preparation and audit.
 /3/ Salomon Smith Barney is offsetting, quarterly, against the Outside Fee,
such amount as is necessary to assure that the Consulting Group retains not
more than 20 basis points (as an Inside Fee) from any Portfolio on investment
assets attributable to any Plan.

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affiliate. Because the reimbursement rate and the timing of the offset of the
excess reimbursement amount against fees will be the same regardless of the
identity of the recordkeeper and the Independent Plan Fiduciary is responsible
for the selection of this particular recordkeeper, Salomon Smith Barney
believes its affiliation with Smith Barney Plan Services does not appear to
present additional potential abuses under section 406(b)(1) or 406(b)(3) of the
Act in its capacity as an investment adviser in recommending investment in the
Funds to Independent Plan Fiduciaries.

 Salomon Smith Barney notes that the reasoning in the Frost National Bank
Advisory Opinion (ERISA Advisory Opinion 97-15A, May 22, 1997) (the Frost
Opinion), is relevant to this situation. Therefore, it has not requested
administrative exemptive relief from the Department. Salomon Smith Barney
explains that in the Frost Opinion, the bank offered a comprehensive program of
administrative and investment services to Plan investors. Under this program,
the Department opined that section 406(b)(1) and 406(b)(3) of the Act would not
be violated if the bank received payments for services from mutual funds while
recommending mutual fund investments to plans provided such payments were fully
disclosed and then offset to reduce other plan expenses, with any excess
payments made to the plans. Salomon Smith Barney further explains that in the
Frost Opinion any benefit from payments made by the mutual funds benefitted the
plans and not the bank.

 With respect to the TRAK Program, Salomon Smith Barney represents that the
reimbursement rates adopted by the Funds will be fully disclosed to Independent
Plan Fiduciaries and the offset of the excess reimbursement amount against a
Plan's expenses will be accomplished in a manner to ensure that the Plans
obtain the full benefit of the reimbursement to reduce their recordkeeping and
other Plan expenses. Salomon Smith Barney submits that the reasoning in the
Frost Opinion would apply equally to the proposed reimbursement of expenses
under the TRAK Program. Therefore, Salomon Smith Barney does not believe any
change in the scope of the exemption is necessary./4/

 3. The Automatic Reallocation Option. Salomon Smith Barney wishes to modify
the TRAK Program to institute an automated reallocation feature whereby an
Independent Plan Fiduciary could elect to have his or her current asset
allocation adjusted automatically whenever the Consulting Group changes the
recommended asset allocation model (the Allocation Model) followed by such Plan
or participant./5/ Therefore, Salomon Smith Barney proposes to amend General
Condition II(f) of PTE 94-50 which requires that any recommendation or
evaluation offered by the Consulting Group be implemented only upon the express
direction of the Independent Plan Fiduciary. With the exception of the
requested changes to General Condition II(f) of PTE 94-50, all of the existing
conditions of PTE 94-50 will continue to apply to the TRAK Program.
 As noted above, General Condition II(f) of PTE 94-50 provides that any
recommendation or evaluation by the Consulting Group to an Independent Plan
Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of such fiduciary.
Accordingly, under the current exemption, whenever asset allocation advice is
modified by the Consulting Group, Salomon Smith Barney states that its
Financial Consultants are required to contact the Independent Plan Fiduciary of
each Plan who has chosen the Allocation Model, and obtain such fiduciary's
consent to modification of the asset allocation applied to the Plan's account.
 Salomon Smith Barney notes that many TRAK Program investors have expressly
indicated that they expect reallocations to take place in the ordinary course
of the provision of investment advisory services offered by the Consulting
Group. However, these investors do not understand why they need to be contacted
in each instance

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for this purpose. In addition, Salomon Smith Barney explains that the case-by-
case contact and reallocation involves delay in implementing the change at the
client's express direction, putting similarly-situated investors into the new
Allocation Models at different times.
 To resolve these problems, Salomon Smith Barney proposes to offer TRAK Program
investors an Automatic Reallocation Option. Because Salomon Smith Barney
recognizes that the Automatic Reallocation Option is outside the scope of PTE
94-50, it requests a modification of the existing terms of PTE 94-50 to the
extent necessary to allow it to offer this alternative to investors. If the
exemptive relief is granted, Salomon Smith Barney represents that it will fully
disclose the nature of the Automatic Reallocation Option to the Independent
Plan Fiduciary of each existing client Plan in a written notice (the
Announcement) and permit the fiduciary to elect the Automatic Reallocation
Option by responding in writing. The Announcement will describe the intended
operation of the Automatic Reallocation Option and how future changes to the
Allocation Model selected on behalf of the Plan will be implemented. In order
to implement the Automatic Reallocation Option for new TRAK Program investors,
the Independent Plan Fiduciary will be required to check a box on the form of
Investment Advisory contract with Salomon Smith Barney (or on a separate
document designed for this purpose for those investors who have already
executed such an agreement with Salomon Smith Barney). By checking the box, the
Independent Plan Fiduciary will indicate its consent to and authorization of
actions to be taken by Salomon Smith Barney to reallocate automatically the
asset allocation in the Plan account whenever the Consulting Group modifies the
particular asset allocation recommendation which the Plan or participant has
chosen. Such election will continue in effect until revoked or terminated by
the Plan, in writing.
 In operation, Salomon Smith Barney represents that the Automatic Reallocation
Option will work as follows:
 (a) The Consulting Group will release a modified version of the Allocation
Model for the Plan account based upon its amended recommendation.

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 /4/ In this proposed exemption, the Department expresses no opinion on whether
the Frost Opinion is applicable to the recordkeeping reimbursement procedure
described above. In this regard, the Department notes that, under the facts
presented in the Frost Opinion, Frost would offset the fees received from the
mutual funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis against the trustee fees that the
plan was otherwise obligated to pay Frost.
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 /5/ Salomon Smith Barney notes that the Automatic Reallocation Option is to be
distinguished from "rebalancing" which occurs after the passage of time from
the original allocation decision and changes a participant's investment mix to
bring the actual allocation among investment alternatives back in line with the
participant's original allocation choices. For example, Salomon Smith Barney
states that a Plan participant receives a written quarterly review that sets
forth information concerning the participant's investments and includes a chart
comparing the original asset allocation recommendation and the actual
percentage distribution of investments held in the portfolio. Salomon Smith
Barney explains that under the chart is the following legend:
 TRAK is a non-discretionary investment advisory service. All investment
decisions rest with you, the participant. Therefore, you are strongly urged to
adhere to the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendations. Please call
your Financial Consultant should a change in allocation be warranted due to a
significant difference between the portfolio originally recommended by the
Consulting Group and your allocation or due to a change in your objectives.
 Salomon Smith Barney further explains that the Financial Consultant is
expected to contact participants at least annually to encourage a comparison of
the holdings in the portfolio against the Consulting Group's original
recommendation. Barney proposes to amend General Condition II(f) of PTE 94-50
which requires that any recommendation or evaluation offered by the Consulting
Group be implemented only upon the express direction of the Independent Plan
Fiduciary. With the exception of the requested changes to General Condition
II(f) of PTE 94-50, all of the existing conditions of PTE 94-50 will continue
to apply to the TRAK Program.

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 (b) On the day such modification is released, the Consulting Group will adjust
the Plan account to fit the new Allocation Model and to reflect current market
conditions./6/ Such adjustments will be effected through a series of purchases
and redemptions of Portfolio shares to increase or decrease the relative
investment in the various Portfolios by the Plan account.
 (c) The reallocation of the Plan account will be effected on the same business
day as the release of the new Allocation Model by the Consulting Group, except
to the extent market conditions and orderly purchase and redemption procedures
may delay such processing. For purposes of calculating the percentage changes
in its asset allocation recommendation underlying the Automatic Reallocation
Option for a Plan investor's account, the Consulting Group will use the net
asset values at the close of business on the preceding trading day. However,
the execution of trades to give effect to the changed percentages will occur on
the next trading day at the then-current net asset values.
 (d) Participants in the TRAK Program will receive trade confirmations of the
reallocation transactions. In this regard, for all Plan investors other than
Section 404(c) Plan accounts (i.e., 401(k) Plan accounts), Salomon Smith Barney
will mail trade confirmations the next business day after the reallocation
trades are executed. In the case of Section 404(c) Plan participants,
notification will depend upon the notification provisions agreed to by the Plan
recordkeeper./7/ For example, if the recordkeeper notifies Section 404(c) Plan
participants (i.e., Independent Plan Fiduciaries) in writing after each trade,
such participants will be notified of reallocation transactions in this manner.
If, however, the recordkeeper notifies Section 404(c) Plan participants of
trading activity in a quarterly statement, the reallocation activity would be
included there.
 In addition to the trade confirmations which Salomon Smith Barney will provide
to all Plan investors except Section 404(c) Plans, disclosure of the
reallocation transactions will appear in the next regular client statement.
Such transactions will be reflected as a series of purchase and redemption
transactions that will shift assets among the Portfolios in accordance with the
Allocation Model as modified by the Consulting Group.
 (e) If, however, the reallocation to be made in response to the Consulting
Group's recommendation exceeds an increase or decrease of more than 10 percent
in the absolute percentage allocated to any one investment medium (e.g., a
suggested increase in a 15 percent allocation to greater than 25 percent or a
decrease of such 15 percent allocation to less than 5 percent), Salomon Smith
Barney will not automatically adjust a Plan account. Under such circumstances,
Salomon Smith Barney will send out a written notice (the Notice) to the
Independent Plan Fiduciary for each affected Plan, describing the proposed
reallocation and the date on which such allocation is to be instituted (the
Effective Date).
 (f) The Notice will be mailed with the presumption of delivery within three
business days to permit timely notification and adequate response time for the
Independent Plan Fiduciary. The Notice will instruct the fiduciary that he or
she will need to do nothing if such fiduciary decides to have his or her Plan
account automatically reallocated on the Effective Date. If, on the other hand,
the Independent Plan Fiduciary does not wish to follow the Consulting Group's
revised asset allocation recommendation, the Notice will instruct the
Independent Plan Fiduciary to inform a Financial Consultant, in writing, at
least 30 calendar days prior to the proposed Effective Date that the fiduciary
wishes to "opt out" of the new Allocation Model./8/
 (g) If the Independent Plan Fiduciary "opts out," his or her Plan account will
not be changed on the Effective Date.

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Under such circumstances, the Allocation Model will remain at its current level
or at such other level as the Independent Plan Fiduciary designates. However,
the Automatic Reallocation Option, will remain in effect for future changes in
such participant's Allocation Model.
 (h) The Independent Plan Fiduciary will always have the ability to elect,
terminate or reinstitute the Automatic Reallocation Option or to otherwise
adjust an Allocation Model, in any way, by providing reasonably prompt notice
to a Financial Consultant. Upon request by the Independent Plan Fiduciary, the
Financial Consultant will send the appropriate form.
 Salomon Smith Barney states that it is not possible to predict the frequency
of reallocations because these changes are dictated by the Consulting Group's
analysis of market conditions. However, since November 1991, Salomon Smith
Barney represents that asset allocation changes of the type that would trigger
automatic reallocations have been instituted by the Consulting Group on ten
occasions. Eight of these changes were of a magnitude of 10 percentage points
or less. The other two changes were 15 percent changes and impacted only
approximately one percent and 3 percent, respectively, of the total number of
clients participating in the TRAK Program at the time./9/
 Salomon Smith Barney also states that the reallocation called for under the
Automatic Reallocation Option will be effected by a dollar- for-dollar
liquidation and purchase of the required amounts in the respective Plan
accounts. Because of the billing of Plan accounts participating in the TRAK
Program is leveled with respect to the compensation received by Salomon Smith
Barney and by the Financial Consultant involved in an account, Salomon Smith
Barney states that the implementation of the Automatic Reallocation Option will
be revenue-neutral. In addition, Salomon Smith Barney represents that neither
the Plan nor the participants will pay any additional fees for electing to use
the Automatic Reallocation Option./10/


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 /6/ Salomon Smith Barney notes that there are 12 standard Allocation Models
and that two similarly-situated Plan participants who receive the same
recommendation from the Consulting Group will receive the same reallocation.
 /7/ Under these circumstances, Salomon Smith Barney will advise the
recordkeeper of the proposed reallocation of the account of a Section 404(c)
Plan participant as soon as the Consulting Group has determined that a change
to an asset allocation recommendation is going to be made. The communication
may initially be made orally because the recordkeeper must then promptly modify
its system to effect the necessary changes to a participant's account on the
effective date of the new recommendation. The oral communication is customarily
followed by a full written description of the changes within two business days
of the verbal update.
 As noted above, a Section 404(c) Plan participant who has elected the
Automatic Reallocation Option would receive a trade confirmation from the
recordkeeper of the resulting changes to the positions in his or her account,
if that is the notification procedure agreed to for the Plan. Also as noted
above, transactions occurring upon automatic reallocation and the underlying
recommendation changes will be disclosed in the "Participant Quarterly Review."
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 /8/ The Notice will be mailed with the presumption of delivery within three
business days so that the 30 day calendar period will not commence until the
third business day following the mailing. In addition, the Effective Date of
the Automatic Reallocation Option will occur no sooner than the business day
following the thirtieth calendar day. To avoid any misunderstandings or
miscalculations by the Independent Plan Fiduciary, Salomon Smith Barney
represents that it will conspicuously state, in the Notice, the last date for
its receipt of the Independent Plan Fiduciary's written response.
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 /9/ While there is no minimum percentage threshold that will trigger the
Automatic Reallocation Option, other than the historical ranges specified
above, Salomon Smith Barney notes that there may be future market circumstances
that may justify an asset allocation adjustment of a lesser amount. Because the
Consulting Group will only adjust asset allocation recommendations to reflect
current market conditions, Salomon Smith Barney anticipates that triggers for
the Automatic Reallocation Option will continue to be only market-related. As
is currently the situation, Salomon Smith Barney represents that a Plan
investor may, at any time and for any reason, contact a Financial Consultant to
request a modification of an existing Allocation Model.
 /10/ General Condition II(c) of PTE 94-50 as well as this proposal states that
no Plan will pay a fee or commission by reason of the acquisition or redemption
of shares in the Trust. Since the fees paid to Salomon Smith Barney are based
upon net asset values of investments and not transactions, a change of
investment allocations and the net purchases and redemptions used to effect
such changes do not change the payable fees.


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 Thus, on the basis of the foregoing, General Condition II(f) has been revised
to read as follows:
 (f) Any recommendation or evaluation made by the Consulting Group to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of
such Independent Plan Fiduciary, provided, however, that--
 (1) If such Independent Plan Fiduciary shall have elected in writing (the
Election), on a form designated by Salomon Smith Barney from time to time for
such purpose, to participate in the Automatic Reallocation Option under the
TRAK Program, the affected Plan or participant account will be automatically
reallocated whenever the Consulting Group modifies the particular asset
allocation recommendation which the Independent Plan Fiduciary has chosen. Such
Election shall continue in effect until revoked or terminated by the
Independent Plan Fiduciary, in writing.
 (2) Except as set forth below in paragraph II(f)(3), at the time of a change
in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation, each account based
upon the asset allocation model (the Allocation Model) affected by such change
would be adjusted on the business day of the release of the new Allocation
Model by the Consulting Group, except to the extent that market conditions, and
order purchase and redemption procedures may delay such processing through a
series of purchase and redemption transactions to shift assets among the
affected Portfolios.
 (3) If the change in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation
exceeds an increase or decrease of more than 10 percent in the absolute
percentage allocated to any one investment medium (e.g., a suggested increase
in a 15 percent allocation to greater than 25 percent, or a decrease of such 15
percent allocation to less than 5 percent), Salomon Smith Barney will send out
a written notice (the Notice) to all Independent Plan Fiduciaries whose current
investment allocation would be affected, describing the proposed reallocation
and the date on which such allocation is to be instituted (the Effective Date).
If the Independent Plan Fiduciary notifies Salomon Smith Barney, in writing, at
least 30 calendar days prior to the proposed Effective Date that such fiduciary
does not wish to follow such revised asset allocation recommendation, the
Allocation Model will remain at the current level, or at such other level as
the Independent Plan Fiduciary then expressly designates, in writing. If the
Independent Plan Fiduciary does not affirmatively "opt out" of the new
Consulting Group recommendation, in writing, prior to the proposed Effective
Date, such new recommendation will be automatically effected by a dollar-for-
dollar liquidation and purchase of the required amounts in the respective
account.
 (4) An Independent Plan Fiduciary will receive a trade confirmation of each
reallocation transaction. In this regard, for all Plan investors other than
Section 404(c) Plan accounts (i.e., 401(k) Plan accounts), Salomon Smith Barney
will mail trade confirmations on the next business day after the reallocation
trades are executed. In the case of Section 404(c) Plan participants,
notification will depend upon the notification provisions agreed to by the Plan
recordkeeper.

Notice to Interested Persons

 Notice of the proposed exemption will be mailed by first class mail to the
Independent Plan Fiduciary Plan of each Plan currently participating in the
TRAK Program, or, in the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, to the recordholder of
Trust shares. Such notice will be given within 15 days of the publication of
the notice of pendency in the Federal Register. The notice will contain a copy
of the notice of proposed exemption as published in the Federal Register and a
supplemental statement, as required pursuant to 29 CFR 2570.43(b)(2). The
supplemental statement will inform interested persons of their right to comment
on and/or to request a hearing with respect to the pending exemption. Written
comments and hearing requests are due within 45 days of the publication of the
proposed exemption in the Federal Register.

General Information

 The attention of interested persons is directed to the following:
 (1) The fact that a transaction is the subject of an exemption under section
408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve a
fiduciary or other party in interest or disqualified person from certain other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including any prohibited transaction
provisions to which the exemption does not apply and the general fiduciary
responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act, which require, among other
things, a fiduciary to discharge his or her duties respecting the plan solely
in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan and in a
prudent fashion in accordance with section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does it
affect the requirements of section 401(a) of the Code that the plan operate for
the exclusive benefit of the employees of the employer maintaining the plan and
their beneficiaries;
 (2) The proposed exemption, if granted, will not extend to transactions
prohibited under section 406(b)(3) of the

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Act and section 4975(c)(1)(F) of the Code;
 (3) Before an exemption can be granted under section 408(a) of the Act and
section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, the Department must find that the exemption is
administratively feasible, in the interest of the plan and of its participants
and beneficiaries and protective of the rights of participants and
beneficiaries of the plan;
 (4) This proposed exemption, if granted, will be supplemental to, and not in
derogation of, any other provisions of the Act and the Code, including
statutory or administrative exemptions. Furthermore, the fact that a
transaction is subject to an administrative or statutory exemption is not
dispositive of whether the transaction is in fact a prohibited transaction; and
 (5) This proposed exemption, if granted, is subject to the express condition
that the Summary of Facts and Representations set forth in the notice of
proposed exemption relating to PTE 92-77, as amended by PTE 94-50 and this
notice, accurately describe, where relevant, the material terms of the
transactions to be consummated pursuant to this exemption.

Written Comments and Hearing Requests

 All interested persons are invited to submit written comments or requests for
a hearing on the pending exemption to the address above, within the time frame
set forth above, after the publication of this proposed exemption in the
Federal Register. All comments will be made a part of the record. Comments
received will be available for public inspection with the referenced
applications at the address set forth above.

Proposed Exemption

 Based on the facts and representations set forth in the application, the
Department is considering granting the requested exemption under the authority
of section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code and in
accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55 FR
32836, August 10, 1990).

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Section I. Covered Transactions

 A. If the exemption is granted, the restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act
and the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code,
by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, shall not apply, to
the purchase or redemption of shares by an employee benefit plan, an individual
retirement account (the IRA), or a retirement plan for self-employed
individuals (the Keogh Plan)/11/ in the Trust for Consulting Group Capital
Market Funds (the Trust), established by Salomon Smith Barney, in connection
with such Plans' participation in the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory
Service product (the TRAK Program).
 B. If the exemption is granted, the restrictions of section 406(b) of the Act
and the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code,
by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) of the Code, shall not apply, to the
provision, by the Consulting Group, of (1) investment advisory services or (2)
an automatic reallocation option (the Automatic Reallocation Option) to an
independent fiduciary of a participating Plan (the Independent Plan Fiduciary),
which may result in such fiduciary's selection of a portfolio (the Portfolio)
in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.
 This proposed exemption is subject to the following conditions that are set
forth below in Section II.

Section II. General Conditions

 (a) The participation of Plans in the TRAK Program will be approved by an
Independent Plan Fiduciary. For purposes of this requirement, an employee,
officer or director of Salomon Smith Barney and/or its affiliates covered by an
IRA not subject to Title I of the Act will be considered an Independent Plan
Fiduciary with respect to such IRA.
 (b) The total fees paid to the Consulting Group and its affiliates will
constitute no more than reasonable compensation.
 (c) No Plan will pay a fee or commission by reason of the acquisition or
redemption of shares in the Trust.
 (d) The terms of each purchase or redemption of Trust shares shall remain at
least as favorable to an investing Plan as those obtainable in an arm's length
transaction with an unrelated party.
 (e) The Consulting Group will provide written documentation to an Independent
Plan Fiduciary of its recommendations or evaluations based upon objective
criteria.
 (f) Any recommendation or evaluation made by the Consulting Group to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of
such Independent Plan Fiduciary, provided, however, that--
 (1) If such Independent Plan Fiduciary shall have elected in writing (the
Election), on a form designated by Salomon Smith Barney from time to time for
such purpose, to participate in the Automatic Reallocation Option under the
TRAK Program, the affected Plan or participant account will be automatically
reallocated whenever the Consulting Group modifies the particular asset
allocation recommendation which the Independent Plan Fiduciary has chosen. Such
Election shall continue in effect until revoked or terminated by the
Independent Plan Fiduciary in writing.
 (2) Except as set forth below in paragraph II(f)(3), at the time of a change
in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation, each account based
upon the asset allocation model (the Allocation Model) affected by such change
would be adjusted on the business day of the release of the new Allocation
Model by the Consulting Group, except to the extent that market conditions, and
order purchase and redemption procedures may delay such processing through a
series of purchase and redemption transactions to shift assets among the
affected Portfolios.
 (3) If the change in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation
exceeds an increase or decrease of more than 10 percent in the absolute
percentage allocated to any one investment medium (e.g., a suggested increase
in a 15 percent allocation to greater than 25 percent, or a decrease of such 15
percent allocation to less than 5 percent), Salomon Smith Barney will send out
a written notice (the Notice) to all Independent Plan Fiduciaries whose current
investment allocation would be affected, describing the proposed reallocation
and the date on which such allocation is to be instituted (the Effective Date).
If the Independent Plan Fiduciary notifies Salomon Smith Barney, in writing, at
least 30 calendar days prior to the proposed Effective Date that such fiduciary
does not wish to follow such revised asset allocation recommendation, the
Allocation Model will remain at the current level, or at such other level as
the Independent Plan Fiduciary then expressly designates, in writing. If the
Independent Plan Fiduciary does not affirmatively "opt out" of the new
Consulting Group recommendation, in writing, prior to the proposed Effective
Date, such new recommendation will be automatically effected by a dollar-for-
dollar liquidation and purchase of the required amounts in the respective
account.
 (4) An Independent Plan Fiduciary will receive a trade confirmation of each
reallocation transaction. In this regard, for all Plan investors other than
Section

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404(c) Plan accounts (i.e., 401(k) Plan accounts), Salomon Smith Barney will
mail trade confirmations on the next business day after the reallocation trades
are executed. In the case of Section 404(c) Plan participants, notification
will depend upon the notification provisions agreed to by the Plan
recordkeeper.
 (g) The Consulting Group will generally give investment advice in writing to
an Independent Plan Fiduciary with respect to all available Portfolios.
However, in the case of a Plan providing for participant-directed investments
(the Section 404(c) Plan), the Consulting Group will provide investment advice
that is limited to the Portfolios made available under the Plan.
 (h) Any sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) that acts for the Trust to exercise
investment discretion over a Portfolio will be independent of Salomon Smith
Barney and its affiliates.
 (i) Immediately following the acquisition by a Portfolio of any securities
that are issued by Salomon Smith Barney and/or its affiliates, the percentage
of that Portfolio's net assets invested in such securities will not exceed one
percent.
 (j) The quarterly investment advisory fee that is paid by a Plan to the
Consulting Group for investment advisory services rendered to such Plan will be
offset by such amount as is necessary to assure that the Consulting Group
retains no more than 20 basis points from any Portfolio (with the exception of
the Government Money Investments Portfolio and the GIC Fund Portfolio for which
the Consulting Group and the Trust will retain no investment management fee)
which contains investments attributable to the Plan investor.
 (k) With respect to its participation in the TRAK Program prior to purchasing
Trust shares,

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/11/ The employee benefit plan, the IRA and the Keogh Plan are collectively
referred to herein as the Plans.

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 (1) Each Plan will receive the following written or oral disclosures from the
Consulting Group:
 (A) A copy of the Prospectus for the Trust discussing the investment
objectives of the Portfolios comprising the Trust, the policies employed to
achieve these objectives, the corporate affiliation existing between the
Consulting Group, Salomon Smith Barney and its subsidiaries and the
compensation paid to such entities./12/
 (B) Upon written or oral request to Salomon Smith Barney, a Statement of
Additional Information supplementing the Prospectus which describes the types
of securities and other instruments in which the Portfolios may invest, the
investment policies and strategies that the Portfolios may utilize and certain
risks attendant to those investments, policies and strategies.
 (C) A copy of the investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group
and such Plan relating to participation in the TRAK Program and, if applicable,
informing Plan investors of the Automatic Reallocation Option.
 (D) Upon written request of Salomon Smith Barney, a copy of the respective
investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group and the Sub-
Advisers.
 (E) In the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, if required by the arrangement
negotiated between the Consulting Group and the Plan, an explanation by a
Salomon Smith Barney Financial Consultant (the Financial Consultant) to
eligible participants in such Plan, of the services offered under the TRAK
Program and the operation and objectives of the Portfolios.
 (F) A copy of PTE 94-50 as well as the proposed exemption and the final
exemption pertaining to the exemptive relief described herein.
 (2) If accepted as an investor in the TRAK Program, an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of an IRA or Keogh Plan, is required to acknowledge, in writing,
prior to purchasing Trust shares that such fiduciary has received copies of the
documents described above in subparagraph (k)(1) of this Section.
 (3) With respect to a Section 404(c) Plan, written acknowledgement of the
receipt of such documents will be provided by the Independent Plan Fiduciary
(i.e., the Plan administrator, trustee or named fiduciary, as the recordholder
of Trust shares). Such Independent Plan Fiduciary will be required to represent
in writing to Salomon Smith Barney that such fiduciary is (a) independent of
Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and (b) knowledgeable with respect to
the Plan in administrative matters and funding matters related thereto, and
able to make an informed decision concerning participation in the TRAK Program.
 (4) With respect to a Plan that is covered under Title I of the Act, where
investment decisions are made by a trustee, investment manager or a named
fiduciary, such Independent Plan Fiduciary is required to acknowledge, in
writing, receipt of such documents and represent to Salomon Smith Barney that
such fiduciary is (a) independent of Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates,
(b) capable of making an independent decision regarding the investment of Plan
assets and (c) knowledgeable with respect to the Plan in administrative matters
and funding matters related thereto, and able to make an informed decision
concerning participation in the TRAK Program.
 (l) Subsequent to its participation in the TRAK Program, each Plan receives
the following written or oral disclosures with respect to its ongoing
participation in the TRAK Program:
 (1) The Trust's semi-annual and annual report which will include financial
statement for the Trust and investment management fees paid by each Portfolio.
 (2) A written quarterly monitoring statement containing an analysis and an
evaluation of a Plan investor's account to ascertain whether the Plan's
investment objectives have been met and recommending, if required, changes in
Portfolio allocations.
 (3) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly, detailed investment performance monitoring
report, in writing, provided to an Independent Plan Fiduciary of such Plan
showing, Plan level asset allocations, Plan cash flow analysis and annualized
risk adjusted rates of return for Plan investments. In addition, if required by
such arrangement, Financial Consultants will meet periodically with Independent
Plan Fiduciaries of Section 404(c) Plans to discuss the report as well as with
eligible participants to review their accounts' performance.
 (4) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly participant performance monitoring report
provided to a Plan participant which accompanies the participant's benefit
statement and describes the investment performance of the Portfolios, the
investment performance of the participant's individual investment in the TRAK
Program, and gives market commentary and toll-free numbers that will enable the
participant to obtain more information about the TRAK Program or to amend his
or her investment allocations.
 (5) On a quarterly and annual basis, written disclosures to all Plans of the
(a) percentage of each Portfolio's brokerage commissions that are paid to
Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and (b)

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the average brokerage commission per share paid by each Portfolio to Salomon
Smith Barney and its affiliates, as compared to the average brokerage
commission per share paid by the Trust to brokers other than Salomon Smith
Barney and its affiliates, both expressed as cents per share.
 (m) Salomon Smith Barney shall maintain, for a period of six years, the
records necessary to enable the persons described in paragraph (n) of this
Section to determine whether the conditions of this exemption have been met,
except that (1) a prohibited transaction will not be considered to have
occurred if, due to circumstances beyond the control of Salomon Smith Barney
and/or its affiliates, the records are lost or destroyed prior to the end of
the six year period, and (2) no party in interest other than Salomon Smith
Barney shall be subject to the civil penalty that may be assessed under section
502(i) of the Act, or to the taxes imposed by section 4975(a) and (b) of the
Code, if the records are not maintained, or are not available for examination
as required by paragraph (n) below.
 (n)(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this paragraph and notwithstanding
any provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 504 of the Act, the
records referred to in paragraph (m) of this Section II shall be
unconditionally available at their customary location during normal business
hours by:
 (A) Any duly authorized employee or representative of the Department or the
Service;
 (B) Any fiduciary of a participating Plan or any duly authorized
representative of such fiduciary;


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 /12/ The fact that certain transactions and fee arrangements are the subject
of an administrative exemption does not relieve the Independent Plan Fiduciary
from the general fiduciary responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act.
In this regard, the Department expects the Independent Plan Fiduciary to
consider carefully the totality of fees and expenses to be paid by the Plan,
including the fees paid directly to Salomon Smith Barney or to other third
parties and/or indirectly through the Trust to Smith Barney.


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 (C) Any contributing employer to any participating Plan or any duly authorized
employee representative of such employer; and
 (D) Any participant or beneficiary of any participating Plan, or any duly
authorized representative of such participant or beneficiary.
 (2) None of the persons described above in subparagraphs (B)-(D) of this
paragraph (n) shall be authorized to examine the trade secrets of Salomon Smith
Barney or commercial or financial information which is privileged or
confidential.

Section III. Definitions

For purposes of this proposed exemption:
 (a) The term "Salomon Smith Barney" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and any
affiliate of Salomon Smith Barney, as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section
III.
 (b) An "affiliate" of Salomon Smith Barney includes--
 (1) Any person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Salomon Smith Barney.
(For purposes of this subsection, the term "control" means the power to
exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a person
other than an individual.)
 (2) Any officer, director or partner in such person, and
 (3) Any corporation or partnership of which such person is an officer,
director or a 5 percent partner or owner.
 (c) An "Independent Plan Fiduciary" is a Plan fiduciary which is independent
of Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and is either--
 (1) A Plan administrator, sponsor, trustee or named fiduciary, as the
recordholder of Trust shares under a Section 404(c) Plan;
 (2) A participant in a Keogh Plan;
 (3) An individual covered under a self-directed IRA which invests in Trust
shares;
 (4) A trustee, investment manager or named fiduciary responsible for
investment decisions in the case of a Title I Plan that does not permit
individual direction as contemplated by Section 404(c) of the Act; or
 (5) A participant in a Plan, such as a Section 404(c) Plan, who is permitted
under the terms of such Plan to direct, and who elects to direct the investment
of assets of his or her account in such Plan.

Section IV. Effective Dates

 If granted, this proposed exemption will be effective as of June 21, 1994 with
respect to the transactions described in Section I.A. and B.(1). With respect
to Section I.B.(2) and Section II(f)(1)-(4) of the General Conditions, this
proposed exemption will be effective November 9, 1998.
 The availability of this proposed exemption is subject to the express
condition that the material facts and representations contained in the
application for exemption are true and complete and accurately describe all
material terms of the transactions. In the case of continuing transactions, if
any of the material facts or representations described in the applications
change, the exemption will cease to apply as of the date of such change. In the
event of any such change, an application for a new exemption must be made to
the Department.
 For a more complete statement of the facts and representations supporting the
Department's decision to grant PTEs 92-77 and PTE 94-50, refer to the proposed
exemptions and the grant notices which are cited above.

 Signed at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of November, 1998.

Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98-29964 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]

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Federal Register: April 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 64)
Notices
Page 16486-16493
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr05ap99-118]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 99-15; Exemption Application No. D-10574]

Grant of Individual Exemption To Amend Prohibited Transaction

Exemption (PTE) 94-50 Involving Salomon Smith Barney Inc.

Salomon Smith Barney Located in New York, NY

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

ACTION: Grant of individual exemption to modify PTE 94-50.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a final exemption before the Department of
Labor (the Department) which would amend PTE 94-50 (59 FR 32024, June 21,
1994), an exemption granted to Smith Barney, Inc. (Smith Barney), the
predecessor of Salomon Smith Barney. PTE 94-50 relates to the operation of the
TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory Service product (the TRAK Program) and
the Trust for TRAK Investments (subsequently renamed the Trust for Consulting
Group Capital Markets Funds) (the Trust). These transactions are described in a
notice of pendency that was published in the Federal Register on November 9,
1998 at 63 FR 60391.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This exemption is effective as of July 31, 1993 with respect to
the transactions described in Section I.A. and B.(1). of this grant notice. It
is also effective as of March 29, 1994 for transactions involving a daily-
traded collective investment fund (the GIC Fund) that was added to the TRAK
Program pursuant to PTE 94-50. With respect to Section I.B(2) and Section
II(f)(1)-(4) of the General Conditions of this grant notice, which set forth
the amendments to PTE 94-50, this exemption is effective as of November 9,
1998.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jan D. Broady, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, telephone (202) 219-8881. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 9, 1998, the Department published, at 63
FR 60391, a notice of proposed exemption in the Federal Register that would
amend PTE 94-50. PTE 94-50 provides an exemption from certain prohibited
transaction restrictions of section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and from the sanctions resulting from the
application of section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), as
amended, by reason of section 4975(c)(1) of the Code. Specifically, PTE 94-50
provides exemptive relief from the restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act
and the sanctions resulting from the application of section 4975 of the Code,
by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, for the purchase or
redemption of shares in the Trust by an employee benefit plan, an individual
retirement account, or a retirement plan for a self-employed individual
(collectively, the Plans). PTE 94-50 also provides exemptive relief from the
restrictions of section 406(b) of the Act and the sanctions resulting from the
application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(E) and
(F) of the Code, with respect to the provision, by the Consulting Group of
Smith Barney (the Consulting Group), of investment advisory services to
independent fiduciaries of participating Plans (the Independent Plan
Fiduciaries) that might result in such fiduciary's selection of an investment
portfolio under the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.

 Besides the transactions described above, PTE 94-50 permitted Smith Barney to
add a daily-traded collective investment fund (i.e., the GIC Fund) to the
existing Fund Portfolios and to describe the various entities operating the GIC
Fund. Further, PTE 94-50 replaced references to Shearson Lehman with references
to Smith Barney. PTE 94-50 is effective as of July 31, 1993 for the
transactions described in PTE 92-77 and effective as of March 29, 1994 with
respect to transactions involving the GIC Fund.

 Salomon Smith Barney has informed the Department of certain changes to the
facts underlying PTE 94-50. These modifications include (1) Corporate mergers
that have changed the names of the parties described in PTE 94-50 and would
permit broader distribution of TRAK-related products, (2) the implementation of
a recordkeeping reimbursement offset system (the Recordkeeping Reimbursement
Offset Procedure) under the TRAK Program, and (3) the institution of an
automated reallocation option (the Automatic Reallocation Option) under the
TRAK Program for which Salomon Smith Barney has requested administrative
exemptive relief from the Department. The proposed exemption was requested in
an application filed on behalf of Salomon Smith Barney pursuant to section
408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, and in accordance with
the procedures (the Procedures) set forth in 29 CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55 FR
32836, August 10, 1990). Effective December 31, 1978, section 102 of
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (43 FR 47713, October 17, 1978) transferred
the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue exemptions of the type
requested to the Secretary of Labor. Accordingly, this exemption is being
issued solely by the Department.

 The proposed exemption gave interested persons an opportunity to comment on
the notice of pendency and to request a public hearing. During the comment
period, the Department received three written comments and no requests for a
hearing in response to the notice. Two comments were submitted by Plan
participants investing in the TRAK Program. The third comment, which is
intended to clarify and

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modify the proposed exemption, was submitted by Salomon Smith Barney.

 Following is a discussion of the comments received, the responses provided by
Salomon Smith Barney, and the Department's determinations regarding the
comments.

Participant Comments

 The first commenter objects to the proposed exemption because he is under the
impression that the new services that will be
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 /1/ On October 5, 1992, the Department granted PTE 92-77 at 55 FR 45833. PTE
92-77 permitted Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. (Shearson Lehman) to make the
TRAK Program available to Plans that acquired shares in the Trust. In this
regard, PTE 92-77 permitted Plans to purchase or redeem shares in the Trust and
allowed the Consulting Group to provide investment advisory services to an
Independent Fiduciary of a Plan which might result in such fiduciary's
selection of a Portfolio in the TRAK Program for the investment of Plan assets.
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Subsequent to the granting of PTE 92-77, on July 31, 1993, Smith Barney
acquired certain assets of Shearson Lehman associated with its retail business,
including the TRAK Program, and applied for and received a new exemption (PTE
94-50) for the ongoing operation of the TRAK Program. Essentially, PTE 94-50
amended and replaced PTE 92-77. However, because of certain material factual
changes to the representations supporting PTE 92-77, the Department determined
that the exemption was no longer effective for use by Smith Barney and its
subsidiaries as of the date of the asset sale.

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offered to TRAK Program investors by Salomon Smith Barney will result in
increased fees paid to consultants and investment advisers by the Funds. The
commenter also does not believe that there will be a corresponding increase in
the growth of the Funds.

 Salomon Smith Barney represents that although it is not clear which provisions
in the proposed exemption have elicted the comment, it points out that the
comment relates more or less to the underlying Fund portfolios rather than to
the TRAK Program.

 As to the commenter's first area of concern, Salomon Smith Barney explains
that the proposed Automatic Reallocation Option is a service that is to be
provided at no additional cost to the investor and it does not affect the
calculation of the investment advisory fee. In addition, Salomon Smith Barney
represents that it does not have a basis to respond to the inclusion of
"consultants" in this comment. With respect to the commenter's concern about
growth prospects, Salomon Smith Barney states that no investment vehicle can
assure investors future performance.

 The second commenter states that while he has no objection to Salomon Smith
Barney's implementation of the Automatic Reallocation Option, he would like to
see the requirement for clear explanations of the choices and the implications
of such choices. The commenter also suggests that Salomon Smith Barney provide
a clear path for revocation of the Automatic Reallocation Option, whereby a
Plan investor's choice would have to be reaffirmed periodically.

 In response to this comment, Salomon Smith Barney states that the text of the
announcement referred to in the preamble (the Preamble) at 60394 provides
participants with the same information that the commenter requests. However, as
an alternative to the commenter's suggestion of a reaffirmation mechanism,
Salomon Smith Barney represents that it will include a footnote in the
"Participant Quarterly Review" indicating that the participant is currently
using the Automatic Reallocation Option and stating that such participant can
cancel this service at any time. Salomon Smith Barney proposes to place the
footnote after the legend quoted in Footnote 5 of the Preamble. The additional
language would read as follows:

 You have elected to have your TRAK Portfolio automatically reallocated at such
time as the Consulting Group recommends a change to the Allocation Model you
are following. If, at any time, you choose to discontinue this service, please
contact your Financial Consultant for instructions.

 Salomon Smith Barney believes the participant will then be consistently
reminded of his or her option to discontinue the Automatic Reallocation Option.

Salomon Smith Barney's Comments

1. Corporate Mergers

 Salomon Smith Barney wishes to clarify that on page 60392 of the Preamble, in
the first sentence of the paragraph captioned "Corporate Mergers," the phrase
"Salomon Inc., the ultimate parent of" should be inserted after the phrase
"acquired all the shares of." Also, in this section, Salomon Smith Barney
wishes to modify the first sentence of the third paragraph to clarify that one
of the purposes of the merger, rather than the "sole" purpose of the merger,
was to create additional distribution channels for the TRAK Program.

 In response to this comment, the Department concurs with the requested
modifications and has made the suggested changes.

2. Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure

 Salomon Smith Barney has informed the Department that although it has not yet
implemented the Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure in a manner that
will reduce the net outside fee (the Net Outside Fee), at the present time, it
has in place a recordkeeping reimbursement program that reduces recordkeeping
expenses only, at an annual rate of $8.50 per participant position. Salomon
Smith Barney states that this annualized rate has been approved by the Funds'
Board of Trustees and that, of the $8.50 amount, $0.50 per participant position
represents a sub-transfer agency fee for the costs associated with the
application of the reimbursement process (the Processing Fee). Currently,
Salomon Smith Barney states that its affiliate, Smith Barney Corporate Trust
Company, is retaining this Processing Fee.

 Salomon Smith Barney has provided an example showing the manner in which the
recordkeeping reimbursement amount is determined by the Funds at the $8.50
level using some of the numbers set forth in the example given in the Preamble
on pages 60392 and 60393. The example assumes that all positions are eligible
for reimbursement because positions in the Government Money Investments
Portfolio and the Stable Value (GIC) Fund Portfolio are not eligible for
recordkeeping reimbursement.

 Assume that Plan A has $1 million in assets invested in the TRAK Program and
100 participants. Assume further that Plan A pays its recordkeeper $20 per
participant per year in Annual Fees totaling $2,000 per year or $500 per
quarter and $12 per participant per year in Other Fees, totaling $1,200 per
year or $300 per quarter. Assume also that the Plan pays the recordkeeper an
annual Processing Fee of $150.

 At the end of each calendar quarter, Plan A's recordkeeper would determine the
actual number of Fund positions held by the Plan A participants and calculate
the resulting reimbursement amount that would be paid by the Funds. If Plan A
had 300 participant positions at the end of the quarter, the Plan's total
recordkeeping reimbursement amount to be paid by the Funds would be 300 x $2
(the annual amount of $8 divided by 4) or $600.

 The Processing Fee paid by the Plan to the recordkeeper for the quarter would
be 300 x $0.125 (the annual amount of $0.50 divided by 4) or $37.50. This
Processing Fee would, in turn, also be credited back to the Plan by the Funds.

               Application of Reimbursement to Recordkeeping Fees

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Quarterly Portion of Annual Fees..................................... $ 500.00
Quarterly Portion of Other Fees/2/ ..................................   300.00
Processing Fee.......................................................    37.50
                                                                      --------
Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees................................... $ 837.50
Credit for Reimbursement............................................. $(600.00)
Credit for Processing Fee............................................ $ (37.50)
                                                                      --------
   Total Reimbursement............................................... $(637.50)
Net Amount of Recordkeeping Fees Payable by the Plan................. $ 200.00
Net Amount of Recordkeeping Fees Payable by the Funds................   637.50
                                                                      --------
   Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees................................ $ 837.50
</TABLE>

 Since the recordkeeping reimbursement program currently in place applies only
to the payment of expenses related to recordkeeping, there would never be an
"excess reimbursement" according to Salomon Smith Barney. Therefore, the Total
Reimbursement amount would reflect the lesser of the amount calculated as in
the example above, or the actual

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costs billed. If the Total Reimbursement
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 /2/ Assumes "Other Fees" are paid by the Plan during the quarter.

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calculation had exceeded the Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees, Salomon Smith
Barney states that the maximum reimbursement amount would be limited to the
Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees.

 On page 60392 of the Preamble, the second paragraph of the section describing
the Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure states that in May 1998, the
Board of Trustees of the Funds approved a recordkeeping reimbursement amount of
$12.50 for each investment position held by a participant. Salomon Smith Barney
notes that the recordkeeping reimbursement amount may be changed by the Board
of Trustees of the Funds from time to time. Therefore, it requests that the
description of the TRAK Program define the reimbursement amount as "such annual
dollar amount per eligible position as shall be set by the Board of Trustees of
the Funds from time to time." Salomon Smith Barney has also informed the
Department that, of the $12.50 annual reimbursement amount approved by the
Board of Trustees of the Funds, $0.50 is being retained by Smith Barney
Corporate Trust Company as a Processing Fee.

 The Department does not object to making the foregoing clarifications to the
description of the Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure in the
Preamble. However, because Smith Barney Corporate Trust Company is retaining
$0.50 per participant position as a Processing Fee, the Department requested
that Salomon Smith Barney revise the calculations in the example appearing on
pages 60392 and 60393 of the Preamble. In addition to these changes, Salomon
Smith Barney suggested that the following disclaimer language preface the
example in order to avoid investor confusion:

 Salomon Smith Barney has provided the following numbers solely for ease of
calculation and not as typical or representative of the operation of the TRAK
product in any particular client circumstance.

 Moreover, Salomon Smith Barney notes that because a Plan participating in the
TRAK Program may be required to pay a recordkeeper "Other Fees" in addition to
annual recordkeeping fees, both of which may be billed on a quarterly basis, it
wishes to clarify that "Other Fees" may arise only at certain times of the year
and that it does not wish to imply by the example that "Other Fees" are
regularly billed quarterly in all instances.

 In light of these changes, the revised example is set forth as follows:

 Salomon Smith Barney has provided the following numbers solely for ease of
calculation and not as typical or representative of the operation of the TRAK
product in any particular client circumstance. Therefore, the Recordkeeping
Reimbursement Offset Procedure would work as follows:

 Assume that Plan A has $1 million in assets invested in the TRAK Program and
100 participants. Assume further that Plan A pays its recordkeeper $20 per
participant per year in Annual Fees totaling $2,000 per year or $500 per
quarter and $12 per participant per year in Other Fees, totaling $1,200 per
year or $300 per quarter. Assume also that the Plan pays the recordkeeper an
annual Processing Fee of $150.

 At the end of each calendar quarter, Plan A's recordkeeper would determine the
actual number of Fund positions held by the Plan A participants and calculate
the resulting reimbursement amount. If Plan A had 300 participant positions at
the end of the quarter, the Plan's total recordkeeping reimbursement amount
would be 300 x $3 (the annual amount of $12 divided by 4) or $900. In addition,
the Processing Fee paid to the recordkeeper for the quarter would be 300 x
$0.125 (the annual amount of $0.50 divided by 4) or $37.50.

 At the end of each calendar quarter, Plan A's recordkeeper would determine the
actual number of Fund positions held by the Plan A participants and calculate
the resulting reimbursement amounts to be paid by the Funds. If Plan A had 300
participant positions at the end of the quarter, the Plan's total recordkeeping
reimbursement amount would be 300 x $3 (the annual amount of $12 divided by 4)
or $900. To this amount would be added the $37.50 Processing Fee paid to the
recordkeeper during the quarter. Such amounts would be credited as follows:

               Application of Reimbursement to Recordkeeping Fees
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Quarterly Portion of Annual Fees/3/ ................................. $ 500.00
Quarterly Portion of Other Fees......................................   300.00
Processing Fee.......................................................    37.50
Total Quarterly Recordkeeping Fees................................... $ 837.50
Credit for Reimbursement............................................. $(900.00)
Credit for Processing Fee............................................   (37.50)
                                                                      --------
   Total Reimbursement............................................... $(937.50)
                                                                      --------
Excess Reimbursement................................................. $(100.00)
</TABLE>

 Because the Total Reimbursement amount exceeds the Total Quarterly
Recordkeeping Fees, the Plan does not owe any recordkeeping fees for that
period. Therefore, the recordkeeper would not bill the Plan. Instead, the Funds
would pay the recordkeeper the $837.50 amount due.

           Application of Excess Reimbursement to the Net Outside Fee

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Quarterly Net Outside Fee............................................ $2,125.00
Excess Reimbursement.................................................   (100.00)
Net Outside Fee Paid by the Plan..................................... $2,025.00
Net Outside Fee Paid by the Funds....................................    100.00
                                                                      ---------
   Total Quarterly Net Outside Fee................................... $2,125.00
                                                                      ---------
</TABLE>
 In the program as proposed, the Funds have agreed that any Excess
Reimbursement amount remaining after the payment of the Total Quarterly
Recordkeeping Fees would be paid by the Funds to reduce the Plan's investment
advisory fee obligations. Therefore, the $100 Excess Reimbursement amount would
be applied against the Plan's Quarterly Net Outside Fee. Under such
circumstances, the recordkeeper would advise the Consulting Group that it is
entitled to bill the Plan for the $2,025.00 balance of the Consulting Group's
Net Outside Fee. In turn, the Funds would pay the $100 amount attributable to
the Excess Reimbursement to the Consulting Group./4/

 Also, on page 60392 of the Preamble, in the second paragraph of the section
describing the Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure, it states that a
participant holding positions in three different Funds would be eligible to
receive a total annual reimbursement of $37.50. In light of the change to the
allocation of the $12.50 reimbursement amount (i.e., $12.00 per participant
position and $0.50 payable to Smith Barney Corporate Trust Company as a
Processing Fee), Salomon Smith Barney wishes to clarify that the participant
would receive a "total annual offset of $36.00" rather than a "total annual
reimbursement of $37.50."

 Finally, on page 60392 of the Preamble, in the last sentence of the second
paragraph describing the Recordkeeping Reimbursement Offset Procedure, it
states that an affected Plan will be required to pay only the balance of the
[Net Outside] fee, which is generally charged on a quarterly
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 /3/ Assumes "Other Fees" are paid by the Plan during the quarter.
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 /4/ It should be noted that the existence or the amount of the excess will not
alter the amount of the recordkeeping or advisory fees. Instead, the
reimbursement calculations will determine the proportion of payment by the
Funds of the Plan's fee obligations.

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basis, after the excess reimbursement amount has been deducted. Salomon Smith
Barney wishes to point out that because some recordkeepers choose to bill the
initial quarterly installment of the recordkeeping fee in full and then apply
the recordkeeping reimbursement amount for each quarter to the next quarter's

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fees, it suggests that the Department delete the clause stating "and the timing
of the offset of the excess reimbursement amount against the fees," appearing
on page 60393 of the Preamble in the second sentence of the first full
paragraph following the example. The Department concurs with the modifications
to the Preamble.

3. Footnote 3

 On page 60392 of the Preamble, Footnote 3 states that Salomon Smith Barney is
offsetting, quarterly, against the Outside Fee, such amount as is necessary to
assure that the Consulting Group retains not more than 20 basis points (as an
Inside Fee) from any Portfolio on investment assets attributable to any Plan.
For purposes of clarification, Salomon Smith Barney requests that the
Department add the following parenthetical exception at the end of the footnote
after the word "Plan":

(except the Government Money Investments Portfolio and the Stable Value (GIC)
Fund Portfolio, as to which no investment management fee is retained).

 In response, the Department concurs with this clarification. On page 60393 of
the Preamble, the second sentence of the first paragraph following the example
states that 23 recordkeepers currently provide services to TRAK Program
investors. Salomon Smith Barney explains that since a Plan designates its own
recordkeeper, the number "23" is subject to change. Therefore, Salomon Smith
Barney suggests the deletion of this number and the Department concurs with
this clarification.

4. Investor Contact/Superfluous Language

 On page 60393 of the Preamble, Footnote 5 distinguishes the Automatic
Reallocation Option from rebalancing of a participant's account and it
instructs a TRAK Program participant to contact his or her Financial Consultant
should a change in an investment allocation be warranted. Footnote 5 also
states that a Financial Consultant is expected to initiate contact with Plan
participants at least annually to encourage a comparison of the holdings in the
Plan participant's portfolio against the Consulting Group's recommendation.
Salomon Smith Barney wishes to inform the Department that in the case of
retirement plans covering multiple participants, this contact typically may
take the form of regular written communications between the Financial
Consultant and the Plan investor.

 Moreover, the Department has stricken the last two sentences of Footnote 5,
which due to a printing error, contain superfluous language also appearing on
page 60393 of the Preamble, in the second and third sentences of the first
paragraph under the description of the Automatic Reallocation Option.

5. Footnote 6

 On page 60394 of the Preamble, Footnote 6 states, in pertinent part, that
there are 12 standard asset allocation models (the Allocation Models). Salomon
Smith Barney explains that because it is constantly in the process of refining
the basis for its asset allocation advice, the number of standard Allocation
Models is expected to change as a result of such product modifications. To
avoid an ongoing obligation to alter this number, Salomon Smith Barney suggests
that the reference to the number "12" be deleted. Therefore, the Department has
modified the Preamble, accordingly.

6. Condition (f)

 On page 60395 of the Preamble and page 60396 of the operative language of the
proposed exemption, Section II(f)(3) of the General Conditions contains a
notice provision that requires an Independent Plan Fiduciary to give Salomon
Smith Barney at least 30 calendar days prior written notice of its intention to
"opt out" of a new asset allocation model. Salomon Smith Barney wishes to
clarify that an Independent Plan Fiduciary has a period of at least 30 calendar
days during which to provide Salomon Smith Barney with written notice.
Therefore, Salomon Smith Barney proposes that the notice period be described as
"at any time within the period of 30 calendar days" prior to the Effective
Date.

 In response to this comment, the Department has made the change suggested by
Salomon Smith Barney.

7. Deletion of the Last Sentence of Paragraph (g)

 On pages 60394 and 60395 of the Preamble, paragraph (g) states that if the
Independent Plan Fiduciary "opts out," his or her Plan account will not be
changed on the Effective Date. Paragraph (g) also states that, under such
circumstances, the Allocation Model will remain at its current level or at such
other level as the Independent Plan Fiduciary designates. However, the
Automatic Reallocation Option will remain in effect for future changes in such
participant's Allocation Model.

 Salomon Smith Barney explains that once a participant has opted out of the
Automatic Reallocation Option, the participant's account is left at its current
"non-conforming" allocation levels and it no longer resembles a Consulting
Group Allocation Model. Because the Automatic Reallocation Option, in effect,
terminates upon a participant's "opting out," Salomon Smith Barney requests the
deletion of the last sentence of paragraph (g).

 In response to this comment, the Department has made the requested deletion to
paragraph (g).

8. General Information

 On page 60395 of the proposed exemption, in the section captioned "General
Information," paragraph (2) states that the proposed exemption, if granted,
will not extend to transactions prohibited under section 406(b)(3) of the Act
and section 4975(c)(1)(F) of the Code. The Department wishes to point out that
the exemption will extend to transactions that are prohibited under section
406(b) of the Act and section 4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) of the Code and it has
modified the final exemption, accordingly.

9. Scope of the Term "Employee Benefit Plans"

 Salomon Smith Barney requests that the exemption cover transactions in the
TRAK Program that are entered into not only by qualified plans that meet the
requirements of section 401(k) of the Code, but also by any individual account
pension plan that may be subject to Title I of the Act and established under
section 403(b) of the Code (the Section 403(b) Plan). To the extent that
participants in Section 403(b) Plans invest their contributions in shares of
the Funds, Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates would like to make the TRAK
Program available to them.

 The Department concurs with this comment and, on page 60396 of the proposed
exemption, it has revised Section I.A. of the operative language by deleting
the word "or" preceding the phrase "a retirement plan for self-employed
individuals (the Keogh Plan)" and adding

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the phrase "or an individual account pension plan that is subject to the
provisions of Title I of the Act and established under section 403(b) of the
Code (the Section 403(b) Plan)." In addition, the Department has revised
Footnote 11 of the proposed exemption to include a reference to the term
"Section 403(b) Plan" after the term "Keogh Plan." Further, on page 60398 of
the proposed exemption, the Department has

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revised Section III(c)(3) of the Definitions as follows:

 (3) An individual covered under (i) a self-directed IRA or (ii) a Section
403(b) Plan, which invests in Trust shares.

 For further information regarding the comments or other matters discussed
herein, interested persons are encouraged to obtain copies of the exemption
application file (Exemption Application No. D-10574) the Department is
maintaining in this case. The complete application file, as well as all
supplemental submissions received by the Department are made available for
public inspection in the Public Documents Room of the Pension and Welfare
Benefits Administration, Room N-5638, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

 Accordingly, after giving full consideration to the entire record, including
the written comments received, the Department has decided to grant the
exemption subject to the modifications and clarifications described above.

General Information

 The attention of interested persons is directed to the following:

 (1) The fact that a transaction is the subject of an exemption under section
408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve a
fiduciary or other party in interest or disqualified person from certain other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including any prohibited transaction
provisions to which the exemption does not apply and the general fiduciary
responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act, which require, among other
things, a fiduciary to discharge his or her duties respecting the plan solely
in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan and in a
prudent fashion in accordance with section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does it
affect the requirements of section 401(a) of the Code that the plan operate for
the exclusive benefit of the employees of the employer maintaining the plan and
their beneficiaries;

 (2) The exemption will extend to transactions prohibited under section
406(b)(3) of the Act and section 4975(c)(1)(F) of the Code;

 (3) In accordance with section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code, and the Procedures cited above, and based upon the entire record, the
Department finds that the exemption is administratively feasible, in the
interest of the plan and of its participants and beneficiaries and protective
of the rights of participants and beneficiaries of the plan;

 (4) The exemption will be supplemental to, and not in derogation of, any other
provisions of the Act and the Code, including statutory or administrative
exemptions. Furthermore, the fact that a transaction is subject to an
administrative or statutory exemption is not dispositive of whether the
transaction is in fact a prohibited transaction; and

 (5) This is subject to the express condition that the Summary of Facts and
Representations set forth in the notice of proposed exemption relating to PTE
92-77, as amended by PTE 94-50 and this notice, accurately describe, where
relevant, the material terms of the transactions to be consummated pursuant to
this exemption.

Exemption

 Under the authority of section 408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code and in accordance with the Procedures set forth above, the Department
hereby amends PTE 94-50 as follows:

Section I. Covered Transactions

 A. The restrictions of section 406(a) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section
4975(c)(1) (A) through (D) of the Code, shall not apply, to the purchase or
redemption of shares by an employee benefit plan, an individual retirement
account (the IRA), a retirement plan for self- employed individuals (the Keogh
Plan), or an individual account pension plan that is subject to the provisions
of Title I of the Act and established under section 403(b) of the Code (the
Section 403(b) Plan)/5/ in the Trust for Consulting Group Capital Market Funds
(the Trust), established by Salomon Smith Barney, in connection with such
Plans' participation in the TRAK Personalized Investment Advisory Service
product (the TRAK Program).

 B. The restrictions of section 406(b) of the Act and the sanctions resulting
from the application of section 4975 of the Code, by reason of section
4975(c)(1) (E) and (F) of the Code, shall not apply, to the provision, by the
Consulting Group, of (1) investment advisory services or (2) an automatic
reallocation option (the Automatic Reallocation Option) to an independent
fiduciary of a participating Plan (the Independent Plan Fiduciary), which may
result in such fiduciary's selection of a portfolio (the Portfolio) in the TRAK
Program for the investment of Plan assets.

 This exemption is subject to the following conditions that are set forth below
in Section II.

Section II. General Conditions

 (a) The participation of Plans in the TRAK Program will be approved by an
Independent Plan Fiduciary. For purposes of this requirement, an employee,
officer or director of Salomon Smith Barney and/or its affiliates covered by an
IRA not subject to Title I of the Act will be considered an Independent Plan
Fiduciary with respect to such IRA.

 (b) The total fees paid to the Consulting Group and its affiliates will
constitute no more than reasonable compensation.

 (c) No Plan will pay a fee or commission by reason of the acquisition or
redemption of shares in the Trust.

 (d) The terms of each purchase or redemption of Trust shares shall remain at
least as favorable to an investing Plan as those obtainable in an arm's length
transaction with an unrelated party.

 (e) The Consulting Group will provide written documentation to an Independent
Plan Fiduciary of its recommendations or evaluations based upon objective
criteria.

 (f) Any recommendation or evaluation made by the Consulting Group to an
Independent Plan Fiduciary will be implemented only at the express direction of
such Independent Plan Fiduciary, provided, however, that--

 (1) If such Independent Plan Fiduciary shall have elected in writing (the
Election), on a form designated by Salomon Smith Barney from time to time for
such purpose, to participate in the Automatic Reallocation Option under the
TRAK Program, the affected Plan or participant account will be
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 /5/ The employee benefit plan, the IRA, the Keogh Plan and the Section 403(b)
Plan are collectively referred to herein as the Plans.

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automatically reallocated whenever the Consulting Group modifies the particular
asset allocation recommendation which the Independent Plan Fiduciary has
chosen. Such Election shall continue in effect until revoked or terminated by
the Independent Plan Fiduciary in writing.

 (2) Except as set forth below in paragraph II(f)(3), at the time of a change
in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation, each account based
upon the asset allocation model (the Allocation Model) affected by such change
would be adjusted on the business day of the release of the new Allocation
Model by the Consulting Group, except to the extent that market conditions, and
order purchase and

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redemption procedures may delay such processing through a series of purchase
and redemption transactions to shift assets among the affected Portfolios.

 (3) If the change in the Consulting Group's asset allocation recommendation
exceeds an increase or decrease of more than 10 percent in the absolute
percentage allocated to any one investment medium (e.g., a suggested increase
in a 15 percent allocation to greater than 25 percent, or a decrease of such 15
percent allocation to less than 5 percent), Salomon Smith Barney will send out
a written notice (the Notice) to all Independent Plan Fiduciaries whose current
investment allocation would be affected, describing the proposed reallocation
and the date on which such allocation is to be instituted (the Effective Date).
If the Independent Plan Fiduciary notifies Salomon Smith Barney, in writing, at
any time within the period of 30 calendar days prior to the proposed Effective
Date that such fiduciary does not wish to follow such revised asset allocation
recommendation, the Allocation Model will remain at the current level, or at
such other level as the Independent Plan Fiduciary then expressly designates,
in writing. If the Independent Plan Fiduciary does not affirmatively "opt out"
of the new Consulting Group recommendation, in writing, prior to the proposed
Effective Date, such new recommendation will be automatically effected by a
dollar-for-dollar liquidation and purchase of the required amounts in the
respective account.

 (4) An Independent Plan Fiduciary will receive a trade confirmation of each
reallocation transaction. In this regard, for all Plan investors other than
Section 404(c) Plan accounts (i.e., 401(k) Plan accounts), Salomon Smith Barney
will mail trade confirmations on the next business day after the reallocation
trades are executed. In the case of Section 404(c) Plan participants,
notification will depend upon the notification provisions agreed to by the Plan
recordkeeper.

 (g) The Consulting Group will generally give investment advice in writing to
an Independent Plan Fiduciary with respect to all available Portfolios.
However, in the case of a Plan providing for participant-directed investments
(the Section 404(c) Plan), the Consulting Group will provide investment advice
that is limited to the Portfolios made available under the Plan.

 (h) Any sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) that acts for the Trust to exercise
investment discretion over a Portfolio will be independent of Salomon Smith
Barney and its affiliates.

 (i) Immediately following the acquisition by a Portfolio of any securities
that are issued by Salomon Smith Barney and/or its affiliates, the percentage
of that Portfolio's net assets invested in such securities will not exceed one
percent.

 (j) The quarterly investment advisory fee that is paid by a Plan to the
Consulting Group for investment advisory services rendered to such Plan will be
offset by such amount as is necessary to assure that the Consulting Group
retains no more than 20 basis points from any Portfolio (with the exception of
the Government Money Investments Portfolio and the GIC Fund Portfolio for which
the Consulting Group and the Trust will retain no investment management fee)
which contains investments attributable to the Plan investor.

 (k) With respect to its participation in the TRAK Program prior to purchasing
Trust shares,

 (1) Each Plan will receive the following written or oral disclosures from the
Consulting Group:

 (A) A copy of the Prospectus for the Trust discussing the investment
objectives of the Portfolios comprising the Trust, the policies employed to
achieve these objectives, the corporate affiliation existing between the
Consulting Group, Salomon Smith Barney and its subsidiaries and the
compensation paid to such entities./6/

 (B) Upon written or oral request to Salomon Smith Barney, a Statement of
Additional Information supplementing the Prospectus which describes the types
of securities and other instruments in which the Portfolios may invest, the
investment policies and strategies that the Portfolios may utilize and certain
risks attendant to those investments, policies and strategies.

 (C) A copy of the investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group
and such Plan relating to participation in the TRAK Program and, if applicable,
informing Plan investors of the Automatic Reallocation Option.

 (D) Upon written request of Salomon Smith Barney, a copy of the respective
investment advisory agreement between the Consulting Group and the Sub-
Advisers.

 (E) In the case of a Section 404(c) Plan, if required by the arrangement
negotiated between the Consulting Group and the Plan, an explanation by a
Salomon Smith Barney Financial Consultant (the Financial Consultant) to
eligible participants in such Plan, of the services offered under the TRAK
Program and the operation and objectives of the Portfolios.

 (F) A copy of PTE 94-50 as well as the proposed exemption and the final
exemption pertaining to the exemptive relief described herein.

 (2) If accepted as an investor in the TRAK Program, an Independent Plan
Fiduciary of an IRA or Keogh Plan, is required to acknowledge, in writing,
prior to purchasing Trust shares that
such fiduciary has received copies of the documents described above in
subparagraph (k)(1) of this Section.

 (3) With respect to a Section 404(c) Plan, written acknowledgement of the
receipt of such documents will be provided by the Independent Plan Fiduciary
(i.e., the Plan administrator, trustee or named fiduciary, as the recordholder
of Trust shares). Such Independent Plan Fiduciary will be required to represent
in writing to Salomon Smith Barney that such fiduciary is (a) independent of
Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and (b) knowledgeable with respect to
the Plan in administrative matters and funding matters related thereto, and
able to make an informed decision concerning participation in the TRAK Program.

 (4) With respect to a Plan that is covered under Title I of the Act, where
investment decisions are made by a trustee, investment manager or a named
fiduciary, such
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 /6/ The fact that certain transactions and fee arrangements are the subject of
an administrative exemption does not relieve the Independent Plan Fiduciary
from the general fiduciary responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act.
In this regard, the Department expects the Independent Plan Fiduciary to
consider carefully the totality of fees and expenses to be paid by the Plan,
including the fees paid directly to Salomon Smith Barney or to other third
parties and/or indirectly through the Trust to Smith Barney.


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Independent Plan Fiduciary is required to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of
such documents and represent to Salomon Smith Barney that such fiduciary is (a)
independent of Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates, (b) capable of making
an independent decision regarding the investment of Plan assets and (c)
knowledgeable with respect to the Plan in administrative matters and funding
matters related thereto, and able to make an informed decision concerning
participation in the TRAK Program.

 (l) Subsequent to its participation in the TRAK Program, each Plan receives
the following written or oral disclosures with respect to its ongoing
participation in the TRAK Program:

 (1) The Trust's semi-annual and annual report which will include financial
statement for the Trust and investment management fees paid by each Portfolio.

 (2) A written quarterly monitoring statement containing an analysis and an
evaluation of a

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Plan investor's account to ascertain whether the Plan's investment objectives
have been met and recommending, if required, changes in Portfolio allocations.

 (3) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly, detailed investment performance monitoring
report, in writing, provided to an Independent Plan Fiduciary of such Plan
showing, Plan level asset allocations, Plan cash flow analysis and annualized
risk adjusted rates of return for Plan investments. In addition, if required by
such arrangement, Financial Consultants will meet periodically with Independent
Plan Fiduciaries of Section 404(c) Plans to discuss the report as well as with
eligible participants to review their accounts' performance.

 (4) If required by the arrangement negotiated between the Consulting Group and
a Section 404(c) Plan, a quarterly participant performance monitoring report
provided to a Plan participant which accompanies the participant's benefit
statement and describes the investment performance of the Portfolios, the
investment performance of the participant's individual investment in the TRAK
Program, and gives market commentary and toll-free numbers that will enable the
participant to obtain more information about the TRAK Program or to amend his
or her investment allocations.

 (5) On a quarterly and annual basis, written disclosures to all Plans of the
(a) percentage of each Portfolio's brokerage commissions that are paid to
Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and (b) the average brokerage
commission per share paid by each Portfolio to Salomon Smith Barney and its
affiliates, as compared to the average brokerage commission per share paid by
the Trust to brokers other than Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates, both
expressed as cents per share.

 (m) Salomon Smith Barney shall maintain, for a period of six years, the
records necessary to enable the persons described in paragraph (n) of this
Section to determine whether the conditions of this exemption have been met,
except that (1) a prohibited transaction will not be considered to have
occurred if, due to circumstances beyond the control of Salomon Smith Barney
and/or its affiliates, the records are lost or destroyed prior to the end of
the six year period, and (2) no party in interest other than Salomon Smith
Barney shall be subject to the civil penalty that may be assessed under section
502(i) of the Act, or to the taxes imposed by section 4975(a) and (b) of the
Code, if the records are not maintained, or are not available for examination
as required by paragraph (n) below.

 (n)(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this paragraph and notwithstanding
any provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 504 of the Act, the
records referred to in paragraph (m) of this Section II shall be
unconditionally available at their customary location during normal business
hours by:

 (A) Any duly authorized employee or representative of the Department or the
Service;

 (B) Any fiduciary of a participating Plan or any duly authorized
representative of such fiduciary;

 (C) Any contributing employer to any participating Plan or any duly authorized
employee representative of such employer; and

 (D) Any participant or beneficiary of any participating Plan, or any duly
authorized representative of such participant or beneficiary.

 (2) None of the persons described above in subparagraphs (B)-(D) of this
paragraph (n) shall be authorized to examine the trade secrets of Salomon Smith
Barney or commercial or financial information which is privileged or
confidential.

Section III. Definitions

 For purposes of this exemption,

 (a) The term "Salomon Smith Barney" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and any
affiliate of Salomon Smith Barney, as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section
III.

 (b) An "affiliate" of Salomon Smith Barney includes--

 (1) Any person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Salomon Smith Barney.
(For purposes of this subsection, the term "control" means the power to
exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a person
other than an individual.)

 (2) Any officer, director or partner in such person, and

 (3) Any corporation or partnership of which such person is an officer,
director or a 5 percent partner or owner.

 (c) An "Independent Plan Fiduciary" is a Plan fiduciary which is independent
of Salomon Smith Barney and its affiliates and is either--

 (1) A Plan administrator, sponsor, trustee or named fiduciary, as the
recordholder of Trust shares under a Section 404(c) Plan;

 (2) A participant in a Keogh Plan;

 (3) An individual covered under (A) a self-directed IRA, or (B) a Section
403(b) Plan which invests in Trust shares;

 (4) A trustee, investment manager or named fiduciary responsible for
investment decisions in the case of a Title I Plan that does not permit
individual direction as contemplated by Section 404(c) of the Act; or

 (5) A participant in a Plan, such as a Section 404(c) Plan, who is permitted
under the terms of such Plan to direct, and who elects to direct the investment
of assets of his or her account in such Plan.

Section IV. Effective Dates

 This exemption is effective as of July 31, 1993 with respect to the
transactions described in Section I.A. and B.(1). of this grant notice. It is
also effective as of March 29, 1994 for transactions involving a daily-traded
collective investment fund that was added to the TRAK Program pursuant to PTE
94-50. With respect to Section I.B(2) and Section II(f)(1)-(4) of the General
Conditions of this grant notice, which set forth the amendments to PTE 94-50,
this exemption is effective as of November 9, 1998.

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 The availability of this exemption is subject to the express condition that
the material facts and representations contained in the application for
exemption are true and complete and accurately describe all material terms of
the transactions. In the case of continuing transactions, if any of the
material facts or representations described in the application change, the
exemption will cease to apply as of the date of such change. In the event of
any such change, an application for a new exemption must be made to the
Department.

 For a more complete statement of the facts and representations supporting the
Department's decision to grant the case of continuing transactions, if any of
the material facts or representations described in the application change, the
exemption will cease to apply as of the date of such change. In the event of
any such change, an application for a new exemption must be made to the
Department.

 For a more complete statement of the facts and representations supporting the
Department's decision to grant this exemption, refer to the proposed exemption
and PTEs 92-77 and 94-50 which are cited above.

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 Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of March, 1999.

Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, Department of Labor.

[FR Doc. 99-8226 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-29-P

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For More Information

If you want more information about the Portfolio or the other portfolios that
comprise the Trust, the following resources are available upon request.

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Additional information about the Portfolio's investments will be available in
the Portfolio's annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. The Portfolio's
annual report will contain a discussion of the market conditions and investment
strategies that significantly affected the Portfolio's performance during its
last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information

The Statement of Additional Information provides more detailed information about
the Portfolio and is incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

Investment Professional

The investor's Financial Consultant is available to answer questions about the
Portfolio or the investor's overall asset allocation program.

Investors can get free copies of reports and SAIs, request other information and
discuss their questions about the Portfolio by contacting their Financial
Consultant, or the Consulting Group at:

     The Consulting Group
     222 Delaware Avenue
     Wilmington, Delaware 19801

     Telephone: 1-212-816-8725

Information about the Portfolio (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied
at the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "Commission") Public Reference
Room in Washington D.C. In addition, information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-942-8090.
Reports and other information about the Portfolio are available on the EDGAR
Database on the Commission's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this
information may be obtained for a duplicating fee by electronic request at the
following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission's
Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

If someone makes a statement about the Portfolio that is not in this prospectus,
you should not rely upon that information. Neither the Portfolio nor the
distributor is offering to sell shares of the Portfolio to any person to whom
the Portfolio may not lawfully sell such shares.

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