# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-024019.hdr.sgml**: 20230203

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-024019

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 27

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230203

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230203

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230203

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000917469
- **IRS NUMBER:** 043219179
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-22931
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23585567

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 888 BOYLSTON STREET
- **STREET 2:** 8TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02199
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-449-2810

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 888 BOYLSTON STREET
- **STREET 2:** 8TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02199

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20031119

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20031015

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030718

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (Series ID: S000006639)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSSAX         | C000018125 |

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### Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund (Series ID: S000006640)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSFIX         | C000018126 |

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### Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund (Series ID: S000006641)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSGBX         | C000018127 |
| Retail Class        | LSGLX         | C000018128 |
| Class N             | LSGNX         | C000125494 |

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### Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000006642)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSIOX         | C000018129 |

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### Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund (Series ID: S000006643)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSGSX         | C000018130 |
| Retail Class        | LIPRX         | C000089752 |
| Class N             | LIPNX         | C000182246 |

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### Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (Series ID: S000006644)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSHIX         | C000018131 |

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### Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (Series ID: S000006645)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class Y    | LSDIX         | C000018132 |
| Class A    | LSDRX         | C000089753 |
| Class C    | LSCDX         | C000173092 |
| Class T    | LSDTX         | C000188531 |
| Class N    | LSDNX         | C000211126 |

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### Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000006647)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Class | LSSCX         | C000018134 |
| Retail Class        | LSCRX         | C000018135 |
| Admin Class         | LSVAX         | C000018136 |
| Class N             | LSCNX         | C000125495 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (Series ID: S000006639)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018125 | Institutional Class | LSSAX           |

### Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund (Series ID: S000006640)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018126 | Institutional Class | LSFIX           |

### Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund (Series ID: S000006641)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018127 | Institutional Class | LSGBX           |
| C000018128 | Retail Class        | LSGLX           |
| C000125494 | Class N             | LSGNX           |

### Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000006642)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018129 | Institutional Class | LSIOX           |

### Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund (Series ID: S000006643)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018130 | Institutional Class | LSGSX           |
| C000089752 | Retail Class        | LIPRX           |
| C000182246 | Class N             | LIPNX           |

### Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (Series ID: S000006644)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018131 | Institutional Class | LSHIX           |

### Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (Series ID: S000006645)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018132 | Class Y      | LSDIX           |
| C000089753 | Class A      | LSDRX           |
| C000173092 | Class C      | LSCDX           |
| C000188531 | Class T      | LSDTX           |
| C000211126 | Class N      | LSDNX           |

### Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000006647)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018134 | Institutional Class | LSSCX           |
| C000018135 | Retail Class        | LSCRX           |
| C000018136 | Admin Class         | LSVAX           |
| C000125495 | Class N             | LSCNX           |

Prospectus<br>February 1, 2023

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T\* | Class Y |
|  Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | NEFRX | NECRX | NERNX | LCPTX | NERYX |
|  Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund | LOCAX | LOCCX | LOCNX |  | LOCYX |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund | LGMAX | LGMCX | LGMNX | LGMTX | LSWWX |
|  Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | LGRRX | LGRCX | LGRNX | LGRTX | LSGRX |
|  Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | LSDRX | LSCDX | LSDNX | LSDTX | LSDIX |
|  Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | NEFLX | NECLX | LGANX | LGATX | NELYX |

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\* Class T shares of the Funds are not currently available for purchase.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved any Fund's shares or determined whether this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a crime.

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**Table of Contents**

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| [Fund Summary](#chapter_2_4213) | [1](#chapter_2_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4213) | [1](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4213) | [8](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_3_4213) | [15](#chapter_2-sect1_3_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Growth Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_4_4213) | [22](#chapter_2-sect1_4_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_5_4213) | [28](#chapter_2-sect1_5_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_6_4213) | [35](#chapter_2-sect1_6_4213) |
| [Investment Goals, Strategies and Risks](#chapter_3_4213) | [41](#chapter_3_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [More About Goals and Strategies](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4213) | [41](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4213) | [41](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_3_4213) | [42](#chapter_3-sect1_3_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_4_4213) | [42](#chapter_3-sect1_4_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Growth Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_5_4213) | [43](#chapter_3-sect1_5_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_6_4213) | [44](#chapter_3-sect1_6_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_7_4213) | [45](#chapter_3-sect1_7_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [All Funds](#chapter_3-sect1_8_4213) | [45](#chapter_3-sect1_8_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [More About Risks](#chapter_3-sect1_9_4213) | [47](#chapter_3-sect1_9_4213) |
| [Management Team](#chapter_4_4213) | [53](#chapter_4_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Meet the Funds' Investment Adviser](#chapter_4-sect1_1_4213) | [53](#chapter_4-sect1_1_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Meet the Funds' Portfolio Managers](#chapter_4-sect1_2_4213) | [54](#chapter_4-sect1_2_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Information](#chapter_4-sect1_3_4213) | [55](#chapter_4-sect1_3_4213) |
| [Fund Services](#chapter_5_4213) | [55](#chapter_5_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investing in the Funds](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4213) | [55](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How Sales Charges Are Calculated](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4213) | [56](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Compensation to Securities Dealers](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4213) | [60](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How to Purchase Shares](#chapter_5-sect1_4_4213) | [60](#chapter_5-sect1_4_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How to Redeem Shares](#chapter_5-sect1_5_4213) | [62](#chapter_5-sect1_5_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Exchanging or Converting Shares](#chapter_5-sect1_6_4213) | [64](#chapter_5-sect1_6_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares](#chapter_5-sect1_7_4213) | [64](#chapter_5-sect1_7_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Self-Servicing Your Account](#chapter_5-sect1_10_4213) | [66](#chapter_5-sect1_10_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restructuring and Liquidations](#chapter_5-sect1_11_4213) | [66](#chapter_5-sect1_11_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How Fund Shares Are Priced](#chapter_5-sect1_12_4213) | [66](#chapter_5-sect1_12_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Dividends and Distributions](#chapter_5-sect1_13_4213) | [68](#chapter_5-sect1_13_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Tax Consequences](#chapter_5-sect1_14_4213) | [69](#chapter_5-sect1_14_4213) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Investor Services](#chapter_5-sect1_15_4213) | [70](#chapter_5-sect1_15_4213) |
| [Prior Related Performance of Similarly Managed Accounts](#chapter_6_4213) | [72](#chapter_6_4213) |
| [Financial Performance](#chapter_7_4213) | [73](#chapter_7_4213) |
| [Appendix A - Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Load Waivers](#chapter_8_4213) | [A-1](#chapter_8_4213) |
| [Appendix B - Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers](#chapter_9_4213) | [B-1](#chapter_9_4213) |
| [Appendix C - Additional Index Information](#chapter_10_4213) | [C-1](#chapter_10_4213) |

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Fund Summary

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Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 4.25%<br>|  |  | <br> 2.50%<br>|  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.32%<br>| <br> 0.32%<br>| <br> 0.32%<br>| <br> 0.32%<br>| <br> 0.32%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.17%<br>| <br> 0.17%<br>| <br> 0.06%<br>| <br> 0.17%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.17%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 1.49%<br>| <br> 0.38%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.49%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 1.49%<br>| <br> 0.38%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.49%<br>|

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1 Other expenses for Class T shares are estimated for the current fiscal year.

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") and Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors"), the Fund's advisory administrator, have given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.74%, 1.49%, 0.44%, 0.74% and 0.49% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $497<br>| $651<br>| $819<br>| $1304<br>|
| Class C | $252<br>| $471<br>| $813<br>| $1576<br>|
| Class N | $39<br>| $122<br>| $213<br>| $480<br>|

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class T | $324<br>| $481<br>| $651<br>| $1145<br>|
| Class Y | $50<br>| $157<br>| $274<br>| $616<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $152<br>| $471<br>| $813<br>| $1576<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 280% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds, which include debt securities of any maturity. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade securities. "Investment grade" securities are those securities that are rated in one of the top four ratings categories at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Fitch Investors Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or S&P Global Ratings ("S&P")), or, if unrated, are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For purposes of this restriction, investment grade securities also include cash and cash equivalent securities. The Fund will generally seek to maintain an effective duration of +/- 2 years relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. A fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. By way of example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. While the effective duration for the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fluctuates, as of December 31, 2022, the effective duration was approximately 6.14 years. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's, Fitch or S&P) have rated the securities in one of their top four ratings categories) (commonly known as "junk bonds"), or, if unrated, securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality, and up to 10% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. There is no minimum rating for the securities in which the Fund may invest.

The Fund's investments may include securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations and governments, securities issued by supranational entities, U.S. government-sponsored agency debenture and pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities and inflation-linked securities.

The portfolio management team seeks to build and manage a portfolio that will perform well on a benchmark-relative and, secondarily, on an absolute basis in the market environment it anticipates over the short to intermediate term. The primary factors for broad sector positioning are the Adviser's expected performance of sectors in the benchmark and the incremental performance or diversification benefits the Fund's portfolio managers anticipate from opportunistic allocations to securities that are not included in the Fund's benchmark. In addition, the Fund's portfolio managers will look at individual security selection, position size and overall duration contribution to the portfolio.

Purchase and sale considerations also include overall portfolio yield, interest rate sensitivity across different maturities held, fixed-income sector fundamentals and outlook, technical supply/demand factors, credit risk, cash flow variability, security optionality and structure, as well as potential currency and liquidity risk. The Adviser also considers economic factors. Individual securities are assessed on a risk/return basis, both on a benchmark-relative and on an absolute return basis, and on their fit within the overall portfolio strategy.

Specifically, the Adviser follows a total return-oriented investment approach and considers broad sector allocation, quality and liquidity bias, yield curve positioning and duration in selecting securities for the Fund. The Fund's portfolio managers consider economic and market conditions as well as issuer-specific data, such as fixed-charge coverage, the relationship between cash flows and debt service obligations, the experience and perceived strength of management or security structure, price responsiveness of the security to interest rate changes, earnings prospects, debt as a percentage of assets, borrowing requirements, debt maturity schedules and liquidation value.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser's research analysts and sector teams work closely with the Fund's portfolio managers to develop an outlook for the economy from research produced by various financial firms and specific forecasting services or from economic data released by U.S. and foreign governments, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank. The analysts conduct a thorough review of individual securities to identify what they consider attractive values in the high quality bond market through the use of quantitative tools such as internal and external computer systems and software. The Adviser continuously monitors an issuer's creditworthiness or cash flow stability to assess whether the obligation remains an appropriate investment for the Fund. It may relax its emphasis on quality with respect to a given security if it believes that the issuer's financial outlook is promising. This may create an opportunity

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for higher returns. The Adviser seeks to balance opportunities for yield and price performance by combining macro economic analysis with individual security selection. Fund holdings are generally diversified across sectors and industry groups such as utilities or telecommunications, which tend to move independently of the ebbs and flows in economic growth.

In connection with its principal investment strategies, the Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, foreign securities, including those in emerging markets, mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, futures and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use such derivatives for hedging or investment purposes. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of securities and other instruments. Effects of frequent trading may include high transaction costs, which may lower the Fund's returns, and realization of short-term capital gains, distributions of which are taxable to shareholders who are individuals as ordinary income. Trading costs and tax effects associated with frequent trading may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Interest Rate Risk:** Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Currency Risk:** Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:** The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk:** Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:** In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

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**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk:** Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including forward currency contracts, structured notes, futures and swaps (including credit default swaps)) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

**Emerging Markets Risk:** In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk:** Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**Leverage Risk:** Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

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The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img004.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return: <br> Second Quarter 2020, 5.25%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2022, -5.97% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/13)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.75%<br>| <br> 0.58%<br>| <br> 1.70%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -13.88%<br>| <br> -0.69%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -7.53%<br>| <br> -0.04%<br>| <br> 0.71%<br>| - |
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -16.66%<br>| <br> -0.51%<br>| <br> 1.01%<br>| - |
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -14.45%<br>| <br> -0.42%<br>| <br> 0.84%<br>| - |
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.65%<br>| <br> 0.69%<br>| <br> -<br>| 1.81% |
| Class T - Return Before Taxes | <br> -15.09%<br>| <br> -0.15%<br>| <br> 1.20%<br>| - |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | <br> -13.01%<br>| <br> 0.02%<br>| <br> 1.06%<br>| 1.14% |

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The Fund did not have Class T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of Class T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns of the Fund's other share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities and would only differ to the extent the other share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same expenses as Class T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Managers

**Lead Portfolio Managers**

Peter W. Palfrey, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-lead portfolio manager of the Fund since 1996.

Richard G. Raczkowski, Executive Vice President and Director of the Adviser, has served as co-lead portfolio manager of the Fund since 1999.

**Agency MBS Portfolio Managers**

Ian Anderson, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-agency MBS portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Barath W. Sankaran, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-agency MBS portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class T Shares

Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

Class T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, that has entered into a selling agreement with the Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class T shares are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available to their clients.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also

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applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 4.25%<br>|  |  |  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.42%<br>| <br> 0.42%<br>| <br> 0.42%<br>| <br> 0.42%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 2.70%<br>| <br> 2.76%<br>| <br> 0.88%<br>| <br> 2.70%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 3.37%<br>| <br> 4.18%<br>| <br> 1.30%<br>| <br> 3.12%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>2</sup> | <br> 2.55%<br>| <br> 2.61%<br>| <br> 0.78%<br>| <br> 2.55%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.82%<br>| <br> 1.57%<br>| <br> 0.52%<br>| <br> 0.57%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.82%, 1.57%, 0.52% and 0.57% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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| 2 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |

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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $505<br>| $1188<br>| $1894<br>| $3762<br>|
| Class C | $260<br>| $1031<br>| $1918<br>| $4024<br>|

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class N | $53<br>| $335<br>| $638<br>| $1499<br>|
| Class Y | $58<br>| $722<br>| $1411<br>| $3251<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $160<br>| $1031<br>| $1918<br>| $4024<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans).

The Fund will primarily invest in investment-grade-fixed-income securities. The Fund may also invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. There is no minimum rating for the securities in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may invest in securities of any duration.

The Fund will primarily invest in fixed-income securities of domestic and foreign corporate issuers. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, Loomis Sayles does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund will only invest in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations and Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. This includes seeking to capture credit improvement situations based on forward-looking proprietary research. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. government securities, investment-grade securities, securitized assets, high-yield securities, emerging market securities, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertible securities, bank loans and municipal securities) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may also invest in U.S. government securities, bank loans, collateralized loan obligations, convertible securities and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"). The Fund may also invest in futures, forward contracts and swaps (including credit default swaps) for hedging and investment purposes.

Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

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The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk:** Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

**Interest Rate Risk:** Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:** The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.

**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Large Investor Risk:** Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk:** Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") Risk:** Investments in CLOs involve risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in debt obligations and other fixed-income securities such as credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and market/issuer risk. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the type of underlying assets and the specific tranche in which the Fund is invested. A CLO's performance is linked to the expertise of the CLO manager and its ability to manage the CLO's portfolio. Changes in the regulation of CLOs may adversely affect the value of the CLO investments held by the Fund. The tranche of the CLO held by the Fund may be subordinate to other classes of the CLO's debt. CLO debt is payable solely from the proceeds of the CLO's underlying assets and, therefore, if the income from the underlying loans is insufficient to make payments on one or more tranches of the CLO's debt, no other assets will be available for payment. CLO debt securities may be subject to redemption and the timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest and the CLO manager's opportunities to invest may be limited.

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**Convertible Securities Risk:** Convertible securities have investment characteristics of both equity and debt securities. Investments in convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate risk and credit risk. Convertible securities also react to changes in the value of the common stock into which they convert, and are thus subject to many of the same risks as investing in common stock. The Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease the Fund's return.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk:** Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including swap transactions (including credit default swaps)) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

**Emerging Markets Risk:** In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

**Prepayment and Extension Risk:** Prepayment and extension risk is the risk that a bond or other security or investment might, in the case of prepayment risk, be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity and, in the case of extension risk, that the investment might not be called as expected. In the case of prepayment risk, if the investment is converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity, the portfolio managers may not be able to invest the proceeds in other investments providing as high a level of income, resulting in a reduced yield to the Fund.

**U.S. Government Securities Risk:** Investments in certain U.S. government securities may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, and it is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In such a case, the Fund would have to look principally to the agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and the Fund may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. government itself in the event the agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise does not meet its commitment. Concerns about the capacity or willingness of the U.S. government to meet its obligations may raise the interest rates payable on its securities, negatively impacting the price of such securities already held by the Fund.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year and life-of-fund periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

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**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img002.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return: Fourth Quarter 2022, 2.96%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2022, -7.65% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Life of Fund**<br> **(9/29/20)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.88%<br>| <br> -3.95%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -14.25%<br>| <br> -5.31%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -7.56%<br>| <br> -3.47%<br>|
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -16.71%<br>| <br> -5.95%<br>|
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -14.49%<br>| <br> -4.91%<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.73%<br>| <br> -3.85%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index | <br> -15.26%<br>| <br> -6.48%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period and Life of Fund period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Managers

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Executive Vice President and Director of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Brian P. Kennedy, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Elaine M. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis
affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment goal is high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 5.75%<br>|  |  | <br> 2.50%<br>|  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.15%<br>| <br> 0.15%<br>| <br> 0.07%<br>| <br> 0.15%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.15%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 1.14%<br>| <br> 1.89%<br>| <br> 0.81%<br>| <br> 1.14%<br>| <br> 0.89%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 1.14%<br>| <br> 1.89%<br>| <br> 0.81%<br>| <br> 1.14%<br>| <br> 0.89%<br>|

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1 Other expenses for Class T shares are estimated for the current fiscal year.

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable |

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expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $685<br>| $916<br>| $1167<br>| $1881<br>|
| Class C | $292<br>| $594<br>| $1021<br>| $2016<br>|
| Class N | $83<br>| $259<br>| $450<br>| $1002<br>|
| Class T | $363<br>| $603<br>| $862<br>| $1601<br>|

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class Y | $91<br>| $284<br>| $493<br>| $1096<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $192<br>| $594<br>| $1021<br>| $2016<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 35% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Equity securities purchased by the Fund may include common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks, interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and/or real estate-related securities and other equity-like interests in an issuer. The Fund generally invests in equity securities of issuers with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion at the time of investment. Fixed-income securities purchased by the Fund may include bonds and other debt obligation of U.S. and foreign issuers, including but not limited to corporations, governments and supranational entities. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities regardless of market capitalization, maturity or duration parameters. The Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the U.S., including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. There are various ways the Adviser determines how an investment is economically tied to a country or region. Typically, the Adviser will look at either the countries of risk or countries of issuance and report based on either method.

The portfolio managers reallocate the Fund's assets between equity and fixed income securities based on their assessment of current market conditions, the attractiveness of individual securities and the relative opportunities within each asset class, among other factors. In deciding which equity securities to buy and sell, the Adviser generally looks to purchase quality companies at attractive valuations with the potential to grow intrinsic value over time. The Adviser uses discounted cash flow analysis, among other methods of analysis, to determine a company's intrinsic value. In deciding which fixed-income securities to buy and sell, the Adviser generally looks for securities that it believes are undervalued and have the potential for credit upgrades, which may include securities that are below investment grade (also known as "junk bonds").

In assessing both risks and opportunities related to the Fund's investments, the Adviser seeks to take into account the factors that may influence an investment's performance over time. This includes material environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") risks and opportunities (those which could cause a material impact on the value of an investment).

In integrating risks and opportunities into its investment process, the Adviser takes into account ESG factors that it deems may be material to an investment, such as carbon intensity, renewable energy usage from low carbon sources, workplace diversity, and board composition, at all stages of the investment management process, including strategy development, investment analysis and due diligence, and portfolio construction (including at the point where the investment team considers investment opportunities), and as part of its ongoing monitoring and risk analysis.

To the extent that the Adviser concludes that there is an ESG risk associated with an investment, the Adviser assesses the probability and potential impact of that ESG risk against the potential pecuniary advantage to the Fund of making the investment. If the Adviser believes the potential pecuniary advantage outweighs the actual or potential impact of the ESG risk, then the Adviser may still make the investment.

The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies, collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, when-issued securities, REITs, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), mortgage-related securities, convertible securities and structured notes. The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities and engage in options or foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) for hedging and investment purposes and futures transactions and swap transactions (including credit default swaps). Frequent trading may produce high transaction costs and a high level of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, which may lower the Fund's return. The Adviser may hedge currency risk for the Fund (including "cross hedging" between two or more foreign currencies) if it believes the outlook for a particular foreign currency is unfavorable. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk:** The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value stocks also present the risk that their lower valuations fairly reflect their business prospects and that investors will not agree that the stocks represent favorable investment opportunities, and they may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during any given period. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:** The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk:** Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Allocation Risk:** The Fund's investment performance depends, in part, on how its assets are allocated. The allocation between asset classes and market exposures may not be optimal in every market condition. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of this allocation.

**Currency Risk:** Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk:** Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including options, forward currency contracts, futures transactions, structured notes and swap transactions (including credit default swaps)) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous

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time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

**ESG Risk:** Risks related to ESG factors may impact the performance of securities in which the Fund invests. Such ESG factors include, for example, climate change; resource depletion; renewal energy usage; governance, diversity and labor practices; workplace health and safety; supply chain standards; and product health and safety. The companies or issuers in which the Fund invests may not have favorable ESG characteristics.

**Emerging Markets Risk:** In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk:** Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**Interest Rate Risk:** Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Large Investor Risk:** Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk:** Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

**Mortgage-Related Securities Risk:** In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value. The Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

**REITs Risk:** Investments in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations

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affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of two broad measures of market performance. The Blended Index is an unmanaged, blended index composed of the following weights: 60% MSCI All Country World Index (Net) and 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. The two indices composing the Blended Index measure, respectively, the performance of global equity securities and global investment grade fixed income securities. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img001.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2020, 16.50%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2022, -15.95% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/17)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -23.05%<br>| <br> 4.11%<br>| <br> 6.70%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -24.75%<br>| <br> 2.62%<br>| <br> 5.42%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -12.44%<br>| <br> 3.24%<br>| <br> 5.26%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -27.67%<br>| <br> 2.62%<br>| <br> 5.80%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -24.51%<br>| <br> 3.08%<br>| <br> 5.80%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -22.99%<br>| <br> 4.20%<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> 6.53%<br>|
| Class T - Return Before Taxes | <br> -25.18%<br>| <br> 3.32%<br>| <br> 6.16%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| MSCI All Country World Index (Net) | <br> -18.36%<br>| <br> 5.23%<br>| <br> 7.98%<br>| <br> 7.73%<br>|
| Blended Index | <br> -17.33%<br>| <br> 2.71%<br>| <br> 4.74%<br>| <br> 4.69%<br>|

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The Fund did not have Class T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of Class T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns of the Fund's other share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities and would only differ to the extent the other share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same expenses as Class T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Managers

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Executive Vice President and Director of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the domestic bond sector of the Fund since 2021.

Eileen N. Riley, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the global equity sector of the Fund since 2013.

David W. Rolley, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the international fixed-income securities sector of the Fund since 2000.

Lee M. Rosenbaum, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the global equity sector of the Fund since 2013.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class T Shares

Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

Class T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, that has entered into a selling agreement with the Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class T shares are

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subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available to their clients.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis
affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors"), clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment goal is long-term growth of capital.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 5.75%<br>|  |  | <br> 2.50%<br>|  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.50%<br>| <br> 0.50%<br>| <br> 0.50%<br>| <br> 0.50%<br>| <br> 0.50%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.15%<br>| <br> 0.15%<br>| <br> 0.07%<br>| <br> 0.15%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.15%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.90%<br>| <br> 1.65%<br>| <br> 0.57%<br>| <br> 0.90%<br>| <br> 0.65%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.90%<br>| <br> 1.65%<br>| <br> 0.57%<br>| <br> 0.90%<br>| <br> 0.65%<br>|

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1 Other expenses for Class T shares are estimated for the current fiscal year.

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable |

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expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $662<br>| $845<br>| $1045<br>| $1619<br>|
| Class C | $268<br>| $520<br>| $897<br>| $1754<br>|
| Class N | $58<br>| $183<br>| $318<br>| $714<br>|
| Class T | $340<br>| $530<br>| $736<br>| $1330<br>|
| Class Y | $66<br>| $208<br>| $362<br>| $810<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $168<br>| $520<br>| $897<br>| $1754<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities and warrants. The Fund focuses on stocks of large capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

The Fund normally invests across a wide range of sectors and industries. The Fund's portfolio manager employs a growth style of equity management, which means that the Fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages versus others, long-term structural growth drivers that will lead to above-average future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. The Fund's portfolio manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager believes the share price should be).

The Fund will consider selling a portfolio investment when the portfolio manager believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or the markets in which it operates, a critical underlying investment assumption is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes available, when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment reasons which the portfolio manager deems appropriate.

The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts and emerging market securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments or if the security's country of risk defined by Bloomberg is the United States. The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"). Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk:** The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

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**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio manager may fail to produce the intended result.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

**Emerging Markets Risk:** In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk:** Compared to large-capitalization companies, small- and mid-capitalization companies are more likely to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Stocks of these companies often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may fluctuate more than stocks of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be relatively more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk:** Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

**Currency Risk:** Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk:** Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including foreign currency forwards, foreign currency futures and options) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

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**Leverage Risk:** Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img003.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Returns: Second Quarter 2020, 23.88%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2022, -22.80% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/13)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -27.64%<br>| <br> 7.76%<br>| <br> 12.96%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -30.08%<br>| <br> 6.16%<br>| <br> 11.97%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -14.62%<br>| <br> 6.12%<br>| <br> 10.85%<br>| - |
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -31.95%<br>| <br> 6.23%<br>| <br> 12.01%<br>| - |
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -28.92%<br>| <br> 6.70%<br>| <br> 12.01%<br>| - |
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -27.56%<br>| <br> 7.85%<br>| <br> -<br>| 12.28% |
| Class T - Return Before Taxes | <br> -29.60%<br>| <br> 6.96%<br>| <br> 12.40%<br>| - |
| Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Growth Index | <br> -29.14%<br>| <br> 10.96%<br>| <br> 14.10%<br>| 13.59% |

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The Fund did not have Class T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of Class T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns of the Fund's other share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities and would only differ to the extent the other share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same expenses as Class T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Manager

Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Chief Investment Officer of the Growth Equity Strategies Team, Executive Vice President and Director at the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2010.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

In the best interest of current shareholders and in order to preserve the investment team's ability to efficiently manage future cash flow, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund is currently closed to new investors. Shares of the Fund are available for purchase only by defined contribution and defined benefit plans, by existing shareholders and by clients of registered investment advisers and registered representatives trading through intermediaries where the Fund is already available.

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class T Shares

Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

Class T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, that has entered into a selling agreement with the Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class T shares are

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subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available to their clients.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis
affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors"), clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment objective is above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 4.25%<br>|  |  | <br> 2.50%<br>|  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.12%<br>| <br> 0.18%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.19%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.68%<br>| <br> 1.43%<br>| <br> 0.37%<br>| <br> 0.68%<br>| <br> 0.44%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>3</sup> | <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.02%<br>| <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.04%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.65%<br>| <br> 1.40%<br>| <br> 0.35%<br>| <br> 0.65%<br>| <br> 0.40%<br>|

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.65%, 1.40%, 0.35%, 0.65% and 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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| 3 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |

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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $489<br>| $630<br>| $785<br>| $1233<br>|
| Class C | $243<br>| $449<br>| $779<br>| $1506<br>|
| Class N | $36<br>| $117<br>| $206<br>| $466<br>|
| Class T | $315<br>| $459<br>| $616<br>| $1073<br>|
| Class Y | $41<br>| $137<br>| $242<br>| $551<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $143<br>| $449<br>| $779<br>| $1506<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 144% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). It is anticipated that the Fund's weighted average duration will generally be between two and five years. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. A fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. By way of example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.

The Fund will purchase only investment-grade fixed-income securities, which are those securities that are rated in one of the top four rating categories at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) or, if unrated, are determined by Loomis Sayles to be of comparable quality. The Fund may continue to hold up to 10% of its net assets in securities that are downgraded to a rating below investment-grade subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it is appropriate to do so.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund may also invest in mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund may also engage in futures transactions for hedging and investment purposes.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other things, corporate bond and other debt securities (including junior and senior bonds), U.S. government securities, zero-coupon securities, collateralized loan obligations, mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

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Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Interest Rate Risk:** Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk:** Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:** In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

**Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:** The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.

**Currency Risk:** Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk:** Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including futures transactions) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable

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transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

**Emerging Markets Risk:** In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Large Investor Risk:** Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk:** Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

**REITs Risk:** Investments in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

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**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img006.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br> Second Quarter 2020, 5.03%<br> Lowest Quarterly Return:<br> First Quarter 2022, -4.85% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/19)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -8.55%<br>| <br> 1.01%<br>| <br> 1.46%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -9.42%<br>| <br> -0.15%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -5.06%<br>| <br> 0.32%<br>| <br> 0.63%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.55%<br>| <br> -0.09%<br>| <br> 0.78%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -10.31%<br>| <br> -0.01%<br>| <br> 0.59%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -8.51%<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> 0.99%<br>|
| Class T - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.00%<br>| <br> 0.27%<br>| <br> 0.97%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | <br> -8.23%<br>| <br> 0.73%<br>| <br> 1.12%<br>| <br> 0.54%<br>|

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Effective August 31, 2016, the Fund's Retail Class shares and Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class A shares and Class Y shares, respectively. Accordingly, the returns shown in the table for Class A shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Retail Class shares, restated to reflect the sales loads of Class A shares, and the returns in the table for Class Y shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Institutional Class shares. Prior to the inception of Class C shares (August 31, 2016), performance is that of Retail Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class C shares.

The Fund did not have Class T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of Class T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns of the Fund's other share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities and would only differ to the extent the other share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same expenses as Class T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Managers

Daniel Conklin, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, served as associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2019 to 2020 and has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Christopher T. Harms, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012.

Clifton V. Rowe, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2005.

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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class T Shares

Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

Class T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, that has entered into a selling agreement with the Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class T shares are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available to their clients.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also

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applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 56 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 114 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Shareholder Fees

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| (fees paid directly from your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | <br> 2.25%<br>|  |  | <br> 2.50%<br>|  |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) | <br> None<br> <sup>\*</sup> | <br> 1.00%<br>|  |  |  |
| Redemption fees |  |  |  |  |  |

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\* A 0.75% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $500,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class N** | **Class T** | **Class Y** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.16%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.17%<br>| <br> 0.09%<br>| <br> 0.16%<br> <sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.17%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.72%<br>| <br> 1.48%<br>| <br> 0.40%<br>| <br> 0.72%<br>| <br> 0.48%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>3</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>4</sup> | <br> 0.02%<br> <sup>5</sup> | <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.01%<br>| <br> 0.02%<br>| <br> 0.03%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.70%<br>| <br> 1.45%<br>| <br> 0.39%<br>| <br> 0.70%<br>| <br> 0.45%<br>|

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| 1 | Other expenses include the refund of prior year service fees of 0.01%. |

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2 Other expenses for Class T shares are estimated for the current fiscal year.

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| 3 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.70%, 1.45%, 0.40%, 0.70% and 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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| 4 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |

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| 5 | In order to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement do not exceed the amounts disclosed in the table, the Adviser may voluntarily waive additional advisory fees and/or other expenses. This may result in Class A shareholders realizing a total annual fund operating expense after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement lower than 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This additional waiver may be terminated at any time. |

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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees

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to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **If shares are redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class A | $295<br>| $448<br>| $615<br>| $1098<br>|
| Class C | $248<br>| $465<br>| $805<br>| $1560<br>|
| Class N | $40<br>| $127<br>| $223<br>| $504<br>|
| Class T | $320<br>| $473<br>| $639<br>| $1120<br>|
| Class Y | $46<br>| $151<br>| $266<br>| $601<br>|

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| **If shares are not redeemed:** | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Class C | $148<br>| $465<br>| $805<br>| $1560<br>|

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 203% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in investments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

The Adviser follows a total return-oriented investment approach in selecting securities for the Fund. It seeks securities that will provide the Fund with an average credit quality equal to the credit rating of the U.S. government's long-term debt and an effective portfolio duration range of two to four years (although not all securities selected will have these characteristics and the Adviser may look for other characteristics if market conditions change). The Fund may invest in securities with credit quality above or below the credit rating of the U.S. government's long-term debt. In determining credit quality, the Adviser will look to the highest credit rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P"), Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's").

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, the Adviser will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, the Adviser's expectations regarding future changes in interest rates and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with the Adviser's expectations concerning the potential return of those investments.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser's research analysts work closely with the Fund's portfolio managers to develop an outlook on the economy from research produced by various financial firms and specific forecasting services or from economic data released by the U.S. and foreign governments as well as the Federal Reserve Bank. The analysts also conduct a thorough review of individual securities to identify what they consider attractive values in the U.S. government security marketplace through the use of quantitative tools such as internal and external computer systems and software. The Adviser continuously monitors an issuer's creditworthiness to assess whether the obligation remains an appropriate investment for the Fund. The Adviser seeks to balance opportunities for yield and price performance by combining macroeconomic analysis with individual security selection. It emphasizes securities that tend to perform particularly well in response to interest rate changes, such as U.S. Treasury securities in a declining interest rate environment and mortgage-backed or U.S. government agency securities in a steady or rising interest rate environment. The Adviser seeks to increase the opportunity for higher yields while maintaining the greater price stability that intermediate-term bonds have compared to bonds with longer maturities. The Adviser also uses a systematic model based on supply and demand patterns in purchasing and selling certain treasury securities and related derivatives.

In connection with its principal investment strategies, the Fund may also invest in investment grade corporate notes and bonds, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon bonds, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), asset-backed securities and mortgage-related securities including mortgage dollar rolls, and when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities and/or forward commitment securities. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

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Principal Investment Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Interest Rate Risk:** Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:** In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

**Agency Securities Risk:** Certain debt securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the relevant entity but have not been backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Instead, they have been supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security and, therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities.

**Market/Issuer Risk:** The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**When-Issued, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities Risk:** Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject to changes in value, generally changing in the same way (i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise), based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities so purchased may expose the Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis when the Fund is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the Fund's net assets. This may also occur when the Fund seeks to remain fully invested during the period after purchase but before settlement. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by the Fund on a forward commitment basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, the Fund may incur a loss.

**Credit Risk:** Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed-income security will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:** The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**LIBOR Risk:** LIBOR risk is the risk that the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that is used extensively as a "reference rate" for financial instruments, including many corporate and municipal bonds, bank loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, interest rate swaps and other derivatives. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with

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limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. The transition away from LIBOR poses a number of other risks, including changed values of LIBOR-related investments and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, each of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

**Liquidity Risk:** Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk:** A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

**Models and Data Risk:** The Adviser utilizes various proprietary quantitative models to identify investment opportunities. There is a possibility that one or all of the quantitative models may fail to identify profitable opportunities at any time. Furthermore, the models may incorrectly identify opportunities and these misidentified opportunities may lead to substantial losses for the Fund. Models may be predictive in nature and such models may result in an incorrect assessment of future events. Data used in the construction of models may prove to be inaccurate or stale, which may result in losses for the Fund.

**Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk:** The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to pursue its principal investment strategy. A high rate of portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater expenses, which must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders, and also may result in short-term capital gains or losses to shareholders.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

**Total Returns for Class Y Shares**

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| ![](g407472pr4213img005.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return: First Quarter 2020, 2.34%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return: First Quarter 2022, -2.45% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/17)** |
| Class Y - Return Before Taxes | <br> -4.41%<br>| <br> 0.53%<br>| <br> 0.64%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -5.06%<br>| <br> -0.15%<br>| <br> -0.13%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -2.61%<br>| <br> 0.13%<br>| <br> 0.15%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class A - Return Before Taxes | <br> -6.72%<br>| <br> -0.17%<br>| <br> 0.17%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class C - Return Before Taxes | <br> -6.27%<br>| <br> -0.48%<br>| <br> -0.21%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -4.27%<br>| <br> 0.61%<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> 0.70%<br>|
| Class T - Return Before Taxes | <br> -6.96%<br>| <br> -0.23%<br>| <br> 0.14%<br>| <br> -<br>|

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br> **(2/1/17)** |
| Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index | <br> -5.46%<br>| <br> 0.62%<br>| <br> 0.68%<br>| <br> 0.62%<br>|

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The Fund did not have Class T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of Class T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns of the Fund's other share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities and would only differ to the extent the other share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same expenses as Class T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis Sayles

Portfolio Managers

Daniel Conklin, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, served as associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2019 to 2020 and has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2020.

Christopher T. Harms, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012.

Clifton V. Rowe, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2001.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A and C Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

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| **Type of Account** | **Minimum Initial** **Purchase** | **Minimum Subsequent** **Purchase** |
| Any account other than those listed below | $2500<br>| $50<br>|
| For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Investment Builder Program | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $1000<br>| $50<br>|
| Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $500<br>| $50<br>|

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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

Class N Shares

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

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• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Class T Shares

Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

Class T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, that has entered into a selling agreement with the Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class T shares are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available to their clients.

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee Based Programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or
fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees,** former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis
affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.<br>The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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More About Goals and Strategies

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds, which include debt securities of any maturity. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade securities. "Investment grade" securities are those securities that are rated in one of the top four ratings categories at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Fitch Investors Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or S&P Global Ratings ("S&P")), or, if unrated, are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For purposes of this restriction, investment grade securities also include cash and cash equivalent securities. The Fund will generally seek to maintain an effective duration of +/- 2 years relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. A fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. By way of example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. While the effective duration for the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fluctuates, as of December 31, 2022, the effective duration was approximately 6.14 years. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's, Fitch or S&P) have rated the securities in one of their top four ratings categories) (commonly known as "junk bonds"), or, if unrated, securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality, and up to 10% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. There is no minimum rating for the securities in which the Fund may invest.

The Fund's investments may include securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations and governments, securities issued by supranational entities, U.S. government-sponsored agency debenture and pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities and inflation-linked securities.

The portfolio management team seeks to build and manage a portfolio that will perform well on a benchmark-relative and, secondarily, on an absolute basis in the market environment it anticipates over the short to intermediate term. The primary factors for broad sector positioning are the Adviser's expected performance of sectors in the benchmark and the incremental performance or diversification benefits the Fund's portfolio managers anticipate from opportunistic allocations to securities that are not included in the Fund's benchmark. In addition, the Fund's portfolio managers will look at individual security selection, position size and overall duration contribution to the portfolio.

Purchase and sale considerations also include overall portfolio yield, interest rate sensitivity across different maturities held, fixed-income sector fundamentals and outlook, technical supply/demand factors, credit risk, cash flow variability, security optionality and structure, as well as potential currency and liquidity risk. The Adviser also considers economic factors. Individual securities are assessed on a risk/return basis, both on a benchmark-relative and on an absolute return basis, and on their fit within the overall portfolio strategy.

Specifically, the Adviser follows a total return-oriented investment approach and considers broad sector allocation, quality and liquidity bias, yield curve positioning and duration in selecting securities for the Fund. The Fund's portfolio managers consider economic and market conditions as well as issuer-specific data, such as fixed-charge coverage, the relationship between cash flows and debt service obligations, the experience and perceived strength of management or security structure, price responsiveness of the security to interest rate changes, earnings prospects, debt as a percentage of assets, borrowing requirements, debt maturity schedules and liquidation value.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser's research analysts and sector teams work closely with the Fund's portfolio managers to develop an outlook for the economy from research produced by various financial firms and specific forecasting services or from economic data released by U.S. and foreign governments, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank. The analysts conduct a thorough review of individual securities to identify what they consider attractive values in the high quality bond market through the use of quantitative tools such as internal and external computer systems and software. The Adviser continuously monitors an issuer's creditworthiness or cash flow stability to assess whether the obligation remains an appropriate investment for the Fund. It may relax its emphasis on quality with respect to a given security if it believes that the issuer's financial outlook is promising. This may create an opportunity for higher returns. The Adviser seeks to balance opportunities for yield and price performance by combining macro economic analysis with individual security selection. Fund holdings are generally diversified across sectors and industry groups such as utilities or telecommunications, which tend to move independently of the ebbs and flows in economic growth.

In connection with its principal investment strategies, the Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, foreign securities, including those in emerging markets, mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, futures and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use such derivatives for hedging or investment

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purposes. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of securities and other instruments. Effects of frequent trading may include high transaction costs, which may lower the Fund's returns, and realization of short-term capital gains, distributions of which are taxable to shareholders who are individuals as ordinary income. Trading costs and tax effects associated with frequent trading may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans).

The Fund will primarily invest in investment-grade-fixed-income securities. The Fund may also invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. There is no minimum rating for the securities in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may invest in securities of any duration.

The Fund will primarily invest in fixed-income securities of domestic and foreign corporate issuers. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, Loomis Sayles does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund will only invest in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations and Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. This includes seeking to capture credit improvement situations based on forward-looking proprietary research. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. government securities, investment-grade securities, securitized assets, high-yield securities, emerging market securities, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertible securities, bank loans and municipal securities) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may also invest in U.S. government securities, bank loans, collateralized loan obligations, convertible securities and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"). The Fund may also invest in futures, forward contracts and swaps (including credit default swaps) for hedging and investment purposes.

In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment goal is high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

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Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Equity securities purchased by the Fund may include common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks, interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and/or real estate-related securities and other equity-like interests in an issuer. The Fund generally invests in equity securities of issuers with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion at the time of investment. Fixed-income securities purchased by the Fund may include bonds and other debt obligation of U.S. and foreign issuers, including but not limited to corporations, governments and supranational entities. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities regardless of market capitalization, maturity or duration parameters. The Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the U.S., including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. There are various ways the Adviser determines how an investment is economically tied to a country or region. Typically, the Adviser will look at either the countries of risk or countries of issuance and report based on either method.

The portfolio managers reallocate the Fund's assets between equity and fixed income securities based on their assessment of current market conditions, the attractiveness of individual securities and the relative opportunities within each asset class, among other factors. In deciding which equity securities to buy and sell, the Adviser generally looks to purchase quality companies at attractive valuations with the potential to grow intrinsic value over time. The Adviser uses discounted cash flow analysis, among other methods of analysis, to determine a company's intrinsic value. In deciding which fixed-income securities to buy and sell, the Adviser generally looks for securities that it believes are undervalued and have the potential for credit upgrades, which may include securities that are below investment grade (also known as "junk bonds").

In assessing both risks and opportunities related to the Fund's investments, the Adviser seeks to take into account the factors that may influence an investment's performance over time. This includes material environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") risks and opportunities (those which could cause a material impact on the value of an investment).

In integrating risks and opportunities into its investment process, the Adviser takes into account ESG factors that it deems may be material to an investment, such as carbon intensity, renewable energy usage from low carbon sources, workplace diversity, and board composition, at all stages of the investment management process, including strategy development, investment analysis and due diligence, and portfolio construction (including at the point where the investment team considers investment opportunities), and as part of its ongoing monitoring and risk analysis.

To the extent that the Adviser concludes that there is an ESG risk associated with an investment, the Adviser assesses the probability and potential impact of that ESG risk against the potential pecuniary advantage to the Fund of making the investment. If the Adviser believes the potential pecuniary advantage outweighs the actual or potential impact of the ESG risk, then the Adviser may still make the investment.

The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies, collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, when-issued securities, REITs, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), mortgage-related securities, convertible securities and structured notes. The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities and engage in options or foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) for hedging and investment purposes and futures transactions and swap transactions (including credit default swaps). Frequent trading may produce high transaction costs and a high level of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, which may lower the Fund's return. The Adviser may hedge currency risk for the Fund (including "cross hedging" between two or more foreign currencies) if it believes the outlook for a particular foreign currency is unfavorable. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment goal is long-term growth of capital. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities and warrants. The Fund focuses on stocks of large capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

The Fund normally invests across a wide range of sectors and industries. The Fund's portfolio manager employs a growth style of equity management, which means that the Fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages versus others, long-term structural growth drivers that will lead to above-average future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. The Fund's portfolio manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager believes the share price should be).

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The Fund will consider selling a portfolio investment when the portfolio manager believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or the markets in which it operates, a critical underlying investment assumption is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes available, when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment reasons which the portfolio manager deems appropriate.

The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts and emerging market securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments or if the security's country of risk defined by Bloomberg is the United States. The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"). Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund's investment objective is above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). It is anticipated that the Fund's weighted average duration will generally be between two and five years. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. A fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. By way of example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.

The Fund will purchase only investment-grade fixed-income securities, which are those securities that are rated in one of the top four rating categories at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) or, if unrated, are determined by Loomis Sayles to be of comparable quality. The Fund may continue to hold up to 10% of its net assets in securities that are downgraded to a rating below investment-grade subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it is appropriate to do so.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund may also invest in mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund may also engage in futures transactions for hedging and investment purposes.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other things, corporate bond and other debt securities (including junior and senior bonds), U.S. government securities, zero-coupon securities, collateralized loan obligations, mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

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Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in investments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

The Adviser follows a total return-oriented investment approach in selecting securities for the Fund. It seeks securities that will provide the Fund with an average credit quality equal to the credit rating of the U.S. government's long-term debt and an effective portfolio duration range of two to four years (although not all securities selected will have these characteristics and the Adviser may look for other characteristics if market conditions change). The Fund may invest in securities with credit quality above or below the credit rating of the U.S. government's long-term debt. In determining credit quality, the Adviser will look to the highest credit rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P"), Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's").

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, the Adviser will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, the Adviser's expectations regarding future changes in interest rates and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with the Adviser's expectations concerning the potential return of those investments.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser's research analysts work closely with the Fund's portfolio managers to develop an outlook on the economy from research produced by various financial firms and specific forecasting services or from economic data released by the U.S. and foreign governments as well as the Federal Reserve Bank. The analysts also conduct a thorough review of individual securities to identify what they consider attractive values in the U.S. government security marketplace through the use of quantitative tools such as internal and external computer systems and software. The Adviser continuously monitors an issuer's creditworthiness to assess whether the obligation remains an appropriate investment for the Fund. The Adviser seeks to balance opportunities for yield and price performance by combining macroeconomic analysis with individual security selection. It emphasizes securities that tend to perform particularly well in response to interest rate changes, such as U.S. Treasury securities in a declining interest rate environment and mortgage-backed or U.S. government agency securities in a steady or rising interest rate environment. The Adviser seeks to increase the opportunity for higher yields while maintaining the greater price stability that intermediate-term bonds have compared to bonds with longer maturities. The Adviser also uses a systematic model based on supply and demand patterns in purchasing and selling certain treasury securities and related derivatives.

In connection with its principal investment strategies, the Fund may also invest in investment grade corporate notes and bonds, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon bonds, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), asset-backed securities and mortgage-related securities including mortgage dollar rolls, and when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities and/or forward commitment securities. Except as provided above or as required by applicable law, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.

In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

All Funds

**Temporary Defensive Measures**

Temporary defensive measures may be used by a Fund during adverse economic, market, political or other conditions. In this event, a Fund may hold any portion of its assets in cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest in cash equivalents such as money market instruments or high-quality debt securities as it deems appropriate. A Fund may miss certain investment opportunities if it uses defensive strategies and thus may not achieve its investment goal.

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**Securities Lending**<br> Each Fund may lend a portion of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. Please see "Investment Strategies" in the SAI for details. If a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. These fees or interest are income to each Fund, although a Fund often must share the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. Securities lending involves, among other risks, the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. A Fund may pay lending fees to the party arranging the loan.<br>In addition, any investment of cash is generally at the sole risk of a Fund. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan are generally at a Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. Each Fund's securities lending activities are implemented pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and are subject to Board oversight.

**Percentage Investment Limitations**

Except as set forth in the SAI, the percentage limitations set forth in this Prospectus and the SAI apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

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**Portfolio Holdings**

A description of each Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund's portfolio securities is available in the section "Portfolio Holdings Information" in the SAI. A "snapshot" of each Fund's investments may be found in its annual and semiannual reports. In addition, a list of each Fund's full portfolio holdings, which is updated monthly after an aging period of at least 30 days, is available on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com/us/fund-documents. These holdings will remain accessible on the website until each Fund files its respective Form N-CSR or Form N-PORT with the SEC for the period that includes the date of the information. In addition, a list of the Funds' top 10 holdings as of the month end is generally available within 7 business days after the month end on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com/holdings (click fund name).

More About Risks

This section provides more information on certain principal risks that may affect a Fund's portfolio, as well as information on additional risks a Fund may be subject to because of its investments or practices. In seeking to achieve its investment goals, a Fund may also invest in various types of securities and engage in various investment practices which are not a principal focus of a Fund and therefore are not described in this Prospectus. These securities and investment practices and their associated risks are discussed in the Funds' SAI, which is available without charge upon request (see back cover). The significance of any specific risk to an investment in a Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to a Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

**Recent Market Events Risk**

The COVID-19 pandemic significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and economic downturns and recessions, and may continue to have similar effects in the future. There remains significant uncertainty surrounding the magnitude, duration, reach, costs, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as actions that have been or could be taken by governmental authorities or other third-parties in the future, and it is difficult to predict its potential impacts on a Fund's investments. The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain its spread may also exacerbate other risks that apply to a Fund and may exacerbate existing economic, political, or social tensions.

In addition, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. These and any related events could significantly impact a Fund's performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even if the Fund does not have direct exposure to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.

**Agency Securities Risk**

Certain debt securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the relevant entity but have not been backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Instead, they have been supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security and, therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities. In addition, in 2008 the U.S. Treasury Department placed certain government-sponsored companies into conservatorship. The companies remain in conservatorship, and the effect that this conservatorship will have on the companies' debt and equity securities is unclear.

**Allocation Risk**

A Fund's allocations between asset classes and market exposures may not be optimal in every market condition and may adversely affect the Fund's performance. You could lose money on your investment in a Fund as a result of this allocation.

**Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk**

Below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," are rated below investment grade quality and may be considered speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. To be considered rated below investment grade quality, a security must not have been rated by any of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) in one of their respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the portfolio managers have determined it to be of comparable quality. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of below investment grade fixed-income securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher-quality debt securities, and a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives may, to the extent the Fund invests in below investment grade fixed-income securities, be more dependent upon the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case if the Fund were investing in higher-quality securities. The issuers of these securities may be in default or have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default on their payments of principal and interest, or may otherwise present elements of danger with respect to payments of principal or interest. Below investment grade fixed-income securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-grade securities. Yields on below investment grade fixed-income securities will fluctuate. If the issuer of below investment grade fixed-income securities defaults, a Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

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The secondary markets in which below investment-grade securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade securities. A lack of liquidity in the secondary trading markets could adversely affect the price at which a Fund could sell a particular below investment-grade security when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer, and could adversely affect and cause large fluctuations in the net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions may decrease the values and liquidity of high yield securities generally. It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for below investment-grade securities, have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon. New laws and proposed new laws may adversely impact the market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk**

Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, a Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. A Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself. Regulatory requirements may also limit the ability of a Fund to protect its interests in the event of an insolvency of a derivatives counterparty. In the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the liabilities of such counterparties to a Fund could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a "bail in").

**Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") Risk**

Investments in CLOs involve risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in debt obligations and other fixed-income securities such as credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and market/issuer risk. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the type of underlying assets and the specific tranche in which a Fund is invested. A CLO's performance is linked to the expertise of the CLO manager and its ability to manage the CLO's portfolio. Changes in the regulation of CLOs may adversely affect the value of the CLO investments held by a Fund. The tranche of the CLO held by a Fund may be subordinate to other classes of the CLO's debt. CLO debt is payable solely from the proceeds of the CLO's underlying assets and, therefore, if the income from the underlying loans is insufficient to make payments on one or more tranches of the CLO's debt, no other assets will be available for payment. CLO debt securities may be subject to redemption and the timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest and the CLO manager's opportunities to invest may be limited.

**Convertible Securities Risk**

Convertible securities have investment characteristics of both equity and debt securities. Investments in convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate risk and credit risk. Convertible securities also react to changes in the value of the common stock into which they convert, and are thus subject to many of the same risks as investing in common stock. A Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease the Fund's return.

**Currency Risk**

Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. A Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and/or securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The market for some or all currencies may from time to time have low trading volume and become illiquid, which may prevent a Fund from effecting a position or from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets, thus subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. A Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk**

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include, among others, theft, misuse, and improper release of confidential or highly sensitive information relating to the Funds and their shareholders, as well as compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of the Funds and their service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Any problems relating to the performance and effectiveness of security procedures used by a Fund or its service providers to protect a Fund's assets, such as algorithms, codes, passwords, multiple signature systems, encryption and telephone call-backs, may have an adverse impact on an investment in a Fund. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Funds and their shareholders, impede business transactions, violate privacy and other laws, subject the Funds to certain regulatory penalties and reputational damage, and increase compliance costs and expenses. Furthermore, as a Fund's assets grow, it may become a more appealing target for cybersecurity threats such as hackers and malware. Although the Funds have developed processes, risk management systems and business continuity plans designed to reduce these risks,

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the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses, operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business. The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Funds' investment in such securities to lose value.

**Derivatives Risk**

As described herein and in the SAI, the use of derivatives involves special risks. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. There is no guarantee that a Fund's use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on a Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates, currency exchange rates or other markets. It is possible that a Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. A Fund's use of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, options, structured notes and swaps (including credit default swaps), involves other risks, such as the credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is generally greater for OTC derivatives than for centrally cleared derivatives); the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation; the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with relevant assets, rates or indices; liquidity risk and the risk of losing more than the initial margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that a Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivatives position at an advantageous time or price. The use of derivatives may cause a Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. When used, derivatives may affect the amount, timing, or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Similarly, for accounting and performance reporting purposes, income and gain characteristics may be different than if the Fund held the underlying securities or other assets directly.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("the 1940 Act"), which governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of certain derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering certain derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Funds could, among other things, change how the Funds use derivatives and may adversely affect a Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to a Fund's use of derivatives.

**Emerging Markets Risk**

In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union, new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments,) and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets. In addition, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases may exacerbate pre-existing problems in emerging market countries with less established health care systems.

*Economic and Political Risks.* Emerging market countries often experience instability in their political and economic structures and have less market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight than more developed markets. Government actions could have a significant impact on the economic conditions in such countries, which in turn would affect the value and liquidity of the assets of a Fund invested in emerging market securities. Specific risks that could decrease a Fund's return include seizure of a company's assets, restrictions imposed on payments as a result of blockages on foreign currency exchanges or sanctions and unanticipated social or political occurrences.

The ability of the government of an emerging market country to make timely payments on its debt obligations will depend on many factors, including the extent of its reserves, fluctuations in interest rates and access to international credit and investments. A country that has non-diversified exports or relies on certain key imports will be subject to greater fluctuations in the pricing of those commodities. Failure to generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade will make it difficult for an emerging market country to service its foreign debt.

Companies trading in developing securities markets are generally smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies trading in developed markets. Foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales. Settlement of securities transactions in emerging markets may be subject to risk of loss and may be delayed more often than transactions settled in the United States, in part because a Fund will need to use brokers and counterparties that are less well capitalized, and custody and registration of assets in some countries may be unreliable compared to more developed countries. Disruptions resulting from social and political factors may cause the securities markets to close. If extended closings were to occur, the liquidity and value of a Fund's assets invested in corporate debt obligations of emerging market companies would decline.

*Investment Controls; Repatriation.* Foreign investment in emerging market country debt securities is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may at times limit or preclude foreign investment in certain emerging market country debt securities. Certain emerging market countries require government approval of investments by foreign persons, limit the amount of investments by foreign persons in a particular issuer, limit investments by foreign persons only to a specific class of securities of an issuer that may have less advantageous rights than the classes available for purchase by domiciliaries of

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the countries and/or impose additional taxes or controls on foreign investors or currency transactions. Certain emerging market countries may also restrict investment opportunities in issuers in industries deemed important to national interests.

Emerging market countries may require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or proceeds of sale of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if a deterioration occurs in an emerging market country's balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to a Fund of any restrictions on investments. Investing in local markets in emerging market countries may require a Fund to adopt special procedures, seek local governmental approvals or take other actions, each of which may involve additional costs to a Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk**

The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market value (or price) of the securities the Fund holds. You may lose money on your investment due to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and/or periods of below-average performance in individual securities, industries or in the equity market as a whole. This may impact a Fund's performance and may result in higher portfolio turnover, which may increase the tax liability to taxable shareholders and the expenses incurred by the Fund. The market value of a security can change daily due to political, economic and other events that affect the securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies or governments. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, will vary depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund's equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response to such trends and developments. Securities issued in initial public offerings tend to involve greater market risk than other equity securities due, in part, to public perception and the lack of publicly available information and trading history. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Small-capitalization and emerging growth companies may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets and less liquidity than larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of a Fund's portfolio. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value stocks also present the risk that their lower valuations fairly reflect their business prospects and that investors will not agree that the stocks represent favorable investment opportunities, and they may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during any given period. Common stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**ESG Risk**

Risks related to ESG factors may impact the performance of securities in which the Fund invests. Such ESG factors include, for example, climate change; resource depletion; renewal energy usage; governance, diversity and labor practices; workplace health and safety; supply chain standards; and product health and safety. The companies or issuers in which the Fund invests may not have favorable ESG characteristics.

**Foreign Securities Risk**

Foreign securities risk is the risk associated with investments in issuers located in foreign countries. A Fund's investments in foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of issuers and a small number of securities. In addition, foreign companies often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. companies. Reporting, accounting, disclosure, custody and auditing standards and practices of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards and practices, and are often not as rigorous. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Many countries, including developed nations and emerging markets, are faced with concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible government debt restructuring and related issues, all of which may cause the value of a Fund's non-U.S. investments to decline. Nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, the imposition of sanctions or threat thereof by other countries (such as the United States), political changes or diplomatic developments may impair a Fund's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver, or otherwise transact in certain securities and may also cause the value of a Fund's non-U.S. investments to decline. When imposed, foreign withholding or other taxes reduce a Fund's return on foreign securities. In the event of nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other government action, intervention, or restriction, a Fund could lose its entire investment in a particular foreign issuer or country. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to these risks to a greater extent than those in more developed markets and securities of developed market companies that conduct substantial business in emerging markets may also be subject to greater risk. These risks also apply to securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts. To the extent a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a specific geographic region, the Fund may have more exposure to regional political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. In addition, foreign securities may be subject to increased credit/counterparty risk because of the potential difficulties of requiring foreign entities to honor their contractual commitments.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk**

Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of a Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a a result of

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various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy (or expectations that such policies will change), and a Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. This risk is elevated compared to historical market conditions because of recent monetary policy measures and the current interest rate environment. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio.

**Interest Rate Risk**

Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund's investments in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and other income-producing securities and derivatives. Fixed-income securities are obligations of the issuer to make payments of principal and/or interest on future dates. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. In addition, the value of certain derivatives (such as interest rate futures) is related to changes in interest rates and their value may suffer significant decline as a result of interest rate changes. A prolonged period of low interest rates may cause a Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities, including short-term fixed-income securities, rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. A significant change in interest rates could cause a Fund's share price (and the value of your investment) to change. The value of zero-coupon and pay-in-kind bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. Interest rates can also change in response to the supply and demand for credit, inflation rates, and other factors. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute in the current market environment because the Federal Reserve recently raised rates and may continue to do so.

**Large Investor Risk**

Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. If a large investor redeems a portion or all of its investment in a Fund or redeems frequently, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which can affect the performance of the Fund and may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income. In addition, such transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if a Fund's sales of investments result in gains, and also may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase a Fund's expenses or could result in a Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratios.

**Leverage Risk**

Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result, a relatively small decline in the value of the underlying investments could result in a relatively large loss. The use of leverage will increase the impact of gains and losses on a Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**LIBOR Risk**

LIBOR risk is the risk that the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another in the international interbank market for short-term loans, and is used extensively in the United States and globally as a "reference rate" for certain financial instruments in which a Fund may invest, including corporate and municipal bonds, bank loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, interest rate swaps and other derivatives. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of a majority of U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies; however, the process for amending the interest rate provisions of existing contracts to transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. While some contracts may include "fallback" provisions that provide for an alternative rate setting methodology in the event of the unavailability of LIBOR, not all contracts have such provisions or such provisions may not contemplate the permanent unavailability of LIBOR. Federal and state legislation has been enacted to assist with the transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates for instruments known as "tough legacy" contracts. There is also significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies, including the risk of economic value transfer at the time of transition. The transition away from LIBOR poses a number of other risks, including changed values of LIBOR-related investments and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, each of which may adversely affect a Fund's performance. It is difficult at this time to predict the exact impact of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or the financial instruments in which a Fund invests.

**Liquidity Risk**

Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in a Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the

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liquidity of a Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If a Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value a Fund's investments. A Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars. In some cases, especially during times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and a redemption may dilute the interest of the remaining shareholders.

**Management Risk**

Management risk is the risk that the portfolio managers' investment techniques could fail to achieve a Fund's objective and could cause your investment in a Fund to lose value. Each Fund is subject to management risk because each Fund is actively managed. The portfolio managers will apply their investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Funds, but there can be no guarantee that such decisions will produce the desired results. For example, securities that the portfolio managers expect to appreciate in value may, in fact, decline. Similarly, in some cases, derivative and other investment techniques may be unavailable or the portfolio managers may determine not to use them, even under market conditions where their use could have benefited the Funds.

**Market/Issuer Risk**

The market value of a Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon political, regulatory, market, economic, and social conditions, as well as developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, or segments of the market, including conditions that directly relate to the issuers of a Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition, and demand for the issuers' goods and services. A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on global economies and markets. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters and epidemics or pandemics may be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

**Models and Data Risk**

The Adviser utilizes various proprietary quantitative models to identify investment opportunities. There is a possibility that one or all of the quantitative models may fail to identify profitable opportunities at any time. Furthermore, the models may incorrectly identify opportunities and these misidentified opportunities may lead to substantial loss. Models may be predictive in nature and such models may result in an incorrect assessment of future events. Data used in the construction of models may prove to be inaccurate or stale, which may result in losses for a Fund. Investments selected using the models may perform differently than expected as a result of the market factors used in creating models, the weight given to each such market factor, changes from the market factors ' historical trends and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (e.g., data problems, and/or software issues). The Adviser's judgments about the weightings among various models and strategies may be incorrect, adversely affecting performance.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk**

In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. A Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. Stripped securities are more sensitive to changes in the prevailing interest rates and the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets than regular mortgage-related securities. The value of some mortgage-related securities and other asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Fund's Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans, or which may be negatively impacted by economic and market conditions, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn or recession, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate, or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable rate mortgages. A Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with the servicing of those assets. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. The Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**Prepayment and Extension Risk**

Prepayment and extension risk is the risk that a bond or other security or investment might, in the case of prepayment risk, be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity and, in the case of extension risk, that the investment might not be called as expected. In the case of prepayment risk, if

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the investment is converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity, the portfolio managers may not be able to invest the proceeds in other investments providing as high a level of income, resulting in a reduced yield to the Funds.

**REITs Risk**

The performance of a Fund that invests in REITs may be dependent in part on the performance of the real estate market and the real estate industry in general. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. Securities of companies in the real estate industry, including REITs, are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or the mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs also are subject to default and prepayment risk. REITs are dependent upon cash flow from their investments to repay financing costs and also on the ability of the REITs' managers. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

**Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk**

Compared to companies with large market capitalization, small- and mid-capitalization companies are more likely to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or to depend on a small, inexperienced management group. Securities of these companies often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may fluctuate more than stocks of large-capitalization companies. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may therefore be more vulnerable to adverse developments than those of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be relatively more difficult for a Fund to buy and sell securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies.

**U.S. Government Securities Risk**

Investments in certain U.S. government securities may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by a Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, and it is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In such a case, a Fund would have to look principally to the agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and the Fund may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. government itself in the event the agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise does not meet its commitment. Concerns about the capacity or willingness of the U.S. government to meet its obligations may raise the interest rates payable on its securities, negatively impacting the price of such securities already held by a Fund.

Management Team

Meet the Funds' Investment Adviser

The Natixis Funds family currently includes 39 mutual funds (the "Natixis Funds"). The Natixis Funds family had combined assets of $42 billion as of December 31, 2022. Natixis Funds are distributed through Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor").

Adviser

**Loomis Sayles,** located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, serves as adviser to the Funds. Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles is one of the oldest investment advisory firms in the United States with over $282.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. Loomis Sayles is well known for its professional research staff. Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for each of these Funds.

**Natixis Advisors, LLC**, located at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197, serves as the advisory administrator to the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, whereby it provides certain administrative and adviser oversight services in accordance with an Advisory Administration Agreement. Natixis Advisors, LLC does not determine what investments will be purchased or sold by the Funds.

The aggregate advisory fees paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, was 0.16% for Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund<sup>1</sup>, 0.00% for Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund (after waiver), 0.74% for Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, 0.50% for Loomis Sayles Growth Fund, 0.22% for Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (after waiver) and 0.31% for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund.

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A discussion of the factors considered by the Funds' Board of Trustees in approving the Funds' investment advisory contracts is available in each Fund's annual report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

The Funds consider the series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II, all of which are advised or subadvised by Natixis Advisors, LLC, Loomis Sayles, AEW Capital Management, L.P., AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, Mirova US LLC, Harris Associates L.P. or Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.

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(collectively, the "Affiliated Investment Managers"), to be part of the "same group of investment companies" under Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act for the purchase of other investment companies. The Affiliated Investment Managers are all under common control.

Portfolio Trades

In placing portfolio trades, Loomis Sayles may use brokerage firms that market the Funds' shares or are affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers LLC, Natixis Advisors, LLC or Loomis Sayles. In placing trades, Loomis Sayles will seek to obtain the best combination of price and execution, which involves a number of subjective factors. Such portfolio trades are subject to applicable regulatory restrictions and related procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.

Meet the Funds' Portfolio Managers

The following persons have had primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the indicated Fund's portfolio since the dates stated below. Except where noted each portfolio manager has been employed by Loomis Sayles for at least five years.

Associate portfolio managers are actively involved in formulating the overall strategy for the funds they manage but are not the primary decision-makers.

**Daniel Conklin, CFA** — Daniel Conklin served as an associate portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund from 2019 until 2020, at which time his title changed to portfolio manager for the Fund. Mr. Conklin, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, joined Loomis Sayles in 2012. Mr. Conklin earned a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and an M.S. from Northeastern University. Mr. Conklin holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst® and has over 12 years of investment management experience.

**Matthew J. Eagan, CFA —** Matthew J. Eagan has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund since 2020 and the Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund since 2021. Mr. Eagan, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1989 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1997. Mr. Eagan received a B.A. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Boston University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. Mr. Eagan has over 32 years of investment experience.

**Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA** — Aziz V. Hamzaogullari is the chief investment officer and founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis Sayles. He has managed the Loomis Sayles Growth Fund since 2010, when he joined Loomis Sayles. Mr. Hamzaogullari is an Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles. Mr. Hamzaogullari received a B.S. in management from Bilkent University in Turkey and an M.B.A. from George Washington University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup> and has 29 years of investment experience.

**Christopher T. Harms —** Christopher T. Harms has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund since 2012 and has served as a portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund since 2012. Mr. Harms, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 as a product manager for the fixed income group. He earned a B.S.B.A. from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from Drexel University. Mr. Harms has over 42 years of investment industry experience.

**Brian P. Kennedy —** Brian P. Kennedy has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund since 2020. Mr. Kennedy, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1990 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994 as a structured finance and government bond trader. He moved over to credit trading in 2001, where he traded high yield bonds and initiated Loomis Sayles' trading of bank loans. Mr. Kennedy was promoted to product manager in 2009. He received a B.S. from Providence College, an M.B.A. from Babson College and has over 32 years of investment experience.

**Peter W. Palfrey, CFA —** Peter W. Palfrey has served as co-lead portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund since 1996 (including service until 2001 with Back Bay Advisors, the former subadviser of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund). Alongside Mr. Raczkowski, he is responsible for the Fund's overall sector allocation and security selection decisions for the Fund. Mr. Palfrey, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1983 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2001. Mr. Palfrey holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He received his B.A. from Colgate University and has over 39 years of investment experience.

**Richard G. Raczkowski** —Richard G. Raczkowski has served as a co-lead portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund since 1999 (including service until 2001 with Back Bay Advisors, the former subadviser of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund). Alongside Mr. Palfrey, he is responsible for the Fund's overall sector allocation and security selection decisions for the Fund. Mr. Raczkowski, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1985 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2001. He received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and has over 33 years of investment experience

**Eileen N. Riley, CFA** – Eileen N. Riley has managed the global equity sector of the Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund since 2013. Ms. Riley, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career at Loomis Sayles in 1998. After pursuing her MBA, she returned to Loomis Sayles in 2003 as a senior global equity analyst covering the consumer and technology services sectors for the firm's Central research group. She received a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup> and has over 22 years of investment experience.

**David W. Rolley, CFA** — David W. Rolley has managed the international fixed-income securities sector of the Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund since 2000. Mr. Rolley, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1980 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994. Mr. Rolley holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He received a B.A. from Occidental College, studied graduate economics at the University of Pennsylvania and has over 42 years of investment experience.

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**Lee M. Rosenbaum** – Lee M. Rosenbaum has managed the global equity sector of the Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund since 2013. Mr. Rosenbaum, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 2001 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2008. He received a B.S. from the United States Coast Guard Academy and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has over 21 years of investment experience.

**Clifton V. Rowe, CFA** — Clifton V. Rowe has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund since 2001 and has served as a portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund since December 2005. Mr. Rowe, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1992 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1992. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. Mr. Rowe received a B.B.A. from James Madison University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and has over 30 years of investment experience.

**Elaine M. Stokes** — Elaine M. Stokes has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund since 2020. Ms. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career in 1987 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1988. She received a B.S. from St. Michael's College and has over 35 years of investment experience.

Agency MBS Portfolio Managers

**Ian Anderson** — Ian Anderson has served as co-agency MBS portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund since 2020. Alongside Mr. Sankaran, he is responsible for security selection with respect to the agency mortgage-backed securities portion of the Fund. Mr. Anderson, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1998 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2011. Prior to Loomis Sayles, Mr. Anderson served as a senior portfolio manager and an agency collateralized mortgage obligation trader for Fannie Mae and was also previously a research analyst for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Chicago and an M.S. in finance from the George Washington University and has over 24 years of investment management experience.

**Barath W. Sankaran, CFA** — Barath W. Sankaran has served as co-agency MBS portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund since 2020. Alongside Mr. Anderson, he is responsible for security selection with respect to the agency mortgage-backed securities portion of the Fund. Mr. Sankaran, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 2009 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2009. Prior to Loomis Sayles, Mr. Sankaran held multiple roles at Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Sankaran earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst® and has 13 years of investment experience.

Please see the SAI for information on portfolio manager compensation, other accounts under management by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the Funds.

Additional Information

The Funds enter into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Adviser, the Distributor and the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended to be third-party beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy thereunder against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Funds.

This Prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. None of this Prospectus, the SAI or any contract that is an exhibit to the Funds' registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Funds and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by applicable federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.

Fund Services

Investing in the Funds

Choosing a Share Class

Each class has different costs associated with buying, selling and holding Fund shares, which allows you to choose the class that best meets your needs. Which class is best for you depends upon a number of factors, including the size of your investment and how long you intend to hold your shares. Certain share classes and certain shareholder features may not be available to you if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary. Your financial representative can help you decide which class of shares is most appropriate for you. The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.

**Class A Shares**

• You pay a sales charge when you buy Class A shares. There are several ways to reduce this charge. See the section "How Sales Charges Are
Calculated."

• You pay lower annual expenses than Class C shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share. However, where front-end sales charges
are applicable, returns are earned on a smaller amount of your investment.

• You pay higher expenses than Class N and Class Y shares.

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• You do not pay a sales charge if your total investment reaches $1 million or more (or $500,000 or more for the Loomis Sayles Limited Term
Government and Agency Fund), but you may pay a charge on redemptions if you redeem these shares within 18 months of
purchase.

If you were a Retail Class shareholder of a Fund as of the date such shares were redesignated Class A shares, you are eligible to purchase Class A shares without a sales charge, provided you have held fund shares in your existing account since that date. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may be assessed unless you inform the financial intermediary at the time you make any additional purchase that you were a Retail Class shareholder of the Fund and are eligible to purchase Class A shares without a sales charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, former Retail Class shareholders may not be eligible to purchase shares at the NAV through a financial intermediary if the nature of your relationship with, and/or the services you receive from, the financial intermediary changes. Please consult your financial representative for further details.

**Class C Shares**

• You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class C shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away.

• You pay higher annual expenses than Class A, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares.

• You may pay a sales charge on redemptions if you sell your Class C shares within one year of purchase.

• Investors will not be permitted to purchase $1 million or more of Class C shares as a single investment per account. There may be certain
exceptions to this restriction for omnibus and other nominee accounts. Investors may want to consider the lower operating expense of
Class A shares in such instances. You may pay a charge on redemptions if you redeem Class A shares within 18 months of
purchase.

• Except as noted below, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. Please see the section "Exchanging or
Converting Shares" for details regarding a conversion of shares. Generally, to be eligible to have your Class C shares
automatically converted to Class A shares, the Fund or the financial intermediary through which you purchased your shares will need
to have records verifying that your Class C shares have been held for eight years. Due to operational limitations at your financial
intermediary, your ability to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Group retirement
plans of certain financial intermediaries who hold Class C shares with the Fund in an omnibus account do not track participant level
aging of shares and therefore these shares will not be eligible for an automatic conversion. Certain intermediaries may convert your Class C shares to Class A shares in accordance with a conversion schedule that may differ from the one described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

**Class N Shares**

• You have a minimum initial investment of $1,000,000. There are several ways to waive this minimum. See the section "Purchase and Sale of
Fund Shares."

• You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class N shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away.

• You do not pay a sales charge on redemptions.

• You may pay lower annual expenses than Class A, Class C, Class T and Class Y shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per
share.

**Class T Shares**

• Class T shares of the Funds are not currently available for purchase.

• The shares are available to a limited type of investor. See the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares."

• You pay a sales charge when you buy Class T shares. This charge is reduced for purchases of $250,000 or more. See the section "How Sales
Charges Are Calculated."

• You pay lower annual expenses than Class C shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share. However, where front-end sales charges are applicable, returns are earned on a smaller amount of your investment.

• You pay higher expenses than Class N and Class Y shares.

**Class Y Shares**

• You have a minimum initial investment of $100,000. There are several ways to waive this minimum. See the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund
Shares."

• You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class Y shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away.

• You do not pay a sales charge on redemptions.

• You pay lower annual expenses than Class A, Class T and Class C shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share.

• You may pay higher annual expenses than Class N shares.

For information about a Fund's expenses, see the section "Fund Fees & Expenses" in each Fund Summary. Information about purchasing shares of the Funds is available on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com.

How Sales Charges Are Calculated

Class A Shares

The price that you pay when you buy Class A shares (the "offering price") is their NAV plus a sales charge (sometimes called a "front-end sales charge"), which varies depending upon the size of your purchase:

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| **Class A Sales Charges** **\***<br>| **Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles** **Credit Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate** **Duration Bond Fund** | **Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles** **Credit Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate** **Duration Bond Fund** |  | **Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency** **Fund** | **Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency** **Fund** |
| Your Investment | As a % of offering price | As a % of your investment | Your Investment | As a % of offering price | As a % of your investment |
| Less than $100,000 | 4.25% | 4.44% | Less than $100,000 | 2.25% | 2.30% |
| $100000-$249999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | $100000-$249999 | 1.75% | 1.78% |
| $250000-$499999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | $250000-$499999 | 1.25% | 1.27% |
| $500000-$999999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | $500,000 or more\*\* | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| $1,000,000 or more\*\*\* | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |
|  |  | **Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund** | **Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund** | **Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund** | **Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund** |
| Your Investment | Your Investment | As a % of offering price | As a % of offering price | As a % of your investment | As a % of your investment |
| Less than $50,000 | Less than $50,000 | 5.75% | 5.75% | 6.10% | 6.10% |
| $50000-$99999 | $50000-$99999 | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.71% | 4.71% |
| $100000-$249999 | $100000-$249999 | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.63% |
| $250000-$499999 | $250000-$499999 | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| $500000-$999999 | $500000-$999999 | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| $1,000,000 or more\*\*\* | $1,000,000 or more\*\*\* | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |

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Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.

\* Not imposed on shares that are purchased with reinvested dividends or other distributions.

\*\* For purchases of Class A shares of the Fund of $500,000 or more, there is no front-end sales charge, but a CDSC of 0.75% may apply to redemptions of your shares within 18 months of the date of purchase. See the section "How the CDSC is Applied to Your Shares."

\*\*\* For purchases of Class A shares of the Fund of $1 million or more, there is no front-end sales charge, but a CDSC of 1.00% may apply to redemptions of your shares within 18 months of the date of purchase. See the section "How the CDSC is Applied to Your Shares."

<br> If you invest in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper "breakpoint" discount. At the time of purchase you must inform the Distributor and the financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated to meet sales load breakpoints of the Funds. You may be required to provide certain records and information, such as account statements, with respect to all of your accounts that hold shares, including accounts with other financial intermediaries and your family members' and other related party accounts, in order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge. If the Distributor is not notified that you are eligible for a reduced sales charge, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to your account. Additional information concerning sales load breakpoints is available from your financial intermediary, by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com (click on "Sales Charges" at the bottom of the home page) or in the SAI.

**Reducing Front-End Sales Charges**<br> There are several ways you can lower your sales charge for Class A shares, including:

• **Letter of Intent —** By signing a Letter of Intent, you may purchase Class A shares of any Natixis Fund over a 13-month period but pay sales
charges as if you had purchased all shares at once. This program can save you money if you plan to invest $100,000 or more (or
$50,000 or more for Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund and Loomis Sayles Growth Fund) within 13 months.

• **Cumulative Purchase Discount —** You may be entitled to a reduced sales charge if your "total investment" reaches a breakpoint for a reduced sales charge. The total investment is determined by adding the amount of your current purchase in a Fund, including the applicable sales charge, to the
current public offering price of all series and classes of shares (excluding Class T shares) of the Natixis Funds held by you in one
or more accounts. If your total investment exceeds a sales charge breakpoint in the table above, the lower sales charge applies to
the entire amount of your current purchase in a Fund.

• **Combining Accounts —** This allows you to combine shares of multiple Natixis Funds and classes for purposes of calculating your sales charge.

*Individual Accounts:* You may elect to combine your purchase(s) and your total investment, as defined above, with the purchases and total investment of your spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws (of those previously mentioned), individual retirement accounts, sole proprietorships, single trust estates and any other individuals acceptable to the Distributor.<br> *Certain Retirement Plan Accounts:* The Distributor may, at its discretion, combine the purchase(s) and total investment of all qualified participants in the same retirement plan for purposes of determining the availability of a reduced sales charge.<br> In most instances, individual accounts may not be linked with certain retirement plan accounts for the purposes of calculating sales charges. Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ("SIMPLE IRA") contributions will automatically be linked with those of other participants in the same SIMPLE IRA

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Plan (Class A shares only) using the Natixis Funds prototype document. SIMPLE IRA accounts may not be linked with any other Natixis Fund account for rights of accumulation. Please refer to the SAI for more detailed information on combining accounts.

**Eliminating Front-End Sales Charges and CDSCs**

Class A shares may be offered without front-end sales charges or a CDSC to the following individuals and institutions:

• Clients of a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor and has been approved by the Distributor to offer
Fund shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee;

• Any government entity that is prohibited from paying a sales charge or commission to purchase mutual fund shares;

• All employees of financial intermediaries under arrangements with the Distributor (this also applies to spouses and children under the age
of 21 of those mentioned);

• Fund trustees, former trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this
also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those
mentioned);

• Certain Retirement Plans. The availability of this pricing may depend upon the policies and procedures of your specific financial intermediary;
consult your financial adviser;

• Non-discretionary and non-retirement accounts of bank trust departments or trust companies, but only if they principally engage in banking or
trust activities;

• Fee Based Programs of certain broker-dealers, the Adviser or the Distributor. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees; and

• Registered Investment Advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory, management or consulting fee.

In order to receive Class A shares without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, you must notify the appropriate Fund of your eligibility at the time of purchase. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a sales charge or a CDSC may be assessed; please consult your financial representative.

The availability of certain sales charge waivers and discounts will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from a Fund or through a financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of front-end sales load waivers or CDSC waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify a Fund or the purchaser's financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. **For waivers and discounts not available through a particular** **intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these** **waivers or discounts. Please see Appendix A to this Prospectus for information regarding eligibility for load waivers and discounts** **available through specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI.**

*Repurchasing Fund Shares*

You may apply proceeds from redeeming Class A shares of a Fund to repurchase Class A shares of any Natixis Fund **without paying a front-end sales** **charge.** To qualify, you must reinvest some or all of the proceeds within 120 days after your redemption and notify Natixis Funds in writing (directly or through your financial representative) at the time of reinvestment that you are taking advantage of this privilege. You may reinvest your proceeds by returning your original redemption check or sending a new check for some or all of the redemption amount. Please note: for U.S. federal income tax purposes, **a** **redemption generally is treated as a sale that involves tax consequences, even if the proceeds are later reinvested.** Please consult your tax adviser to discuss how a redemption would affect you.

*Eliminating the CDSC*

As long as the Distributor is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for Class A shares will generally be eliminated in the following cases: (1) to make distributions from Certain Retirement Plans to pay plan participants or beneficiaries due to death, disability, separation from service, normal or early retirement, loans from the plan, hardship withdrawals, return of excess contributions, or required minimum distributions (an individual participant's voluntary distribution or a total plan termination or total plan redemption may incur a CDSC); (2) to make payments through a systematic withdrawal plan; (3) due to shareholder death or disability; (4) to return excess IRA contributions; or (5) to make required minimum distributions (applies only to the amount necessary to meet the required minimum distributions).

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a CDSC may be assessed, notwithstanding the exemptions above; please consult your financial representative. Please see the SAI for more information on eliminating or reducing front-end sales charges and the CDSC.

Class C Shares

The offering price of Class C shares is their NAV without a front-end sales charge. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions made within one year of the date of their acquisition. The holding period for determining the CDSC will continue to run after an exchange to Class C shares of another Natixis Fund.

**Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges**

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| **Year Since Purchase** | **CDSC on Shares Being Sold** |
| 1st | 1.00% |
| Thereafter | 0.00% |

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*Eliminating the CDSC*

The availability of certain CDSC waivers will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of CDSC waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser's financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. **For waivers not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase** **Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. Please see Appendix A to this** **Prospectus for information regarding eligibility for CDSC discounts available through specific financial intermediaries, which may differ** **from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI.**

As long as the Distributor is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for Class C shares will generally be eliminated in the following cases: (1) to make distributions from certain retirement plans to pay plan participants or beneficiaries due to death, disability, separation from service, normal or early retirement, loans from the plan, hardship withdrawals, return of excess contributions, or required minimum distributions (an individual participant's voluntary distribution or a total plan termination or total plan redemption may incur a CDSC); (2) to make payments through a systematic withdrawal plan; (3) due to shareholder death or disability; (4) to return excess IRA contributions; or (5) to make required minimum distributions (applies only to the amount necessary to meet the required minimum distributions).

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a CDSC may be assessed, notwithstanding the exemptions above; please consult your financial representative. Please see the SAI for more information on eliminating or reducing front-end sales charges and the CDSC.

**How the CDSC is Applied to Your Shares**<br> The CDSC is a sales charge you pay when you redeem certain Fund shares. The CDSC:

• Is calculated based on the number of shares you are selling;

• Calculation is based on either your original purchase price or the current NAV of the shares being sold, whichever is lower in order to
minimize your CDSC;

• Is deducted from the proceeds of the redemption unless you request, at the time of the redemption, that it be deducted from the amount
remaining in your account; and

• Applies to redemptions made within the time frame shown above for each class.

A CDSC will not be charged on:

• Increases in NAV above the purchase price;

• Shares you acquired by reinvesting your dividends or capital gains distributions; or

• Exchanges. However, the original purchase date of the shares from which the exchange is made determines if the newly acquired shares are subject
to the CDSC when they are sold.

To minimize the amount of the CDSC you may pay when you redeem shares, the relevant Fund will first redeem shares acquired through reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Shares will be sold in the order in which they were purchased (earliest to latest).

Class N and Class Y Shares

The offering price of Class N and Class Y shares is their NAV without a front-end load sales charge. No CDSC applies when you redeem your shares. You must meet eligibility criteria in order to invest in Class N or Class Y shares.

Class T Shares

The offering price of Class T shares is their NAV plus a front-end sales charge, which varies depending upon the size of your purchase.

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| **Class T Sales Charges** **\*<sup>,</sup>** **\*\*** |  |  |
| Your Investment | As a % of offering price | As a % of your investment |
| Less than $250,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
| $250000 – $499999 | 2.00% | 2.04% |
| $500000 – $999999 | 1.50% | 1.52% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 1.00% | 1.01% |

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\* Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.

\*\* Not imposed on shares that are purchased with reinvested dividends or other distributions.

Information about purchasing shares of the Funds and sales loads is available on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com

Compensation to Securities Dealers

As part of their business strategies, each Fund pays securities dealers and other financial institutions (collectively, "dealers") that sell their shares. This compensation originates from two sources: sales charges (front-end or deferred) and 12b-1 fees (comprising the annual service and/or distribution fees paid under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act). The sales charges, some or all of which may be paid to dealers, are discussed in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" and dealer commissions are disclosed in the SAI. Class A, Class C and Class T shares pay an annual service fee each of 0.25% of their respective average daily net assets. Class C shares are subject to an annual distribution fee of 0.75% of their average daily net assets. Generally, the 12b-1 fees are paid to securities dealers on a quarterly basis, but may be paid on other schedules. The SAI includes additional information about the payment of some or all of such fees to dealers. Because these distribution fees and service (12b-1) fees are paid out of each Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees for Class C shares will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying the front-end sales charge and service fees on Class A or Class T shares. Similarly, over time the fees for Class A, Class C and Class T shares will increase the cost of your investment and will cost you more than an investment in Class N or Class Y shares.

In addition, each Fund may make payments to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services to shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents to compensate those intermediaries for services they provide to such shareholders, including, but not limited to, sub-accounting, sub-transfer agency, similar shareholder or participant recordkeeping, shareholder or participant reporting, or shareholder or participant transaction processing ("recordkeeping and processing-related services"). The actual payments, and the services provided, vary from firm to firm. These fees are paid by each Fund (with the exception of Class N shares, which do not bear such expenses) in light of the fact that other costs may be avoided by each Fund where the intermediary, not each Fund's service provider, provides services to Fund shareholders.

The Distributor, a Fund's Adviser and each of their respective affiliates may, out of their own resources, which generally come directly or indirectly from fees paid by the Funds, make payments to certain dealers and other financial intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria established from time to time by the Distributor. Payments may vary based on sales, the amount of assets a dealer's or intermediary's clients have invested in the Funds, and other factors. These payments may also take the form of sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings or payments for attendance by persons associated with a dealer or intermediary at informational meetings. The Distributor and its affiliates may also make payments for recordkeeping and processing-related services to financial intermediaries that sell Fund shares; such payments will not be made with respect to Class N shares. These payments may be in addition to payments made by each Fund for similar services.

The payments described in this section, which may be significant to the dealers and the financial intermediaries, may create an incentive for a dealer or financial intermediary or their representatives to recommend or sell shares of a particular Fund or share class over other mutual funds or share classes. Additionally, these payments may result in the Funds receiving certain marketing or servicing advantages that are not generally available to mutual funds that do not make such payments, including placement on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or in other sales programs. These payments, which are in addition to any amounts you may pay your dealer or other financial intermediary, may create potential conflicts of interest between an investor and a dealer or other financial intermediary who is recommending a particular mutual fund over other mutual funds. Before investing, you should consult with your financial representative and review carefully any disclosure by the dealer or other financial intermediary as to the services it provides, what monies it receives from mutual funds and their advisers and distributors, as well as how your financial representative is compensated. Please see the SAI for additional information about payments made by the Distributor and its affiliates to dealers and intermediaries.

How to Purchase Shares

Each Fund is generally available for purchase in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Funds will only accept investments from U.S. citizens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) or resident aliens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) and a U.S. taxpayer identification number. U.S. citizens living abroad are not allowed to purchase shares in the Funds. Class N and Class T shares are not eligible to be exchanged or purchased through the website or through the Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.

Each Fund sells its shares at the NAV next calculated after the Fund receives a properly completed investment order. The Fund generally must receive your properly completed order before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") for your shares to be bought or sold at the Fund's NAV on that day.

All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to Natixis Funds. Third party checks, travelers checks, starter checks and credit card convenience checks will not be accepted, except that third party checks under $10,000 may be accepted. You may return an uncashed redemption check from your account to be repurchased back into your account. Upon redemption of an investment by check or by periodic account investment, redemption proceeds may be withheld until the check has cleared or the shares have been in your account for 10 days.

A Fund may periodically close to new purchases of shares or refuse any order to buy shares if the Fund determines that doing so would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. See the section "Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares."

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In the best interest of current shareholders and in order to preserve the investment team's ability to efficiently manage future cash flow, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund is currently closed to new investors. Shares of the Fund are available for purchase only by defined contribution and defined benefit plans, by existing shareholders and by clients of registered investment advisers and registered representatives trading through intermediaries where the Fund is already available.

The Funds are not available to new SIMPLE IRA plans using the Natixis Funds' Prototype document.

You can buy shares of each Fund in several ways:

The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.

**Through a financial adviser (certain restrictions may apply).** Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Natixis Funds. Your financial adviser may charge you for these services. Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.

**Through a broker-dealer (certain restrictions may apply).** You may purchase shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transactions. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.

**Directly from the Fund.** Natixis Funds' transfer agent must receive your purchase request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV.

You can purchase shares directly from each Fund in several ways:

**By mail.** You can buy shares of each Fund by submitting a completed application form, which is available online at www.im.natixis.com or by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478, along with a check payable to Natixis Funds for the amount of your purchase to:

**Regular Mail**<br> Natixis Funds<br> P.O. Box 219579<br> Kansas City, MO 64121-9579

**Overnight Mail**<br> Natixis Funds<br> 330 West 9th Street<br> Kansas City, MO 64105-1514

After your account has been established, you may send subsequent investments directly to Natixis Funds at the above addresses. Please include either the investment slip from your account statement or a letter specifying the Fund name, your account number and your name, address and telephone number.

**By wire.** You also may wire subsequent investments. Call Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 to obtain wire transfer instructions. At the time of the wire transfer, you will need to include the Fund name, your class of shares, your account number and the registered account owner name(s). Your bank may charge you for such a transfer.

**By telephone.** You can make subsequent investments by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 if you have already established electronic transfer privileges.

**By exchange.** You may purchase shares of a Fund by exchange of shares of the same class of another Fund by sending a signed letter of instruction to Natixis Funds, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.

**Through Automated Clearing House ("ACH").** Before you can purchase shares of Natixis Funds through ACH, you must provide specific instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee below). You may purchase shares of a Fund through ACH by either calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.

**By internet.** If you have established a user name and password and you have established the electronic transfer privilege, you can make subsequent investments through your online account at www.im.natixis.com. If you have not established a user name and password, but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.im.natixis.com, click on "Account Access," and follow the instructions.

**Through systematic investing.** You can make regular investments of $50 or more per month through automatic deductions from your bank checking or savings account. If you did not establish the electronic transfer privilege on your application, you may add the privilege by obtaining a Service Options Form through your financial adviser, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by visiting www.im.natixis.com. A medallion signature guarantee may be required to add this option.

Minimum Investment Requirements for each Fund and share class are described in the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares."

**Minimum Balance Policy**

In order to address the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions, on an annual basis each Fund may close an account and send the account holder the proceeds if the account falls below $500. The valuation of account balances for this purpose and liquidation itself generally occur during October of each calendar year, although they may occur at another date in the year.

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Certain accounts, such as accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (including IRAs, Keogh Plans, 403(b)(7) plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts), accounts associated with fee-based programs (such as wrap programs), trust networked accounts, accounts initially funded within six months of the liquidation date, certain retirement accounts, or accounts that fall below the minimum as a result of an automatic conversion of Class C to Class A shares, are excluded from the liquidation.

Due to operational limitations, the Funds' ability to apply the Minimum Balance Policy to shareholder accounts held through an intermediary in an omnibus fashion may be limited. The Funds may work with these intermediaries to enforce the Minimum Balance Policy on these accounts as can best be applied per the timing and constraints of the intermediaries' account recordkeeping systems. For information about the policy for Class N shares, see the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" in each Fund summary.

Accounts held through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor may be subject to a different minimum balance policy than the one described above. Please see Appendix A to the Prospectus for more information regarding the minimum balance policies of specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or in the SAI. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum balance policy applicable to your investment.

**Certain Retirement Plans**

Natixis Funds defines "Certain Retirement Plans" as it relates to load waivers, share class eligibility, and account minimums as follows:

Certain Retirement Plans includes 401(k) plans, 457 plans, 401(a) plans (including profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans), 403(b) and 403(b)(7) plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Taft Hartley multi-employer plans and retiree health benefit plans. The accounts must be plan level omnibus accounts to qualify.

Certain Retirement Plans does not include individual retirement plan accounts such as IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, SARSEP, Roth IRA, etc. Any retirement plan accounts registered in the name of a participant would not qualify.

How to Redeem Shares

You can redeem shares of each Fund directly from the Fund on any day on which the NYSE is open for business. The information below details the various ways you can redeem shares of a Fund. Except as noted below and in the "Selling Restrictions" section of this Prospectus, each Fund typically expects to pay out redemption proceeds on the next business day after a redemption request is received in good order. The information below also notes certain fees that may be charged by a Fund, its agents, your bank or your financial representative in connection to your redemption request. The Funds do not currently impose any redemption charge other than the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) imposed by the Funds' distributor, as described in the "How Sales Charges are Calculated" section of this Prospectus. The Funds' Board of Trustees reserves the right to impose additional charges at any time.

Each Fund may fund a redemption request from various sources, including sales of portfolio securities, holdings of cash or cash equivalents, and borrowings from banks (including overdrafts from the Fund's custodian bank and/or under the Fund's line of credit, which is shared across certain other Natixis Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds). Each Fund typically will redeem shares for cash; however, as described in more detail below, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind (i.e., in portfolio securities rather than cash), if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

Because large redemptions are likely to require liquidation by a Fund of portfolio holdings, payment for large redemptions may be delayed for up to seven days to provide for orderly liquidation of such holdings. Under unusual circumstances, the Funds may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for more than seven days as permitted by the SEC.

Redemptions totaling more than $100,000 from a single fund/account cannot be processed on the same day unless the proceeds of the redemption are sent via pre-established banking information on the account. Please see the section "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" for details.

Generally, for expedited payment of redemption proceeds, a transaction fee of $5.50 for wire transfers, $50 for international wire transfers or $36.00 for overnight delivery will be charged. These fees are subject to change.

**Redemptions through your financial adviser.** Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Natixis Funds on a timely basis and may charge you for his or her services.

**Redemptions through your broker-dealer.** You may redeem shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor, which can be contacted at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transaction. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be wired to your broker-dealer on the first business day after your request is received in good order.

**Redemptions directly to the Funds.** Natixis Funds' transfer agent must receive your redemption request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be sent to you on the first business day after your request is received in good order, although it may take longer.

You may make redemptions directly from each Fund in several ways:

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**By mail.** Send a signed letter of instruction that includes the name of the Fund, the exact name(s) in which the shares are registered, your address, telephone number, account number and the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed to the following address:

**Regular Mail**<br> Natixis Funds<br> P.O. Box 219579<br> Kansas City, MO 64121-9579

**Overnight Mail**<br> Natixis Funds<br> 330 West 9th Street<br> Kansas City, MO 64105-1514

All owners of shares must sign the written request in the exact names in which the shares are registered. The owners should indicate any special capacity in which they are signing (such as trustee or custodian or on behalf of a partnership, corporation or other entity).

**By exchange.** You may sell some or all of your shares of a Fund and use the proceeds to buy shares of the same class of another fund by sending a signed letter of instruction to Natixis Funds, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.

**By internet.** If you have established a user name and password and you have established the electronic transfer privilege, you can redeem shares through your online account at www.im.natixis.com. If you have not established a user name and password but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.im.natixis.com, click on "Account Access," and follow the instructions.

**By telephone.** You may redeem shares by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478. Proceeds from telephone redemption requests (less any applicable fees) can be wired to your bank account, sent electronically by ACH to your bank account or sent by check in the name of the registered owner(s) to the address of record. A wire fee will be deducted from your proceeds. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.

The telephone redemption privilege may be modified or terminated by the Funds without notice.

You may redeem by telephone to have a check sent to the address of record for the maximum amount of $100,000 per day from a single fund/account. For your protection, telephone or internet redemption requests will not be permitted if Natixis Funds has been notified of an address change or bank account information change for your account within the preceding 30 days. If you prefer, you can decline telephone redemption and transfer privileges by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

**Systematic Withdrawal Plan.** If the value of your account is $10,000 or more, you can have periodic redemptions automatically paid to you or to someone you designate. Please call 800-225-5478 for more information or to set up a systematic withdrawal plan or visit www.im.natixis.com to obtain a Service Options Form.

**In-Kind.** Shares normally will be redeemed for cash upon receipt of a redemption request in good order, although each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. For example, a Fund may pay a redemption in-kind under stressed market conditions or if the redemption amount is large.

You may also request an in-kind redemption of your shares by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478. In-kind redemptions typically take several weeks to effectuate following a redemption request given the operational steps necessary to coordinate with the redeeming shareholder's custodian. Typically, the redemption date is mutually-agreed upon by the Fund and the redeeming shareholder. A Fund is not required to pay a redemption in-kind even if requested and may in its discretion pay the redemption proceeds in cash.

Redemptions in-kind will generally, but not necessarily, result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in a Fund's portfolio. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

**By wire.** Before Natixis Funds can wire redemption proceeds (less any applicable fees) to your bank account, you must provide specific wire instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). A wire fee will be deducted from the proceeds of each wire. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.

**By ACH.** Before Natixis Funds can send redemptions through ACH, you must provide specific wiring instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). For ACH redemptions, proceeds will generally arrive at your bank within three business days.

**STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee.** You must have your signature guaranteed by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution that can issue a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee for the following types of redemptions:

• If you are selling more than $100,000 per day from a single fund/account and you are requesting the proceeds by check (this does not apply to IRA
transfer of assets to new custodian).

• If you are requesting that the proceeds check (of any amount) be made out to someone other than the registered owner(s) or sent to an address
other than the address of record.

• If the account registration or bank account information has changed within the past 30 days.

• If you are instructing us to send the proceeds by check, wire or ACH to a bank not already active on the fund account.

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The Funds will only accept STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantees bearing the STAMP2000 Medallion imprint. The surety amount of the STAMP2000 medallion imprint must meet or exceed the amount on the request. Please note that a notary public cannot provide a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee. This signature guarantee requirement may be waived by Natixis Funds in certain cases.

Exchanging or Converting Shares

In general, you may exchange shares of each Fund (excluding Class T shares) for shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund that offers such class of shares (see the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares") without paying a sales charge or a CDSC, if applicable, subject to restrictions noted below. Class T shares of the Funds do not have exchange privileges. The exchange must be for at least the minimum to open an account (or the total NAV of your account, whichever is less), or, once the fund minimum is met, exchanges under the Automatic Exchange Plan must be made for at least $50 (see the section "Additional Investor Services"). All exchanges are subject to the eligibility requirements of the fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that fund. The exchange privilege may be exercised only in those states where shares of such funds may be legally sold. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another fund is generally treated as a sale on which gain or loss may be recognized. Subject to the applicable rules of the SEC, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to modify the exchange privilege at any time. Before requesting an exchange into any other fund, please read its prospectus carefully. You may be unable to hold your shares through the same financial intermediary if you engage in certain share exchanges. You should contact your financial intermediary for further details. Please refer to the SAI for more detailed information on exchanging Fund shares. Class N shares are not eligible to be exchanged through the website or through the Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.

In certain circumstances, you may convert shares of your Fund from your current share class into another share class in the same Fund. A conversion is subject to the eligibility requirements of the share class of your Fund that you are converting into including investment minimum requirements. The conversion from one class of shares to another will be based on the respective NAVs of the separate share classes on the trade date for the conversion. Except as noted below, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. Generally, to be eligible to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares, the Fund or the financial intermediary through which you purchased your shares will need to have records verifying that your Class C shares have been held for eight years. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, your ability to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Group retirement plans of certain financial intermediaries who hold Class C shares with the Fund in an omnibus account do not track participant level aging of shares and therefore these shares will not be eligible for an automatic conversion. Certain intermediaries may convert your Class C shares to Class A shares in accordance with a conversion schedule that may differ from the one described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

Any account with an outstanding CDSC liability will be assessed the CDSC before converting to the new share class. Any conversions into a class of shares with a front end sales charge will not be subject to an initial sales charge; however, future purchases may be subject to a sales charge, if applicable.

Generally, a conversion between share classes of the same fund is a nontaxable event to the shareholder. All requests for conversions must follow the procedures set forth by the Distributor. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse any conversion request. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, your ability to convert share classes of the same fund or have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

In general, you may sell Class Y shares of any Natixis Fund and use the proceeds to purchase Class I shares in any Loomis Sayles Fund, subject to the eligibility requirements, including fund minimums, of the fund you are purchasing into.

**Cost Basis Reporting.** Upon the redemption or exchange of your shares in a Fund, the Fund, or, if you purchased your shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, your financial intermediary will be required to provide you and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. The cost basis reporting requirement is effective for shares purchased, including through dividend reinvestment, on or after January 1, 2012. Please contact the Fund at 800-225-5478, visit im.natixis.com or consult your financial intermediary, as appropriate, for more information regarding available methods for cost basis reporting and how to select a particular method. Please also consult your tax adviser to determine which available cost basis method is best for you.

Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares

The Funds discourage excessive short-term trading that may be detrimental to the Funds and their shareholders. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by shareholders may present certain risks for other shareholders in a Fund. This includes the risk of diluting the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, interfering with the efficient management of each Fund's portfolio and increasing brokerage and administrative costs. Funds investing in securities that require special valuation processes (such as foreign securities, below investment grade securities or small capitalization securities), also may have increased exposure to these risks. The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policies to address and discourage such trading.

Each Fund reserves the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or exchanging shares. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interests of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. A shareholder whose exchange order has been rejected may still redeem its shares by submitting a redemption request as described under "How to Redeem Shares."

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**Limits on Frequent Trading.** Excessive trading activity in a Fund is measured by the number of round trip transactions in a shareholder's account. A round trip is defined as (1) a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) into a Fund followed by a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of any amount out of the same Fund; or (2) a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) out of a Fund followed by a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) of any amount into the same Fund. Two round trip transactions in a single Fund within a rolling 90-day period is considered to be excessive and will constitute a violation of the Fund's trading limitations. After the detection of a first violation, the Fund or the Distributor will issue the shareholder and/or his or her financial intermediary, if any, a written warning. After the detection of a second violation (*i.e.*, two more round trip transactions in the Fund within a rolling 90-day period), the Fund or the Distributor will restrict the shareholder from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange) for 90 days. After the detection of a third violation, the Fund or the Distributor will permanently restrict the account and any other accounts under the shareholder's control in any Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange). The above limits are applicable whether a shareholder holds shares directly with a Fund or indirectly through a financial intermediary, such as a broker, bank, investment adviser, recordkeeper for retirement plan participants, or other third party. The preceding is not an exclusive description of activities that a Fund and the Distributor may consider to be excessive and, at its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor may restrict or prohibit transactions by such identified shareholders or intermediaries.

Notwithstanding the above, certain financial intermediaries, such as retirement plan administrators, may monitor and restrict the frequency of purchase and redemption transactions in a manner different from that described above. The policies of these intermediaries may be more or less restrictive than the generally applicable policies described above. Each Fund may choose to rely on a financial intermediary's restrictions on frequent trading in place of the Fund's own restrictions if the Fund determines, at its discretion, that the financial intermediary's restrictions provide reasonable protection for the Fund from excessive short-term trading activity. Please contact your financial representative for additional information regarding their policies for limiting the frequent trading of Fund shares.

This policy also does not apply with respect to shares purchased by certain funds-of-funds or similar asset allocation programs that rebalance their investments only infrequently. To be eligible for this exemption, the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program must identify itself to and receive prior written approval from a Fund or the Distributor. A Fund and the Distributor may request additional information to enable them to determine that the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program is not designed to and/or is not serving as a vehicle for disruptive short-term trading, which may include requests for (i) written assurances from the sponsor or investment manager of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program that it enforces the Fund's frequent trading policy on investors or another policy reasonably designed to deter disruptive short-term trading in Fund shares, and/or (ii) data regarding transactions by investors in the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program, for periods and on a frequency determined by the Fund and the Distributor, so that the Fund can monitor compliance by such investors with the trading limitations of the Fund or of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program. Under certain circumstances, waivers to these conditions (including waivers to permit more frequent rebalancing) may be approved for programs that in the Fund's opinion are not vehicles for market timing and are not likely to engage in abusive trading.

**Trade Activity Monitoring.** Trading activity is monitored selectively on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If a Fund or the Distributor believes that a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in excessive, short-term trading activity, it may, at its discretion, request that the shareholder or financial intermediary stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the accounts. At its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor, as well as an adviser to a Fund may ban trading in an account if, in their judgment, a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in short-term transactions that, while not necessarily in violation of the Fund's stated policies on frequent trading, are harmful to a Fund or its shareholders. A Fund and the Distributor also reserve the right to notify financial intermediaries of the shareholder's trading activity.

**Accounts Held by Financial Intermediaries.** The ability of a Fund and the Distributor to monitor trades that are placed by omnibus or other nominee accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the financial intermediary maintains the record of a Fund's underlying beneficial owners. In general, each Fund and the Distributor will review trading activity at the omnibus account level. If a Fund and the Distributor detect suspicious activity, they may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all underlying shareholders (including plan participants) to determine whether such shareholders have engaged in excessive short-term trading activity. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading activity in violation of the Fund's policies through an omnibus account, the Fund will attempt to limit transactions by the underlying shareholder that engaged in such trading, although it may be unable to do so. A Fund may also limit or prohibit additional purchases of Fund shares by an intermediary. Investors should not assume a Fund will be able to detect or prevent all trading practices that may disadvantage a Fund.

Purchase Restrictions

Each Fund is required by federal regulations to obtain certain personal information from you and to use that information to verify your identity. The Funds may not be able to open your account if the requested information is not provided. **Each Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account, close an** **account and redeem your shares at the then-current price or take other such steps that the Fund deems necessary to comply with federal** **regulations if your identity cannot be verified.**

Selling Restrictions

The table below describes restrictions placed on selling shares of a Fund. Please see the SAI for additional information regarding redemption payment policies.

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| **Restriction** | **Situation** |
| Each Fund may suspend the right of redemption: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When the NYSE is closed (other than a weekend/holiday) as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During an emergency as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During any other period permitted by the SEC. |
| Each Fund reserves the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  With a notice of a dispute between registered owners or death of a registered owner.<br> •  With suspicion/evidence of a fraudulent act. |
| Each Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to 7 days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When or if it is advisable for the Fund to redeem in-kind, as determined in the sole discretion of the Adviser , or if requested by the redeeming shareholder and agreed to by the Fund. |
| Each Fund may withhold redemption proceeds for 10 days from the purchase date: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When redemptions are made within 10 calendar days of purchase by check or ACH to allow the check or ACH transaction to clear. |

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The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after the Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

**Certificates.** Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.

Self-Servicing Your Account

Shareholders that hold their accounts directly with the Funds may use the following self-service options. Shareholders that hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary should consult their financial intermediary regarding any self-service options that they may offer.

(Excludes Class N and Class T shares)

**Natixis Funds Website.**

You can access our website at www.im.natixis.com to perform transactions (purchases, redemptions or exchanges), review your account information and Fund NAVs, change your address, order duplicate statements or tax forms or obtain a prospectus, an SAI, an application or periodic reports (certain restrictions may apply).

**Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.** You have access to your account 24 hours a day by calling Natixis Funds' Automated Voice Response System at 800-225-5478. You may review your account balance and Fund NAV, order duplicate statements, order duplicate tax forms, obtain distribution and performance information.

Restructuring and Liquidations

Investors should note that each Fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize at any time, or to cease operations or liquidate itself. At any time prior to the liquidation of a Fund, shareholders may redeem their shares of the Fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under "How to Redeem Shares." The proceeds from any such redemption will be the NAV of the Fund's shares, less any applicable sales charges, redemption fees or other charges. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under "Exchanging or Converting Shares." For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of a fund's shares for shares of another Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund is generally treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized.

**Retirement Accounts.** Absent an instruction to the contrary prior to the liquidation date of a Fund, for shares of a Fund held using a Natixis Funds' prototype document, in individual retirement accounts, in custodial accounts under a SEP, SIMPLE, SARSEP or 403(b) plan, or in certain other retirement accounts, the Distributor will exchange any shares remaining in the Fund on the liquidation date for shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (or, if that fund is no longer in existence, then in shares of another comparable Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) at NAV. Please refer to your plan documents or contact your plan administrator or plan sponsor to determine whether the preceding sentence applies to you.

How Fund Shares Are Priced

NAV is the price of one share of a Fund without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using this formula:

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The policies and procedures used to determine the NAV of Fund shares are summarized below:

• A share's NAV is determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the days the NYSE is open for trading. This is normally 4:00
p.m., Eastern time. A Fund's shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. In addition, a
Fund's shares will not be priced on the holidays listed in the SAI. See the section "Net Asset Value" in the SAI
for more details.

• The price you pay for purchasing, redeeming or exchanging a share will be based upon the NAV next calculated (plus or minus applicable sales
charges as described earlier in the Fund Summary) after your order is received by the transfer agent, SS&C Global Investor
& Distribution Solutions, Inc. (formerly, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.), (rather than when the order arrives at the
P.O. box) "in good order" (meaning that the order is complete and contains all necessary information). <sup>1</sup>

• Requests received by the Funds after the NYSE closes will be processed based upon the NAV determined at the close of regular trading on the next
day that the NYSE is open. If the transfer agent receives the order in good order prior to the NYSE market close (normally 4:00
p.m., Eastern time), the shareholder will receive that day's NAV. Under limited circumstances, the Distributor may enter into
contractual agreements pursuant to which orders received by your investment dealer before a Fund determines its NAV and transmitted
to the transfer agent prior to market open on the next business day are processed at the NAV determined on the day the order was
received by your investment dealer. **Please contact your investment dealer to** **determine whether it has entered into such a contractual agreement. If your investment dealer has not entered into such a contractual** **agreement, your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after your investment dealer submits the order to a Fund.** 

• If a Fund invests in foreign securities, it may have NAV changes on days when you cannot buy or sell its shares.

1 Please see the section "How to Purchase Shares," which provides additional information regarding who can receive a purchase order.

Generally, during times of substantial economic or market change, it may be difficult to place your order by phone. During these times, you may send your order by mail as described in the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares."

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. The Funds may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids.

Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")), exchange traded notes,** **rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price
("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity
securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market
where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an
independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale
price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Valuations based on
information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below. If a right is not traded on
any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying
security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio. If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is
obtained from a broker-dealer.

• **Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities —** evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from
broker-dealers.

• **Senior Loans —** bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Bilateral Swaps —** bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an
independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps
are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an independent pricing service are not
available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

• **Centrally Cleared Swaps —** settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Options** **—** domestic
 exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity
options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most
recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over
time, they are traded most extensively. Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask
quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at
mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC options
contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices obtained from broker-dealers. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value
policies as described below.

• **Futures —** most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time, they are traded
most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies as
described below.

• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts —** interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the

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Adviser. A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services. As of the date of this prospectus, the Adviser serves as the Funds' valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

Dividends and Distributions

The Funds generally distribute annually all or substantially all of their net investment income (other than capital gains) as dividends. The following table shows when each Fund expects to distribute dividends.

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| **Annually** | **Monthly** | **Daily** |
| Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund<sup>†</sup> |
| Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund |  |
|  | Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund |  |

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† Declares dividends for each class daily and pays them
monthly.

In addition, each Fund expects to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized long- and short-term capital gains annually (or, in the case of short-term capital gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders), after applying any capital loss carryovers. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.

Distributions will automatically be reinvested in shares of the same class of the distributing Fund at NAV unless you select one of the following alternatives:

• Participate in the Dividend Diversification Program, which allows you to have all dividends and distributions automatically invested at NAV in
shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund registered in your name. Certain investment minimums and restrictions may apply.
For more information about the program, see the section "Additional Investor Services;"

• Receive distributions from dividends and interest in cash while reinvesting distributions from capital gains in additional shares of the same
class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Natixis Fund;

• Receive distributions from capital gains in cash while reinvesting distributions from dividends and interest in additional shares of the same
class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Natixis Fund; or

• Receive all distributions in cash.

For accounts held directly with a Fund, any cash distributions to be paid by check, in an amount of $10 or less, will instead be automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. If a dividend or capital gain distribution check remains uncashed for six months and your account is still open, each Fund will reinvest the dividend or distribution in additional shares of the Fund promptly after making this determination and the check will be canceled. In addition, future dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of a Fund unless you subsequently contact the Fund and request to receive distributions by check.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, all distributions will be reinvested.

Generally, if you earn more than $10 annually in taxable income from a Natixis Fund held in a non-retirement plan account, you will receive a Form 1099-DIV to help you report the prior calendar year's distributions on your U.S. federal income tax return. This information will also be reported to the IRS. Be sure to keep this Form 1099-DIV as a permanent record. A fee may be charged for any duplicate information requested.

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Tax Consequences

Except as noted, the discussion below addresses only the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Funds and does not address any non-U.S., state or local tax consequences.

Each Fund intends to meet all requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") necessary to qualify each year for treatment as a "regulated investment company" and thus does not expect to pay any U.S. federal income tax on income and capital gains that are timely distributed to shareholders.

Unless otherwise noted, the discussion below, to the extent it describes shareholder-level tax consequences, pertains solely to taxable shareholders. The Funds are not managed with a view toward minimizing taxes imposed on such shareholders.

**Taxation of Distributions from the Funds**. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to Fund shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. Distributions attributable to the excess of net long-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year over net short-term capital losses from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less, and that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions attributable to the excess of net short-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less over net long-term capital losses from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year, will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the reduced rates applicable to net capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund levels. Income generated by investments in fixed-income securities, derivatives and REITs generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Dividends received by the Fund from foreign corporations that are not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the U.S. (other than dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S.) will not be treated as qualified dividend income, and hence will not increase the amount of a Fund's distributions that may be reported as qualified dividend income.

A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax is imposed on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any Capital Gain Dividends paid by a Fund and net capital gains recognized on the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of shares of a Fund.

Fund distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares. In addition, Fund distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund's NAV reflects gains that are either unrealized or realized but not distributed.

Dividends declared by a Fund and payable to shareholders of record in October, November or December of one year and paid in January of the next year generally are taxable in the year in which the dividends are declared, rather than the year in which the dividends are received.

Dividends derived from interest on securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, if any, may be exempt from state and local income taxes. Each Fund will advise shareholders annually of the proportion of its dividends that are derived from such interest.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws generally will not be taxable, although distributions by retirement plans to their participants may be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such retirement plans. If your investment is through such a plan, you should consult your tax adviser to determine the suitability of the Funds as an investment through your plan and the tax treatment of distributions to you (including distributions of amounts attributable to an investment in a Fund) from the plan.

**Redemption, Sale or Exchange of Fund Shares.** A redemption, sale or exchange of Fund shares (including an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) is a taxable event and generally will result in recognition of gain or loss. Gain or loss, if any, recognized by a shareholder on a redemption, sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for more than one year, and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for one year or less, assuming in each case that the shareholder held the shares as capital assets. Short-term capital gains generally are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income. Any loss realized upon a disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received by the shareholder with respect to the shares. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. See "Cost Basis Reporting" above for information about certain cost basis reporting obligations.

**Taxation of Certain Fund Investments.** A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund's yield on those securities would be decreased. The Funds generally do not expect that shareholders will be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes incurred by a Fund. In addition, a Fund's investments in foreign securities and foreign currency may be subject to special tax rules that have the effect of increasing or accelerating the Fund's recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund's distributions to shareholders. Because the Funds invest in foreign securities, shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the consequences of their investments under foreign laws.

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A Fund's investments in certain debt obligations (such as those with "OID" or having accrued with market discount, as defined in the SAI), mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, REITs and derivatives may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such investments. Thus, a Fund could be required to liquidate investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code. In addition, a Fund's investments in derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions to shareholders. In particular, a Fund's transactions in options or other derivatives or short sales may cause a larger portion of distributions to be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income than would be the case absent such transactions.

The Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund may at times purchase debt instruments at a discount from the price at which they were originally issued, especially during periods of rising interest rates. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, some or all of this market discount will, when recognized as income by a Fund, be included in such Fund's ordinary income, and will be taxable to shareholders as such when it is distributed.

**Backup Withholding.** Each Fund is required in certain circumstances to apply backup withholding on taxable dividends, redemption proceeds and certain other payments that are paid to any shareholder (including a shareholder who is neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States) if the shareholder does not furnish the Fund with certain information and certifications or the shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding.

Please see the SAI for additional information on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund.

You should consult your tax adviser for more information on your own situation, including possible U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other applicable taxes.

**Restructuring and Liquidations.** Investors should note that each fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize at any time, or to cease operations or liquidate itself. At any time prior to the liquidation of a fund, shareholders may redeem their shares of the fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under "How To Redeem Shares." The proceeds from any such redemption will be the NAV of the Fund's shares, less any applicable sales charges, redemption fees or other charges. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under "Exchanging or Converting Shares." For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of a fund's shares for shares of another Loomis Sayles Fund is generally treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized.

**Retirement Accounts.** Absent an instruction to the contrary prior to the liquidation date of a fund, for shares of a fund held using a Loomis Sayles Funds' prototype document, in individual retirement accounts, in custodial accounts under a SEP, or SARSEP plan or in certain other retirement accounts, the Distributor will redeem any shares remaining in the fund on the liquidation date and purchase shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (or, if that fund is no longer in existence, then in shares of another comparable Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) at NAV. The information in your current account paperwork will be deemed up-to-date and accurate unless you promptly inform us otherwise. Please refer to your plan documents or contact your plan administrator or plan sponsor to determine whether this paragraph applies to you.

Additional Investor Services

**Retirement Plans**<br> Natixis Funds offer a range of retirement plans, including Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, IRAs and SEPs. For more information about our Retirement Plans, call us at 800-225-5478.

**Investment Builder Program**

(Excludes Class T shares)

This is Natixis Funds' automatic investment plan. Once you meet the Fund minimum, you may authorize automatic monthly transfers of $50 or more per Fund from your bank checking or savings account to purchase shares of one or more Natixis Funds. For instructions on how to join the Investment Builder Program, please refer to the section "How To Purchase Shares."

**Dividend Diversification Program**

(Excludes Class T shares)

This program allows you to have all dividends and any other distributions automatically invested in shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund subject to the eligibility requirements of that other fund and to state securities law requirements. The fund minimum must be met in the new fund prior to establishing the dividend diversification program. Shares will be purchased at the selected fund's NAV without a front-end sales charge or CDSC on the ex dividend date. Before establishing a Dividend Diversification Program into any other Natixis Fund, please read its prospectus carefully.

**Automatic Exchange Plan**

(Excludes Class T shares)

Natixis Funds have an automatic exchange plan under which shares of a class of a Natixis Fund are automatically exchanged each month for shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund. The fund minimum must be met prior to establishing an automatic exchange plan. There is no fee for exchanges made under this plan. Please see the section "Exchanging or Converting Shares" above and refer to the SAI for more information on the Automatic Exchange Plan.

**Systematic Withdrawal Plan**

(Excludes Class T shares)

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This plan allows you to redeem shares and receive payments from a Fund on a regular schedule. Redemptions of shares that are part of the Systematic Withdrawal Plan are not subject to a CDSC, however, the amount or percentage you specify in the plan may not exceed, on an annualized basis, 10% of the value of your Fund account based upon the value of your Fund account on the day you establish your plan. For information on establishing a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, please refer to the section "How To Redeem Shares."

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Prior Related Performance of Similarly Managed Accounts

**Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund**

The following table sets forth historical performance information for the institutional accounts managed by Loomis Sayles that have substantially similar investment objectives, policies, strategies, risks and investment restrictions as the Fund (the "Composite").

The Composite data is provided to illustrate the past performance of Loomis Sayles in managing substantially similar accounts as measured against a specified market index and does not represent the performance of the Fund. The accounts in the Composite are separate and distinct from the Fund; its performance is not intended as a substitute for the Fund's performance and should not be considered a prediction of the future performance of the Fund or of Loomis Sayles.

The Composite's returns were calculated on a total return basis, include all dividends and interest, accrued income and realized and unrealized gains and losses, and assume the reinvestment of earnings. All returns reflect the deduction of brokerage commissions and execution costs paid by the accounts, without provision for federal or state income taxes. "Net of Fees" figures also reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees. The Composite includes all actual discretionary accounts managed by Loomis Sayles for at least one full month that have investment objectives, policies, strategies, risks and investment restrictions substantially similar to those of the Fund. The Composite may include both tax-exempt and taxable accounts.

Securities transactions are accounted for on trade date and accrual accounting is utilized. Cash and equivalents are included in performance returns. Monthly returns of the Composite combine the individual accounts' returns (calculated on a time-weighted rate of return basis that is revalued daily) by asset-weighting each account's asset value as of the beginning of the month.

The accounts that are included in the Composite may be subject to lower expenses than the Fund and may not be subject to the diversification requirements, specific tax restrictions and investment limitations imposed on the Fund by the Investment Company Act of 1940 or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, the performance results for the Composite would have been less favorable had it been subject to the same expenses as the Fund or had it been regulated as an investment company under the federal securities laws.

**The returns set forth below may not be representative of the results that may be achieved by the Fund in the future, in part because the past** **results are not necessarily indicative of future results.** In addition, the results presented below may not necessarily equate with the return experienced by any particular investor as a result of the timing of investments and redemptions, market conditions and other factors. In addition, the effect of taxes on any investor will depend on such person's tax status, and the results have not been reduced to reflect any income tax that may have been payable.

The table below shows the annual total returns for the Composite, and a broad-based securities market index for periods ended December 31, 2022.

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| Average Annual Total Returns<br> (for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | Past 1 Year | Past 5 Years | Past 10 Years |
| Composite (Net of Fees) | <br> -12.86%<br>| <br> 1.60%<br>| <br> 3.41%<br>|
| Composite (Gross of Fees) | <br> -12.50%<br>| <br> 2.04%<br>| <br> 3.86%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index | <br> -15.26%<br>| <br> 0.42%<br>| <br> 1.82%<br>|

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Financial Performance

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the last five years (or, if shorter, the period of the Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the return that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, is included in the Funds' annual report to shareholders. The [Natixis Funds Trust I](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/770540/000119312522302941/d302250dncsr.htm)annual report, [Loomis Sayles Funds I](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm)annual report and [Loomis Sayles Funds II](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm)annual report are incorporated by reference into the SAI, all of which are available free of charge upon request from the Distributor.

Class T shares of each Fund had not commenced operations and had no performance history as of the date of this Prospectus. Therefore, financial highlights tables are not included for Class T shares of the Funds.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund**

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|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $13.59<br>| $14.08<br>| $13.25<br>| $12.53<br>| $12.96<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.26<br>| 0.21<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.34<br>| 0.35<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.30)<br>| (0.13)<br>| 0.86<br>| 0.70<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (2.04)<br>| 0.08<br>| 1.12<br>| 1.04<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.32)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.40)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.03)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.35)<br>| (0.57)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.40)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $11.20<br>| $13.59<br>| $14.08<br>| $13.25<br>| $12.53<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (15.24)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 0.53<br> %<br>| 8.60<br> %<br>| 8.39<br> %<br>| (0.27)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $428825<br>| $747497<br>| $617609<br>| $558291<br>| $600762<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.73<br> %<br> <sup>(d)(e)</sup><br>| 0.71<br> %<br>| 0.72<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 0.73<br> %<br>| 0.73<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.74<br> %<br>| 0.71<br> %<br>| 0.72<br> %<br>| 0.73<br> %<br>| 0.73<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 2.08<br> %<br>| 1.51<br> %<br>| 1.88<br> %<br>| 2.63<br> %<br>| 2.71<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 280<br> %<br>| 266<br> %<br>| 359<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>| 297<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 181<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Effective July 1, 2022, the expense limit decreased from 0.75% to 0.74%. See Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.80% to 0.75%.

(g) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to a significant repositioning of the portfolio.

(h) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to
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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund**

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|  | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $13.60<br>| $14.09<br>| $13.25<br>| $12.53<br>| $12.96<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.17<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.15<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.25<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.30)<br>| (0.13)<br>| 0.88<br>| 0.70<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (2.13)<br>| (0.03)<br>| 1.03<br>| 0.94<br>| (0.13)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.23)<br>| (0.18)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.03)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.26)<br>| (0.46)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $11.21<br>| $13.60<br>| $14.09<br>| $13.25<br>| $12.53<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (15.88)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| (0.24)%<br>| 7.83<br> %<br>| 7.57<br> %<br>| (1.03)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $48679<br>| $95755<br>| $132590<br>| $160201<br>| $185758<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.48<br> %<br> <sup>(d)(e)</sup><br>| 1.46<br> %<br>| 1.47<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 1.48<br> %<br>| 1.48<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.49<br> %<br>| 1.46<br> %<br>| 1.47<br> %<br>| 1.48<br> %<br>| 1.48<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.33<br> %<br>| 0.75<br> %<br>| 1.13<br> %<br>| 1.88<br> %<br>| 1.96<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 280<br> %<br>| 266<br> %<br>| 359<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>| 297<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 181<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Effective July 1, 2022, the expense limit decreased from 1.50% to 1.49%. See Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 1.55% to 1.50%.

(g) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to a significant repositioning of the portfolio.

(h) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to
certain trading strategies.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund**

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|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $13.72<br>| $14.21<br>| $13.37<br>| $12.63<br>| $13.06<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.31<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.30<br>| 0.38<br>| 0.39<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32)<br>| (0.14)<br>| 0.88<br>| 0.72<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (2.01)<br>| 0.12<br>| 1.18<br>| 1.10<br>| 0.01<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.37)<br>| (0.33)<br>| (0.34)<br>| (0.36)<br>| (0.44)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.03)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.40)<br>| (0.61)<br>| (0.34)<br>| (0.36)<br>| (0.44)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $11.31<br>| $13.72<br>| $14.21<br>| $13.37<br>| $12.63<br>|
| Total return | (14.94)%<br>| 0.86<br> %<br>| 8.95<br> %<br>| 8.85<br> %<br>| 0.07<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1890793<br>| $2563736<br>| $2682487<br>| $2610699<br>| $1899190<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.38<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.38<br> %<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 0.39<br> %<br>| 0.39<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.39<br> %<br>| 0.39<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 2.47<br> %<br>| 1.84<br> %<br>| 2.21<br> %<br>| 2.96<br> %<br>| 3.06<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 280<br> %<br>| 266<br> %<br>| 359<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 297<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 181<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Effective July 1, 2022, the expense limit decreased from 0.45% to 0.44%. See Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.50% to 0.45%.

(d) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to a significant repositioning of the portfolio.

(e) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to
certain trading strategies.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $13.71<br>| $14.20<br>| $13.36<br>| $12.63<br>| $13.06<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.30<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.29<br>| 0.37<br>| 0.38<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.32)<br>| (0.13)<br>| 0.88<br>| 0.71<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (2.02)<br>| 0.11<br>| 1.17<br>| 1.08<br>| 0.00<br><sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.36)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.33)<br>| (0.35)<br>| (0.43)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.03)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.39)<br>| (0.60)<br>| (0.33)<br>| (0.35)<br>| (0.43)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $11.30<br>| $13.71<br>| $14.20<br>| $13.36<br>| $12.63<br>|
| Total return | (15.03)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 0.78<br> %<br>| 8.87<br> %<br>| 8.67<br> %<br>| (0.02)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $3543096<br>| $5442563<br>| $5846057<br>| $4163785<br>| $3733751<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.48<br> %<br> <sup>(d)(e)</sup><br>| 0.46<br> %<br>| 0.47<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.49<br> %<br>| 0.46<br> %<br>| 0.47<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 2.35<br> %<br>| 1.76<br> %<br>| 2.11<br> %<br>| 2.87<br> %<br>| 2.97<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 280<br> %<br>| 266<br> %<br>| 359<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>| 297<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 181<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Effective July 1, 2022, the expense limit decreased from 0.50% to 0.49%. See Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.55% to 0.50%.

(g) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to a significant repositioning of the portfolio.

(h) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to
certain trading strategies.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Period Ended<br>September 30, 2020<sup>\*</sup> |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.21<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.00<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.23<br>| 0.21<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.82)<br>| 0.31<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.59)<br>| 0.52<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.27)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.04)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.31)<br>| (0.28)<br>| —<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $8.31<br>| $10.21<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)(d)</sup> | (15.88)%<br>| 5.24<br> %<br>| (0.30)%<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $175<br>| $91<br>| $1<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(f)</sup> | 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 3.37<br> %<br>| 4.79<br> %<br>| 125.79<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | 2.54<br> %<br>| 2.07<br> %<br>| (0.82)%<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 21<br> %<br>| 55<br> %<br>| 0<br> %<br>|

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\* From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Period Ended<br>September 30, 2020<sup>\*</sup> |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.20<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.00<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.16<br>| 0.13<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.82)<br>| 0.30<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.66)<br>| 0.43<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.20)<br>| (0.20)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.04)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.24)<br>| (0.20)<br>| —<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $8.30<br>| $10.20<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)(d)</sup> | (16.53)%<br>| 4.34<br> %<br>| (0.30)%<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1<br>| $1<br>| $1<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(f)</sup> | 1.57<br> %<br>| 1.57<br> %<br>| 1.57<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 4.18<br> %<br>| 5.60<br> %<br>| 126.54<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | 1.67<br> %<br>| 1.29<br> %<br>| (1.57)%<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 21<br> %<br>| 55<br> %<br>| 0<br> %<br>|

---

\* From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Period Ended<br>September 30, 2020<sup>\*</sup> |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.21<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.00<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.26<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.00<br><sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.82)<br>| 0.31<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.56)<br>| 0.55<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.30)<br>| (0.31)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.04)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.34)<br>| (0.31)<br>| —<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $8.31<br>| $10.21<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (15.63)%<br>| 5.54<br> %<br>| (0.30)%<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $20229<br>| $24842<br>| $24915<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(e)</sup> | 0.52<br> %<br>| 0.52<br> %<br>| 0.52<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.30<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>| 27.91<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Net investment income | 2.75<br> %<br>| 2.38<br> %<br>| 0.55<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 21<br> %<br>| 55<br> %<br>| 0<br> %<br>|

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\* From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Period Ended<br>September 30, 2020<sup>\*</sup> |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.20<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.00<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.25<br>| 0.24<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.81)<br>| 0.29<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.56)<br>| 0.53<br>| (0.03)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.29)<br>| (0.30)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.04)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.33)<br>| (0.30)<br>| —<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $8.31<br>| $10.20<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (15.59)%<br>| 5.38<br> %<br>| (0.30)%<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $46<br>| $22<br>| $1<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(e)</sup> | 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 3.12<br> %<br>| 4.54<br> %<br>| 125.54<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | 2.70<br> %<br>| 2.33<br> %<br>| (0.57)%<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 21<br> %<br>| 55<br> %<br>| 0<br> %<br>|

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\* From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $28.86<br>| $26.23<br>| $23.76<br>| $23.10<br>| $21.60<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.13<br>| 0.06<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.19<br>| 0.23<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.89)<br>| 4.18<br>| 3.05<br>| 1.38<br>| 1.75<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.76)<br>| 4.24<br>| 3.15<br>| 1.57<br>| 1.98<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| (0.13)<br>| (0.12)<br>| (0.16)<br>| (0.19)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (2.16)<br>| (1.48)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (2.16)<br>| (1.61)<br>| (0.68)<br>| (0.91)<br>| (0.48)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $19.94<br>| $28.86<br>| $26.23<br>| $23.76<br>| $23.10<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (25.59)%<br>| 16.73<br> %<br>| 13.41<br> %<br>| 7.66<br> %<br>| 9.26<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $482031<br>| $737469<br>| $632479<br>| $453009<br>| $401036<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.14<br> %<br>| 1.13<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.14<br> %<br>| 1.13<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.52<br> %<br>| 0.23<br> %<br>| 0.42<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>| 1.03<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 35<br> %<br>| 45<br> %<br>| 37<br> %<br>| 27<br> %<br>| 22<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $28.26<br>| $25.78<br>| $23.43<br>| $22.78<br>| $21.29<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.06)<br>| (0.14)<br>| (0.08)<br>| 0.02<br>| 0.06<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.70)<br>| 4.10<br>| 2.99<br>| 1.38<br>| 1.73<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.76)<br>| 3.96<br>| 2.91<br>| 1.40<br>| 1.79<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.01)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (2.16)<br>| (1.48)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (2.16)<br>| (1.48)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $19.34<br>| $28.26<br>| $25.78<br>| $23.43<br>| $22.78<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (26.16)%<br>| 15.85<br> %<br>| 12.55<br> %<br>| 6.85<br> %<br>| 8.46<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $302501<br>| $503073<br>| $483814<br>| $480479<br>| $412610<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.89<br> %<br>| 1.88<br> %<br>| 1.90<br> %<br>| 1.91<br> %<br>| 1.91<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.89<br> %<br>| 1.88<br> %<br>| 1.90<br> %<br>| 1.91<br> %<br>| 1.91<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | (0.23)%<br>| (0.52)%<br>| (0.33)%<br>| 0.08<br> %<br>| 0.29<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 35<br> %<br>| 45<br> %<br>| 37<br> %<br>| 27<br> %<br>| 22<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $29.09<br>| $26.42<br>| $23.92<br>| $23.25<br>| $21.73<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.22<br>| 0.15<br>| 0.18<br>| 0.27<br>| 0.31<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.96)<br>| 4.21<br>| 3.07<br>| 1.38<br>| 1.75<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.74)<br>| 4.36<br>| 3.25<br>| 1.65<br>| 2.06<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.05)<br>| (0.21)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.23)<br>| (0.25)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (2.16)<br>| (1.48)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (2.21)<br>| (1.69)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.98)<br>| (0.54)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $20.14<br>| $29.09<br>| $26.42<br>| $23.92<br>| $23.25<br>|
| Total return | (25.36)%<br>| 17.10<br> %<br>| 13.78<br> %<br>| 8.04<br> %<br>| 9.60<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $243862<br>| $350222<br>| $264338<br>| $202692<br>| $80346<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.81<br> %<br>| 0.81<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.81<br> %<br>| 0.81<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.87<br> %<br>| 0.55<br> %<br>| 0.76<br> %<br>| 1.20<br> %<br>| 1.36<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 35<br> %<br>| 45<br> %<br>| 37<br> %<br>| 27<br> %<br>| 22<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $29.09<br>| $26.42<br>| $23.92<br>| $23.25<br>| $21.74<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.20<br>| 0.13<br>| 0.16<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.29<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.96)<br>| 4.21<br>| 3.07<br>| 1.40<br>| 1.75<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.76)<br>| 4.34<br>| 3.23<br>| 1.64<br>| 2.04<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.03)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.17)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.24)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (2.16)<br>| (1.48)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.75)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (2.19)<br>| (1.67)<br>| (0.73)<br>| (0.97)<br>| (0.53)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $20.14<br>| $29.09<br>| $26.42<br>| $23.92<br>| $23.25<br>|
| Total return | (25.41)%<br>| 17.02<br> %<br>| 13.70<br> %<br>| 7.95<br> %<br>| 9.49<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1932913<br>| $3286680<br>| $2660927<br>| $1938124<br>| $1549689<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.89<br> %<br>| 0.88<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.89<br> %<br>| 0.88<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.77<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.67<br> %<br>| 1.08<br> %<br>| 1.29<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 35<br> %<br>| 45<br> %<br>| 37<br> %<br>| 27<br> %<br>| 22<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $23.85<br>| $20.72<br>| $16.02<br>| $16.05<br>| $14.04<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.06)<br>| (0.05)<br>| 0.01<br>| 0.05<br>| 0.06<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.10)<br>| 4.17<br>| 5.14<br>| 0.71<br>| 2.29<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.16)<br>| 4.12<br>| 5.15<br>| 0.76<br>| 2.35<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| —<br>| (0.05)<br>| (0.05)<br>| (0.05)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (1.24)<br>| (0.99)<br>| (0.40)<br>| (0.74)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (1.24)<br>| (0.99)<br>| (0.45)<br>| (0.79)<br>| (0.34)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $16.45<br>| $23.85<br>| $20.72<br>| $16.02<br>| $16.05<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (27.48)%<br>| 20.43<br> %<br>| 32.80<br> %<br>| 5.81<br> %<br>| 16.98<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1164116<br>| $1740523<br>| $1477915<br>| $1250030<br>| $1083362<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.89<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.89<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | (0.30)%<br>| (0.22)%<br>| 0.04<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.39<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 20<br> %<br>| 9<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>| 7<br> %<br>| 11<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $21.21<br>| $18.66<br>| $14.53<br>| $14.68<br>| $12.92<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.20)<br>| (0.20)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.05)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (5.35)<br>| 3.74<br>| 4.64<br>| 0.65<br>| 2.10<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (5.55)<br>| 3.54<br>| 4.53<br>| 0.59<br>| 2.05<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (1.24)<br>| (0.99)<br>| (0.40)<br>| (0.74)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $14.42<br>| $21.21<br>| $18.66<br>| $14.53<br>| $14.68<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (28.05)%<br>| 19.55<br> %<br>| 31.76<br> %<br>| 5.05<br> %<br>| 16.09<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $65977<br>| $127003<br>| $128764<br>| $120493<br>| $130133<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.63<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.66<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.63<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.66<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (1.05)%<br>| (0.97)%<br>| (0.71)%<br>| (0.39)%<br>| (0.36)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 20<br> %<br>| 9<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>| 7<br> %<br>| 11<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $25.73<br>| $22.26<br>| $17.17<br>| $17.15<br>| $14.97<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.01<br>| 0.02<br>| 0.07<br>| 0.11<br>| 0.12<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.63)<br>| 4.49<br>| 5.53<br>| 0.76<br>| 2.44<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.62)<br>| 4.51<br>| 5.60<br>| 0.87<br>| 2.56<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| (0.05)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.09)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (1.24)<br>| (0.99)<br>| (0.40)<br>| (0.74)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (1.24)<br>| (1.04)<br>| (0.51)<br>| (0.85)<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $17.87<br>| $25.73<br>| $22.26<br>| $17.17<br>| $17.15<br>|
| Total return | (27.25)%<br>| 20.80<br> %<br>| 33.26<br> %<br>| 6.14<br> %<br>| 17.40<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $663001<br>| $806186<br>| $579571<br>| $442787<br>| $1001688<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.56<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.56<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.56<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.56<br> %<br>| 0.58<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.04<br> %<br>| 0.09<br> %<br>| 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.73<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 20<br> %<br>| 9<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>| 7<br> %<br>| 11<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $25.73<br>| $22.26<br>| $17.17<br>| $17.14<br>| $14.97<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.01)<br>| 0.01<br>| 0.05<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.10<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.62)<br>| 4.48<br>| 5.53<br>| 0.77<br>| 2.44<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.63)<br>| 4.49<br>| 5.58<br>| 0.87<br>| 2.54<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| (0.03)<br>| (0.09)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.08)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (1.24)<br>| (0.99)<br>| (0.40)<br>| (0.74)<br>| (0.29)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (1.24)<br>| (1.02)<br>| (0.49)<br>| (0.84)<br>| (0.37)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $17.86<br>| $25.73<br>| $22.26<br>| $17.17<br>| $17.14<br>|
| Total return | (27.29)%<br>| 20.72<br> %<br>| 33.15<br> %<br>| 6.09<br> %<br>| 17.25<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $7594603<br>| $11094922<br>| $9313775<br>| $7017707<br>| $6620996<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.64<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.66<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.64<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.66<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | (0.05)%<br>| 0.02<br> %<br>| 0.27<br> %<br>| 0.60<br> %<br>| 0.64<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 20<br> %<br>| 9<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>| 7<br> %<br>| 11<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.58<br>| $10.99<br>| $10.51<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.29<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.15<br>| 0.11<br>| 0.19<br>| 0.25<br>| 0.22<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.30)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.54<br>| 0.55<br>| (0.31)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.15)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 0.73<br>| 0.80<br>| (0.09)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.15)<br>| (0.12)<br>| (0.20)<br>| (0.26)<br>| (0.23)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.05)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.05)<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.20)<br>| (0.41)<br>| (0.25)<br>| (0.26)<br>| (0.23)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.23<br>| $10.58<br>| $10.99<br>| $10.51<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)(d)</sup> | (10.98)%<br>| (0.06)%<br>| 7.06<br> %<br>| 8.11<br> %<br>| (0.85)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $18077<br>| $20942<br>| $19962<br>| $21415<br>| $19149<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(e)</sup> | 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.68<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br>| 0.72<br> %<br>| 0.72<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.49<br> %<br>| 1.03<br> %<br>| 1.78<br> %<br>| 2.42<br> %<br>| 2.17<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 144<br> %<br>| 100<br> %<br>| 123<br> %<br>| 135<br> %<br>| 152<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** | **Class C** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.62<br>| $11.02<br>| $10.54<br>| $10.00<br>| $10.30<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.06<br>| 0.03<br>| 0.11<br>| 0.17<br>| 0.13<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.29)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.54<br>| 0.55<br>| (0.31)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.23)<br>| (0.08)<br>| 0.65<br>| 0.72<br>| (0.18)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.07)<br>| (0.03)<br>| (0.12)<br>| (0.18)<br>| (0.12)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.05)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.05)<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.12)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.17)<br>| (0.18)<br>| (0.12)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.27<br>| $10.62<br>| $11.02<br>| $10.54<br>| $10.00<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)(c)</sup> | (11.65)%<br>| (0.76)%<br>| 6.27<br> %<br>| 7.28<br> %<br>| (1.71)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $174<br>| $315<br>| $668<br>| $467<br>| $2<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(d)</sup> | 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.43<br> %<br>| 1.45<br> %<br>| 1.46<br> %<br>| 1.48<br> %<br>| 1.45<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.60<br> %<br>| 0.30<br> %<br>| 1.00<br> %<br>| 1.64<br> %<br>| 1.31<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 144<br> %<br>| 100<br> %<br>| 123<br> %<br>| 135<br> %<br>| 152<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Period Ended<br>September 30, 2019<sup>\*</sup> |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.57<br>| $10.98<br>| $10.50<br>| $10.07<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.18<br>| 0.14<br>| 0.22<br>| 0.17<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.30)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.54<br>| 0.45<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.12)<br>| 0.03<br>| 0.76<br>| 0.62<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.18)<br>| (0.15)<br>| (0.23)<br>| (0.19)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.05)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.05)<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.23)<br>| (0.44)<br>| (0.28)<br>| (0.19)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.22<br>| $10.57<br>| $10.98<br>| $10.50<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (10.73)%<br>| 0.25<br> %<br>| 7.39<br> %<br>| 6.19<br> %<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $19294<br>| $20094<br>| $3307<br>| $3546<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(d)</sup> | 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.37<br> %<br>| 0.38<br> %<br>| 0.43<br> %<br>| 0.42<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| Net investment income | 1.80<br> %<br>| 1.32<br> %<br>| 2.09<br> %<br>| 2.54<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 144<br> %<br>| 100<br> %<br>| 123<br> %<br>| 135<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|

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\* From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

(f) Represents the Fund's portfolio turnover rate for year ended September 30, 2019.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.58<br>| $10.99<br>| $10.51<br>| $9.97<br>| $10.29<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.17<br>| 0.14<br>| 0.21<br>| 0.27<br>| 0.25<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.29)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.54<br>| 0.55<br>| (0.31)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.12)<br>| 0.03<br>| 0.75<br>| 0.82<br>| (0.06)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.18)<br>| (0.15)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.28)<br>| (0.26)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.05)<br>| (0.29)<br>| (0.05)<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.23)<br>| (0.44)<br>| (0.27)<br>| (0.28)<br>| (0.26)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.23<br>| $10.58<br>| $10.99<br>| $10.51<br>| $9.97<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (10.76)%<br>| 0.20<br> %<br>| 7.33<br> %<br>| 8.38<br> %<br>| (0.60)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $255418<br>| $340326<br>| $293577<br>| $215752<br>| $148119<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.44<br> %<br>| 0.45<br> %<br>| 0.47<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.45<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.70<br> %<br>| 1.28<br> %<br>| 2.01<br> %<br>| 2.67<br> %<br>| 2.43<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 144<br> %<br>| 100<br> %<br>| 123<br> %<br>| 135<br> %<br>| 152<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** | **Class A** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.40<br>| $11.54<br>| $11.34<br>| $11.09<br>| $11.32<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.07<br>| 0.04<br>| 0.11<br>| 0.15<br>| 0.11<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.72)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.25<br>| 0.34<br>| (0.13)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (0.65)<br>| (0.07)<br>| 0.36<br>| 0.49<br>| (0.02)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.10)<br>| (0.07)<br>| (0.16)<br>| (0.24)<br>| (0.21)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.65<br>| $11.40<br>| $11.54<br>| $11.34<br>| $11.09<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (5.75)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| (0.58)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 3.19<br> %<br>| 4.42<br> %<br>| (0.17)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $246532<br>| $287244<br>| $296217<br>| $308186<br>| $328475<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.69<br> %<br> <sup>(d)(e)</sup><br>| 0.73<br> %<br> <sup>(d)(f)(g)</sup><br>| 0.78<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 0.80<br> %<br>| 0.80<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.72<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 0.73<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 0.78<br> %<br>| 0.80<br> %<br>| 0.80<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.36<br> %<br>| 0.93<br> %<br>| 1.31<br> %<br>| 1.02<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 203<br> %<br>| 247<br> %<br>| 319<br> %<br> <sup>(i)</sup><br>| 527<br> %<br> <sup>(i)</sup><br>| 157<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Includes refund of prior year service fee of 0.01%. See Note 6b of Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Includes refund of prior year service fee of 0.01%.

(g) Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.75% to 0.70%.

(h) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.80% to 0.75%.

(i) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain
trading strategies.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class C**  | **Class C**  | **Class C**  | **Class C**  | **Class C**  |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.38<br>| $11.54<br>| $11.35<br>| $11.10<br>| $11.33<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.02)<br>| (0.05)<br>| 0.02<br>| 0.06<br>| 0.03<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.71)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.34<br>| (0.13)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (0.73)<br>| (0.16)<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.40<br>| (0.10)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.03)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.07)<br>| (0.15)<br>| (0.13)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.62<br>| $11.38<br>| $11.54<br>| $11.35<br>| $11.10<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (6.43)%<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| (1.35)%<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 2.34<br> %<br>| 3.64<br> %<br>| (0.91)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $14145<br>| $24922<br>| $19628<br>| $22142<br>| $23341<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.45<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 1.48<br> %<br> <sup>(e)(f)</sup><br>| 1.53<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>| 1.55<br> %<br>| 1.55<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.48<br> %<br>| 1.49<br> %<br>| 1.53<br> %<br>| 1.55<br> %<br>| 1.55<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | (0.16)%<br>| (0.40)%<br>| 0.18<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.24<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 203<br> %<br>| 247<br> %<br>| 319<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 527<br> %<br> <sup>(h)</sup><br>| 157<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f) Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 1.50% to 1.45%.

(g) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 1.55% to 1.50%.

(h) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain
trading strategies.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.43<br>| $11.57<br>| $11.37<br>| $11.12<br>| $11.36<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.11<br>| 0.08<br>| 0.14<br>| 0.19<br>| 0.15<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.73)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.33<br>| (0.14)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (0.62)<br>| (0.03)<br>| 0.40<br>| 0.52<br>| 0.01<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.13)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.20)<br>| (0.27)<br>| (0.25)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.68<br>| $11.43<br>| $11.57<br>| $11.37<br>| $11.12<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (5.45)%<br>| (0.25)%<br>| 3.53<br> %<br>| 4.77<br> %<br>| 0.09<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $19656<br>| $12972<br>| $11035<br>| $5272<br>| $3176<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.39<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.45<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 0.46<br> %<br>| 0.46<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.41<br> %<br>| 0.46<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.03<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>| 1.20<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.37<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 203<br> %<br>| 247<br> %<br>| 319<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 527<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 157<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(d) Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.45% to 0.40%.

(e) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.50% to 0.45%.

(f) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain
trading strategies.

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Financial Performance

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** | **Class Y** |
|  | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2022 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2021 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2020 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2019 | Year Ended<br>September 30, 2018 |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.43<br>| $11.57<br>| $11.38<br>| $11.13<br>| $11.36<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.10<br>| 0.07<br>| 0.13<br>| 0.17<br>| 0.14<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.72)<br>| (0.11)<br>| 0.25<br>| 0.34<br>| (0.13)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (0.62)<br>| (0.04)<br>| 0.38<br>| 0.51<br>| 0.01<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.12)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.26)<br>| (0.24)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.69<br>| $11.43<br>| $11.57<br>| $11.38<br>| $11.13<br>|
| Total return | (5.42)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.33)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 3.35<br> %<br>| 4.67<br> %<br>| 0.09<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $491162<br>| $707904<br>| $691616<br>| $457248<br>| $366847<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.45<br> %<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 0.48<br> %<br> <sup>(c)(d)</sup><br>| 0.53<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 0.55<br> %<br>| 0.55<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.49<br> %<br>| 0.53<br> %<br>| 0.55<br> %<br>| 0.55<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.87<br> %<br>| 0.61<br> %<br>| 1.11<br> %<br>| 1.55<br> %<br>| 1.26<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 203<br> %<br>| 247<br> %<br>| 319<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 527<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 157<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(d) Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.50% to 0.45%.

(e) Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.55% to 0.50%.

(f) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain
trading strategies.

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Appendix A - Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Load Waivers

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Appendix A - Intermediary Specific Information

Set forth below is information regarding sales load waivers and discounts available at specific financial intermediaries which are not affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser, and/or the Distributor. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify the financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales load waivers or discounts.

**Ameriprise Financial**

**Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at** **Ameriprise Financial**:

*The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:*

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial brokerage account are eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus or SAI:

• Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).<br>• Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 7-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares or conversion of Class C shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply.<br>• Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.<br>• Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor's spouse, advisor's lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor's lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).

**Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. ("Edward Jones")**

**Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones**<br>*The following information has been provided by Edward Jones:*

The following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as "shareholders") purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as "breakpoints") and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the statement of additional information ("SAI") or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of Natixis Funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

**Breakpoints**

• Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus.

**Rights of Accumulation ("ROA")**

• The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of the Natixis Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.

• The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.

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<br>• ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).

**Letter of Intent ("LOI")**

• Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met.

• If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.

**Sales Charge Waivers**

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

• Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.<br>• Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.<br>• Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.<br>• Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.

**Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") Waivers**

If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:<br>• The death or disability of the shareholder.<br>• Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.<br>• Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).<br>• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.<br>• Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.<br>• Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.<br>• Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.<br>• Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.

**<u>Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones</u>**

**Minimum Purchase Amounts**<br>• Initial purchase minimum: $250 (for Natixis Funds Class A shares only)<br>• Subsequent purchase minimum: none<br>**Minimum Balances**<br>• Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:<br>• A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform<br>• A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform<br>• An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI<br>**Exchanging Share Classes**<br>• At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.

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**Janney Montgomery Scott LLC**

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Janney Montgomery Scott LLC ("Janney") account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund's Prospectus or SAI.

**Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Janney**

• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).<br>• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).<br>• Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney's policies and procedures.

<br>**Sales charge waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney**

Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.<br>• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's Prospectus.<br>• Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.<br>• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the fund's Prospectus.<br>• Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.<br>• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

**Front-end load discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation**

• Breakpoints as described in the fund's Prospectus.<br>• Rights of accumulation ("ROA"), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Janney. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

**Merrill Lynch**

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI.

**Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch**

• Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the
plan;

• Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents);

• Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program;

• Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage
(non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

• Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch's
platform;

• Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable);

• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not
any other fund within the fund family);

• Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies and procedures relating to
sales load discounts and waivers;

• Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members;

• Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Prospectus;
and

• Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days
following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a
front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and
withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch's account maintenance fees are not
eligible for reinstatement.

**CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at Merrill Lynch**

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• Death or disability of the shareholder;

• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus;

• Return of excess contributions from an IRA account;

• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code;

• Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch;

• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement; and

• Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to a fee based account or platform (applicable to Class A and C shares only).

• Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch
brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and
waivers.

**Front-end load Discounts Available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent**

• Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus;

• Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in this prospectus will be automatically calculated
based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings where applicable) within the
purchaser's household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible fund family assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA
calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets; and

• Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through Merrill Lynch, over a
13-month period of time (if applicable).

**Morgan Stanley Wealth Management**

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account are eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's Prospectus or SAI.

**Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management**

• Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans<br>• Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley's account linking rules<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund<br>• Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account<br>• Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's share class conversion program<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.

**Oppenheimer**

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("OPCO") platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus or SAI.

**Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO**

• Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan<br>• Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan<br>• Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)<br>• Shares purchased form the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same amount, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).<br>• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO<br>• Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members<br>• Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus

**CDSC Waivers on A, B and C Shares available at OPCO**

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• Death or disability of the shareholder<br>• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus<br>• Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account<br>• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the prospectus<br>• Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO<br>• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement<br>Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent<br>• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.<br>• Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

**Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.,** **& Raymond James affiliates ("Raymond James")**

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus or SAI.

**Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at Raymond James**

• Shares purchased in an investment advisory program<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)<br>• Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occurs in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement)<br>• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James

**CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C Shares available at Raymond James**

• Death or disability of the shareholder<br>• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus<br>• Return of excess contributions from an IRA account<br>• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund's prospectus<br>• Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James<br>• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

**Front-End Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulation**

• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus<br>• Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

**Robert W. Baird & Co.**

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI

<br>**Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Investors A-shares Available at Baird**<br>• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing share of the same fund<br>• Shares purchased by employees and registers representatives of Baird or its affiliate and their family members as designated by Baird<br>• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Natixis Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)<br>• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the fund if the shares are no longer

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subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird<br>• Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs

**CDSC Waivers on Investor A and C shares Available at Baird**<br>• Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder<br>• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus<br>• Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account<br>• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70 ½ as described in the Fund's prospectus<br>• Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird<br>• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

**Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulations**<br>• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus<br>• Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Baird. Eligible fund family assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets<br>• Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family through Baird, over a 13-month period of time

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Appendix B - Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers

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Appendix B - Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers

<u>**<u>UBS Financial Services, Inc. ("UBS-FS")</u>**</u><br>Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Class Y shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in the Funds' Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions.

The minimum for the Class Y shares is waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.

**<u>JP Morgan</u>**

There is no initial investment minimum for shareholders purchasing Class N shares through Fee Based Programs (such as wrap accounts) where such shares are held within a JP Morgan omnibus account. Class N shares purchased through a Fee Based Program and held within a JP Morgan omnibus account, where the omnibus account does not have a balance of at least $1,000,000 within two years of the establishment of the omnibus account, will not be subject to liquidation.

*Exemption from Minimum Balance Policy*

Class N accounts held within an omnibus account are exempt from the $500 minimum balance policy.

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Appendix C - Additional Index Information

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Appendix C - Additional Index Information

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| **Blended Index** | A combination of benchmarks against which a portfolio can be compared. Weights are assigned to each individual benchmark in the blend, and a rebalancing frequency is set for how often the blend is reset to its original weights. These rebalancings will not necessarily correspond to the rebalancing of the Fund's investment portfolio, and the relative weightings of the asset classes in the Fund will generally differ to some extent from the weightings in the Blended Index. The blended index for this Fund is composed of the following weights: 60% MSCI World Index (Net)/40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year** **Government Bond Index** | A subindex of the Bloomberg U.S. Government Index, which is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S Treasury and U.S. Agency Indices. The Bloomberg U.S. Government Index includes Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and U.S. agency debentures (publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the US Government). The Bloomberg U.S. Government Index is a component of the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate** **Bond Index** | A broad-based index that covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the U.S. Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index** | The index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets. It is composed of the U.S. Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes non-U.S. agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities. The U.S. Credit Index was called the U.S. Corporate Index until July 2000, when it was renamed to reflect its inclusion of both corporate and non-corporate issuers. The U.S. Credit Index is a subset of the U.S. Government/Credit Index and U.S. Aggregate Index. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate** **Government/Credit Bond Index** | Includes securities in the intermediate maturity range with in the Government and Credit Indices. The Government Index includes treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (i.e., publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The Credit Index includes publicly issued US corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. |
| **MSCI All Country World Index** | A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. |
| **Russell 1000<sup>®</sup>** **Growth Index** | An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. |

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*If you would like more information about the Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:*

**Annual and Semiannual Reports**—Provide additional information about each Fund's investments. Each annual report includes a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.

**Statement of Additional Information (SAI)**—Provides more detailed information about the Funds and their investment limitations and policies. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference.

**For a free copy of the Funds' annual or semiannual reports or their SAIs, to request other information about the Funds, and to make** **shareholder inquiries generally, contact your financial representative, visit the Funds' website at im.natixis.com or call the Funds at 800-225-** **5478.**

*Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents:*

In our continuing effort to reduce your fund's expenses and the amount of mail that you receive from us, we will combine mailings of prospectuses, annual or semiannual reports and proxy statements to your household. If more than one family member in your household owns the same fund or funds described in a single prospectus, report or proxy statement, you will receive one mailing unless you request otherwise. Additional copies of our prospectuses, reports or proxy statements may be obtained at any time by calling 800-225-5478. If you are currently receiving multiple mailings to your household and would like to receive only one mailing or if you wish to receive separate mailings for each member of your household in the future, please call us at the telephone number listed above and we will resume separate mailings within 30 days of your request.

*Your financial representative or Natixis Funds will also be happy to answer your questions or to provide any additional information that you may require.*

Text-only copies of the Funds' reports and SAI and other information are available free from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at: www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

**Portfolio Holdings**—A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund's portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

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| Investment Company Act File No. 811-08282 |  |
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Prospectus<br>February 1, 2023

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|  | Admin<br>Class  | Retail<br>Class | Institutional<br>Class | Class<br>N  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund |  |  | LSFIX |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund |  | LSGLX | LSGBX | LSGNX |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund |  | LIPRX | LSGSX | LIPNX |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund |  |  | LSHIX |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund |  | LCGRX | LSSIX | LSSNX |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | LSVAX | LSCRX | LSSCX | LSCNX |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund |  |  | LSMIX | LSMNX |

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**The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have not approved or disapproved any** **Fund's shares or determined whether this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a crime.**

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Contents

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| [fund summary](#chapter_2_4189) | [1](#chapter_2_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4189) | [1](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4189) | [7](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_3_4189) | [14](#chapter_2-sect1_3_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_4_4189) | [20](#chapter_2-sect1_4_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_5_4189) | [25](#chapter_2-sect1_5_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_6_4189) | [30](#chapter_2-sect1_6_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_7_4189) | [36](#chapter_2-sect1_7_4189) |
| [more information about investment strategies](#chapter_3_4189) | [41](#chapter_3_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4189) | [41](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4189) | [42](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_3_4189) | [43](#chapter_3-sect1_3_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_4_4189) | [43](#chapter_3-sect1_4_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_5_4189) | [44](#chapter_3-sect1_5_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_6_4189) | [45](#chapter_3-sect1_6_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_7_4189) | [45](#chapter_3-sect1_7_4189) |
| [more about risk](#chapter_4_4189) | [48](#chapter_4_4189) |
| [management](#chapter_5_4189) | [56](#chapter_5_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Adviser](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4189) | [56](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Portfolio Managers](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4189) | [56](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Distribution Plans and Administrative Services and Other Fees](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4189) | [57](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Information](#chapter_5-sect1_4_4189) | [58](#chapter_5-sect1_4_4189) |
| [general information](#chapter_6_4189) | [58](#chapter_6_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Choosing a Share Class](#chapter_6-sect1_1_4189) | [58](#chapter_6-sect1_1_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How Fund Shares Are Priced](#chapter_6-sect1_2_4189) | [59](#chapter_6-sect1_2_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Self-Servicing Your Account](#chapter_6-sect1_3_4189) | [60](#chapter_6-sect1_3_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How To Purchase Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_4_4189) | [61](#chapter_6-sect1_4_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How To Redeem Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_5_4189) | [63](#chapter_6-sect1_5_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Exchanging or Converting Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_6_4189) | [65](#chapter_6-sect1_6_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Cost Basis Reporting](#chapter_6-sect1_7_4189) | [65](#chapter_6-sect1_7_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Dividends and Distributions](#chapter_6-sect1_8_4189) | [65](#chapter_6-sect1_8_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_9_4189) | [66](#chapter_6-sect1_9_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Tax Consequences](#chapter_6-sect1_10_4189) | [68](#chapter_6-sect1_10_4189) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restructuring and Liquidations](#chapter_6-sect1_11_4189) | [70](#chapter_6-sect1_11_4189) |
| [financial highlights](#chapter_7_4189) | [70](#chapter_7_4189) |

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| [appendix a - financial intermediary specific commissions & investment minimum waivers](#chapter_8_4189) | [A-1](#chapter_8_4189) |
| [appendix b - additional index information](#chapter_9_4189) | [B-1](#chapter_9_4189) |

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.50%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.08%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.58%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.58%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.65% of the Fund's average daily net assets, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $59<br>| $186<br>| $324<br>| $726<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") and up to 20% of its assets in equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest in fixed-

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income securities of any maturity.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. government securities, investment-grade corporate securities, securitized assets, high-yield corporate securities, emerging market securities, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertibles, bank loans and municipals) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

In deciding which equity securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles intends to emphasize dividend-paying stocks issued by companies with strong fundamentals and relatively limited anticipated volatility to supplement its fixed-income holdings. These securities will be selected with the same bottom-up investment process that is the foundation of the Fund's overall strategy.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities (including junior and senior bonds), U.S. government securities, commercial paper, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, mortgage-backed securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset-backed securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect

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not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon securities and securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, options, futures transactions and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk** is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

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**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**REITs Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in REITs will fall as a result of changes in underlying real estate values, rising interest rates, limited diversification of holdings, higher costs and prepayment risk associated with related mortgages, as well as other risks particular to investments in real estate. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0002.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 9.15%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -12.99% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.75%<br>| <br> 1.04%<br>| <br> 2.81%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -12.21%<br>| <br> -0.58%<br>| <br> 0.85%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -6.88%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> 1.46%<br>|
| Bloombeg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index | <br> -13.58%<br>| <br> 0.21%<br>| <br> 1.16%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012 and was an associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2007 to 2012.

Brian P. Kennedy, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2016.

Elaine M. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012 and was an associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2007 to 2012.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $3,000,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50,000, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums. The minimum may also be waived for the clients of financial consultants and financial institutions that have a business relationship with Loomis Sayles, if such client invests at least $1,000,000 in the Fund.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by

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influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** | **Retail Class** | **Class N** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.55%<br>| <br> 0.55%<br>| <br> 0.55%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.20%<br>| <br> 0.20%<br>| <br> 0.11%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 1.00%<br>| <br> 0.66%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.05%<br>| <br> 0.05%<br>| <br> 0.01%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.70%<br>| <br> 0.95%<br>| <br> 0.65%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.69%, 0.94% and 0.64% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares, Retail Class shares and Class N shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the examples are based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $72<br>| $235<br>| $412<br>| $926<br>|
| Retail Class | $97<br>| $313<br>| $548<br>| $1220<br>|
| Class N | $66<br>| $210<br>| $367<br>| $822<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 103% of the average value of its portfolio.

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**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities worldwide, although it may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four rating categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. Securities held by the Fund may be denominated in any currency and may be issued by issuers located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies and may engage in other foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) for investment or hedging purposes.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective to identify attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, Loomis Sayles analyzes political, economic and other fundamental factors and combines this analysis with a comparison of the yield spreads of various fixed-income securities in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk. Third, if a security that is believed to be attractive is denominated in a foreign currency, Loomis Sayles analyzes whether to accept or to hedge the currency risk.

In assessing both risks and opportunities related to the Fund's investments, Loomis Sayles seeks to take into account the factors that may influence an investment's performance over time. This includes material environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") risks and opportunities (those which could cause a material impact on the value of an investment).

In integrating risks and opportunities into its investment process, Loomis Sayles takes into account ESG factors that it deems may be material to an investment, such as carbon intensity, renewable energy usage from low carbon sources, workplace diversity, and board composition, at all stages of the investment management process, including strategy development, investment analysis and due diligence, and portfolio construction (including at the point where the investment team considers investment opportunities), and as part of its ongoing monitoring and risk analysis.

To the extent that Loomis Sayles concludes that there is an ESG risk associated with an investment, Loomis Sayles assesses the probability and potential impact of that ESG risk against the potential pecuniary advantage to the Fund of making the investment. If Loomis Sayles believes the potential pecuniary advantage outweighs the actual or potential impact of the ESG risk, then Loomis Sayles may still make the investment.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities, U.S. government securities, commercial paper, zero-coupon securities, securitized and mortgage-related securities (including senior and junior loans, mortgage dollar rolls and collateralized mortgage obligations) and other asset-backed securities, when-issued securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), bank loans, structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures transactions and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

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government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon securities and securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Bank Loans Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in bank loans are subject to credit risk and may not be adequately collateralized. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. The interest rates on many bank loans reset frequently, and thus bank loans are subject to interest rate risk. Most bank loans, like most investment-grade bonds, are not traded on any national securities exchange. There may also be less public information available about bank loans as compared to other debt securities.

**Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in CLOs involve risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in debt obligations and other fixed-income securities such as credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and market/issuer risk. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the type of underlying assets and the specific tranche in which the Fund is invested. A CLO's performance is linked to the expertise of the CLO manager and its ability to manage the CLO's portfolio. Changes in the regulation of CLOs may adversely affect the value of the CLO investments held by the Fund. The tranche of the CLO held by the Fund may be subordinate to other classes of the CLO's debt. CLO debt is payable solely from the proceeds of the CLO's underlying assets and, therefore, if the income from the underlying loans is insufficient to make payments on one or more tranches of the CLO's debt, no other assets will be available for payment. CLO debt securities may be subject to redemption and the timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest and the CLO manager's opportunities to invest may be limited.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may

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result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, structured notes, options, futures transactions and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**ESG Risk** is the risk related to ESG factors that may impact the performance of securities in which the Fund invests. Such ESG factors include, for example, climate change; resource depletion; renewal energy usage; governance, diversity and labor practices; workplace health and safety; supply chain standards; and product health and safety. The companies or issuers in which the Fund invests may not have favorable ESG characteristics.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk** is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss

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when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0006.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 7.27%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2022, -9.58% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br>**(2/1/13)** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -17.18%<br>| <br> -1.43%<br>| <br> -0.28%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -17.18%<br>| <br> -2.17%<br>| <br> -0.98%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -10.17%<br>| <br> -1.25%<br>| <br> -0.42%<br>| - |
| Retail Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -17.38%<br>| <br> -1.67%<br>| <br> -0.52%<br>| - |
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -17.13%<br>| <br> -1.37%<br>| <br> -<br>| -0.14% |
| Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index | <br> -16.25%<br>| <br> -1.66%<br>| <br> -0.44%<br>| -0.34% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period and 5-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

David W. Rolley, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Lynda L. Schweitzer, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2007.

Scott M. Service, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2014.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Retail Class Shares**

Retail Class shares of the Fund are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Retail Class shares of the Fund may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

**Class N Shares**

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably

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believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your financial adviser, through your broker-dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** | **Retail Class** | **Class N** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.24%<br>| <br> 0.24%<br>| <br> 0.16%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.49%<br>| <br> 0.74%<br>| <br> 0.41%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.09%<br>| <br> 0.09%<br>| <br> 0.06%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.40%<br>| <br> 0.65%<br>| <br> 0.35%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.40%, 0.65% and 0.35% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares, Retail Class shares and Class N shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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| 2 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $41<br>| $148<br>| $265<br>| $607<br>|
| Retail Class | $66<br>| $228<br>| $403<br>| $910<br>|
| Class N | $36<br>| $126<br>| $224<br>| $512<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 107% of the average value of its portfolio.

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**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities. The emphasis will be on debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or "TIPS"). The principal value of these securities is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation, and repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the U.S. government.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

The Fund may invest in other securities, including but not limited to inflation-protected debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury, by other entities such as corporations and foreign governments and by foreign issuers. The Fund may also invest in nominal (i.e., non-inflation-protected) treasury securities, corporate bonds, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, asset-backed securities and mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, and may invest up to 10% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may also invest in swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security) and other derivatives. The Fund may also engage in futures transactions and foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts).

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk** is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**TIPS Risk** is the risk that the securities will not work as intended. The principal of TIPS increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. The interest rate on TIPS is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation based upon an index intended to measure the rate of inflation. However, there can be no assurance that the relevant index will accurately measure the rate of inflation. Although repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed, the market value of TIPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In

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addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, structured notes, futures transactions, and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

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**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0007.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 5.24%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2013, -6.88% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br>**(2/1/17)** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.46%<br>| <br> 2.16%<br>| <br> 1.02%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -15.14%<br>| <br> 0.62%<br>| <br> -0.11%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -7.33%<br>| <br> 1.06%<br>| <br> 0.31%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Retail Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.71%<br>| <br> 1.91%<br>| <br> 0.76%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.40%<br>| <br> 2.23%<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> 2.39%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index | <br> -11.85%<br>| <br> 2.11%<br>| <br> 1.12%<br>| <br> 2.16%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Elaine Kan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012.

Kevin P. Kearns, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Retail Class Shares**

Retail Class shares of the Fund are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Retail Class shares of the Fund may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

**Class N Shares**

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the

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establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your financial adviser, through your broker-dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.60%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses<sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.10%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.70%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.70%<br>|

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| 1 | The expense information shown in the table above includes acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.01%; the ratios differ from the expense information disclosed in the Fund's financial highlights table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $72<br>| $224<br>| $390<br>| $871<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 65% of the average value of its portfolio.

**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will invest primarily in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") and other securities that are expected to produce a relatively high level of income (including income-producing preferred stocks and common stocks). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund

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may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. governments, investment-grade corporates, securitized assets, high-yield corporates, emerging markets, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertibles, bank loans and municipals) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities (including junior and senior loans), U.S. government securities, commercial paper, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, stripped mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations, other asset-backed securities, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. In the

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event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, options, futures transactions and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon securities and securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market

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turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**REITs Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in REITs will fall as a result of changes in underlying real estate values, rising interest rates, limited diversification of holdings, higher costs and prepayment risk associated with related mortgages, as well as other risks particular to investments in real estate. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0003.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 11.00%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -18.43% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.67%<br>| <br> 1.08%<br>| <br> 3.98%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -13.33%<br>| <br> -1.16%<br>| <br> 1.21%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -6.87%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 2.01%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index | <br> -11.19%<br>| <br> 2.31%<br>| <br> 4.03%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the

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measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012 and was an associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2007 to 2012.

Brian P. Kennedy, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2021.

Elaine M. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012 and was an associate portfolio manager of the Fund from 2007 to 2012.

Todd P. Vandam, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2021.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $3,000,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50,000, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums. The minimum may also be waived for the clients of financial consultants and financial institutions that have a business relationship with Loomis Sayles, if such client invests at least $1,000,000 in the Fund.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** | **Retail Class** | **Class N** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.07%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.93%<br>| <br> 1.18%<br>| <br> 0.82%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.93%<br>| <br> 1.18%<br>| <br> 0.82%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 1.00%, 1.25% and 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares, Retail Class shares and Class N shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $95<br>| $296<br>| $515<br>| $1143<br>|
| Retail Class | $120<br>| $375<br>| $649<br>| $1432<br>|
| Class N | $84<br>| $262<br>| $455<br>| $1014<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

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**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the Fund defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles typically seeks to identify companies that it believes have distinctive products, technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for high levels of profitability; and solid management. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy and sell decisions.

The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 1444A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of a stock may decline for a number of reasons that relate directly to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services, or the equity markets generally. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it.. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Small-Capitalization Companies Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets, increased volatility and less liquidity than investments in larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of the portfolio.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other

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market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, options and futures transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Large Investor Risk** is the risk associated with ownership of shares of the Fund that may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

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**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0004.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 30.39%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -24.14% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br>**(2/1/13)** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -22.92%<br>| <br> 7.65%<br>| <br> 11.34%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -23.46%<br>| <br> 5.58%<br>| <br> 9.24%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -13.19%<br>| <br> 6.04%<br>| <br> 9.07%<br>| - |
| Retail Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -23.10%<br>| <br> 7.39%<br>| <br> 11.06%<br>| - |
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -22.84%<br>| <br> 7.78%<br>| <br> -<br>| 10.78% |
| Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Growth Index | <br> -26.36%<br>| <br> 3.51%<br>| <br> 9.20%<br>| 6.31% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Mark F. Burns, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2005.

John J. Slavik, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2005.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Retail Class Shares**

Retail Class shares of the Fund are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Retail Class shares of the Fund may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

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**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

**Class N Shares**

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your financial adviser, through your broker-dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** | **Retail Class** | **Admin Class** | **Class N** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.25%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.18%<br>| <br> 0.43%<br> <sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.09%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.93%<br>| <br> 1.18%<br>| <br> 1.43%<br>| <br> 0.84%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.03%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.90%<br>| <br> 1.15%<br>| <br> 1.40%<br>| <br> 0.84%<br>|

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| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.90%, 1.15%, 1.40% and 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares, Retail Class shares, Admin Class shares and Class N shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the examples for the Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class shares are based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| Institutional Class | $92<br>| $293<br>| $512<br>| $1140<br>|
| Retail Class | $117<br>| $372<br>| $646<br>| $1429<br>|
| Admin Class | $143<br>| $449<br>| $779<br>| $1710<br>|
| Class N | $86<br>| $268<br>| $466<br>| $1037<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

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**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the Fund defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify securities of smaller companies that it believes are undervalued by the market using a disciplined bottom-up approach to investing. Utilizing fundamental research, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify those stocks selling at a discount to its assessment of intrinsic value. The Fund's investments focus on market inefficiencies and may include companies that are misunderstood by other investors; are undergoing a change in the business model or financial structure; or those companies that are not yet well-known to the investment community but are considered to have favorable fundamental prospects and attractive valuation. The portfolio managers analyze fundamental trends across the various industries in the sectors and use this information along with security valuation procedures to determine which stocks they believe are best positioned to outperform the industry or sector. Sell decisions are made when there is a deterioration in fundamentals, a stock reaches a target price or a more attractive opportunity is found.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules thereunder (the "1940 Act"), investment companies. The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of a stock may decline for a number of reasons that relate directly to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services, or the equity markets generally. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value stocks also present the risk that their lower valuations fairly reflect their business prospects and that investors will not agree that the stocks represent favorable investment opportunities, and they may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during any given period.. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Small-Capitalization Companies Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets, increased volatility and less liquidity than investments in larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of the portfolio.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**REITs Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in REITs will fall as a result of changes in underlying real estate values, rising interest rates, limited diversification of holdings, higher costs and prepayment risk associated with related mortgages, as well as other risks particular to investments in real estate. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, options and futures transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk** is the risk that the Fund will indirectly bear the management service and other fees of the other investment company in addition to its own expenses.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

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**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of two broad measures of market performance. The Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000<sup>®</sup> Index. This index shows how the Fund's returns compare to a commonly-used broad based index focused on small-cap securities. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0005.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Fourth Quarter 2020, 27.47%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -33.76% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br>**(2/1/13)** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.54%<br>| <br> 4.02%<br>| <br> 8.89%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -13.92%<br>| <br> 1.13%<br>| <br> 6.09%<br>| - |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -5.13%<br>| <br> 2.90%<br>| <br> 6.83%<br>| - |
| Retail Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.75%<br>| <br> 3.76%<br>| <br> 8.63%<br>| - |
| Admin Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.99%<br>| <br> 3.50%<br>| <br> 8.35%<br>| - |
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.47%<br>| <br> 4.08%<br>| <br> -<br>| 8.34% |
| Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Value Index | <br> -14.48%<br>| <br> 4.13%<br>| <br> 8.48%<br>| 7.79% |
| Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index | <br> -20.44%<br>| <br> 4.13%<br>| <br> 9.01%<br>| 8.29% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Joseph R. Gatz, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Jeffrey Schwartz, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2012.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

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**Retail Class Shares**

Retail Class shares of the Fund are subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

The minimum investment requirements for Retail Class shares of the Fund may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Fee-based programs** (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your
financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees.

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Certain Individual Retirement Accounts** if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund.

• Clients of a **Registered Investment Adviser** where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting
fee.

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

**Class N Shares**

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

**Admin Class Shares**

Admin Class shares of the Fund are intended primarily for Certain Retirement Plans held in an omnibus fashion and are not available for purchase by individual investors. There are no initial or subsequent investment minimums for these shares.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your financial adviser, through your broker-dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system,

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or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | **Institutional Class** | **Class N** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.75%<br>| <br> 0.75%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>| <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.16%<br>| <br> 0.16%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.91%<br>| <br> 0.91%<br>|
| Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement<sup>1</sup> | <br> 0.06%<br> <sup>2</sup> | <br> 0.08%<br> <sup>3</sup> |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | <br> 0.85%<br>| <br> 0.83%<br>|

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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.85% and 0.83% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Class N shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |

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| 2 | In order to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement do not exceed the amounts disclosed in the table, the Adviser may voluntarily waive additional advisory fees. This may result in the Institutional Class shareholders realizing a total annual fund operating expense after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement lower than 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This additional waiver may be terminated at any time. |

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| 3 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |

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**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $87<br>| $284<br>| $498<br>| $1114<br>|
| Class N | $85<br>| $282<br>| $496<br>| $1112<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

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**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small/mid-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks. Currently, the Fund defines a small/mid-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500™ Index, an index that tracks some or all of the stocks of the 2,500 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles typically seeks to identify companies that it believes have distinctive products, technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for high levels of profitability; and solid management. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy and sell decisions.

The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of a stock may decline for a number of reasons that relate directly to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services, or the equity markets generally. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it.. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Small/Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets, increased volatility and less liquidity than investments in larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of the portfolio.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

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market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as forward currency contracts, options and futures transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Large Investor Risk** is the risk associated with ownership of shares of the Fund that may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

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**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407474lo4189img0001.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 28.50%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -21.89% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Life of Institutional** **Class**<br>**(6/30/15)** | <br>**Life of Class N**<br>**(10/1/19)** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -27.08%<br>| <br> 6.90%<br>| <br> 8.49%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -27.08%<br>| <br> 4.56%<br>| <br> 6.90%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -16.03%<br>| <br> 5.04%<br>| <br> 6.57%<br>| <br> -<br>|
| Class N - Return Before Taxes | <br> -27.06%<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> -<br>| <br> 7.01%<br>|
| Russell 2500™ Growth Index | <br> -26.21%<br>| <br> 5.97%<br>| <br> 10.62%<br>| <br> 6.39%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class of the Fund. After-tax returns for Class N will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Mark F. Burns, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2015.

John J. Slavik, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2015.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following information shows the investment minimum for various types of accounts:

**Institutional Class Shares**

Institutional Class shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Fund Trustees**, former
Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Loomis Sayles Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Loomis Sayles
Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and
Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans.

**Registered Investment Advisers** investing on behalf of their clients and certain fee based programs may aggregate investments of multiple clients to satisfy the $100,000 minimum initial investment amount.

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At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors, and its affiliates may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

**Class N Shares**

Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:

• **Certain Retirement Plans.** Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator.

• **Sub-accounts** held
within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000.

• **Funds of funds** that
are distributed by the Distributor.

In its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will have enough assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this class.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.

The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your financial adviser, through your broker-dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by exchange, by wire, by internet at www.loomissayles.com, by telephone at 800-633-3330, through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. See the section "How Fund Shares are Priced" in the Prospectus for details.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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**Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") and up to 20% of its assets in equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. government securities, investment-grade corporate securities, securitized assets, high-yield corporate securities, emerging market securities, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertibles, bank loans and municipals) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

In deciding which equity securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles intends to emphasize dividend-paying stocks issued by companies with strong fundamentals and relatively limited anticipated volatility to supplement its fixed-income holdings. These securities will be selected with the same bottom-up investment process that is the foundation of the Fund's overall strategy.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities (including junior and senior bonds), U.S. government securities, commercial paper, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, mortgage-backed securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset-backed securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

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In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

**Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities worldwide, although it may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four rating categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. Securities held by the Fund may be denominated in any currency and may be issued by issuers located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies and may engage in other foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) for investment or hedging purposes.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective to identify attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, Loomis Sayles analyzes political, economic and other fundamental factors and combines this analysis with a comparison of the yield spreads of various fixed-income securities in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk. Third, if a security that is believed to be attractive is denominated in a foreign currency, Loomis Sayles analyzes whether to accept or to hedge the currency risk.

In assessing both risks and opportunities related to the Fund's investments, Loomis Sayles seeks to take into account the factors that may influence an investment's performance over time. This includes material environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") risks and opportunities (those which could cause a material impact on the value of an investment).

In integrating risks and opportunities into its investment process, Loomis Sayles takes into account ESG factors that it deems may be material to an investment, such as carbon intensity, renewable energy usage from low carbon sources, workplace diversity, and board composition, at all stages of the investment management process, including strategy development, investment analysis and due diligence, and portfolio construction (including at the point where the investment team considers investment opportunities), and as part of its ongoing monitoring and risk analysis.

To the extent that Loomis Sayles concludes that there is an ESG risk associated with an investment, Loomis Sayles assesses the probability and potential impact of that ESG risk against the potential pecuniary advantage to the Fund of making the investment. If Loomis Sayles believes the potential pecuniary advantage outweighs the actual or potential impact of the ESG risk, then Loomis Sayles may still make the investment.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities, U.S. government securities, commercial paper, zero-coupon securities, securitized and mortgage-related securities (including senior and junior loans, mortgage dollar rolls and collateralized mortgage obligations) and other asset-backed securities, when-issued securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), bank loans, structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures

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transactions and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

**Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities. The emphasis will be on debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or "TIPS"). The principal value of these securities is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation, and repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the U.S. government.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

The Fund may invest in other securities, including but not limited to inflation-protected debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury, by other entities such as corporations and foreign governments and by foreign issuers. The Fund may also invest in nominal (i.e., non-inflation-protected) treasury securities, corporate bonds, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), structured notes, collateralized loan obligations, asset-backed securities and mortgage-related securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, and may invest up to 10% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity. The Fund may also invest in swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security) and other derivatives. The Fund may also engage in futures transactions and foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts).

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

**Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund will invest primarily in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") and other securities that are expected to produce a relatively high level of income (including income-producing preferred stocks and common stocks). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major ratings agencies (Moody's

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Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four ratings categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles may consider a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current bond market, including, for example, the stability and volatility of a country's bond markets, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. Loomis Sayles will also consider how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the overall portfolio's risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains).

Three themes typically drive the Fund's investment approach. First, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities that are attractively valued relative to the Loomis Sayles' credit research team's assessment of credit risk. The broad coverage combined with the objective of identifying attractive investment opportunities makes this an important component of the investment approach. Second, the Fund may invest significantly in securities the prices of which Loomis Sayles believes are more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates. These securities may not have a direct correlation with changes in interest rates, thus helping to manage interest rate risk and to offer diversified sources for return. Third, Loomis Sayles analyzes different sectors of the economy and differences in the yields ("spreads") of various fixed-income securities (U.S. governments, investment-grade corporates, securitized assets, high-yield corporates, emerging markets, non-U.S. sovereigns and credits, convertibles, bank loans and municipals) in an effort to find securities that it believes may produce attractive returns for the Fund in comparison to their risk.

The Fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include, among other instruments, corporate bonds and other debt securities (including junior and senior loans), U.S. government securities, commercial paper, collateralized loan obligations, zero-coupon securities, mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage dollar rolls, stripped mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations, other asset-backed securities, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), repurchase agreements and convertible securities. The Fund may also engage in options and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts) and swap transactions (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

The Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to its policy to invest primarily in below investment-grade fixed-income securities and other securities that are expected to produce a relatively high level of income taking effect.

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the Fund defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles typically seeks to identify companies that it believes have distinctive products, technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for high levels of profitability; and solid management. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy and sell decisions.

The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies

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incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 1444A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the Fund defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify securities of smaller companies that it believes are undervalued by the market using a disciplined bottom-up approach to investing. Utilizing fundamental research, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify those stocks selling at a discount to its assessment of intrinsic value. The Fund's investments focus on market inefficiencies and may include companies that are misunderstood by other investors; are undergoing a change in the business model or financial structure; or those companies that are not yet well-known to the investment community but are considered to have favorable fundamental prospects and attractive valuation. The portfolio managers analyze fundamental trends across the various industries in the sectors and use this information along with security valuation procedures to determine which stocks they believe are best positioned to outperform the industry or sector. Sell decisions are made when there is a deterioration in fundamentals, a stock reaches a target price or a more attractive opportunity is found.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules thereunder (the "1940 Act"), investment companies. The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

**Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small/mid-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks. Currently, the Fund defines a small/mid-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500™ Index, an index that tracks some or all of the stocks of the 2,500 of the smallest U.S. companies. The Fund may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large-capitalization companies.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles typically seeks to identify companies that it believes have distinctive products,

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technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for high levels of profitability; and solid management. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy and sell decisions.

The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Although certain equity securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if they are included in the U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments. The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities").

The Fund may engage, for hedging and investment purposes, in foreign currency transactions (such as forward currency contracts), options and futures transactions.

In accordance with applicable SEC requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

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**TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE MEASURES**

Temporary defensive measures may be used by a Fund during adverse economic, market, political or other conditions. In this event, each Fund may hold any portion of its assets in cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest in cash equivalents such as money market instruments or high-quality debt securities as it deems appropriate. A Fund may miss certain investment opportunities if it uses defensive strategies and thus may not achieve its investment objective.

**DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS**

Each Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Examples of derivatives include options, futures and swap transactions (including credit default swaps), forward transactions and foreign currency transactions. The Funds may (but are not required to) use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates or currency risk ("hedging"). When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that a Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The Funds may also use derivatives for leverage, which increases opportunities for gain, to earn income, enhance yield or broaden the Fund's diversification by gaining exposure to issuers, indices, sectors, currencies and/or geographic regions. A Fund may be required to sell other securities at inopportune times to meet collateral requirements on its derivatives transactions.

**REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS**

Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller (a bank or, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), a recognized securities dealer) to repurchase the security at an agreed-upon price and date (usually seven days or less from the date of original purchase). The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market rate of interest unrelated to the coupon rate on the purchased security. Such transactions afford a Fund the opportunity to earn a return on its cash at what is expected to be minimal market/issuer risk. A Fund may invest in a repurchase agreement that does not produce a positive return to the Fund if Loomis Sayles believes it is appropriate to do so under the circumstances (for example, to help protect the Fund's uninvested cash against the risk of loss during periods of market turmoil). There is a risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the underlying security. In such event, a Fund would attempt to exercise rights with respect to the underlying security, including possible disposition in the market. However, a Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss, including possible declines in the value of the underlying security, possible reduced levels of income, inability to enforce rights and expenses involved in attempted enforcement. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days may be considered illiquid securities.

**SECURITIES LENDING**

Each Fund may lend a portion of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions, provided that a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. Please see the section "Investment Strategies" in the Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI") for details. When a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. These fees or interest are income to a Fund, although the Fund often must share the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. Securities lending involves, among other risks, the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. The Funds may pay lending fees to the party arranging the loan. In addition, any investment of cash is generally at the sole risk of a Fund. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan are generally at a Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. Each Fund's securities lending activities are implemented pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and are subject to Board oversight.

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**PERCENTAGE INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS**

Except as set forth in the SAI, the percentage limitations set forth in this Prospectus and the SAI apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS**

A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund's portfolio securities is available in the Funds' SAI.

A "snapshot" of each Fund's investments may be found in each Fund's annual and semiannual reports. In addition, a list of the Fund's full portfolio holdings, which is updated monthly after an aging period of at least 30 days (60 days for Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund)is available on the Fund's website at www.loomissayles.com (click on the drop-down menu titled "Intermediary / Advisory" and then "Holdings"). These holdings will remain accessible on the website until the Fund files its Form N-CSR or Form N-PORT with the SEC for the period that includes the date of the information. In addition, a list of the Fund's top 10 holdings as of the month-end is generally available within 7 business days after the month-end on the Fund's website at www.loomissayles.com (click on the drop-down menu titled "Intermediary / Advisory" and then "Holdings"). Please see the back cover of this Prospectus for more information on obtaining a copy of a Fund's current annual or semiannual report.

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This section provides more information on certain principal risks that may affect a Fund's portfolio, as well as information on additional risks a Fund may be subject to because of its investments or practices. In seeking to achieve their investment goals, the Funds may also invest in various types of securities and engage in various investment practices which are not a principal focus of the Funds and therefore are not described in this Prospectus. These securities and investment practices and their associated risks are discussed in the Funds' SAI, which is available without charge upon request (see back cover). The significance of any specific risk to an investment in a Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Funds.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

**RECENT MARKET EVENTS RISK**

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in, among other things, significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and economic downturns and recessions, and may continue to have similar effects in the future. There remains significant uncertainty surrounding the magnitude, duration, reach, costs, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as actions that have been or could be taken by governmental authorities or other third-parties in the future, and it is difficult to predict its potential impacts on the Funds' investments. The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain its spread may also exacerbate other risks that apply to the Funds and may exacerbate existing economic, political, or social tensions.

In addition, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. These and any related events could significantly impact a Fund's performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even if the Fund does not have direct exposure to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.

**BANK LOANS RISK**

The Fund's investments in bank loans are subject to credit risk may not be adequately collateralized. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. The interest rates on many bank loans reset frequently, and thus bank loans are subject to interest rate risk. Most bank loans, like most investment-grade bonds, are not traded on any national securities exchange. There may also be less public information available about bank loans as compared to other debt securities. Some loans may not be considered "securities" for certain purposes under the federal securities laws, and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.

Transactions in bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale. In order to finance redemptions pending settlement of bank loans, the Fund may employ a wide variety of means to meet short-term liquidity needs, including, without limitation, drawing on its cash and other short-term positions, all of

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which may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

**BELOW INVESTMENT-GRADE FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES RISK**

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," are rated below investment-grade quality and may be considered speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. To be considered rated below investment-grade quality, a security must not have been rated by any of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) in one of their respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the portfolio managers must have determined it to be of comparable quality. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of below investment-grade securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher-quality debt securities, and a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives may, to the extent the Fund invests in below investment-grade securities, be more dependent upon the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case if the Fund were investing in higher-quality securities. The issuers of these securities may be in default or have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default on their payments of principal and interest, or may otherwise present elements of danger with respect to payments of principal or interest.

Below investment-grade securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-grade securities. Yields on below investment-grade securities will fluctuate. If the issuer of below investment-grade securities defaults, a Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

The secondary markets in which below investment-grade securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade securities. A lack of liquidity in the secondary trading markets could adversely affect the price at which a Fund could sell a particular below investment-grade security when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer, and could adversely affect and cause large fluctuations in the net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions may decrease the values and liquidity of high yield securities generally.

It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for below investment-grade securities, have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon. New laws and proposed new laws may adversely impact the market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION RISK**

Investments in CLOs involve risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in debt obligations and other fixed-income securities such as credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and market/issuer risk. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the type of underlying assets and the specific tranche in which a Fund is invested. A CLO's performance is linked to the expertise of the CLO manager and its ability to manage the CLO's portfolio. Changes in the regulation of CLOs may adversely affect the value of the CLO investments held by a Fund. The tranche of the CLO held by a Fund may be subordinate to other classes of the CLO's debt. CLO debt is payable solely from the proceeds of the CLO's underlying assets and, therefore, if the income from the underlying loans is insufficient to make payments on one or more tranches of the CLO's debt, no other assets will be available for payment. CLO debt securities may be subject to redemption and the timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest and the CLO manager's opportunities to invest may be limited.

**CREDIT/COUNTERPARTY RISK**

This is the risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed-income security, the issuer or guarantor of a security backing an asset-backed security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or an over-the-counter ("OTC") transaction will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. Each Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities or asset-backed securities or is a party to derivatives or OTC transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent a Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

Funds that invest in below investment-grade fixed-income securities are subject to greater credit/counterparty risk (because such securities are subject to a greater risk of default) and market/issuer risk than funds that invest in higher quality fixed-income securities. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities, including senior loans and other floating rate securities that are rated below investment-grade, are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. The value of loans made to such borrowers is likely to be more sensitive to adverse news about the borrower, markets or economy. The amount of public information with respect to senior loans may be less extensive than that is available for registered or exchange-listed securities.

The Funds' investments in securities issued by U.S. government agencies are subject to credit/counterparty risk. Agencies of the U.S. government are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest of the relevant entity but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security, and therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities.

Funds that invest in fixed-income securities issued in connection with corporate restructurings by highly leveraged issuers or in fixed-income securities that are not current in the payment of interest or principal (i.e., in default) will be subject to greater credit/counterparty risk.

Funds that invest in foreign securities are subject to increased credit/counterparty risk, because, for example, of the difficulties of requiring foreign entities to honor their contractual commitments and because financial reporting and other standards are often less robust in foreign

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**CURRENCY RISK**

This is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies or between two or more foreign currencies may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. Funds that may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that receive revenues in, foreign currency are subject to currency risk. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. The market for some (or all) currencies may from time to time have low trading volume and become illiquid, which may prevent a Fund from effecting positions or from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets, thus subjecting the Fund to substantial losses.

**CYBERSECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY RISK**

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include, among others, theft, misuse, and improper release of confidential or highly sensitive information relating to the Funds and their shareholders, as well as compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of the Funds and their service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Any problems relating to the performance and effectiveness of security procedures used by a Fund or its service providers to protect a Fund's assets, such as algorithms, codes, passwords, multiple signature systems, encryption and telephone call-backs, may have an adverse impact on an investment in a Fund. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Funds and their shareholders, impede business transactions, violate privacy and other laws, subject the Funds to certain regulatory penalties and reputational damage, and increase compliance costs and expenses. Furthermore, as a Fund's assets grow, it may become a more appealing target for cybersecurity threats such as hackers and malware. Although the Funds have developed processes and risk management systems designed to reduce these risks, the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses, operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Funds' investment in such securities to lose value.

**DERIVATIVES RISK**

As described herein and in the SAI, the use of derivatives involves special risks. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, a Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. A Fund may also use derivatives for leverage, which increases opportunities for gain but also involves greater risk of loss due to leverage risk, and to earn income, enhance yield or broaden the Fund's diversification by gaining exposure to issuers, indices, sectors, currencies and/or geographic regions. The use of derivatives for these purposes entails greater risk than using derivatives solely for hedging purposes.

Funds that use derivatives also face additional risks, such as liquidity risk; market/issuer risk; management risk; the credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is generally greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives than for centrally cleared derivatives); the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation; the risk of ambiguous documentation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with relevant assets, rates or indices. This could, for example, cause a derivative transaction to imperfectly hedge the risk which it was intended to hedge. A Fund's use of derivative instruments may involve risks greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments, may cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested and may subject a Fund to the potential for unlimited loss. A Fund may be required to sell other securities at inopportune times to meet collateral requirements on its derivatives transactions. In addition, a Fund's use of derivatives may increase or accelerate the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial or that, if used, such strategies will be successful.

A Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income, and the losses may be significantly greater than if derivatives had not been used. It is possible that a Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivative positions. When used, a Fund's use of derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Similarly, for accounting and performance reporting purposes, income and gain characteristics may be different than if a Fund held the underlying securities or other assets directly.

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Derivatives that are centrally cleared are subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the member of the clearing house through which a Fund holds its cleared position. If a Fund's counterparty, clearing house, or clearing house member were to default, the Fund could lose a portion or all of the collateral held by the counterparty, clearing house, or clearing house member, or suffer extended delays in recovering that collateral.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering certain derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Fund could, among other things, change how the Fund uses derivatives and may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

**EMERGING MARKETS RISK**

In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets. In addition, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases may exacerbate pre-existing problems in emerging market countries with less established health care systems.

**Economic and Political Risks.** Emerging market countries often experience instability in their political and economic structures and have less market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight than more developed markets. Government actions could have a significant impact on the economic conditions in such countries, which in turn would affect the value and liquidity of the assets of a Fund invested in emerging market securities. Specific risks that could decrease a Fund's return include seizure of a company's assets, restrictions imposed on payments as a result of blockages on foreign currency exchanges or sanctions, and unanticipated social or political occurrences.

The ability of the government of an emerging market country to make timely payments on its debt obligations will depend on many factors, including the extent of its reserves, fluctuations in interest rates and access to international credit and investments. A country that has non-diversified exports or relies on certain key imports will be subject to greater fluctuations in the pricing of those commodities. Failure to generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade will make it difficult for an emerging market country to service its foreign debt.

Companies trading in emerging markets are generally smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies trading in developed markets. Foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales. Settlement of securities transactions in emerging markets may be subject to risk of loss and may be delayed more often than transactions settled in the United States, in part because a Fund will need to use brokers and counterparties that are less well capitalized, and custody and registration of assets in some countries may be unreliable compared to more developed countries. Disruptions resulting from social and political factors may cause the securities markets to close. If extended closings were to occur, the liquidity and value of a Fund's assets invested in corporate debt obligations of emerging market companies would decline.

**Investment Controls; Repatriation**. Foreign investment in emerging market country debt securities is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may at times limit or preclude foreign investment in certain emerging market country debt securities. Certain emerging market countries require government approval of investments by foreign persons, limit the amount of investments by foreign persons in a particular issuer, limit investments by foreign persons only to a specific class of securities of an issuer that may have less advantageous rights than the classes available for purchase by domiciliaries of the countries and/or impose additional taxes or controls on foreign investors or currency transactions. Certain emerging market countries may also restrict investment opportunities in issuers in industries deemed important to national interests.

Emerging market countries may require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or proceeds of sale of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if a deterioration occurs in an emerging market country's balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to a Fund of any restrictions on investments. Investing in local markets in emerging market countries may require a Fund to adopt special procedures, seek local governmental approvals or take other actions, each of which may involve additional costs to a Fund.

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**EQUITY SECURITIES RISK**

The value of a Fund's investments in equity securities is subject to the risks of unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities, industries or in the equity market as a whole. The market value of a security can change daily due to political, economic and other events that affect the securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies or governments. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, will vary depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund's equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response to such trends and developments. In addition, the value of stock in a Fund's portfolio may decline for a number of reasons that relate directly to the issuer. Those reasons may include, among other things, management performance, the effects of financial leverage and reduced demand for a company's goods and services. Equity securities may take the form of stock in corporations, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and other similar securities. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common and preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**ESG RISK**

ESG Risk is the risk related to ESG factors that may impact the performance of securities in which a Fund invests. Such ESG factors include, for example, climate change; resource depletion; renewal energy usage; governance, diversity and labor practices; workplace health and safety; supply chain standards; and product health and safety. The companies or issuers in which a Fund invests may not have favorable ESG characteristics.

**FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK**

This is the risk associated with investments in issuers that are located or do business in foreign countries. A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be less liquid and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers.

The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of issuers and a small number of securities. In addition, foreign companies often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. companies. Reporting, accounting, disclosure, custody and auditing standards and practices of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards and practices, and are often not as rigorous. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Among other things, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, the imposition of sanctions or threat thereof by other countries (such as the United States), political changes or diplomatic developments may impair a Fund's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver or otherwise transact in certain securities and can cause the value of a Fund's investments in a foreign country to decline. In the event of nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other government action, intervention, or restriction, a Fund could lose its entire investment in a particular foreign issuer or country. These risks also apply to securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts.

Funds that invest in emerging markets may face greater foreign risk since emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political and economic instability. See "Emerging Markets Risk."

**INFLATION/DEFLATION RISK**

Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of a Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy (or expectations that such policies will change), and a Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. This risk is elevated compared to historical market conditions because of recent monetary policy measures and the current interest rate environment. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio.

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This is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund's investments in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and other income-producing securities and derivatives. Fixed-income securities are obligations of the issuer to make payments of principal and/or interest on future dates. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. Interest rates can also change in response to the supply and demand for credit, inflation rates, and other factors. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. In addition, the value of certain derivatives (such as interest rate futures) is related to changes in interest rates and may suffer significant price declines as a result of interest rate changes. A prolonged period of low interest rates may cause a Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities, including short-term fixed-income securities, rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise.

Even funds that generally invest a significant portion of their assets in high quality fixed-income securities are subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is greater for funds that generally invest a significant portion of their assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") or comparable unrated securities. Interest rate risk also is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations than for funds that generally invest in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. A significant change in interest rates could cause a Fund's share price (and the value of your investment) to change.

Interest rate risk is compounded for funds when they invest a significant portion of their assets in mortgage-related or asset-backed securities because the value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities generally is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than other types of fixed-income securities. In addition, these types of securities are subject to the risk of prepayment when interest rates fall, which generally results in lower returns because funds that hold these types of securities must reinvest assets previously invested in these types of securities in fixed-income securities with lower interest rates.

Funds also face increased interest rate risk when they invest in fixed-income securities paying no current interest (such as zero-coupon securities and principal-only securities), interest-only securities and fixed-income securities paying non-cash interest in the form of other fixed-income securities because the prices of those types of securities tend to react more to changes in interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute in the current market environment because the Federal Reserve recently raised rates and may continue to do so.

**INVESTMENTS IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES RISK**

This is the risk that a Fund will indirectly bear the management service and other fees of the other investment company in addition to its own expenses. The Fund is also indirectly exposed to the same risks as the other investment companies in proportion to the allocation of the Fund's assets among the other investment companies.

**LARGE INVESTOR RISK**

Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. If a large investor redeems a portion or all of its investment in a Fund or redeems frequently, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which can affect the performance of the Fund and may increase realized capital gains. In addition, such transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if a Fund's sales of investments result in gains, and also may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase a Fund's expenses or could result in the Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratios.

**LEVERAGE RISK**

When a Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its portfolio, the value of an investment in the Fund may be more volatile, and other risks are generally compounded. Funds face this risk if they create leverage by using investments such as reverse repurchase agreements, inverse floating-rate instruments or derivatives, or by borrowing money. The use of leverage may lead to losses that are greater than if a Fund had not used leverage.

**LIQUIDITY RISK**

Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in a Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of a Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If a Fund is

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forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. Non-exchange traded derivatives are generally subject to greater liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value a Fund's investments. A Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars. In some cases, especially during times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and a redemption may dilute the interest of the remaining shareholders.

**MANAGEMENT RISK**

Management risk is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques could fail to achieve a Fund's objective and could cause your investment in a Fund to lose value. Each Fund is subject to management risk because each Fund is actively managed by Loomis Sayles. Loomis Sayles will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for each Fund, but there can be no guarantee that Loomis Sayles' decisions will produce the desired results. For example, securities that Loomis Sayles expects may appreciate in value may in fact decline. Similarly, in some cases derivative and other investment techniques may be unavailable or Loomis Sayles may decide not to use them, even under market conditions where their use could have benefited a Fund.

**MARKET/ISSUER RISK**

The market value of a Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon political, regulatory, market, economic, and social conditions, as well as developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, or segments of the market, including conditions that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical events will adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on global economies and markets. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters and epidemics or pandemics may be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

**MORTGAGE-RELATED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES RISK**

Mortgage-related securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association certificates or securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, differ from traditional fixed-income securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans generally may be prepaid at any time. As a result, if a Fund purchases these assets (or other asset-backed securities) at a premium, a faster-than-expected prepayment rate will reduce yield to maturity, and a slower-than-expected prepayment rate will increase yield to maturity. If a Fund purchases mortgage-related securities (or other asset-backed securities) at a discount, faster-than-expected prepayments will increase, and slower-than-expected prepayments will reduce yield to maturity. Prepayments, and resulting amounts available for reinvestment by a Fund, are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates and, as a result, are likely to be reinvested at lower interest rates. Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased at a premium may result in a loss of principal if the premium has not been fully amortized at the time of prepayment. These securities will decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates generally, and they are likely to appreciate less than other fixed-income securities when interest rates decline because of the risk of prepayments. In addition, an increase in interest rates would give rise to extension risk by extending the life of a mortgage- or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. It would also increase the inherent volatility of a Fund by increasing the average life of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The value of some mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of Loomis Sayles to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn or recession, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable-rate mortgages.

A mortgage dollar roll involves the sale of a security by a Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. A Fund will designate assets determined to be liquid in an amount sufficient to meet its obligations under the transactions. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. A Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to a Fund, the security that

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a Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**REITS RISK**

REITs involve certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines in the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds or extended vacancies of property). REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default or prepayment by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for the favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act.

Furthermore, the real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. Securities of companies in the real estate industry, including REITs, are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry may also be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or securing mortgage loans held by the REIT. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than more widely-held securities.

A Fund's investment in a REIT may result in the Fund making distributions that constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, distributions by a Fund from REITs will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction or, generally, for treatment as qualified dividend income.

**SMALL/MID-CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES RISK**

The general risks associated with corporate income-producing securities are particularly pronounced for securities issued by companies with smaller market capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or they may depend on a few key employees. As a result, they may be subject to greater levels of credit and market/issuer risk. Securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely-held securities and their values may fluctuate more sharply than other securities. Further, securities of smaller companies may perform differently in different cycles than securities of larger companies. Companies with medium-sized market capitalizations may have risks similar to those of smaller companies.

**TIPS RISK**

TIPS are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on TIPS is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation, based upon an index intended to measure the rate of inflation. However, there can be no assurance that the relevant index will accurately measure the rate of inflation. Although repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed, the market value of TIPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. As a result of these factors, there is a risk that the securities will not work as intended.

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**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles, located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, serves as the adviser to the Funds. Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles is one of the oldest investment advisory firms in the United States with over $282.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. Loomis Sayles has an extensive internal research staff. Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for each of the Funds.

The aggregate advisory fees paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were:

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Advisory Fee** |
| Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | 0.50% |
| Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund (after waiver) | 0.51% |
| Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund (after waiver) | 0.16% |
| Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | 0.60% |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | 0.75% |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | 0.75% |
| Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (after waiver) | 0.67% |

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A discussion of the factors considered by the Funds' Board of Trustees in approving the Funds' investment advisory contracts is available in the Funds' annual reports for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

The Funds consider the series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II, all of which are advised or subadvised by Natixis Advisors, Loomis Sayles, AEW Capital Management, L.P., AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, Mirova US LLC, Harris Associates L.P. or Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (collectively, the "Affiliated Investment Managers"), to be part of the "same group of investment companies" under Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act for the purchase of other investment companies. The Affiliated Investment Managers are all under common control.

**Portfolio Managers**

The following persons have had primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of each indicated Fund's portfolio since the dates stated below. Associate portfolio managers are actively involved in formulating the overall strategy for the funds they manage but are not the primary decision-makers. Each portfolio manager has been employed by Loomis Sayles for at least five years.

**Mark F. Burns, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund since 2005 and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund since its inception in 2015. Mr. Burns, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1993 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1999. Mr. Burns holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.A. from Colby College and a M.B.A. from Cornell University and has over 26 years of investment experience.

**Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund since 2012. He served as an associate portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund from February 2007 to February 2012. Mr. Eagan, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1989 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1997. He earned a B.A. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Boston University. Mr. Eagan holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup> and has over 32 years of investment experience.

**Joseph R. Gatz, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund since 2000. Mr. Gatz, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1985 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1999. Mr. Gatz holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.A. from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University and has over 37 years of investment experience.

**Elaine Kan, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as a portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund since 2012. Ms. Kan, Vice President and rate and currency strategist for the fixed income group of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career in 1997 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2011. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, she was a portfolio analyst at Convexity Capital Management. Previously, she was a fixed income analyst at Harvard Management Company. Ms. Kan earned a B.S. in engineering, a B.S. in finance and an M.S. in electrical

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engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Kan holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup> and has over 22 years of investment experience.

**Kevin P. Kearns** has served as a portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund since 2012. Mr. Kearns, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1986 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2007. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, he was the director of derivatives, quantitative analysis and risk management at Boldwater Capital Management. Mr. Kearns earned a B.S. from Bridgewater State College and an M.B.A. from Bryant College. Mr. Kearns has over 36 years of investment experience.

**Brian P. Kennedy** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund since 2016 and the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund since 2021. Mr. Kennedy is a Vice President of Loomis Sayles. He began his investment industry career in 1990 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994 as a structured finance and government bond trader, then a credit trader in 2001 and a product manager in 2009. He earned a B.S. from Providence College and an M.B.A. from Babson College and has over 32 years of investment experience.

**David W. Rolley, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund since 2000. Mr. Rolley, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1980 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994. Mr. Rolley holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.A. from Occidental College, studied post-graduate economics at the University of Pennsylvania and has over 42 years of investment experience.

**Jeffrey Schwartz, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as a portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund since 2012. Mr. Schwartz, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1992 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2012. He previously served as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Palisade Capital Management from 2004 until 2012. Mr. Schwartz holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.A. from the State University of New York, Binghamton and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and has over 30 years of investment experience.

**Lynda L. Schweitzer, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund since 2007. Ms. Schweitzer, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career in 1986 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2001. Ms. Schweitzer holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. She earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester, an M.B.A. from Boston University and has over 36 years of investment experience.

**Scott M. Service, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund since 2014. Mr. Service, Vice President at Loomis Sayles, joined Loomis Sayles in 1995. Mr. Service holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.S. from Babson College and an M.B.A. from Bentley College, and has over 31 years of investment experience.

**John J. Slavik, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund since 2005 and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund since its inception in 2015. Mr. Slavik, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1991 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2005. Mr. Slavik holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>. He earned a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and has over 31 years of investment experience.

**Elaine M. Stokes** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund since 2012. She served as an associate portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund from February 2007 to February 2012. Ms. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career in 1987 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1988. She earned a B.S. from St. Michael's College and has over 35 years of investment experience.

**Todd P. Vandam, CFA<sup>®</sup>** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund since 2021. Mr. Vandam, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994. Mr. Vandam received a B.A. from Brown University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst® and has 28 years of investment experience.

*Please see the SAI for information regarding portfolio manager compensation, other accounts under management by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the Funds.*

**Distribution Plans and Administrative Services and Other Fees**

For the Retail and Admin Classes of the Funds, the Funds offering those classes have adopted distribution plans under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act that allow the Funds to pay fees for the sale and distribution of Retail and Admin Class shares and for services provided to shareholders. This 12b-1 fee currently is 0.25% of a Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the shares of a particular class. Because distribution and service (12b-1) fees are paid out of the Funds' assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges and service fees.

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the shares. Admin Class shares may pay an administrative services fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares to Natixis Distribution, LLC ("Natixis Distribution" or the "Distributor") and/or securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal service and account maintenance for their customers who hold these shares.

The Distributor, on behalf of Loomis Sayles, may pay certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries whose customers are existing shareholders of the Funds a continuing fee based on the value of Fund shares held for those customers' accounts, although this continuing fee is paid by the Distributor, on behalf of Loomis Sayles, out of Loomis Sayles' own resources and is not assessed against the Fund.

The Distributor, Loomis Sayles and their respective affiliates may, out of their own resources, make payments in addition to the payments described in this section to dealers and other financial intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria established from time to time by the Distributor. Payments may vary based on sales, the amount of assets a dealer's or intermediary's clients have invested in the Funds, and other factors. These payments may also take the form of sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings or payments for attendance by persons associated with a dealer or intermediary at informational meetings. The Distributor and its affiliates may also make payments for recordkeeping and other transfer agency-related services to dealers and intermediaries that sell Fund shares; Class N shares do not bear such expenses.

The Distributor, on behalf of Loomis Sayles, may pay certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries whose customers are existing Institutional Class shareholders of the Funds a continuing fee at an annual rate of up to 0.40% of the value of Fund shares held for these customers' accounts, although this continuing fee is paid by the Distributor, on behalf of Loomis Sayles, out of Loomis Sayles' own resources and is not assessed against the Fund.

The Distributor may pay fees to third party broker-dealer firms for services provided by those firms. The fees vary by firm and are generally based on asset levels. Fees are paid by the Distributor (as distributor of the Funds) on behalf of Loomis Sayles, out of Loomis Sayles' own resources.

The payments described in this section, which may be significant to the dealers and the financial intermediaries, may create an incentive for a dealer or financial intermediary or their representatives to recommend or sell shares of a particular Fund or share class over other mutual funds or share classes. Additionally, these payments may result in the Funds receiving certain marketing or service advantages that are not generally available to mutual funds that do not make such payments, including placement on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or in other sales programs. These payments may create potential conflicts of interest between an investor and a dealer or other financial intermediary who is recommending a particular mutual fund over other mutual funds. Before investing, you should consult with your financial representative and review carefully any disclosure by the dealer or other financial intermediary as to the services it provides, what monies it receives from mutual fund advisers and distributors, as well as how your financial representative is compensated. Please see the SAI for additional information about payments made by the Distributor and its affiliates to dealers and other financial intermediaries. Please also contact your dealer or financial intermediary for details about payments it may receive.

**Additional Information**

The Funds enter into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Adviser, the Distributor and the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended to be third-party beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy thereunder against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Funds.

This Prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. None of this Prospectus, the SAI or any contract that is an exhibit to the Funds' registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Funds and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by applicable federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.

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**Choosing a Share Class**

Each class has different fees and expenses, which allows you to choose the class that best meets your needs. Which class is best for you depends upon a number of factors, including the size of your investment. For information about the investment minimums for each class, see the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" in each Fund Summary. Certain share classes and certain shareholder features may not be

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available to you if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary. Your financial representative can help you decide which class of shares is most appropriate for you. The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.

For information about a Fund's expenses, see the section "Fund Fees & Expenses" in each Fund Summary.

**How Fund Shares Are Priced**

NAV is the price of one share of a Fund without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using this formula:

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The policies and procedures used to determine the NAV of Fund shares are summarized below:

• A share's NAV is determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on the days the NYSE is
open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. A Fund's shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE
is closed for trading. In addition, a Fund's shares will not be priced on the holidays listed in the SAI. See the section
"Net Asset Value" in the SAI for more details.

• The price you pay for purchasing, redeeming or exchanging a share will be based upon the NAV next calculated after your order is received by the transfer agent, SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc., (formerly, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.) (rather than when the order arrives at the P.O. box) "in good order" (meaning that the order is complete and contains
all necessary information). See the Section "How to Purchase Shares," which provides additional information regarding
who can receive a purchase order.

• Requests received by the Funds after the NYSE closes will be processed based upon the NAV determined at the close of regular trading on the next day that the NYSE is open. If the transfer agent receives the order in good order prior to the NYSE market close (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), the shareholder will receive that day's NAV. Under limited circumstances, the Distributor may enter into
contractual agreements pursuant to which orders received by your investment dealer before a Fund determines its NAV and transmitted
to the transfer agent prior to market open on the next business day are processed at the NAV determined on the day the order was
received by your investment dealer. **Please contact your investment dealer to determine whether it has entered into such a contractual** **agreement. If your investment dealer has not entered into such a contractual agreement, your order will be processed at the NAV** **next determined after your investment dealer submits the order to a Fund.** 

• If a Fund invests in foreign securities, it may have NAV changes on days when you cannot buy or sell its shares.

Generally, during times of substantial economic or market change, it may be difficult to place your order by phone. During these times, you may send your order by mail as described in the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares."

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. The Funds may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids.

Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")), exchange traded** **notes, rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price
quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid
quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted
equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign
markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the
official close price is used. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value
policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying
security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio.
If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer.

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• **Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities —** evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Senior Loans —** bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Bilateral Swaps —** bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps
are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an independent pricing service are not
available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

• **Centrally Cleared Swaps —** settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker- dealers.

• **Options** **—** domestic
 exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National
Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity
options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over
time, they are traded most extensively. Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask
quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at
mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC options
contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices
obtained from broker-dealers. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value
policies as described below.

• **Futures —** most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time, they are traded
most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies as
described below.

• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts —** interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser. A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services. As of the date of this prospectus, the Adviser serves as the Funds' valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

**Self-Servicing Your Account**

(Excludes Class N shares)

Shareholders that hold their accounts directly with Funds may use the following self-service options. Shareholders that hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary should consult their financial intermediary regarding any self-service options that they may offer.

**Loomis Sayles Funds Website.** You can access our website at www.loomissayles.com to perform transactions (purchases, redemptions or exchanges), review your account information and Fund net asset values, change your address, order duplicate statements or tax forms or obtain a Prospectus, an SAI, an application or periodic reports (certain restrictions may apply).

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**Loomis Sayles Automated Voice Response System.** You have access to your account 24 hours a day by calling Loomis Sayles Automated Voice Response System at 800-633-3330. You may review your account balance and Fund net asset values, order duplicate statements, order duplicate tax forms, obtain distribution and performance information.

**How To Purchase Shares**

Each Fund is generally available for purchase in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Funds will only accept investments from U.S. citizens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) or resident aliens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) and a U.S. taxpayer identification number. U.S. citizens living abroad are not allowed to purchase shares in the Funds.

Admin Class shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries (who will be the record owner of such shares), are intended primarily for Certain Retirement Plans held in an omnibus fashion, and are not available for purchase by individual investors. Class N shares are not eligible to be purchased or exchanged through the website or through the Loomis Sayles Automated Voice Response System.

Each Fund sells its shares at the NAV next calculated after the Fund receives a properly completed investment order. The Fund generally must receive your properly completed order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for your shares to be bought or sold at the Fund's NAV on that day.

All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to Loomis Sayles Funds. Third party checks, travelers checks, starter checks and credit card convenience checks will not be accepted, except that third party checks under $10,000 may be accepted. You may return an uncashed redemption check from your account to be repurchased back into your account. Upon redemption of an investment by check or by periodic account investment, redemption proceeds may be withheld until the check has cleared or the shares have been in your account for 10 days.

A Fund may periodically close to new purchases of shares or refuse any order to buy shares if the Fund determines that doing so would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. See the section "Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares."

You can buy shares of each Fund in several ways:

The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.

**Through a financial adviser (Certain restrictions may apply).** Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Loomis Sayles Funds. Your financial adviser may charge you for these services. Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.

**Through a broker-dealer (Certain restrictions may apply).** You may purchase shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transactions. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.

**Directly from the Fund.** Loomis Sayles Funds' transfer agent must receive your purchase request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV.

You can purchase shares directly from each Fund in several ways:

**By mail.** You can buy shares of each Fund by submitting a completed application form, which is available online at www.loomissayles.com or by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330, along with a check payable to Loomis Sayles Funds for the amount of your purchase to:

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| **Regular Mail** | **Overnight Mail** |
| Loomis Sayles Funds<br>P.O. Box 219594<br>Kansas City, MO 64121-9594 | Loomis Sayles Funds<br>330 West 9th Street<br>Kansas City, MO 64105-1514 |

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After your account has been established, you may send subsequent investments directly to Loomis Sayles Funds at the above addresses. Please include either the investment slip from your account statement or a letter specifying the Fund name, your account number and your name, address and telephone number.

**By wire.** You also may wire subsequent investments. Call Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 to obtain wire transfer instructions. At the time of the wire transfer, you will need to include the Fund name, your class of shares, your account number and the registered account owner name(s). Your bank may charge you for such a transfer.

**By telephone.** You can make subsequent investments by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 if you have already established electronic privileges.

**By exchange.** You may purchase shares of the Fund by exchange of shares of the same class of another Fund by sending a signed letter of instruction to Loomis Sayles Funds, by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by accessing your account online at www.loomissayles.com.

**Through Automated Clearing House ("ACH").** Before you can purchase shares of Loomis Sayles Funds through ACH, you must provide specific instructions to Loomis Sayles Funds in writing (see STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee below). You may purchase shares of each Fund through ACH by either calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by accessing your account online at www.loomissayles.com.

**By internet.** If you have established a user name and password and you have established the electronic transfer privilege, you can make subsequent investments through your online account at www.loomissayles.com. If you have not established a user name and password, but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.loomissayles.com, click on "Client Login," under Mutual Funds Login, click on "Login to Mutual Funds," click on "Establish User ID," and follow the instructions.

**Through systematic investing.** You can make regular investments of $50 ($50,000 for the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund) or more per month through automatic deductions from your bank checking or savings account. If you did not establish the electronic transfer privilege on your application, you may add the privilege by obtaining an Account Options Form through your financial adviser, by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by visiting www.loomissayles.com. A medallion signature guarantee may be required to add this option.

**Through liquid securities.** Subject to the approval of a Fund, an investor may purchase Institutional Class shares of a Fund with liquid securities and other assets that are eligible for purchase by the Fund (consistent with the Fund's investment policies and restrictions) and that have a value that is readily ascertainable in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies. These transactions will be effected only if Loomis Sayles deems the security to be an appropriate investment for the Fund. Assets purchased by a Fund in such a transaction will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund. The Funds reserve the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time.

For information about Minimum Investment Requirements, see the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" in each Fund's Summary.

**Minimum Balance Policy.** In order to address the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions, on an annual basis the Fund may close an account and send the account holder the proceeds if the account falls below $500. The valuation of account balances for this purpose and the liquidation itself generally occur during October of each calendar year, although they may occur at another date in the year.

Certain accounts such as those using the Loomis Sayles Funds' prototype document including IRAs, accounts associated with fee-based programs (such as wrap programs), trust networked accounts, accounts initially funded within six months of the liquidation date, certain retirement accounts, are excluded from the liquidation.

Due to operational limitations, the Funds' ability to apply the Minimum Balance Policy to shareholder accounts held through an intermediary in an omnibus fashion may be limited. The Funds may work with these intermediaries to enforce the Minimum Balance Policy on these accounts as can best be applied per the timing and the constraints of the intermediaries' account record keeping systems. For information about the policy for Class N shares, see the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" in each Fund's Summary.

Accounts held through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor may be subject to a different minimum balance policy than the one described above. Please see Appendix A to the Prospectus for more information regarding the minimum balance policies of specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or in

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the SAI. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum balance policy applicable to your investment.

**Certain Retirement Plans.** Loomis Sayles Funds defines "Certain Retirement Plans" as it relates to share class eligibility and account minimums as follows:

Certain Retirement Plans includes 401(k) plans, 457 plans, 401(a) plans (including profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans), 403(b) and 403(b)(7) plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Taft Hartley multi-employer plans and retiree health benefit plans. The accounts must be plan level omnibus accounts to qualify.

Certain Retirement Plans does not include individual retirement plan accounts such as IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, SARSEP, Roth IRAs, etc. Any retirement plan accounts registered in the name of a participant would not qualify.

Information about purchasing shares of the Funds is available at the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

**How To Redeem Shares**

You can redeem shares of each Fund directly from the Fund on any day on which the NYSE is open for business. The information below details the various ways you can redeem shares of a Fund. Except as noted below and in the "Selling Restrictions" section of this Prospectus, each Fund typically expects to pay out redemption proceeds on the next business day after a redemption request is received in good order. The information below also notes certain fees that may be charged by a Fund, its agents, your bank or your financial representative in connection to your redemption request. The Funds do not currently impose any redemption charge. The Funds' Board of Trustees reserves the right to impose additional charges at any time.

Each Fund may fund a redemption request from various sources, including sales of portfolio securities, holdings of cash or cash equivalents, and borrowings from banks (including overdrafts from the Fund's custodian bank and/or under the Fund's line of credit, which is shared across certain other Natixis Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds). Each Fund typically will redeem shares for cash; however, as described in more detail below, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind (i.e., in portfolio securities rather than cash), if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

Because large redemptions are likely to require liquidation by a Fund of portfolio holdings, payment for large redemptions may be delayed for up to seven days to provide for orderly liquidation of such holdings. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for more than seven days as permitted by the SEC.

Redemptions totaling more than $100,000 from a single fund/account cannot be processed on the same day unless the proceeds of the redemption are sent via pre-established banking information on the account. Please see the section "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" for details.

Generally, for expedited payment of redemption proceeds, a transaction fee of $5.50 for wire transfers, $50 for international wire transfers or $36.00 for overnight delivery will be charged. These fees are subject to change.

**Redemptions through your financial adviser.** Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Loomis Sayles Funds on a timely basis and may charge you for his or her services.

**Redemptions through your broker-dealer.** You may redeem shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor, which can be contacted at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transaction. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be wired to your broker-dealer on the first business day after your request is received in good order.

**Redemptions directly to the Funds.** Loomis Sayles Funds' transfer agent must receive your redemption request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be sent to you on the first business day after your request is received in good order, although it may take longer.

You may make redemptions directly from each Fund in several ways:

**By mail.** Send a signed letter of instruction that includes the name of the Fund, the exact name(s) in which the shares are registered, your address, telephone number, account number and the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed to the following address:

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| **Regular Mail** | **Overnight Mail** |
| Loomis Sayles Funds<br>P.O. Box 219594<br>Kansas City, MO 64121-9594 | Loomis Sayles Funds<br>330 West 9th Street<br>Kansas City, MO 64105-1514 |

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All owners of shares must sign the written request in the exact names in which the shares are registered. The owners should indicate any special capacity in which they are signing (such as trustee or custodian or on behalf of a partnership, corporation or other entity).

**By exchange.** You may sell some or all of your shares of a Fund and use the proceeds to buy shares of the same class of another Loomis Sayles Fund by sending a letter of instruction to Loomis Sayles Funds, calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or exchanging online at www.loomissayles.com.

**By internet.** If you have established a user name and password and the electronic transfer privilege, you can redeem shares through your online account at www.loomissayles.com. If you have not established a user name and password, but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.loomissayles.com, click on "Client Login," under Mutual Funds Login, click on "Login to Mutual Funds," click on "Register," and follow the instructions (certain restrictions may apply).<br>**By telephone.** You may redeem shares by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330. Proceeds from telephone redemption requests (less any applicable fees) can be wired to your bank account, sent electronically by ACH to your bank account or sent by check in the name of the registered owner(s) to the address of record. A wire fee will be deducted from your proceeds. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.

The telephone redemption privilege may be modified or terminated by the Funds without notice.

You may redeem by telephone to have a check sent to the address of record for the maximum amount of $100,000 per day from a single fund/account. For your protection, telephone or internet redemption requests will not be permitted if Loomis Sayles Funds has been notified of an address change or bank account information change for your account within the preceding 30 days. If you prefer, you can decline telephone redemption and transfer privileges by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.<br>**Systematic Withdrawal Plan.** If the value of your account is $10,000 or more, you can have periodic redemptions automatically paid to you or to someone you designate. Please call 800-633-3330 for more information or to set up a systematic withdrawal plan or visit www.loomissayles.com to obtain an Account Options Form.

**In-Kind.** Shares normally will be redeemed for cash upon receipt of a redemption request in good order, although each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. For example, a Fund may pay a redemption in-kind under stressed market conditions or if the redemption amount is large.

You may also request an in-kind redemption of your shares by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330. In-kind redemptions typically take several weeks to effectuate following a redemption request given the operational steps necessary to coordinate with the redeeming shareholder's custodian. Typically, the redemption date is mutually-agreed upon by the Fund and the redeeming shareholder. A Fund is not required to pay a redemption in-kind even if requested and may in its discretion pay the redemption proceeds in cash.

Redemptions in-kind will generally, but not necessarily, result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in a Fund's portfolio. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

**By wire.** Before Loomis Sayles Funds can wire redemption proceeds (less any applicable fees) to your bank account, you must provide specific wire instructions to Loomis Sayles Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). A wire fee will be deducted from the proceeds of each wire. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.

**By ACH.** Before Loomis Sayles Funds can send redemptions through ACH, you must provide specific wiring instructions to Loomis Sayles Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). For ACH redemptions, proceeds will generally arrive at your bank within three business days.

**STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee.** You must have your signature guaranteed by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution that can issue a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee for the following types of redemptions:

• If you are selling more than $100,000 per day from a single fund/account and you are requesting the proceeds by check (this does not apply to IRA transfer of assets to new custodian).

• If you are requesting that the proceeds check (of any amount) be made out to someone other than the registered owner(s) or sent to an address other than the address of record.

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• If the account registration or bank account information has changed within the past 30 days.

• If you are instructing us to send the proceeds by check, wire or ACH to a bank not already active on the fund account.

The Funds will only accept STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantees bearing the STAMP2000 Medallion imprint. The surety amount of the STAMP2000 medallion imprint must meet or exceed the amount on the request. Please note that a notary public cannot provide a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee. This signature guarantee requirement may be waived by Loomis Sayles Funds in certain cases.

**Exchanging or Converting Shares**

In general, you may exchange shares of each Fund for shares of the same class of another Loomis Sayles Fund that offers such class of shares (see the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares") subject to restrictions noted below. When exchanging into a fund that has the same investment minimums the exchange must be for at least the minimum to open an account or the total NAV of your account, whichever is less. When exchanging into a fund that has a higher investment minimum, the exchange must be for at least the minimum to open an account. Once the fund minimum is met, exchanges under the Automatic Exchange Plan must be made for at least $50.00. All exchanges are subject to the eligibility requirements of the fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that fund. The exchange privilege may be exercised only in those states where shares of such funds may be legally sold. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another fund is generally treated as a sale on which gain or loss may be recognized. Subject to the applicable rules of the SEC, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to modify the exchange privilege at any time. Before requesting an exchange into any other fund, please read its Prospectus carefully. You may be unable to hold your shares through the same financial intermediary if you engage in certain share exchanges. You should contact your financial intermediary for further details. Please refer to the SAI for more detailed information on exchanging Fund shares. Class N shares are not eligible to be exchanged through the website or through the Loomis Sayles Automated Voice Response System.

In certain circumstances, you may convert shares of your Fund from your current share class into another share class in the same Fund. A conversion is subject to the eligibility requirements of the share class of your Fund that you are converting into including investment minimum requirements. The conversion from one class of shares to another will be based on the respective NAVs of the separate share classes on the trade date for the conversion.

Generally, a conversion between share classes of the same fund is a nontaxable event to the shareholder. All requests for conversions must follow the procedures set forth by the Distributor. The Fund reserves the right to refuse any conversion request. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, your ability to convert share classes of the same fund may be limited. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

In general, you may sell Institutional Class shares of any Loomis Sayles Fund and use the proceeds to purchase Class Y shares in any Natixis Fund, subject to the eligibility requirements, including fund minimums, of the fund you are purchasing into.

**Cost Basis Reporting**

Upon the redemption or exchange of your shares in a Fund, the Fund will be required to provide you and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. This cost basis reporting requirement is effective for shares purchased, including through dividend reinvestment, on or after January 1, 2012. Please consult the Fund at www.loomissayles.com or by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330, as appropriate, for more information regarding available methods for cost basis reporting and how to select a particular method. Please also consult your tax adviser to determine which available cost basis method is best for you.

**Dividends and Distributions**

It is the policy of each Fund to pay its shareholders each year, as dividends, substantially all of its net investment income. Each Fund expects to distribute substantially all of its net realized long- and short-term capital gains annually (or, in the case of short-term capital gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders), after applying any available capital loss carryovers. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of the net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually.

A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.

Capital gain distributions normally are made annually, but may be made more frequently as deemed advisable by the Funds and as permitted by applicable law. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may change the frequency with which each Fund

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declares or pays dividends. The table below provides further information about each Fund's dividend policy.

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| **Generally declares and pays dividends annually** | **Generally declares and pays dividends quarterly** |
| Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund |
| Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund |  |
| Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund |  |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund |  |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund |  |
| Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund |  |

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You may choose to:

• Participate in the Dividend Diversification Program, which allows you to have all dividends and distributions automatically invested in shares of the same class of another Loomis Sayles Fund registered in your name. Certain investment minimums and restrictions may apply.

• Receive distributions from dividends and interest in cash while reinvesting distributions from capital gains in additional shares of the same class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Loomis Sayles Fund.

• Receive distributions from capital gains in cash while reinvesting distributions from dividends and interest in additional shares of the same class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Loomis Sayles Fund.

• Receive all distributions in cash.

For accounts held directly with the Fund, any cash distributions to be paid by check, in an amount of $10 or less, will instead be automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. If a dividend or capital gain distribution check remains uncashed for six months and your account is still open, the Fund will reinvest the dividend or distribution in additional shares of the Fund promptly after making this determination and the check will be canceled. In addition, future dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund unless you subsequently contact the Fund and request to receive distributions by check.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, all distributions will be reinvested.

Generally, if you earn more than $10 annually in taxable income from a Loomis Sayles Fund held in a non-retirement plan account, you will receive a Form 1099-DIV to help you report the prior calendar year's distributions on your U.S. federal income tax return. This information will also be reported to the IRS. Be sure to keep this Form 1099-DIV as a permanent record. A fee may be charged for any duplicate information requested.

**Restrictions On Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares**

The Funds discourage excessive short-term trading that may be detrimental to the Funds and their shareholders. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by shareholders may present certain risks for other shareholders in a Fund. This includes the risk of diluting the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, interfering with the efficient management of each Fund's portfolio and increasing brokerage and administrative costs. Funds investing in securities that require special valuation processes (such as foreign securities, below investment grade securities or small capitalization securities), also may have increased exposure to these risks. The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policies to address and discourage such trading.

Each Fund reserves the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or exchanging shares. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interests of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. A shareholder whose purchase or exchange order has been rejected may still redeem its shares by submitting a redemption request as described under "How to Redeem Shares."

**Limits on Frequent Trading.** Excessive trading activity in a Fund is measured by the number of round trip transactions in a shareholder's account. A round trip is defined as (1) a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) into a Fund followed by a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of any amount out of the same Fund; or (2) a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) out of a Fund followed by a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) of any amount into the same Fund. Two round trip transactions in a single Fund within a rolling 90-day period is considered to be excessive and will constitute a violation of the Fund's trading limitations. After the detection of a first violation, the Fund or the Distributor will issue the shareholder and/or his or her financial intermediary, if any, a written warning. After the detection of a second violation (*i.e.*, two more round trip transactions in the Fund within a rolling 90-day period), the Fund or the Distributor will restrict the shareholder from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange) for 90 days. After the detection of a third violation, the Fund or the Distributor will permanently restrict the account and any other accounts under the

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shareholder's control in any Loomis Sayles Fund or Natixis Fund from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange). The above limits are applicable whether a shareholder holds shares directly with a Fund or indirectly through a financial intermediary, such as a broker, bank, investment adviser, recordkeeper for retirement plan participants, or other third party. The preceding is not an exclusive description of activities that a Fund and the Distributor may consider to be excessive and, at its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor may restrict or prohibit transactions by such identified shareholders or intermediaries.

Notwithstanding the above, certain financial intermediaries, such as retirement plan administrators, may monitor and restrict the frequency of purchase and redemption transactions in a manner different from that described above. The policies of these intermediaries may be more or less restrictive than the generally applicable policies described above. Each Fund may choose to rely on a financial intermediary's restrictions on frequent trading in place of the Fund's own restrictions if the Fund determines, at its discretion, that the financial intermediary's restrictions provide reasonable protection for the Fund from excessive short-term trading activity. Please contact your financial representative for additional information regarding their policies for limiting the frequent trading of Fund shares.

This policy also does not apply with respect to shares purchased by certain funds-of-funds or similar asset allocation programs that rebalance their investments only infrequently. To be eligible for this exemption, the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program must identify itself to and receive prior written approval from a Fund or the Distributor. A Fund and the Distributor may request additional information to enable them to determine that the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program is not designed to and/or is not serving as a vehicle for disruptive short-term trading, which may include requests for (i) written assurances from the sponsor or investment manager of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program that it enforces the Fund's frequent trading policy on investors or another policy reasonably designed to deter disruptive short-term trading in Fund shares, and/or (ii) data regarding transactions by investors in the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program, for periods and on a frequency determined by the Fund and the Distributor, so that the Fund can monitor compliance by such investors with the trading limitations of the Fund or of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program. Under certain circumstances, waivers to these conditions (including waivers to permit more frequent rebalancing) may be approved for programs that in the Fund's opinion are not vehicles for market timing and are not likely to engage in abusive trading.

**Trade Activity Monitoring.** Trading activity is monitored selectively on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If a Fund or the Distributor believes that a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in excessive, short-term trading activity, it may, at its discretion, request that the shareholder or financial intermediary stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the accounts. At its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor, as well as an adviser to a Fund may ban trading in an account if, in their judgment, a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in short-term transactions that, while not necessarily in violation of the Fund's stated policies on frequent trading, are harmful to a Fund or its shareholders. A Fund and the Distributor also reserve the right to notify financial intermediaries of the shareholder's trading activity.

**Accounts Held by Financial Intermediaries.** The ability of a Fund and the Distributor to monitor trades that are placed by omnibus or other nominee accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the financial intermediary maintains the record of a Fund's underlying beneficial owners. In general, each Fund and the Distributor will review trading activity at the omnibus account level. If a Fund and the Distributor detect suspicious activity, they may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all underlying shareholders (including plan participants) to determine whether such shareholders have engaged in excessive short-term trading activity. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading activity in violation of the Fund's policies through an omnibus account, the Fund will attempt to limit transactions by the underlying shareholder that engaged in such trading, although it may be unable to do so. A Fund may also limit or prohibit additional purchases of Fund shares by an intermediary. Investors should not assume a Fund will be able to detect or prevent all trading practices that may disadvantage a Fund.

**Purchase Restrictions**

Each Fund is required by federal regulations to obtain certain personal information from you and to use that information to verify your identity. The Funds may not be able to open your account if the requested information is not provided. **Each Fund reserves the right to** **refuse to open an account, close an account and redeem your shares at the then-current price or take other such steps that the Fund** **deems necessary to comply with federal regulations if your identity cannot be verified.**

Each Fund reserves the right to create investment minimums in its sole discretion.

**Selling Restrictions**

The table below describes restrictions placed on selling shares of the Funds. Please see the SAI for additional information regarding redemption payment policies.

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| **Restriction** | **Situation** |
| Each Fund may suspend the right of redemption: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When the NYSE is closed (other than a weekend/holiday) as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During an emergency as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During any other period permitted by the SEC. |
| Each Fund reserves the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  With a notice of a dispute between registered owners or death of a registered owner.<br> •  With suspicion/evidence of a fraudulent act. |
| Each Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to 7 days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When or if it is advisable for the Fund to redeem in-kind, as determined in the sole discretion of the Adviser, or if requested by the redeeming shareholder and agreed to by the Fund. |
| Each Fund may withhold redemption proceeds for 10 days from the purchase date: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When redemptions are made within 10 calendar days of purchase by check or ACH to allow the check or ACH transaction to clear. |

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The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after the Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

**Certificates**

Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.

**Tax Consequences**

Except as noted, the discussion below addresses only the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund and does not address any non-U.S., state, or local tax consequences.

Each Fund intends to meet all requirements under Subchapter M of the Code necessary to qualify and be eligible each year for treatment as a "regulated investment company," and thus does not expect to pay any U.S. federal income tax on income and capital gains that are timely distributed to shareholders.

Unless otherwise noted, the discussion below, to the extent it describes shareholder-level tax consequences, pertains solely to taxable shareholders. The Funds are not managed with a view toward minimizing taxes imposed on such shareholders.

**Taxation of Fund Distributions.** For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable to Fund shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. Distributions attributable to the excess of net long-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year over net short-term capital losses from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less, and that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") will generally be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions attributable to the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses will be taxable as ordinary income. A Fund's transactions in derivatives or short sales may cause a larger portion of distributions to be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income than would be the case absent such transactions.

Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the reduced rates applicable to net capital gain, provided that the holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund levels. Income generated by investments in fixed-income securities, derivatives and REITs generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Dividends received by a Fund from foreign corporations that are not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the U.S. (other than dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S.) will not be treated as qualified dividend income. Additionally, a portion of a Fund's distributions may be eligible for a dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders, provided certain requirements are met.

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A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax is imposed on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any Capital Gain Dividends, paid by a Fund and net capital gains recognized on the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of shares of the Fund.

Fund distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or in additional shares. In addition, Fund distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when a Fund's NAV reflects gains that are either unrealized or realized but not distributed.

Dividends declared by a Fund and payable to shareholders of record in October, November or December of one year and paid in January of the next year generally are taxable in the year in which the dividends are declared, rather than the year in which the dividends are received.

Dividends derived from interest on securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, if any, may be exempt from state and local income taxes. Each Fund advises shareholders of the proportion of the Fund's dividends that are derived from such interest.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such retirement plans. If your investment is through such a plan, you should consult your tax adviser to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment through your plan and the tax treatment of distributions to you (including distributions of amounts attributable to an investment in a Fund) from the plan.

**Redemption, Sale or Exchange of Fund Shares.** A redemption, sale or exchange of Fund shares (including an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another Loomis Sayles Fund) is a taxable event and generally will result in recognition of gain or loss. Gain or loss, if any, recognized by a shareholder on a redemption, sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for more than one year, and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for one year or less, assuming in each case that the shareholder held the shares as capital assets. Short-term capital gains generally are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income. Any loss realized upon a disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received by the shareholder with respect to the shares. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. See "Cost Basis Reporting" above for information about certain cost basis reporting obligations.

**Taxation of Certain Fund Investments.** A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes. In that case, the Fund's yield on those securities would be decreased. If a Fund invests more than 50% of its assets in foreign securities, it generally may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. The Funds generally do not expect that shareholders will be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes incurred by the Fund. In addition, a Fund's investments in foreign securities and foreign currencies may be subject to special tax rules that have the effect of increasing or accelerating the Fund's recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund's distributions. Because the Funds invest in foreign securities, shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the consequences of their investments under foreign laws.

A Fund's investments in certain debt obligations (such as those issued with "OID" or having accrued market discount, in each case as described in the SAI), mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, REITs and derivatives may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such investments. Thus, a Fund could be required to liquidate investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code. In addition, a Fund's investments in derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions to shareholders. In particular, a Fund's transactions in options or other derivatives or short sales may cause a larger portion of distributions to be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income than would be the case absent such transactions.

A Fund may at times purchase debt instruments at a discount from the price at which they were originally issued, especially during periods of rising interest rates. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, some or all of this market discount will, when recognized as income by a Fund, be included in such Fund's ordinary income, and will be taxable to shareholders as such when it is distributed.

**Backup Withholding.** Each Fund is required in certain circumstances to apply backup withholding on taxable dividends, redemption proceeds and certain other payments that are paid to any shareholder if the shareholder does not furnish the Fund with certain information and certifications or is otherwise subject to backup withholding.

Please see the SAI for additional information on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund.

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other applicable taxes.

**Restructuring and Liquidations**

Investors should note that each fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize at any time, or to cease operations or liquidate itself. At any time prior to the liquidation of a fund, shareholders may redeem their shares of the fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under "How To Redeem Shares." The proceeds from any such redemption will be the net asset value of the Fund's shares, less any applicable sales charges, redemption fees or other charges. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under "Exchanging or Converting Shares." For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of a fund's shares for shares of another Loomis Sayles Fund is generally treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized.

**Retirement Accounts.** Absent an instruction to the contrary prior to the liquidation date of a fund, for shares of a fund held using a Loomis Sayles Funds' prototype document, in individual retirement accounts, in custodial accounts under a SEP, or SARSEP plan or in certain other retirement accounts, the Distributor will redeem any shares remaining in the fund on the liquidation date and purchase shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (or, if that fund is no longer in existence, then in shares of another comparable Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) at net asset value. The information in your current account paperwork will be deemed up-to-date and accurate unless you promptly inform us otherwise. Please refer to your plan documents or contact your plan administrator or plan sponsor to determine whether this paragraph applies to you.

financial highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the last five years (or, if shorter, the period of the Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the return that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, is included in the Funds' annual reports to shareholders. The [Loomis Sayles](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm)[Funds I annual report](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and [Loomis Sayles Funds II annual report](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm) are incorporated by reference into the SAI, both of which are available free of charge upon request from the Distributor.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund**

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|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $13.52<br>| $13.17<br>| $13.49<br>| $13.40<br>| $13.96<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.33<br>| 0.44<br>| 0.55<br>| 0.59<br>| 0.54<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.06)<br>| 0.73<br>| (0.31)<br>| 0.19<br>| (0.35)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.73)<br>| 1.17<br>| 0.24<br>| 0.78<br>| 0.19<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.29)<br>| (0.64)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.59)<br>| (0.52)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.51)<br>| (0.18)<br>| —<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.23)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.80)<br>| (0.82)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.69)<br>| (0.75)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.99<br>| $13.52<br>| $13.17<br>| $13.49<br>| $13.40<br>|
| Total return | (13.63)%<br>| 9.08<br> %<br>| 1.78<br> %<br>| 6.29<br> %<br>| 1.39<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $399698<br>| $511058<br>| $633060<br>| $776812<br>| $862759<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.58<br> %<br>| 0.59<br> %<br>| 0.58<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.58<br> %<br>| 0.59<br> %<br>| 0.58<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>| 0.57<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 2.66<br> %<br>| 3.27<br> %<br>| 4.23<br> %<br>| 4.51<br> %<br>| 3.99<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 36<br> %<br>| 99<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 29<br> %<br>| 14<br> %<br>| 11<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to a repositioning of the portfolio due to a change in the
portfolio management team.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund**

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|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $17.62<br>| $18.33<br>| $17.07<br>| $16.16<br>| $16.51<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.25<br>| 0.27<br>| 0.33<br>| 0.33<br>| 0.35<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.93)<br>| (0.07)<br>| 1.12<br>| 0.69<br>| (0.66)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.68)<br>| 0.20<br>| 1.45<br>| 1.02<br>| (0.31)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.38)<br>| (0.35)<br>| (0.08)<br>| (0.05)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.34)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.72)<br>| (0.91)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $13.22<br>| $17.62<br>| $18.33<br>| $17.07<br>| $16.16<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (21.73)%<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 8.57<br> %<br>| 6.27<br> %<br>| (1.85)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $258963<br>| $381340<br>| $375501<br>| $353872<br>| $450376<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.70<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.72<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.75<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.75<br> %<br>| 0.76<br> %<br>| 0.76<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.77<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.58<br> %<br>| 1.47<br> %<br>| 1.90<br> %<br>| 2.00<br> %<br>| 2.10<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 103<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 267<br> %<br>| 273<br> %<br>| 215<br> %<br>| 218<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(d) Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.69% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been
0.75%.

(e) Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.69%.

(f) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2021 to 2022 was primarily due to a change in trading strategy from a previously utilized
auction strategy used in prior fiscal years.

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**Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund**

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|  | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $17.29<br>| $18.00<br>| $16.76<br>| $15.86<br>| $16.24<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.21<br>| 0.22<br>| 0.28<br>| 0.28<br>| 0.30<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.87)<br>| (0.07)<br>| 1.10<br>| 0.68<br>| (0.64)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.66)<br>| 0.15<br>| 1.38<br>| 0.96<br>| (0.34)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.33)<br>| (0.30)<br>| (0.03)<br>| (0.00)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.34)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.67)<br>| (0.86)<br>| (0.14)<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $12.96<br>| $17.29<br>| $18.00<br>| $16.76<br>| $15.86<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (21.96)%<br>| 0.67<br> %<br>| 8.32<br> %<br>| 6.08<br> %<br>| (2.12)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $117540<br>| $171318<br>| $178887<br>| $207251<br>| $247119<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(d)</sup> | 0.95<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 0.94<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>| 0.95<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 0.97<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.00<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 1.00<br> %<br>| 1.01<br> %<br>| 1.01<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 1.02<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.33<br> %<br>| 1.22<br> %<br>| 1.65<br> %<br>| 1.75<br> %<br>| 1.85<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 103<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>| 267<br> %<br>| 273<br> %<br>| 215<br> %<br>| 218<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e) Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.94% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been
1.00%.

(f) Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.94%.

(g) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2021 to 2022 was primarily due to a change in trading strategy from a previously utilized
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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $17.68<br>| $18.39<br>| $17.12<br>| $16.21<br>| $16.55<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.26<br>| 0.27<br>| 0.33<br>| 0.34<br>| 0.36<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.95)<br>| (0.07)<br>| 1.14<br>| 0.69<br>| (0.66)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.69)<br>| 0.20<br>| 1.47<br>| 1.03<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.39)<br>| (0.35)<br>| (0.09)<br>| (0.06)<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.34)<br>| (0.56)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.73)<br>| (0.91)<br>| (0.20)<br>| (0.12)<br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $13.26<br>| $17.68<br>| $18.39<br>| $17.12<br>| $16.21<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (21.73)%<br>| 0.95<br> %<br>| 8.66<br> %<br>| 6.31<br> %<br>| (1.78)%<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $137544<br>| $195829<br>| $157341<br>| $246394<br>| $276690<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.65<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.64<br> %<br>| 0.64<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.67<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.66<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.66<br> %<br>| 0.66<br> %<br>| 0.66<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 0.68<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 1.63<br> %<br>| 1.51<br> %<br>| 1.93<br> %<br>| 2.06<br> %<br>| 2.15<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 103<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 267<br> %<br>| 273<br> %<br>| 215<br> %<br>| 218<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(d) Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.64% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been
0.65%.

(e) Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.64%.

(f) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2021 to 2022 was primarily due to a change in trading strategy from a previously utilized
auction strategy used in prior fiscal years.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.94<br>| $11.78<br>| $10.59<br>| $10.13<br>| $10.41<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.66<br>| 0.44<br>| 0.11<br>| 0.20<br>| 0.30<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.09)<br>| 0.18<br>| 1.18<br>| 0.48<br>| (0.25)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.43)<br>| 0.62<br>| 1.29<br>| 0.68<br>| 0.05<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.84)<br>| (0.46)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.33)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.14)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.98)<br>| (0.46)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.33)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.53<br>| $11.94<br>| $11.78<br>| $10.59<br>| $10.13<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (12.55)%<br>| 5.33<br> %<br>| 12.20<br> %<br>| 6.73<br> %<br>| 0.49<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $176873<br>| $217863<br>| $116549<br>| $24076<br>| $25914<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>| 0.40<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.49<br> %<br>| 0.52<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br>| 0.96<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 5.90<br> %<br>| 3.65<br> %<br>| 1.00<br> %<br>| 1.92<br> %<br>| 2.90<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 107<br> %<br>| 57<br> %<br>| 82<br> %<br>| 246<br> %<br>| 324<br> %<br>|

---

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.92<br>| $11.77<br>| $10.57<br>| $10.11<br>| $10.39<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.62<br>| 0.45<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.18<br>| 0.28<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.07)<br>| 0.14<br>| 1.17<br>| 0.47<br>| (0.26)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.45)<br>| 0.59<br>| 1.27<br>| 0.65<br>| 0.02<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.82)<br>| (0.44)<br>| (0.07)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.14)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.96)<br>| (0.44)<br>| (0.07)<br>| (0.19)<br>| (0.30)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.51<br>| $11.92<br>| $11.77<br>| $10.57<br>| $10.11<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (12.79)%<br>| 5.04<br> %<br>| 12.09<br> %<br>| 6.47<br> %<br>| 0.23<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $31496<br>| $33949<br>| $7805<br>| $1076<br>| $967<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>| 0.65<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.74<br> %<br>| 0.77<br> %<br>| 0.95<br> %<br>| 1.21<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 5.50<br> %<br>| 3.76<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 1.77<br> %<br>| 2.69<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 107<br> %<br>| 57<br> %<br>| 82<br> %<br>| 246<br> %<br>| 324<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $11.95<br>| $11.79<br>| $10.59<br>| $10.13<br>| $10.41<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.70<br>| 0.49<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.21<br>| 0.32<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.12)<br>| 0.14<br>| 1.20<br>| 0.47<br>| (0.26)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.42)<br>| 0.63<br>| 1.30<br>| 0.68<br>| 0.06<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.85)<br>| (0.47)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.34)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.14)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.99)<br>| (0.47)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.34)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $9.54<br>| $11.95<br>| $11.79<br>| $10.59<br>| $10.13<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (12.49)%<br>| 5.37<br> %<br>| 12.33<br> %<br>| 6.78<br> %<br>| 0.53<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $12523<br>| $8401<br>| $3291<br>| $1779<br>| $1704<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>| 0.35<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.41<br> %<br>| 0.46<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>| 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.87<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 6.26<br> %<br>| 4.06<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 2.09<br> %<br>| 3.09<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 107<br> %<br>| 57<br> %<br>| 82<br> %<br>| 246<br> %<br>| 324<br> %<br>|

---

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $6.56<br>| $5.99<br>| $6.44<br>| $6.90<br>| $7.01<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.28<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.29<br>| 0.34<br>| 0.36<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.15)<br>| 0.63<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.35)<br>| (0.07)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (0.87)<br>| 0.89<br>| (0.03)<br>| (0.01)<br>| 0.29<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.23)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.37)<br>| (0.37)<br>| (0.38)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.15)<br>| —<br>| (0.05)<br>| (0.08)<br>| (0.02)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.38)<br>| (0.32)<br>| (0.42)<br>| (0.45)<br>| (0.40)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $5.31<br>| $6.56<br>| $5.99<br>| $6.44<br>| $6.90<br>|
| Total return | (14.06)%<br>| 15.16<br> %<br>| (0.67)%<br>| 0.20<br> %<br>| 4.31<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $312065<br>| $364445<br>| $516815<br>| $572393<br>| $672775<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br>| 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.70<br> %<br>| 0.69<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>| 0.68<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 4.70<br> %<br>| 4.07<br> %<br>| 4.84<br> %<br>| 5.33<br> %<br>| 5.26<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 65<br> %<br>| 105<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 25<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 14<br> %<br>|

---

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to a repositioning of the portfolio due to a change in the
portfolio management team.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $36.57<br>| $28.51<br>| $26.30<br>| $31.55<br>| $27.37<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.15)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.26)<br>| (0.17)<br>| (0.16)<br>| (0.16)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.06)<br>| 8.94<br>| 4.73<br>| (2.51)<br>| 7.54<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (7.21)<br>| 8.68<br>| 4.56<br>| (2.67)<br>| 7.38<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (6.48)<br>| (0.62)<br>| (2.35)<br>| (2.58)<br>| (3.20)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $22.88<br>| $36.57<br>| $28.51<br>| $26.30<br>| $31.55<br>|
| Total return | (24.77)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 30.53<br> %<br>| 17.98<br> %<br>| (6.88)%<br>| 29.77<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $883458<br>| $1299777<br>| $1037625<br>| $908616<br>| $926914<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.93<br> %<br>| 0.92<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>| 0.95<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.93<br> %<br>| 0.92<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>| 0.95<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.51)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.72)%<br>| (0.66)%<br>| (0.62)%<br>| (0.58)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 34<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 67<br> %<br>| 41<br> %<br>|

---

(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.16), total return would have been
(24.83%) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.56%).

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** |
|  | **Year Ende**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $32.79<br>| $25.67<br>| $23.95<br>| $29.09<br>| $25.53<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.19)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.30)<br>| (0.21)<br>| (0.21)<br>| (0.22)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (6.14)<br>| 8.04<br>| 4.28<br>| (2.35)<br>| 6.98<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (6.33)<br>| 7.74<br>| 4.07<br>| (2.56)<br>| 6.76<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (6.48)<br>| (0.62)<br>| (2.35)<br>| (2.58)<br>| (3.20)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $19.98<br>| $32.79<br>| $25.67<br>| $23.95<br>| $29.09<br>|
| Total return | (24.94)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 30.20<br> %<br>| 17.67<br> %<br>| (7.11)%<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 29.45<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $62909<br>| $105027<br>| $98205<br>| $95635<br>| $136415<br>|
| Net expenses | 1.18<br> %<br>| 1.17<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 1.19<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.18<br> %<br>| 1.17<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br>| 1.20<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.76)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.92)%<br>| (0.91)%<br>| (0.86)%<br>| (0.82)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 34<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 67<br> %<br>| 41<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.21), total return would have been
(25.01%) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.81%).

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $37.01<br>| $28.81<br>| $26.53<br>| $31.76<br>| $27.50<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.11)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.22)<br>| (0.14)<br>| (0.13)<br>| (0.12)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7.19)<br>| 9.04<br>| 4.77<br>| (2.52)<br>| 7.58<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (7.30)<br>| 8.82<br>| 4.63<br>| (2.65)<br>| 7.46<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (6.48)<br>| (0.62)<br>| (2.35)<br>| (2.58)<br>| (3.20)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $23.23<br>| $37.01<br>| $28.81<br>| $26.53<br>| $31.76<br>|
| Total return | (24.69)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 30.66<br> %<br>| 18.09<br> %<br>| (6.76)%<br>| 29.93<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1030728<br>| $1475139<br>| $1066067<br>| $629914<br>| $517734<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>| 0.82<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.39)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.62)%<br>| (0.54)%<br>| (0.49)%<br>| (0.43)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 34<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 52<br> %<br>| 67<br> %<br>| 41<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.13), total return would have been
(24.71%) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.44%).

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $32.05<br>| $22.34<br>| $28.66<br>| $35.27<br>| $37.37<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.13<br>| 0.04<br>| 0.12<br>| 0.10<br>| 0.09<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.18)<br>| 11.79<br>| (4.03)<br>| (2.49)<br>| 2.11<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (4.05)<br>| 11.83<br>| (3.91)<br>| (2.39)<br>| 2.20<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.05)<br>| (0.13)<br>| (0.12)<br>| (0.08)<br>| (0.05)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (5.38)<br>| (1.99)<br>| (2.29)<br>| (4.14)<br>| (4.25)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (5.43)<br>| (2.12)<br>| (2.41)<br>| (4.22)<br>| (4.30)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $22.57<br>| $32.05<br>| $22.34<br>| $28.66<br>| $35.27<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (16.18)%<br>| 55.05<br> %<br>| (15.31)%<br>| (4.11)%<br>| 6.21<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $276020<br>| $378856<br>| $295006<br>| $433360<br>| $587198<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>| 0.90<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.93<br> %<br>| 0.94<br> %<br>| 0.95<br> %<br>| 0.93<br> %<br>| 0.92<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.12<br> %<br>| 0.48<br> %<br>| 0.36<br> %<br>| 0.26<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 28<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 24<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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financial highlights

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** | **Retail Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $31.33<br>| $21.87<br>| $28.11<br>| $34.66<br>| $36.83<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income (loss)<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.06<br>| (0.04)<br>| 0.05<br>| 0.03<br>| 0.00<br><sup>(b)</sup><br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.06)<br>| 11.55<br>| (3.96)<br>| (2.44)<br>| 2.08<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (4.00)<br>| 11.51<br>| (3.91)<br>| (2.41)<br>| 2.08<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | —<br>| (0.06)<br>| (0.04)<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (5.38)<br>| (1.99)<br>| (2.29)<br>| (4.14)<br>| (4.25)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (5.38)<br>| (2.05)<br>| (2.33)<br>| (4.14)<br>| (4.25)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $21.95<br>| $31.33<br>| $21.87<br>| $28.11<br>| $34.66<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (16.40)%<br>| 54.69<br> %<br>| (15.56)%<br>| (4.33)%<br>| 5.95<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $63738<br>| $92036<br>| $83163<br>| $134434<br>| $208310<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(d)</sup> | 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>| 1.15<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.18<br> %<br>| 1.19<br> %<br>| 1.20<br> %<br>| 1.18<br> %<br>| 1.17<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income (loss) | 0.23<br> %<br>| (0.12)%<br>| 0.23<br> %<br>| 0.10<br> %<br>| 0.01<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 28<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 24<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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financial highlights

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Admin Class** | **Admin Class** | **Admin Class** | **Admin Class** | **Admin Class** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $29.44<br>| $20.65<br>| $26.68<br>| $33.25<br>| $35.58<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.01)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.01)<br>| (0.04)<br>| (0.08)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.74)<br>| 10.88<br>| (3.73)<br>| (2.39)<br>| 2.00<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.75)<br>| 10.78<br>| (3.74)<br>| (2.43)<br>| 1.92<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (5.38)<br>| (1.99)<br>| (2.29)<br>| (4.14)<br>| (4.25)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $20.31<br>| $29.44<br>| $20.65<br>| $26.68<br>| $33.25<br>|
| Total return<sup>(b)</sup> | (16.63)%<br>| 54.29<br> %<br>| (15.74)%<br>| (4.60)%<br>| 5.68<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $6776<br>| $9440<br>| $7662<br>| $13357<br>| $24530<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>| 1.40<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 1.43<br> %<br>| 1.43<br> %<br>| 1.45<br> %<br>| 1.43<br> %<br>| 1.42<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.02)%<br>| (0.38)%<br>| (0.03)%<br>| (0.15)%<br>| (0.24)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 28<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 24<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

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financial highlights

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended** **September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $32.07<br>| $22.35<br>| $28.68<br>| $35.31<br>| $37.41<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.15<br>| 0.05<br>| 0.13<br>| 0.12<br>| 0.12<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (4.19)<br>| 11.80<br>| (4.03)<br>| (2.50)<br>| 2.11<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (4.04)<br>| 11.85<br>| (3.90)<br>| (2.38)<br>| 2.23<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment income | (0.07)<br>| (0.14)<br>| (0.14)<br>| (0.11)<br>| (0.08)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (5.38)<br>| (1.99)<br>| (2.29)<br>| (4.14)<br>| (4.25)<br>|
| Total Distributions | (5.45)<br>| (2.13)<br>| (2.43)<br>| (4.25)<br>| (4.33)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $22.58<br>| $32.07<br>| $22.35<br>| $28.68<br>| $35.31<br>|
| Total return | (16.16)%<br>| 55.15<br> %<br>| (15.28)%<br>| (4.07)%<br>| 6.28<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $75168<br>| $112310<br>| $92818<br>| $141821<br>| $153646<br>|
| Net expenses | 0.84<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.84<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>|
| Net investment income | 0.53<br> %<br>| 0.17<br> %<br>| 0.53<br> %<br>| 0.43<br> %<br>| 0.33<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 28<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 23<br> %<br>| 24<br> %<br>| 19<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

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financial highlights

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $15.25<br>| $11.81<br>| $10.03<br>| $15.49<br>| $12.31<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.06)<br>| (0.02)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.04)<br>| (0.04)<br>| (0.05)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.37)<br>| 3.56<br>| 2.06<br>| (1.55)<br> <sup>(c)</sup><br>| 3.23<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.43)<br>| 3.54<br>| 2.02<br>| (1.59)<br>| 3.18<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (1.48)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.24)<br>| (3.87)<br>| —<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.34<br>| $15.25<br>| $11.81<br>| $10.03<br>| $15.49<br>|
| Total return<sup>(d)</sup> | (25.43)%<br>| 30.00<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 20.38<br> %<br>| (3.27)%<br>| 25.83<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $106566<br>| $70526<br>| $52170<br>| $34312<br>| $17500<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(e)</sup> | 0.84<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 0.84<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>| 0.84<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>| 0.85<br> %<br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.91<br> %<br>| 0.99<br> %<br>| 1.21<br> %<br>| 1.30<br> %<br>| 1.43<br> %<br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.45)%<br>| (0.14)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.34)%<br>| (0.35)%<br>| (0.35)%<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 50<br> %<br>| 50<br> %<br>| 60<br> %<br>| 67<br> %<br>| 102<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.08), total return would have been
29.49% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.52%).

(c) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period
due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the
Fund.

(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this
waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f) Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.01%.

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financial highlights

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class N** | **Class N** | **Class N** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Period Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020<sup>\*</sup>** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $15.26<br>| $11.81<br>| $9.89<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Net investment loss<sup>(a)</sup> | (0.05)<br>| (0.01)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.04)<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.38)<br>| 3.56<br>| 2.20<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (3.43)<br>| 3.55<br>| 2.16<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |
| Net realized capital gains | (1.48)<br>| (0.10)<br>| (0.24)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $10.35<br>| $15.26<br>| $11.81<br>|
| Total return<sup>(c)</sup> | (25.41)%<br>| 30.08<br> %<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 22.08<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $46814<br>| $9260<br>| $1<br>|
| Net expenses<sup>(e)</sup> | 0.83<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br>| 0.83<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Gross expenses | 0.91<br> %<br>| 1.00<br> %<br>| 107.49<br> %<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Net investment loss | (0.44)%<br>| (0.08)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.34)%<br> <sup>(f)</sup><br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 50<br> %<br>| 50<br> %<br>| 60<br> %<br> <sup>(g)</sup><br>|

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\* Class operations commenced on October 1, 2019.

(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.07), total return would have been 29.66% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.50%).

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

(g) Represents the Fund's portfolio turnover rate for the year ended September 30, 2020.

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appendix a - financial intermediary specific commissions & investment minimum waivers

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appendix a – financial intermediary specific commissions & investment minimum waivers

**<u>UBS Financial Services, Inc. ("UBS-FS")</u>** (all Funds except Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund).<br>Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Institutional Class shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in the Funds' Institutional Class shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions. <br>The minimum for the Institutional Class shares is waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.

**<u>JP Morgan</u>** (all Funds except Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund).

There is no initial investment minimum for shareholders purchasing Class N shares through Fee Based Programs (such as wrap accounts) where such shares are held within a JP Morgan omnibus account.

Class N shares purchased through a Fee Based Program and held within a JP Morgan omnibus account,<br>where the omnibus account does not have a balance of at least $1,000,000 within two years of the<br>establishment of the omnibus account, will not be subject to liquidation.

*Exemption from Minimum Balance Policy*

Class N accounts held within an omnibus account are exempt from the $500 minimum balance policy.

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appendix b - additional index information

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additional index information

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|:---|:---|
| **Bloomberg Global Aggregate** **Bond Index** | Provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The four major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, the Asian-Pacific Aggregate, and the Canadian Aggregate Indices. The index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Corporate** **High-Yield Bond Index** | Measures the market of U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below, excluding emerging market debt. The U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index was created in 1986, with history backfilled to July 1, 1983, and rolls up into the Bloomberg U.S. Universal and Global High-Yield Indices. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Government/** **Credit Bond Index** | The index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index. The U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and corporate securities. The U.S. Government/Credit Index was launched on January 1, 1979, with index history backfilled to 1973, and is a subset of the U.S. Aggregate Index. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Treasury** **Inflation Protected Securities** **Index (Series-L)** | An unmanaged index that tracks inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. On March 1, 1997, Barclays launched the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), a rules-based, market value weighted index that tracks inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. |
| **Russell 2000<sup>®</sup>** **Index** | An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. |
| **Russell 2000<sup>®</sup>** **Growth Index** | An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. |
| **Russell 2000<sup>®</sup>** **Value Index** | An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. |
| **Russell 2500™ Growth Index** | Measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500™ Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500™ Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small to mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. |

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**If you would like more information about the Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:**

**ANNUAL AND SEMIANNUAL REPORTS**

Provide additional information about each Fund's investments. Each report includes a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds' performance during the last fiscal year.

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)**

Provides more detailed information about the Funds and their investment limitations and policies. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

To order a free copy of the Funds' annual or semiannual reports or their SAI, or to make shareholder inquiries generally, contact your financial representative, or Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330. The Funds' annual and semiannual reports and SAI are available on the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

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Loomis Sayles Funds I File No. 811-08282 Loomis Sayles Funds II File No. 811-06241 M-LS51-0223

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Prospectus<br>February 1, 2023

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | LSIOX |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | LSSAX |

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**The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved any Fund's shares or determined whether this Prospectus** **is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a crime.**

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Contents

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| [fund summary](#chapter_2_4212) | [1](#chapter_2_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4212) | [1](#chapter_2-sect1_1_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4212) | [7](#chapter_2-sect1_2_4212) |
| [more information about investment strategies](#chapter_3_4212) | [12](#chapter_3_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4212) | [12](#chapter_3-sect1_1_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4212) | [12](#chapter_3-sect1_2_4212) |
| [more about risk](#chapter_4_4212) | [14](#chapter_4_4212) |
| [management](#chapter_5_4212) | [21](#chapter_5_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Adviser](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4212) | [21](#chapter_5-sect1_1_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Portfolio Managers](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4212) | [22](#chapter_5-sect1_2_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Information](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4212) | [23](#chapter_5-sect1_3_4212) |
| [general information](#chapter_6_4212) | [23](#chapter_6_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How Fund Shares Are Priced](#chapter_6-sect1_1_4212) | [23](#chapter_6-sect1_1_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How To Purchase Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_2_4212) | [25](#chapter_6-sect1_2_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [How To Redeem Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_3_4212) | [25](#chapter_6-sect1_3_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Dividends and Distributions](#chapter_6-sect1_4_4212) | [26](#chapter_6-sect1_4_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Cost Basis Reporting](#chapter_6-sect1_5_4212) | [26](#chapter_6-sect1_5_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares](#chapter_6-sect1_6_4212) | [26](#chapter_6-sect1_6_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Tax Consequences](#chapter_6-sect1_7_4212) | [28](#chapter_6-sect1_7_4212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Restructuring and Liquidations](#chapter_6-sect1_8_4212) | [29](#chapter_6-sect1_8_4212) |
| [financial highlights](#chapter_7_4212) | [30](#chapter_7_4212) |
| [additional index information](#chapter_8_4212) | [33](#chapter_8_4212) |

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is high current income. Capital appreciation is the Fund's secondary objective.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund\*. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)\* | **Institutional Class** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.00%<br>|

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\* The amounts shown in the table are 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund. You should be aware, however, that shares of the Fund are available only to institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") and to participants in certain approved "wrap fee" programs sponsored by broker-dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Fund, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors. The institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors pay Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors a fee for their investment advisory services, while participants in "wrap fee" programs pay a "wrap" fee to the program's sponsor. The "wrap fee" program sponsors in turn pay fees to Natixis Advisors. Participants in "wrap fee" programs should carefully read the wrap fee brochure provided to them by their program's sponsor. The brochure is required to include information about the fees charged by the "wrap fee" program sponsor and the fees paid by such sponsor to Natixis Advisors. Investors pay no additional fees or expenses to purchase shares of the Fund. Investors will, however, indirectly pay a proportionate share of those costs, such as brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses that are borne by the Fund through a reduction in their net asset value. See the section "Management" in the Statutory Prospectus.

**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 year** | **3 years** | **5 years** | **10 years** |
| Institutional Class | $0<br>| $0<br>| $0<br>| $0<br>|

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.

**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets, and may invest up to 100% of its assets, in high income securities ("High-Income Securities"). High-Income Securities are fixed-income securities that Loomis Sayles believes have the potential to generate relatively high levels of current income. High-Income Securities are often rated below investment-grade (below investment-grade securities are sometimes referred to as "high-yield securities" or "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P's Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four rating categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities

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are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest approximately 20% of its assets in investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in senior floating-rate loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers. A significant portion of the securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by smaller-capitalization companies. There is no minimum rating for debt in which the Fund may invest.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security), purchasing or selling options or futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk.

The Fund's investments may include, among other things, corporate debt securities, U.S. government obligations, U.S. dollar denominated foreign securities, zero-coupon and pay-in-kind securities, loan assignments and participations, delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities, commercial paper, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, mortgage dollar rolls, collateralized debt and loan obligations and other asset-backed securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), when-issued securities, municipal bonds, repurchase agreements, debt-linked and equity-linked securities, convertible securities, preferred shares and illiquid securities.

In deciding which High-Income Securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, yield, coupon rate, current interest rates, current valuations and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with Loomis Sayles' expectations concerning the potential return of those types of investments. As part of its investment approach, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities of issuers whose credit profiles Loomis Sayles believes have the potential to stabilize or improve. With respect to investments in foreign securities, Loomis Sayles will consider the global economic environment, and the economic environment of the relevant country, taking into account factors such as GDP growth, inflation and other economic conditions, monetary policy, fiscal policy, leadership and social stability.

Loomis Sayles may invest significantly in securities whose price Loomis Sayles believes is more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates.

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. Senior loans and other floating rate securities that are rated below investment-grade are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments.

**Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A

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securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind bonds and securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Currency Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as options, futures transactions and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Emerging Markets Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments in emerging markets may face greater foreign securities risk. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.

**Equity Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**Foreign Securities Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's foreign investments will fall as a result of foreign political, social, economic, environmental, credit, informational or currency changes or other issues relating to foreign investing generally. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, which would decrease the yield on those securities.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk** is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases

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the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**Large Investor Risk** is the risk associated with ownership of shares of the Fund that may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**Small-Capitalization Companies Risk** is the risk that the Fund's investments may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets, increased volatility and less liquidity than investments in larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of the portfolio.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

The bar chart and the table do not reflect any "wrap fees" that a participant in a "wrap" program may be required to pay to a program's sponsor. See the section "Management" in the Statutory Prospectus. A "wrap fee" will reduce your return.

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**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407477lo4212img001.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 9.87%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2020, -12.05% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -12.86%<br>| <br> 1.91%<br>| <br> 4.26%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -15.27%<br>| <br> -0.86%<br>| <br> 1.55%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -7.57%<br>| <br> 0.37%<br>| <br> 2.12%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index | <br> -11.19%<br>| <br> 2.31%<br>| <br> 4.03%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2004.

Brian P. Kennedy, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2019.

Elaine M. Stokes, Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2004.

Todd P. Vandam, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2019.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following chart shows the investment minimum for the Fund:

  <u> Minimum Initial Investment </u> <u> Minimum Subsequent Investment </u> <br> Institutional Class No Minimum No Minimum

The Fund reserves the right to create investment minimums at its sole discretion.

**Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to investors in "wrap fee" programs approved by Natixis Advisors and/or Loomis Sayles** **and to institutional advisory clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors that, in each case, meet the Fund's policies as established** **by Loomis Sayles.**

Shares normally can be redeemed only through the shareholder's wrap program sponsor for shareholders owning shares through wrap accounts or, with respect to shareholders which are institutional advisory clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors, by contacting Loomis Sayles by telephone at 800-633-3330 or by writing to Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594.

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**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with capital preservation.

**FUND FEES & EXPENSES**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund\*. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table.

The Fund does not impose a sales charge, a redemption fee or an exchange fee.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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| (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)\* | **Institutional Class** |
| Management fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Other expenses | <br> 0.00%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses | <br> 0.00%<br>|

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\* The amounts shown in the table are 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund. You should be aware, however, that shares of the Fund are available only to institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") and to participants in certain approved "wrap fee" programs sponsored by broker-dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Fund, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors. The institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors pay Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors a fee for their investment advisory services, while participants in "wrap fee" programs pay a "wrap" fee to the program's sponsor. The "wrap fee" program sponsors in turn pay fees to Natixis Advisors. Participants in "wrap fee" programs should carefully read the wrap fee brochure provided to them by their program's sponsor. The brochure is required to include information about the fees charged by the "wrap fee" program sponsor and the fees paid by such sponsor to Natixis Advisors. Investors pay no additional fees or expenses to purchase shares of the Fund. Investors will, however, indirectly pay a proportionate share of those costs, such as brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses that are borne by the Fund through a reduction in their net asset value. See the section "Management" in the Statutory Prospectus.

**Example**

The example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 140% of the average value of its portfolio.

**INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE**

**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of securitized assets, such as mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest in asset-backed securities of any type, including residential and commercial asset-backed securities, asset-backed securities related to automobiles, credit cards, home equity loans, manufactured housing, utilities, and other miscellaneous asset-backed securities. The Fund may only buy securities that are rated investment-grade at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) or, if unrated, are determined by Loomis Sayles to be of comparable quality. It is expected that a majority of the Fund's securities will be rated AAA or Aaa by at least one of the rating agencies at the time of

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purchase. The Fund may continue to hold securities that are downgraded in credit rating subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it would be advantageous to do so.

The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts (including on a "to be announced" basis) or by using investment techniques such as buybacks and dollar rolls.

Loomis Sayles uses a bottom-up, fundamental research process to select individual securities for the Fund. The decision to buy or sell a particular security is largely driven by Loomis Sayles' view of the fundamentals of the issue compared to the prevailing market valuation, which may be higher (suggesting a potential sell decision) or lower (suggesting a potential buy decision). Loomis Sayles also may seek to construct a portfolio with risk characteristics similar, but not identical to, certain of the securities in the Bloomberg U.S. Securitized Bond Index (the "Index"). Examples of typical risk characteristics that Loomis Sayles might consider include average life, credit quality, effective duration, yield curve exposure and sector exposure. The portfolio will not necessarily exhibit similarities with the Index for some or all risk characteristics. It is currently anticipated that the Fund's effective duration will be within +/- 1 year of the effective duration of the Index.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding future changes in interest rates and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with Loomis Sayles' expectations concerning the potential return of those investments.

The Fund's investments may also include, among other things, the following: fixed and floating-rate instruments, mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage-related asset-backed securities, other collateralized asset-backed securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A Securities"), U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, zero-coupon securities, step coupon securities, commercial paper, structured notes, other mortgage-related securities (including adjustable rate mortgage securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities and mortgage dollar rolls), when-issued securities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in options, futures and swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

**Principal Risks**

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.

**Interest Rate Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. The values of zero-coupon securities and securities with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Potential future changes in government monetary policy may affect the level of interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute because of recent monetary policy measures.

**Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk** is the risk associated with the mortgages and assets underlying the securities, as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. It also includes risks associated with investing in the mortgages

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underlying the mortgage-backed securities. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. The Fund's investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are also subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit/counterparty, liquidity, inflation and valuation risks).

**Cybersecurity and Technology Risk** is the risk associated with the increasing dependence of the Fund, its service providers, and other market participants on complex information technology and communications systems. Such systems are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.

**Derivatives Risk** is the risk that the value of the Fund's derivative investments such as structured notes, options, futures transactions and swap transactions will fall, for example, because of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments, pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investments. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. This risk is greater for uncleared swaps and other over-the-counter ("OTC") traded derivatives. Investing in derivatives gives rise to other risks, such as leverage risk, liquidity risk, credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk and market/issuer risk. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used.

**Leverage Risk** is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset price movements into larger changes in value. Use of derivative instruments (such as futures and forward currency contracts) may involve leverage. When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if the Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.

**Credit/Counterparty Risk** is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security in which the Fund invests, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk** is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically. The Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time - the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

**Large Investor Risk** is the risk associated with ownership of shares of the Fund that may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses.

**LIBOR Risk** is the risk that the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that is used extensively as a "reference rate" for financial instruments, including many corporate and municipal bonds, bank loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, interest rate swaps and other derivatives. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. The transition away from LIBOR poses a number of other risks, including changed values of LIBOR-related investments and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, each of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

**Liquidity Risk** is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact

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the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.

**Management Risk** is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques will be unsuccessful and cause the Fund to incur losses.

**Market/Issuer Risk** is the risk that the market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The following bar chart and table give an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.loomissayles.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

The bar chart and the table do not reflect any "wrap fees" that a participant in a "wrap" program may be required to pay to a program's sponsor. See the section "Management" in the Statutory Prospectus. A "wrap fee" will reduce your return.calling the Fund toll-free at 800-633-3330.

**Total Returns for Institutional Class Shares**

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| ![](g407477lo4212img002.jpg) | Highest Quarterly Return:<br>Second Quarter 2020, 3.83%<br>Lowest Quarterly Return:<br>First Quarter 2022, -4.89% |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br>(for the periods ended December 31, 2022) | <br>**Past 1 Year** | <br>**Past 5 Years** | <br>**Past 10 Years** |
| Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes | <br> -11.83%<br>| <br> 0.33%<br>| <br> 1.65%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | <br> -13.95%<br>| <br> -2.02%<br>| <br> -0.68%<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | <br> -6.94%<br>| <br> -0.64%<br>| <br> 0.29%<br>|
| Bloomberg U.S. Securitized Bond Index | <br> -11.67%<br>| <br> -0.43%<br>| <br> 0.80%<br>|

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year period exceeds the Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

**MANAGEMENT**

**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles

**Portfolio Managers**

Ian Anderson, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2013.

Stephen M. LaPlante, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2021.

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Alessandro Pagani, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2010.

Barath W. Sankaran, CFA<sup>®</sup>, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2021.

Jennifer M. Thomas, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2021.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

The following chart shows the investment minimum for the Fund:

  <u> Minimum Initial Investment </u> <u> Minimum Subsequent Investment </u> <br> Institutional Class No Minimum No Minimum

The Fund reserves the right to create investment minimums at its sole discretion.

**Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to investors in "wrap fee" programs approved by Natixis Advisors and/or Loomis Sayles** **and to institutional advisory clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors that, in each case, meet the Fund's policies as established** **by Loomis Sayles.**

Shares normally can be redeemed only through the shareholder's wrap program sponsor for shareholders owning shares through wrap accounts or, with respect to shareholders which are institutional advisory clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors, by contacting Loomis Sayles by telephone at 800-633-3330 or by writing to Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594.

**TAX INFORMATION**

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.

**PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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**Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is high current income. Capital appreciation is the Fund's secondary objective. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets, and may invest up to 100% of its assets, in high income securities ("High-Income Securities"). High-Income Securities are fixed-income securities that Loomis Sayles believes have the potential to generate relatively high levels of current income. High-Income Securities are often rated below investment-grade (below investment-grade securities are sometimes referred to as "high-yield securities" or "junk bonds"). Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated below investment-grade quality (i.e., none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P's Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their respective top four rating categories). The Fund's fixed-income securities investments may include unrated securities (securities that are not rated by a rating agency) if Loomis Sayles determines that the securities are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase. The Fund may invest approximately 20% of its assets in investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in senior floating-rate loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers. A significant portion of the securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by smaller-capitalization companies. There is no minimum rating for debt in which the Fund may invest.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities. The Fund may invest without limit in obligations of supranational entities (e.g., the World Bank). Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg. The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security), purchasing or selling options or futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk.

The Fund's investments may include, among other things, corporate debt securities, U.S. government obligations, U.S. dollar denominated foreign securities, zero-coupon and pay-in-kind securities, loan assignments and participations, delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities, commercial paper, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, mortgage dollar rolls, collateralized debt and loan obligations and other asset-backed securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), when-issued securities, municipal bonds, repurchase agreements, debt-linked and equity-linked securities, convertible securities, preferred shares and illiquid securities.

In deciding which High-Income Securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, yield, coupon rate, current interest rates, current valuations and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with Loomis Sayles' expectations concerning the potential return of those types of investments. As part of its investment approach, Loomis Sayles generally seeks fixed-income securities of issuers whose credit profiles Loomis Sayles believes have the potential to stabilize or improve. With respect to investments in foreign securities, Loomis Sayles will consider the global economic environment, and the economic environment of the relevant country, taking into account factors such as GDP growth, inflation and other economic conditions, monetary policy, fiscal policy, leadership and social stability.

Loomis Sayles may invest significantly in securities whose price Loomis Sayles believes is more sensitive to events related to the underlying issuer than to changes in general interest rates or overall market default rates.

**Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund**

**Investment Objective**

The Fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with capital preservation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide prior written notice to shareholders before changing the investment objective.

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**Principal Investment Strategies**

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of securitized assets, such as mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest in asset-backed securities of any type, including residential and commercial asset-backed securities, asset-backed securities related to automobiles, credit cards, home equity loans, manufactured housing, utilities, and other miscellaneous asset-backed securities. The Fund may only buy securities that are rated investment-grade at the time of purchase by at least one of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) or, if unrated, are determined by Loomis Sayles to be of comparable quality. It is expected that a majority of the Fund's securities will be rated AAA or Aaa by at least one of the rating agencies at the time of purchase. The Fund may continue to hold securities that are downgraded in credit rating subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it would be advantageous to do so.

The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts (including on a "to be announced" basis) or by using investment techniques such as buybacks and dollar rolls.

Loomis Sayles uses a bottom-up, fundamental research process to select individual securities for the Fund. The decision to buy or sell a particular security is largely driven by Loomis Sayles' view of the fundamentals of the issue compared to the prevailing market valuation, which may be higher (suggesting a potential sell decision) or lower (suggesting a potential buy decision). Loomis Sayles also may seek to construct a portfolio with risk characteristics similar, but not identical to, certain of the securities in the Bloomberg U.S. Securitized Bond Index (the "Index"). Examples of typical risk characteristics that Loomis Sayles might consider include average life, credit quality, effective duration, yield curve exposure and sector exposure. The portfolio will not necessarily exhibit similarities with the Index for some or all risk characteristics. It is currently anticipated that the Fund's effective duration will be within +/- 1 year of the effective duration of the Index.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles will consider, among other things, the financial strength of the issuer, current interest rates, current valuations, Loomis Sayles' expectations regarding future changes in interest rates and comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with Loomis Sayles' expectations concerning the potential return of those investments.

The Fund's investments may also include, among other things, the following: fixed and floating-rate instruments, mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage-related asset-backed securities, other collateralized asset-backed securities, securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A Securities"), U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, zero-coupon securities, step coupon securities, commercial paper, structured notes, other mortgage-related securities (including adjustable rate mortgage securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities and mortgage dollar rolls), when-issued securities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in options, futures and swaps (including credit default swaps, in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive a payment in the event of a default of the underlying reference security).

The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities. Frequent trading may produce a high level of taxable gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, as well as increased trading costs, which may lower the Fund's return.

In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements, the Fund will notify shareholders prior to any change to the 80% policy discussed above taking effect.

**TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE MEASURES**

Temporary defensive measures may be used by a Fund during adverse economic, market, political or other conditions. In this event, each Fund may hold any portion of its assets in cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest in cash equivalents such as money market instruments or high-quality debt securities as it deems appropriate. A Fund may miss certain investment opportunities if it uses defensive strategies and thus may not achieve its investment objective.

**DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS**

Each Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Examples of derivatives include options, futures and swap transactions (including credit default swaps), forward transactions and foreign currency transactions. The Funds may (but are not required to) use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates or currency risk ("hedging"). When a derivative is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that a Fund also holds, any gains generated by the derivative should be substantially offset by losses on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. The Funds may also use derivatives for leverage, which increases opportunities for gain, to earn income, enhance yield or broaden the Fund's

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diversification by gaining exposure to issuers, indices, sectors, currencies and/or geographic regions. A Fund may be required to sell other securities at inopportune times to meet collateral requirements on its derivatives transactions.

**REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS**

Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller (a bank or, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), a recognized securities dealer) to repurchase the security at an agreed-upon price and date (usually seven days or less from the date of original purchase). The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market rate of interest unrelated to the coupon rate on the purchased security. Such transactions afford a Fund the opportunity to earn a return on its cash at what is expected to be minimal market/issuer risk. A Fund may invest in a repurchase agreement that does not produce a positive return to the Fund if Loomis Sayles believes it is appropriate to do so under the circumstances (for example, to help protect the Fund's uninvested cash against the risk of loss during periods of market turmoil). There is a risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the underlying security. In such event, a Fund would attempt to exercise rights with respect to the underlying security, including possible disposition in the market. However, a Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss, including possible declines in the value of the underlying security, possible reduced levels of income, inability to enforce rights and expenses involved in attempted enforcement. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days may be considered illiquid securities.

**SECURITIES LENDING**

Each Fund may lend a portion of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions, provided that a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. Please see the section "Investment Strategies" in the Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI") for details. When a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. These fees or interest are income to a Fund, although the Fund often must share the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. Securities lending involves, among other risks, the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. The Funds may pay lending fees to the party arranging the loan. In addition, any investment of cash is generally at the sole risk of a Fund. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan are generally at a Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. Each Fund's securities lending activities are implemented pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and are subject to Board oversight.

**PERCENTAGE INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS**

Except as set forth in the SAI, the percentage limitations set forth in this Prospectus and the SAI apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS**

A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund's portfolio securities is available in the Funds' SAI.

A "snapshot" of each Fund's investments may be found in each Fund's annual and semiannual reports. In addition, a list of the Fund's full portfolio holdings, which is updated monthly after an aging period of at least 30 daysis available on the Fund's website at www.loomissayles.com (click on the drop-down menu titled "Intermediary / Advisory" and then "Holdings"). These holdings will remain accessible on the website until the Fund files its Form N-CSR or Form N-PORT with the SEC for the period that includes the date of the information. In addition, a list of the Fund's top 10 holdings as of the month-end is generally available within 7 business days after the month-end on the Fund's website at www.loomissayles.com (click on the drop-down menu titled "Intermediary / Advisory" and then "Holdings"). Please see the back cover of this Prospectus for more information on obtaining a copy of a Fund's current annual or semiannual report.

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in various types of securities and engage in various investment practices which are not a principal focus of the Funds and therefore are not described in this Prospectus. These securities and investment practices and their associated risks are discussed in the Funds' SAI, which is available without charge upon request (see back cover). The significance of any specific risk to an investment in a Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Funds.

Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.

**RECENT MARKET EVENTS RISK**

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in, among other things, significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and economic downturns and recessions, and may continue to have similar effects in the future. There remains significant uncertainty surrounding the magnitude, duration, reach, costs, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as actions that have been or could be taken by governmental authorities or other third-parties in the future, and it is difficult to predict its potential impacts on a Fund's investments. The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain its spread may also exacerbate other risks that apply to a Fund and may exacerbate existing economic, political, or social tensions.

In addition, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. These and any related events could significantly impact a Fund's performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even if the Fund does not have direct exposure to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.

**BELOW INVESTMENT-GRADE FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES RISK**

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," are rated below investment-grade quality and may be considered speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. To be considered rated below investment-grade quality, a security must not have been rated by any of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) in one of their respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the portfolio managers must have determined it to be of comparable quality. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of below investment-grade securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher-quality debt securities, and a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives may, to the extent the Fund invests in below investment-grade securities, be more dependent upon the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case if the Fund were investing in higher-quality securities. The issuers of these securities may be in default or have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default on their payments of principal and interest, or may otherwise present elements of danger with respect to payments of principal or interest.

Below investment-grade securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-grade securities. Yields on below investment-grade securities will fluctuate. If the issuer of below investment-grade securities defaults, a Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

The secondary markets in which below investment-grade securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade securities. A lack of liquidity in the secondary trading markets could adversely affect the price at which a Fund could sell a particular below investment-grade security when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer, and could adversely affect and cause large fluctuations in the net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions may decrease the values and liquidity of high yield securities generally.

It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for below investment-grade securities, have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon. New laws and proposed new laws may adversely impact the market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.

**CREDIT/COUNTERPARTY RISK**

This is the risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed-income security, the issuer or guarantor of a security backing an asset-backed security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or an over-the-counter ("OTC") transaction will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. Each Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities or asset-backed securities or is a party to derivatives or OTC transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent a Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on

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organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of a Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.

Funds that invest in below investment-grade fixed-income securities are subject to greater credit/counterparty risk (because such securities are subject to a greater risk of default) and market/issuer risk than funds that invest in higher quality fixed-income securities. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities, including senior loans and other floating rate securities that are rated below investment-grade, are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. The value of loans made to such borrowers is likely to be more sensitive to adverse news about the borrower, markets or economy. The amount of public information with respect to senior loans may be less extensive than that is available for registered or exchange-listed securities.

The Funds' investments in securities issued by U.S. government agencies are subject to credit/counterparty risk. Agencies of the U.S. government are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest of the relevant entity but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security, and therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities.

Funds that invest in fixed-income securities issued in connection with corporate restructurings by highly leveraged issuers or in fixed-income securities that are not current in the payment of interest or principal (i.e., in default) will be subject to greater credit/counterparty risk.

Funds that invest in foreign securities are subject to increased credit/counterparty risk, because, for example, of the difficulties of requiring foreign entities to honor their contractual commitments and because financial reporting and other standards are often less robust in foreign countries.

**CURRENCY RISK**

This is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies or between two or more foreign currencies may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. Funds that may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that receive revenues in, foreign currency are subject to currency risk. Loomis Sayles may elect not to hedge currency risk or may hedge imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. The market for some (or all) currencies may from time to time have low trading volume and become illiquid, which may prevent a Fund from effecting positions or from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets, thus subjecting the Fund to substantial losses.

**CYBERSECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY RISK**

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include, among others, theft, misuse, and improper release of confidential or highly sensitive information relating to the Funds and their shareholders, as well as compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of the Funds and their service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Any problems relating to the performance and effectiveness of security procedures used by a Fund or its service providers to protect a Fund's assets, such as algorithms, codes, passwords, multiple signature systems, encryption and telephone call-backs, may have an adverse impact on an investment in a Fund. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Funds and their shareholders, impede business transactions, violate privacy and other laws, subject the Funds to certain regulatory penalties and reputational damage, and increase compliance costs and expenses. Furthermore, as a Fund's assets grow, it may become a more appealing target for cybersecurity threats such as hackers and malware. Although the Funds have developed processes and risk management systems designed to reduce these risks, the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses, operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Funds' investment in such securities to lose value.

**DERIVATIVES RISK**

As described herein and in the SAI, the use of derivatives involves special risks. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, a Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. A Fund may also use derivatives for leverage, which increases opportunities for gain but also involves greater risk of loss due to leverage risk, and to earn income, enhance yield or broaden the Fund's diversification by gaining exposure to

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issuers, indices, sectors, currencies and/or geographic regions. The use of derivatives for these purposes entails greater risk than using derivatives solely for hedging purposes.

Funds that use derivatives also face additional risks, such as liquidity risk; market/issuer risk; management risk; the credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is generally greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives than for centrally cleared derivatives); the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation; the risk of ambiguous documentation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with relevant assets, rates or indices. This could, for example, cause a derivative transaction to imperfectly hedge the risk which it was intended to hedge. A Fund's use of derivative instruments may involve risks greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments, may cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested and may subject a Fund to the potential for unlimited loss. A Fund may be required to sell other securities at inopportune times to meet collateral requirements on its derivatives transactions. In addition, a Fund's use of derivatives may increase or accelerate the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial or that, if used, such strategies will be successful.

A Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income, and the losses may be significantly greater than if derivatives had not been used. It is possible that a Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivative positions. When used, a Fund's use of derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Similarly, for accounting and performance reporting purposes, income and gain characteristics may be different than if a Fund held the underlying securities or other assets directly.

Derivatives that are centrally cleared are subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the member of the clearing house through which a Fund holds its cleared position. If a Fund's counterparty, clearing house, or clearing house member were to default, the Fund could lose a portion or all of the collateral held by the counterparty, clearing house, or clearing house member, or suffer extended delays in recovering that collateral.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering certain derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Fund could, among other things, change how the Fund uses derivatives and may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

**EMERGING MARKETS RISK**

In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets. In addition, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases may exacerbate pre-existing problems in emerging market countries with less established health care systems.

**Economic and Political Risks.** Emerging market countries often experience instability in their political and economic structures and have less market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight than more developed markets. Government actions could have a significant impact on the economic conditions in such countries, which in turn would affect the value and liquidity of the assets of a Fund invested in emerging market securities. Specific risks that could decrease a Fund's return include seizure of a company's assets, restrictions imposed on payments as a result of blockages on foreign currency exchanges or sanctions, and unanticipated social or political occurrences.

The ability of the government of an emerging market country to make timely payments on its debt obligations will depend on many factors, including the extent of its reserves, fluctuations in interest rates and access to international credit and investments. A country that has non-diversified exports or relies on certain key imports will be subject to greater fluctuations in the pricing of those commodities. Failure to generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade will make it difficult for an emerging market country to service its foreign debt.

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Companies trading in emerging markets are generally smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies trading in developed markets. Foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales. Settlement of securities transactions in emerging markets may be subject to risk of loss and may be delayed more often than transactions settled in the United States, in part because a Fund will need to use brokers and counterparties that are less well capitalized, and custody and registration of assets in some countries may be unreliable compared to more developed countries. Disruptions resulting from social and political factors may cause the securities markets to close. If extended closings were to occur, the liquidity and value of a Fund's assets invested in corporate debt obligations of emerging market companies would decline.

**Investment Controls; Repatriation**. Foreign investment in emerging market country debt securities is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may at times limit or preclude foreign investment in certain emerging market country debt securities. Certain emerging market countries require government approval of investments by foreign persons, limit the amount of investments by foreign persons in a particular issuer, limit investments by foreign persons only to a specific class of securities of an issuer that may have less advantageous rights than the classes available for purchase by domiciliaries of the countries and/or impose additional taxes or controls on foreign investors or currency transactions. Certain emerging market countries may also restrict investment opportunities in issuers in industries deemed important to national interests.

Emerging market countries may require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or proceeds of sale of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if a deterioration occurs in an emerging market country's balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to a Fund of any restrictions on investments. Investing in local markets in emerging market countries may require a Fund to adopt special procedures, seek local governmental approvals or take other actions, each of which may involve additional costs to a Fund.

**EQUITY SECURITIES RISK**

The value of a Fund's investments in equity securities is subject to the risks of unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities, industries or in the equity market as a whole. The market value of a security can change daily due to political, economic and other events that affect the securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies or governments. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, will vary depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund's equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response to such trends and developments. In addition, the value of stock in a Fund's portfolio may decline for a number of reasons that relate directly to the issuer. Those reasons may include, among other things, management performance, the effects of financial leverage and reduced demand for a company's goods and services. Equity securities may take the form of stock in corporations, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and other similar securities. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common and preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.

**FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK**

This is the risk associated with investments in issuers that are located or do business in foreign countries. The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund is subject to this risk because it may invest up to 40% of its assets in foreign securities, including emerging market securities ("Foreign Securities"). A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be less liquid and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers.

The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of issuers and a small number of securities. In addition, foreign companies often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. companies. Reporting, accounting, disclosure, custody and auditing standards and practices of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards and practices, and are often not as rigorous. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Among other things, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, the imposition of sanctions or threat thereof by other countries (such as the United States), political changes or diplomatic developments may impair a Fund's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver or otherwise transact in certain securities and can cause the value of a Fund's investments in a foreign country to decline. In the event of nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other government action, intervention, or restriction, a Fund could lose its entire investment in a particular foreign issuer or country. These risks

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also apply to securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts.

Funds that invest in emerging markets may face greater foreign risk since emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political and economic instability. See "Emerging Markets Risk."

Although the Funds will invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities, the value of these securities may be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates.

**INFLATION/DEFLATION RISK**

Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of a Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy (or expectations that such policies will change), and a Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Recently, inflation rates in the United States and elsewhere have been increasing. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or that efforts to slow or reverse inflation will not harm the economy and asset values. This risk is elevated compared to historical market conditions because of recent monetary policy measures and the current interest rate environment. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio.

**INTEREST RATE RISK**

This is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund's investments in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and other income-producing securities and derivatives. Fixed-income securities are obligations of the issuer to make payments of principal and/or interest on future dates. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. Interest rates can also change in response to the supply and demand for credit, inflation rates, and other factors. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. In addition, the value of certain derivatives (such as interest rate futures) is related to changes in interest rates and may suffer significant price declines as a result of interest rate changes. A prolonged period of low interest rates may cause a Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities, including short-term fixed-income securities, rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise.

Even funds that generally invest a significant portion of their assets in high quality fixed-income securities are subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is greater for funds that generally invest a significant portion of their assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") or comparable unrated securities. Interest rate risk also is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations than for funds that generally invest in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. A significant change in interest rates could cause a Fund's share price (and the value of your investment) to change.

Interest rate risk is compounded for funds when they invest a significant portion of their assets in mortgage-related or asset-backed securities because the value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities generally is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than other types of fixed-income securities. In addition, these types of securities are subject to the risk of prepayment when interest rates fall, which generally results in lower returns because funds that hold these types of securities must reinvest assets previously invested in these types of securities in fixed-income securities with lower interest rates.

Funds also face increased interest rate risk when they invest in fixed-income securities paying no current interest (such as zero-coupon securities and principal-only securities), interest-only securities and fixed-income securities paying non-cash interest in the form of other fixed-income securities because the prices of those types of securities tend to react more to changes in interest rates.

Recently, there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be particularly acute in the current market environment because the Federal Reserve recently raised rates and may continue to do so.

**LARGE INVESTOR RISK**

Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. If a large investor redeems a portion or all of its investment in a Fund or redeems frequently, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which can affect the performance of the Fund and may increase realized capital gains. In addition, such transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if a Fund's sales of investments result in gains,

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and also may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase a Fund's expenses or could result in the Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratios.

**LEVERAGE RISK**

When a Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its portfolio, the value of an investment in the Fund may be more volatile, and other risks are generally compounded. Funds face this risk if they create leverage by using investments such as reverse repurchase agreements, inverse floating-rate instruments or derivatives, or by borrowing money. The use of leverage may lead to losses that are greater than if a Fund had not used leverage.

**LIBOR RISK**

LIBOR Risk is the risk that the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another in the international interbank market for short-term loans, and is used extensively in the United States and globally as a "reference rate" for certain financial instruments in which a Fund may invest, including corporate and municipal bonds, senior loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, interest rate swaps and other derivatives. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies; however, the process for amending the interest rate provisions of existing contracts to transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. While some contracts may include "fallback" provisions that provide for an alternative rate setting methodology in the event of the unavailability of LIBOR, not all contracts have such provisions or such provisions may not contemplate the permanent unavailability of LIBOR. Federal and state legislation has been enacted to assist with the transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates for instruments known as "tough legacy" contracts. There is also significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies, including the risk of economic value transfer at the time of transition. The transition away from LIBOR poses a number of other risks, including changed values of LIBOR-related investments and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, each of which may adversely affect a Fund's performance. It is difficult at this time to predict the exact impact of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or the financial instruments in which a Fund invests.

**LIQUIDITY RISK**

Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in a Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of a Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. If a Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. Non-exchange traded derivatives are generally subject to greater liquidity risk as well. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value a Fund's investments. A Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars. In some cases, especially during times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and a redemption may dilute the interest of the remaining shareholders.

**MANAGEMENT RISK**

Management risk is the risk that Loomis Sayles' investment techniques could fail to achieve a Fund's objective and could cause your investment in a Fund to lose value. Each Fund is subject to management risk because each Fund is actively managed by Loomis Sayles. Loomis Sayles will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for each Fund, but there can be no guarantee that Loomis Sayles' decisions will produce the desired results. For example, securities that Loomis Sayles expects may appreciate in value may in fact decline. Similarly, in some cases derivative and other investment techniques may be unavailable or Loomis Sayles may decide not to use them, even under market conditions where their use could have benefited a Fund.

**MARKET/ISSUER RISK**

The market value of a Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon political, regulatory,

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market, economic, and social conditions, as well as developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, or segments of the market, including conditions that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical events will adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on global economies and markets. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters and epidemics or pandemics may be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

**MORTGAGE-RELATED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES RISK**

Mortgage-related securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association certificates or securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, differ from traditional fixed-income securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans generally may be prepaid at any time. As a result, if a Fund purchases these assets (or other asset-backed securities) at a premium, a faster-than-expected prepayment rate will reduce yield to maturity, and a slower-than-expected prepayment rate will increase yield to maturity. If a Fund purchases mortgage-related securities (or other asset-backed securities) at a discount, faster-than-expected prepayments will increase, and slower-than-expected prepayments will reduce yield to maturity. Prepayments, and resulting amounts available for reinvestment by a Fund, are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates and, as a result, are likely to be reinvested at lower interest rates. Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased at a premium may result in a loss of principal if the premium has not been fully amortized at the time of prepayment. These securities will decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates generally, and they are likely to appreciate less than other fixed-income securities when interest rates decline because of the risk of prepayments. In addition, an increase in interest rates would give rise to extension risk by extending the life of a mortgage- or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. It would also increase the inherent volatility of a Fund by increasing the average life of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The value of some mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of Loomis Sayles to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn or recession, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable-rate mortgages.

A mortgage dollar roll involves the sale of a security by a Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. A Fund will designate assets determined to be liquid in an amount sufficient to meet its obligations under the transactions. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. A Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to a Fund, the security that a Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**SMALL CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES RISK**

Compared to companies with large market capitalization, small capitalization companies are more likely to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or to depend on a small, inexperienced management group. Securities of these companies often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may fluctuate more than stocks of large capitalization companies. Securities of small capitalization companies may therefore be more vulnerable to adverse developments than those of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be relatively more difficult for a Fund to buy and sell securities of small capitalization companies.

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**Investment Adviser**

Loomis Sayles, located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, serves as the adviser to the Funds. Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles is one of the oldest investment advisory firms in the United States with over $282.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. Loomis Sayles has an extensive internal research staff. Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for each of the Funds.

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As previously described in the "Fund Fees & Expenses" section of the Fund summaries, an investor will either pay a "wrap" fee to the program sponsor and such sponsor will pay a fee to Natixis Advisors, or the investor, such as an institutional client of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors, will pay a fee to Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors under a separate client agreement for advisory services. The Funds do not pay Loomis Sayles a monthly investment advisory fee, also known as management fees, for investment advisory services and, except as described below, Loomis Sayles pays the other ordinary expenses of the Funds.

Each Fund is a series of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the "Trust"). The Trust and not Loomis Sayles or its affiliates, will pay the following expenses: taxes payable by the Trust to federal, state or other governmental agencies; extraordinary expenses as may arise, including expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims and the legal obligations of the Trust or the Funds to indemnify its trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors and agents with respect thereto; brokerage fees and commissions (including dealer markups) and transfer taxes chargeable to the Trust in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Funds; costs, including any interest expense, of borrowing money; costs of hedging transactions; costs of lending portfolio securities; and any expenses indirectly incurred through investments in other pooled investment vehicles.

A discussion of the factors considered by the Funds' Board of Trustees in approving the Funds' investment advisory contracts is available in the Funds' annual reports for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

The Funds consider the series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II, all of which are advised or subadvised by Natixis Advisors, Loomis Sayles, AEW Capital Management, L.P., AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, Mirova US LLC, Harris Associates L.P. or Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (collectively, the "Affiliated Investment Managers"), to be part of the "same group of investment companies" under Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act for the purchase of other investment companies. The Affiliated Investment Managers are all under common control.

**Portfolio Managers**

The following persons have had primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of each indicated Fund's portfolio since the dates stated below. Except where noted, each portfolio manager has been employed by Loomis Sayles for at least five years.

**Ian Anderson** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund since 2013. Mr. Anderson, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has over 24 years of investment management experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2011. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Mr. Anderson served as a senior portfolio manager and an agency CMO trader for Fannie Mae and a research analyst for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He earned a B.S. in economics from The University of Chicago and an M.S. in finance from The George Washington University.

**Matthew J. Eagan, CFA** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund since its inception. Mr. Eagan serves as an Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles. He has over 32 years of investment experience. Mr. Eagan joined Loomis Sayles in 1997. Mr. Eagan earned a B.A. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Boston University and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>.

**Brian P. Kennedy** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund since 2019. Mr. Kennedy is a Vice President of Loomis Sayles. He began his investment industry career in 1990 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1994. Mr. Kennedy has over 32 years of investment experience. He earned a B.S. from Providence College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.

**Stephen M. LaPlante, CFA** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund since 2021. Mr. LaPlante, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has over 13 years of investment experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2017. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Mr. LaPlante was a senior analyst at Manulife, responsible for the mortgage credit sector. Mr. LaPlante earned a B.S. from Union College and an M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst®.

**Alessandro Pagani, CFA** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund since 2010. Mr. Pagani, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has over 25 years of investment experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2008. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Mr. Pagani served as co-head of global research and credit at Cambridge Place Investment Management and director of asset-backed securities research at Banc One Capital Markets. He earned a doctoral degree in economics and commerce from the University of Brescia in Italy and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>.

**Barath W. Sankaran, CFA** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund since 2021. Mr. Sankaran, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, joined Loomis Sayles in 2009 and has over 13 years of investment experience. Mr. Sankaran earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst®.

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**Elaine M. Stokes** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund since its inception. Ms. Stokes serves as an Executive Vice President and Director of Loomis Sayles. She has over 35 years of investment experience. Ms. Stokes joined Loomis Sayles in 1988. She earned a B.S. from St. Michael's College.

**Jennifer M. Thomas** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund since 2021. Ms. Thomas, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, has over 21 years of investment experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2007. Ms. Thomas earned a B.S. from Bryant University and an M.B.A. from Clark University.

**Todd P. Vandam, CFA** has served as portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund since 2019. Mr. Vandam, Vice President of Loomis Sayles, joined Loomis Sayles in 1994 and has over 28 years of investment experience. Mr. Vandam received a B.A. from Brown University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>.

*Please see the SAI for information regarding portfolio manager compensation, other accounts under management by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the Funds.*

**Additional Information**

The Funds enter into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Adviser, Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") and the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended to be third-party beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy thereunder against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Funds.

This Prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. None of this Prospectus, the SAI or any contract that is an exhibit to the Funds' registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Funds and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by applicable federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.

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**How Fund Shares Are Priced**

NAV is the price of one share of a Fund without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using this formula:

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The policies and procedures used to determine the NAV of Fund shares are summarized below:

• A share's NAV is determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on the days the NYSE is
open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. A Fund's shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE
is closed for trading. In addition, a Fund's shares will not be priced on the holidays listed in the SAI. See the section
"Net Asset Value" in the SAI for more details.

• The price you pay for purchasing, redeeming or exchanging a share will be based upon the NAV next calculated after your order is received by the transfer agent, SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc., (formerly, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.) (rather than when the order arrives at the P.O. box) "in good order" (meaning that the order is complete and contains
all necessary information). See the Section "How to Purchase Shares," which provides additional information regarding
who can receive a purchase order.

• Requests received by the Funds after the NYSE closes will be processed based upon the NAV determined at the close of regular trading on the next day that the NYSE is open. If the transfer agent receives the order in good order prior to the NYSE market close (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), the shareholder will receive that day's NAV. Under limited circumstances, the Distributor may enter into
contractual agreements pursuant to which orders received by your investment dealer before a Fund determines its NAV and transmitted
to the transfer agent prior to market open on the next business day are processed at the NAV determined on the day the order was
received by your investment dealer. **Please contact your investment dealer to determine whether it has entered into such a contractual** **agreement. If your investment dealer has not entered into such a contractual agreement, your order will be processed at the NAV** **next determined after your investment dealer submits the order to a Fund.** 

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• If a Fund invests in foreign securities, it may have NAV changes on days when you cannot buy or sell its shares.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. The Funds may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids.

Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")), exchange traded** **notes, rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price
quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid
quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted
equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign
markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the
official close price is used. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value
policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying
security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio.
If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer.

• **Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities —** evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Senior Loans —** bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

• **Bilateral Swaps —** bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps
are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an independent pricing service are not
available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

• **Centrally Cleared Swaps —** settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker- dealers.

• **Options** **—** domestic
 exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National
Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity
options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over
time, they are traded most extensively. Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask
quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at
mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC options
contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices
obtained from broker-dealers. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value
policies as described below.

• **Futures —** most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time, they are traded
most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies as
described below.

• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts —** interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in its capacity as "valuation designee." A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or

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published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services. As of the date of this prospectus, the Adviser serves as the Funds' valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

**How To Purchase Shares**

Each Fund is generally available for purchase in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Funds will only accept investments from U.S. citizens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) or resident aliens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) and a U.S. taxpayer identification number. U.S. citizens living abroad are not allowed to purchase shares in the Funds.

**Shares of the Funds are offered exclusively to investors in "wrap fee" programs approved by Natixis Advisors and/or Loomis Sayles** **and to institutional advisory clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors that, in each case, meet the Funds' policies as established** **by Loomis Sayles.**

Each Fund sells its shares at the NAV next calculated after the Fund receives a properly completed investment order. Each Fund generally must receive your properly completed order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for your shares to be bought or sold at the Fund's NAV on that day.

Additional shares can be purchased if authorized by Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles, and payment must be wired in federal funds to the transfer agent except when shares are purchased in exchange for securities acceptable to the Fund. Certificates for shares will not be issued.

Subject to the approval of each Fund, an investor may purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund with liquid securities and other assets that are eligible for purchase by the Fund (consistent with the Fund's investment policies and restrictions) and that have a value that is readily ascertainable in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies. These transactions will be effected only if Loomis Sayles deems the security to be an appropriate investment for a Fund. Assets purchased by a Fund in such a transaction will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund. Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time.

Please see the section "Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares" below for more information.

**How To Redeem Shares**

Shares normally can be redeemed only through the shareholder's wrap program sponsor for shareholders owning shares through wrap accounts or by contacting Loomis Sayles for non-wrap program shareholders.

Redemption requests for Fund shares are effected at the NAV per share next determined after receipt of a redemption request by the transfer agent in good order. A redemption request received by the transfer agent prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE, on a day the Funds are open for business, is effected at that day's NAV. A redemption request received after that time is effected at the next business day's NAV per share. Redemption proceeds normally will be wired within one business day after the redemption request, but may be delayed for up to seven days to provide for orderly liquidation of such holdings. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for more than seven days as permitted by the SEC.

The Funds and the Distributor reserve the right to redeem shares of any shareholder investing through a wrap program at the then-current value of such shares (which will be paid promptly to the shareholder) if the wrap sponsor is no longer approved by Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors. The sponsor will receive advance notice of any such mandatory redemption. Similarly, the Funds and the Distributor may redeem shares of any shareholder who no longer participates in an approved wrap program (for example, by withdrawing from the program). The Funds and the Distributor each reserve the right to redeem any shareholder for which Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors ceases to act as investment adviser. In addition, the Funds and the Distributor each reserve the right to redeem any shareholder if the shareholder's continued investment in the Funds becomes inconsistent with each Fund's policies, as established by Loomis Sayles.

Each Fund may fund a redemption request from various sources, including sales of portfolio securities, holdings of cash or cash equivalents, and borrowings from banks (including overdrafts from the Fund's custodian bank and/or under the Fund's line of credit, which is shared

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across certain other Natixis Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds). Each Fund typically will redeem shares for cash; however, as described in more detail below, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind (i.e., in portfolio securities rather than cash), if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders.

**In-Kind.** Shares normally will be redeemed for cash upon receipt of a redemption request in good order, although each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. For example, a Fund may pay a redemption in-kind under stressed market conditions or if the redemption amount is large.

In-kind redemptions typically take several weeks to effectuate following a redemption request given the operational steps necessary to coordinate with the redeeming shareholder's custodian. Typically, the redemption date is mutually-agreed upon by the Fund and the redeeming shareholder. Each Fund agrees to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of each Fund's net assets during any 90-day period for any one registered investment adviser.

Redemptions in-kind will generally, but not necessarily, result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in a Fund's portfolio. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

Generally, for expedited payment of redemption proceeds, a transaction fee of $5.50 for wire transfers or $50 for international wire transfers will be charged. These fees are subject to change.

**Dividends and Distributions**

The Funds generally distribute all or substantially all of their net investment income (other than capital gains) in the form of dividends. Each Fund declares and pays dividends monthly. Each Fund expects to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized long- and short-term capital gains annually (or, in the case of short-term capital gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of the shareholders), after applying any available capital loss carryovers. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually.

All distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares.

**Cost Basis Reporting**

Upon the redemption or exchange of your shares in a Fund, the Fund or, if you purchased your shares in connection with a wrap program or through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, your wrap program sponsor or other financial intermediary will be required to provide you and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. This cost basis reporting requirement is effective for shares purchased, including through dividend reinvestment, on or after January 1, 2012. Please consult the Fund at www.loomissayles.com or by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or your wrap program sponsor or other financial intermediary, as appropriate, for more information regarding available methods for cost basis reporting and how to select a particular method. Please also consult your tax adviser to determine which available cost basis method is best for you.

**Restrictions On Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares**

The Funds discourage excessive short-term trading that may be detrimental to the Funds and their shareholders. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by shareholders may present certain risks for other shareholders in a Fund. This includes the risk of diluting the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, interfering with the efficient management of each Fund's portfolio and increasing brokerage and administrative costs. Funds investing in securities that require special valuation processes (such as foreign securities, below investment grade securities or small capitalization securities), also may have increased exposure to these risks. The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policies to address and discourage such trading.

Each Fund reserves the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or exchanging shares. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interests of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. A shareholder whose purchase or exchange order has been rejected may still redeem its shares by submitting a redemption request as described under "How to Redeem Shares."

**Limits on Frequent Trading.** Excessive trading activity in a Fund is measured by the number of round trip transactions in a shareholder's account. A round trip is defined as (1) a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) into a Fund followed by a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of any amount out of the same Fund; or (2) a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) out of a Fund followed by a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) of any amount into the same Fund. Two round trip transactions in a single Fund within a rolling 90-day period is considered to be excessive and will constitute a violation of the Fund's trading limitations. After the

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detection of a first violation, the Fund or the Distributor will issue the shareholder and/or his or her financial intermediary, if any, a written warning. After the detection of a second violation (*i.e.*, two more round trip transactions in the Fund within a rolling 90-day period), the Fund or the Distributor will restrict the shareholder from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange) for 90 days. After the detection of a third violation, the Fund or the Distributor will permanently restrict the account and any other accounts under the shareholder's control in any Loomis Sayles Fund or Natixis Fund from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange). The above limits are applicable whether a shareholder holds shares directly with a Fund or indirectly through a financial intermediary, such as a broker, bank, investment adviser, recordkeeper for retirement plan participants, or other third party. The preceding is not an exclusive description of activities that a Fund and the Distributor may consider to be excessive and, at its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor may restrict or prohibit transactions by such identified shareholders or intermediaries.

Notwithstanding the above, certain financial intermediaries, such as retirement plan administrators, may monitor and restrict the frequency of purchase and redemption transactions in a manner different from that described above. The policies of these intermediaries may be more or less restrictive than the generally applicable policies described above. Each Fund may choose to rely on a financial intermediary's restrictions on frequent trading in place of the Fund's own restrictions if the Fund determines, at its discretion, that the financial intermediary's restrictions provide reasonable protection for the Fund from excessive short-term trading activity. Please contact your financial representative for additional information regarding their policies for limiting the frequent trading of Fund shares.

This policy also does not apply with respect to shares purchased by certain funds-of-funds or similar asset allocation programs that rebalance their investments only infrequently. To be eligible for this exemption, the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program must identify itself to and receive prior written approval from a Fund or the Distributor. A Fund and the Distributor may request additional information to enable them to determine that the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program is not designed to and/or is not serving as a vehicle for disruptive short-term trading, which may include requests for (i) written assurances from the sponsor or investment manager of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program that it enforces the Fund's frequent trading policy on investors or another policy reasonably designed to deter disruptive short-term trading in Fund shares, and/or (ii) data regarding transactions by investors in the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program, for periods and on a frequency determined by the Fund and the Distributor, so that the Fund can monitor compliance by such investors with the trading limitations of the Fund or of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program. Under certain circumstances, waivers to these conditions (including waivers to permit more frequent rebalancing) may be approved for programs that in the Fund's opinion are not vehicles for market timing and are not likely to engage in abusive trading.

**Trade Activity Monitoring.** Trading activity is monitored selectively on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If a Fund or the Distributor believes that a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in excessive, short-term trading activity, it may, at its discretion, request that the shareholder or financial intermediary stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the accounts. At its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor, as well as an adviser to a Fund may ban trading in an account if, in their judgment, a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in short-term transactions that, while not necessarily in violation of the Fund's stated policies on frequent trading, are harmful to a Fund or its shareholders. A Fund and the Distributor also reserve the right to notify financial intermediaries of the shareholder's trading activity.

**Accounts Held by Financial Intermediaries.** The ability of a Fund and the Distributor to monitor trades that are placed by omnibus or other nominee accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the financial intermediary maintains the record of a Fund's underlying beneficial owners. In general, each Fund and the Distributor will review trading activity at the omnibus account level. If a Fund and the Distributor detect suspicious activity, they may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all underlying shareholders (including plan participants) to determine whether such shareholders have engaged in excessive short-term trading activity. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading activity in violation of the Fund's policies through an omnibus account, the Fund will attempt to limit transactions by the underlying shareholder that engaged in such trading, although it may be unable to do so. A Fund may also limit or prohibit additional purchases of Fund shares by an intermediary. Investors should not assume a Fund will be able to detect or prevent all trading practices that may disadvantage a Fund.

**Purchase Restrictions**

Each Fund is required by federal regulations to obtain certain personal information from you and to use that information to verify your identity. The Funds may not be able to open your account if the requested information is not provided. **Each Fund reserves the right to** **refuse to open an account, close an account and redeem your shares at the then-current price or take other such steps that the Fund** **deems necessary to comply with federal regulations if your identity cannot be verified.**

Each Fund reserves the right to create investment minimums in its sole discretion.

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**Selling Restrictions**

The table below describes restrictions placed on selling shares of the Funds. Please see the SAI for additional information regarding redemption payment policies.

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| Each Fund may suspend the right of redemption: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When the NYSE is closed (other than a weekend/holiday) as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During an emergency as permitted by the SEC.<br> •  During any other period permitted by the SEC. |
| Each Fund reserves the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  With a notice of a dispute between registered owners or death of a registered owner.<br> •  With suspicion/evidence of a fraudulent act. |
| Each Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to 7 days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When or if it is advisable for the Fund to redeem in-kind, as determined in the sole discretion of the Adviser, or if requested by the redeeming shareholder and agreed to by the Fund. |
| Each Fund may withhold redemption proceeds for 10 days from the purchase date: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •  When redemptions are made within 10 calendar days of purchase by check or ACH to allow the check or ACH transaction to clear. |

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The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after the Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

**Certificates**

Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.

**Tax Consequences**

Except as noted, the discussion below addresses only the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund and does not address any non-U.S., state, or local tax consequences.

Each Fund intends to meet all requirements under Subchapter M of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code")" necessary to qualify and be eligible each year for treatment as a "regulated investment company," and thus does not expect to pay any U.S. federal income tax on income and capital gains that are timely distributed to shareholders.

Unless otherwise noted, the discussion below, to the extent it describes shareholder-level tax consequences, pertains solely to taxable shareholders. The Funds are not managed with a view toward minimizing taxes imposed on such shareholders.

**Taxation of Fund Distributions.** For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable to Fund shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. Distributions attributable to the excess of net long-term capital gains from the sale of investments a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year over net short-term capital losses and that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") will generally be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions attributable to the excess of net short-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less over net long-term capital losses will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" are taxed in the hands of individuals at the reduced rates applicable to net capital gain, provided that the holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund levels. The Funds do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to be derived from qualified dividend income.

A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax is imposed on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by a Fund and net capital gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund.

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Fund distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or in additional shares. In addition, Fund distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when a Fund's NAV reflects gains that are either unrealized or realized but not distributed.

Dividends declared by a Fund and payable to shareholders of record in October, November or December of one year and paid in January of the next year generally are taxable in the year in which the dividends are declared, rather than the year in which the dividends are received.

Dividends derived from interest on securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, if any, may be exempt from state and local income taxes. Each Fund advises shareholders of the proportion of the Fund's dividends that are derived from such interest.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under federal income tax laws generally will not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such retirement plans. If an investment is through such a plan, the investor should consult a tax adviser to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment through such a plan and the tax treatment of distributions (including distributions of amounts attributable to an investment in a Fund) from the plan.

**Redemption, Sale or Exchange of Fund Shares.** A redemption, sale or exchange of Fund shares (including an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another Loomis Sayles Fund) is a taxable event and generally will result in recognition of gain or loss. Gain or loss, if any, recognized by a shareholder on a redemption, sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for more than one year, and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for one year or less, assuming in each case that the shareholder held the shares as capital assets. Short-term capital gains generally are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income. Any loss realized upon a disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received by the shareholder with respect to the shares. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. See "Cost Basis Reporting" above for information about certain cost basis reporting obligations.

**Taxation of Certain Fund Investments.** A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes. In that case, the Fund's yield on those securities would be decreased. The Funds generally do not expect that shareholders will be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes incurred by a Fund. In addition, a Fund's investments in foreign securities and foreign currencies may be subject to special tax rules that have the effect of increasing or accelerating the Fund's recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund's distributions.

A Fund's investments in certain debt obligations (such as those with "OID" or having accrued with market discount, as defined in the SAI), mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, REITs and derivatives may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such investments. Thus, a Fund could be required to liquidate investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code. In addition, a Fund's investments in derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions to shareholders. In particular, a Fund's transactions in options or other derivatives or short sales may cause a larger portion of distributions to be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income than would be the case absent such transactions.

A Fund may at times purchase debt instruments at a discount from the price at which they were originally issued, especially during periods of rising interest rates. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, some or all of this market discount will, when recognized as income by a Fund, be included in such Fund's ordinary income, and will be taxable to shareholders as such when it is distributed.

**Backup Withholding.** Each Fund is required in certain circumstances to apply backup withholding on taxable dividends, redemption proceeds and certain other payments that are paid to any shareholder if the shareholder does not furnish the Fund with certain information and certifications or is otherwise subject to backup withholding.

Please see the SAI for additional information on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund.

You should consult your tax adviser for more information on your own situation, including possible U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other applicable taxes.

**Restructuring and Liquidations**

Investors should note that each Fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize at any time, or to cease operations or liquidate itself. At any time prior to the liquidation of a Fund, shareholders may redeem their shares of the Fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under "How To Redeem Shares." The proceeds from any such redemption will be the net asset value of the Fund's shares, less any applicable sales charges, redemption fees or other changes.

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financial highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the last five years (or, if shorter, the period of the Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the return that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, is included in the Funds' annual report to shareholders. The [annual report](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm#cov393343_1) is incorporated by reference into the SAI, both of which are available free of charge upon request from the Distributor.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund**

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|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $10.94<br>| $10.29<br>| $10.45<br>| $10.69<br>| $10.95<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.58<br>| 0.59<br>| 0.58<br>| 0.60<br>| 0.58<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.28)<br>| 0.67<br>| (0.16)<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| (0.08)<br>| (0.24)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.70)<br>| 1.26<br>| 0.42<br>| 0.52<br>| 0.34<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Investment income | (0.59)<br>| (0.61)<br>| (0.58)<br>| (0.62)<br>| (0.60)<br>|
| Net realized capital gains | (0.33)<br>| —<br>| —<br>| (0.14)<br>| —<br>|
| Total Distributions | (0.92)<br>| (0.61)<br>| (0.58)<br>| (0.76)<br>| (0.60)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $8.32<br>| $10.94<br>| $10.29<br>| $10.45<br>| $10.69<br>|
| Total return | (16.59)%<br>| 12.55<br> %<br>| 4.28<br> %<br>| 5.14<br> %<br>| 3.21<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $193409<br>| $267703<br>| $255019<br>| $174103<br>| $139420<br>|
| Gross expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Net investment income | 5.96<br> %<br>| 5.49<br> %<br>| 5.76<br> %<br>| 5.78<br> %<br>| 5.45<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 45<br> %<br>| 62<br> %<br>| 96<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 48<br> %<br>| 42<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period
due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the
Fund.

(c) Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Fund, all expenses associated with the operations of the Fund.

(d) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to significant shareholder flows and repositioning of the
portfolio.

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**For a share outstanding throughout each period.** 

**Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund**

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|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2022** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2021** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2020** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2019** | **Year Ended**<br>**September 30, 2018** |
| Net asset value, beginning of the period | $9.39<br>| $9.77<br>| $9.94<br>| $9.65<br>| $10.16<br>|
| **Income (loss) from Investment Operations:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Investment income<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.26<br>| 0.26<br>| 0.34<br>| 0.39<br>| 0.37<br>|
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.43)<br>| (0.06)<br>| 0.06<br>| 0.45<br>| (0.33)<br>|
| Total from Investment Operations | (1.17)<br>| 0.20<br>| 0.40<br>| 0.84<br>| 0.04<br>|
| **Less Distributions From:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Investment income | (0.54)<br>| (0.58)<br>| (0.57)<br>| (0.55)<br>| (0.55)<br>|
| Net asset value, end of the period | $7.68<br>| $9.39<br>| $9.77<br>| $9.94<br>| $9.65<br>|
| Total return | (13.03)%<br> <sup>(b)</sup><br>| 2.07<br> %<br>| 4.13<br> %<br>| 8.97<br> %<br>| 0.39<br> %<br>|
| **Ratios to Average Net Assets:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net assets, end of the period (000's) | $1275943<br>| $1564877<br>| $1500680<br>| $1239135<br>| $1149454<br>|
| Gross expenses<sup>(c)</sup> | —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>| —<br>|
| Net investment income | 3.02<br> %<br>| 2.68<br> %<br>| 3.50<br> %<br>| 3.98<br> %<br>| 3.81<br> %<br>|
| Portfolio turnover rate | 140<br> %<br>| 98<br> %<br> <sup>(d)</sup><br>| 283<br> %<br>| 369<br> %<br> <sup>(e)</sup><br>| 259<br> %<br>|

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(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Generally accepted accounting principles require certain adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund for financial reporting purposes
only, and as such, the total returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in
the average annual total return table.

(c) Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Fund, all expenses associated with the operations of the Fund.

(d) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in the volume of TBA transactions.

(e) The variation in the Fund's turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of trades in TBA securities.

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additional index information

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| **Bloomberg U.S. Corporate** **High-Yield Bond Index** | Measures the market of U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below, excluding emerging market debt. The U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index was created in 1986, with history backfilled to July 1, 1983, and rolls up into the Bloomberg U.S. Universal and Global High-Yield Indices. |
| **Bloomberg U.S. Securitized** **Bond Index** | An unmanaged index of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities (ERISA-eligible), and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities. |

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**If you would like more information about the Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:**

**ANNUAL AND SEMIANNUAL REPORTS**

Provide additional information about each Fund's investments. Each report includes a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds' performance during the last fiscal year.

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)**

Provides more detailed information about the Funds and their investment limitations and policies. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference.

To order a free copy of the Funds' annual or semiannual reports or their SAI, or to make shareholder inquiries generally, contact your financial representative, or Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330.

Text-only copies of the Funds' reports and SAI and other information are available free from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at: www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents:

In our continuing effort to reduce your fund's expenses and the amount of mail that you receive from us, we will combine mailings of prospectuses, annual or semiannual reports and proxy statements to your household. If more than one family member in your household owns the same fund or funds described in a single prospectus, report or proxy statement, you will receive one mailing unless you request otherwise. Additional copies of our prospectuses, reports or proxy statements may be obtained at any time by calling 800-633-3330. If you are currently receiving multiple mailings to your household and would like to receive only one mailing or if you wish to receive separate mailings for each member of your household in the future, please call us at the telephone number listed above and we will resume separate mailings within 30 days of your request.

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Loomis Sayles Funds I File No. 811-08282 M-LSHO51-0223

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**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

**February 1, 2023** 

**NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I** 

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

Class A (NEFRX), Class C (NECRX), Class N (NERNX), Class T<sup>\*</sup> (LCPTX) and Class Y (NERYX)

**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I** 

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Class A (LSDRX), Class C (LSCDX), Class N (LSDNX), Class T<sup>\*</sup> (LSDTX) and Class Y (LSDIX)

**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II** 

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

Class A (LOCAX), Class C (LOCCX), Class N (LOCNX), and Class Y (LOCYX)

Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund

Class A (LGMAX), Class C (LGMCX), Class N (LGMNX), Class T<sup>\*</sup> (LGMTX) and Class Y (LSWWX)

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Class A (LGRRX), Class C (LGRCX), Class N (LGRNX), Class T<sup>\*</sup> (LGRTX) and Class Y (LSGRX)

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Class A (NEFLX), Class C (NECLX), Class N (LGANX), Class T<sup>\*</sup> (LGATX) and Class Y (NELYX)

<sup>\*</sup>Class T shares of the Funds are not currently available for purchase.

This Statement of Additional Information ("Statement") contains specific information that may be useful to investors but that is not included in the Statutory Prospectus of the series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Funds I or Loomis Sayles Funds II listed above (each, a "Trust" and together, the "Trusts," with each series being known as a "Fund"). This Statement is not a prospectus and is authorized for distribution only when accompanied or preceded by each Fund's Summary or Statutory Prospectus, each dated February 1, 2023, as from time to time revised or supplemented (each a "Prospectus" and together the "Prospectuses"). This Statement should be read together with the Prospectuses. Investors may obtain the Prospectuses without charge from Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor"), Prospectus Fulfillment Desk, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com.

The Funds' financial statements and accompanying notes that appear in the Natixis Funds Trust I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/770540/000119312522302941/d302250dncsr.htm), Loomis Sayles Funds I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and Loomis Sayles Funds II [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm) and the Natixis Funds Trust I [semiannual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/770540/000119312522235075/d316301dncsrs.htm), Loomis Sayles Funds I [semiannual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522235074/d293983dncsrs.htm) and Loomis Sayles Funds II [semiannual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522235081/d395231dncsrs.htm) are incorporated by reference into this Statement. Each Fund's annual and semiannual reports contain additional performance information and are available upon request and without charge by calling 800-225-5478 or by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com.

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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|  [INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS](#sai407472_1) | 3 |
|  [FUND CHARGES AND EXPENSES](#sai407472_2) | 10 |
|  [OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES](#sai407472_3) | 17 |
|  [THE TRUSTS](#sai407472_4) | 25 |
|  [INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS](#sai407472_5) | 26 |
|  [TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS](#sai407472_6) | 74 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TURNOVER](#sai407472_7) | 74 |
|  [PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION](#sai407472_8) | 74 |
|  [MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUSTS](#sai407472_9) | 77 |
|  [INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES](#sai407472_10) | 88 |
|  [OTHER ARRANGEMENTS](#sai407472_11) | 96 |
|  [PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION](#sai407472_12) | 97 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE](#sai407472_13) | 102 |
|  [DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS](#sai407472_14) | 105 |
|  [VOTING RIGHTS](#sai407472_15) | 106 |
|  [SHAREHOLDER AND TRUSTEE LIABILITY](#sai407472_16) | 107 |
|  [HOW TO BUY SHARES](#sai407472_17) | 107 |
|  [REDEMPTIONS](#sai407472_18) | 107 |
|  [SHAREHOLDER SERVICES](#sai407472_19) | 109 |
|  [NET ASSET VALUE](#sai407472_20) | 112 |
|  [REDUCED SALES CHARGES](#sai407472_21) | 114 |
|  [DISTRIBUTIONS](#sai407472_22) | 116 |
|  [TAXES](#sai407472_23) | 117 |
|  [PERFORMANCE INFORMATION](#sai407472_24) | 129 |
|  [THIRD PARTY INFORMATION](#sai407472_25) | 130 |
|  [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#sai407472_26) | 130 |
|  [APPENDIX A](#sai407472_27) | A-1 |

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**INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS** 

The following is a description of restrictions on the investments to be made by the Funds. The restrictions marked with an asterisk (\*) are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act")). The other restrictions set forth below are not fundamental policies and may be changed by the relevant Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Except in the case of restrictions marked with a dagger (†) below, the percentages set forth below and the percentage limitations set forth in each Prospectus apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund (the "Core Plus Bond Fund") may not:</u>**

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| \*(1) | Purchase any securities (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry. For purposes of this restriction, telephone, gas and electric public utilities are each regarded as separate industries and finance companies whose financing activities are related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry of their parents. For purposes of this restriction with regard to bank obligations, bank obligations are considered to be one industry, and asset-backed securities are not considered to be bank obligations.  |

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| \*(2) | Make short sales of securities, maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions, and the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.  |

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| \*(3) | With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase any security if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets (based on current value) would then be invested in the securities of a single issuer or acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer (in each case excluding U.S. government securities, cash and cash equivalents and the securities of other investment companies); provided, however, this limitation does not apply to government securities as defined in the 1940 Act.  |

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| \*†(4) | Borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes; provided, however, that the Fund may loan securities and engage in reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets taken at cost.  |

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\*(5) Make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; provided, however, that this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities.

\*(6) Purchase or sell commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options, may enter into foreign exchange contracts and swap agreements and other financial transactions not requiring the delivery of physical commodities.

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| \*(7) | Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers that deal in real estate, securities that are secured by interests in real estate, and securities that represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.  |

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\*(8) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

(9) Write, purchase or sell options or warrants, except that the Fund may (a) acquire warrants or rights to
subscribe to securities of companies issuing such warrants or rights or of parents or subsidiaries of such companies, provided that such warrants or other rights to subscribe are attached to, or part of a unit offering, other securities, and
(b) write, purchase or sell put or call options on securities, securities indices or futures contracts.

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\*(10) Issue senior securities, except for permitted borrowings or as otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act.

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| †(11) | Invest more than 15% of the Fund's total net assets in illiquid securities (excluding Rule 144A securities and certain Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper deemed to be liquid under guidelines established by the Trust's Trustees).  |

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(12) Invest more than 20% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in bonds rated below BBB by S&P Global Ratings
("S&P") or Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") and below Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") or, if unrated, of comparable quality as
determined by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser").

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds, which include debt securities of any maturity. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirement, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund (the "Credit Income Fund") may not:</u>**

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| \* (1) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, 25% or more of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry. For purposes of this restriction, telephone, gas and electric public utilities are each regarded as separate industries and finance companies whose financing activities are related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry of their parents, finance companies whose financing activities are not related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry the Fund's adviser believes is most applicable to such finance companies, and each foreign country's government (together with all subdivisions thereof) will be considered to be a separate industry. For purposes of this restriction, asset-backed securities are not considered to be bank obligations.  |

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\* (2) Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, except that the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.

\*†(3) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

\* (4) Make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, provided, however, this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities.

\* (5) Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except that, in the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws.

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| \* (6) | Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in real estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.  |

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\* (7) Issue senior securities, except for permitted borrowings or as otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act.

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**<u>The Credit Income Fund may:</u>**

\* (8) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control, it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirement, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund (the "Global Allocation Fund") may not</u>:** 

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes, except that the Fund also may borrow up to 10% of its net assets to facilitate settlement of purchase transactions in markets that have shorter settlement periods than the markets in which the Fund has sold
securities and is awaiting the receipt of settlement proceeds.

(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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|:---|:---|
| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(12) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any borrowing permitted by restrictions (7) and (8) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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**<u>The Global Allocation Fund may:</u>**

(13) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Growth Fund (the "Growth Fund") may not</u>**<u>:</u> 

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries). (For purposes of this restriction, a foreign national government and its political subdivisions are considered as being in a separate industry from any other foreign national government and that government's political subdivisions.)  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

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(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes.

(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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|:---|:---|
| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(12) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any borrowing permitted by restrictions (7) and (8) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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**<u>The Growth Fund may:</u>**

(13) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (the "Intermediate Duration Bond Fund") may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas, or other mineral leases, rights, or royalty contracts, or in real estate, commodities, or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates, or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(3) | Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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\*(4) Change its classification pursuant to Section 5(b) of the 1940 Act from a "diversified" to "non-diversified" management investment company.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(5) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(6) | Borrow money in excess of 10% of its assets (taken at cost) or 5% of its assets (taken at current value), whichever is lower, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes; however, the Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements and "dollar roll" arrangements shall not constitute borrowing by the Fund for purposes of this restriction.  |

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|:---|:---|
| †(7) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(8) | Issue senior securities other than any borrowing permitted by restriction (6) above. (For the purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, or other encumbrance of assets; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and  |

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options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of or entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swap contracts, or any other derivative investments to the extent that Loomis Sayles determines that the Fund is not required to treat such investments as senior securities pursuant to the pronouncements of the SEC.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). Prior to any change in such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the fund into compliance with the 80% requirement, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (the "Limited Term Government and Agency Fund") may not:</u>**

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|:---|:---|
| \*(1) | Make short sales of securities, maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions, and the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.  |

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\*(2) Issue senior securities, except for permitted borrowings or as otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act.

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|:---|:---|
| \*†(3) | Borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes; provided, however, that the Fund may loan securities and engage in reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets taken at cost.  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(4) | Purchase any securities (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry. For purposes of this restriction, telephone, gas and electric public utilities are each regarded as separate industries and finance companies whose financing activities are related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry of their parents. For purposes of this restriction with regard to bank obligations, bank obligations are considered to be one industry, and asset-backed securities are not considered to be bank obligations.  |

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\*(5) Make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; provided, however, that this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities.

\*(6) Purchase or sell commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options, may enter into foreign exchange contracts and swap agreements and other financial transactions not requiring the delivery of physical commodities.

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|:---|:---|
| \*(7) | Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers that deal in real estate, securities that are secured by interests in real estate, and securities that represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.  |

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\*(8) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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(9) Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof, except that the Fund may write, purchase and sell
puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to financial instruments or indices thereof and currencies and with respect to futures contracts on financial instruments or indices thereof.

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|:---|:---|
| †(10) | Invest more than 15% of the Fund's total net assets in illiquid securities (excluding Rule 144A securities and certain Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper deemed to be liquid under guidelines established by the Trust's Trustees).  |

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(11) Acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in
reliance on subparagraph 12(d)(1)(G) or 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in investments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirement, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

To the extent such Fund is an "acquired fund" in a fund of funds arrangement relying on Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund will limit its acquisition of securities of investment companies and companies that would be investment companies under the 1940 Act but for the exclusion from the definition of investment company in Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act to an aggregate amount that does not exceed 10% of the Fund's total assets (measured immediately after acquisition); provided that such limitation shall not apply to investments by the Fund in: (a) another fund as part of a master-feeder structure in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(E) of the 1940 Act (master feeder arrangements); (b) money market funds in reliance on Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act; (c) a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund; (d) securities received as a dividend or as a result of a plan of reorganization of a company; or (e) securities of another fund received pursuant to an interfund borrowing and lending arrangement permitted by an exemptive order issued by the SEC.

**General Notes on Investment Restrictions** 

With respect to restrictions on borrowing, the 1940 Act limits a Fund's ability to borrow money on a non-temporary basis if such borrowings constitute "senior securities." In addition to temporary borrowing, and subject to any stricter restrictions on borrowing applicable to any particular Fund, a Fund may borrow from any bank, provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by the Fund and provided further, that in the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, the Fund shall, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) thereafter or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. The Funds may also borrow money or engage in economically similar transactions if those transactions do not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.

Where applicable, the foregoing investment restrictions shall be interpreted based upon rules, no-action letters and other pronouncements of the staff of the SEC. In connection with its compliance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may treat all reverse repurchase transactions as derivatives transactions subject to the requirements of Rule 18f-4 or treat all reverse repurchase transactions as senior securities subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund.

A Fund may not purchase any illiquid security, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if a Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security.

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**FUND CHARGES AND EXPENSES** 

**Advisory Fees** 

Pursuant to separate advisory agreements, Loomis Sayles has agreed, subject to the supervision of the Board, to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund and to provide a range of administrative services to each Fund other than the Core Plus Bond Fund.

For the services described in the advisory agreements, each Fund has agreed to pay Loomis Sayles an advisory fee at the annual rate set forth in the following table:

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| **Fund** | **Date of Agreement** | **Advisory Fee Payable by Fund to Loomis Sayles**<br> **(as a % of average daily net assets of the Fund)** |
| Core Plus Bond Fund | September 1, 2003,<br> amended July 1, 2013 | 0.2000% of the first $100 million<br> 0.1875% of the next $1.9 billion<br> 0.1500% of amounts in excess of $2 billion |
| Credit Income Fund | September 29, 2020 | 0.42% |
| Global Allocation Fund | October 30, 2000,<br> amended July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2021 | 0.750% of the first $2 billion<br> 0.730% of the next $2 billion<br> 0.700% of amounts in excess of $4 billion |
| Growth Fund | October 30, 2000 | 0.500% |
| Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | October 30, 2000,<br> amended July 1, 2005 | 0.25% |
| Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | September 12, 2003,<br> amended July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021 | 0.325% of the first $500 million<br> 0.300% of the next $500 million<br> 0.250% of amounts in excess of $1 billion |

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Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking (for all classes of the Funds in the table below) to waive the advisory fees and, if necessary, to reimburse certain expenses related to operating the Funds in order to limit their expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses, to the annual rates indicated below. The undertaking, in effect through January 31, 2024, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the undertaking described above (whether through waiver of its advisory fee or otherwise) to the extent that a class's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rate set forth in the relevant undertaking. Loomis Sayles will not be entitled to recover any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee/expense was waived/reimbursed.

Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") have agreed to equally bear the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement for the Core Plus Bond Fund.

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| **Fund** | **Expense Limit** | **Date of Undertaking** |
|  *Core Plus Bond Fund* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 0.74% | July 1, 2022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C | 1.49% | July 1, 2022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.44% | July 1, 2022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class T | 0.74% | July 1, 2022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class Y | 0.49% | July 1, 2022 |
|  *Credit Income Fund\** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 0.82% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C | 1.57% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.52% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class Y | 0.57% | February 1, 2023 |
|  *Global Allocation Fund\** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 1.25% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C | 2.00% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.95% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class T | 1.25% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class Y | 1.00% | February 1, 2023 |
|  *Growth Fund\** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 1.25% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C | 2.00% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.95% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class T | 1.25% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class Y | 1.00% | February 1, 2023 |
|  *Intermediate Duration Bond Fund\** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 0.65% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C<br> Class N<br> Class T<br> Class Y | 1.40%<br> 0.35%<br> 0.65%<br> 0.40% | February 1, 2023<br> February 1, 2023<br> February 1, 2023<br> February 1, 2023 |
|  *Limited Term Government and Agency Fund\** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class A | 0.70% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class C | 1.45% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.40% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class T | 0.70% | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class Y | 0.45% | February 1, 2023 |

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*\** *Natixis Advisors will bear a portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement. The Natixis Advisors portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement will be equal to the ratio of the Natixis Advisors Support Services Fee divided by the management fee earned by Loomis Sayles.* 

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The following table shows the total advisory fees paid by each Fund for the last three fiscal years.<sup>1</sup>

**CORE PLUS BOND FUND** 

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|  | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $12876926 | $14804843 | $11883723 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $— | $— | $206650 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $12876926 | $14804843 | $11677073 |

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**CREDIT INCOME FUND<sup>2</sup>** 

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|  | Fiscal<br>Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal<br>Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $287 | 109063 | $96549 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $287 | $109063 | $96549 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $— | $— | $— |

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**GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND** 

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|  | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $25551911 | $33980508 | $31131971 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $25551911 | $33980508 | $31131971 |

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**GROWTH FUND** 

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $49236330 | $65539656 | $61919222 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $49236330 | $65539656 | $61919222 |

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**INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND** 

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|  | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $666934 | $893605 | $874113 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $173820 | $169115 | $118557 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $493114 | $724490 | $755556 |

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**LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND** 

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|  | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/20 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/21 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended<br>09/30/22 |
|  Total Advisory Fee | $3080893 | $3243640 | $2919401 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amount Waived | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Paid | $3080893 | $3243640 | $2919401 |

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<sup>1</sup> This table does not reflect any fees paid under the advisory administration agreement described later in this Statement.

<sup>2</sup> The Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

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The table below shows the class level and other expenses of the Funds that were reimbursed for the periods shown below.

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund | $— | $— | $— |
|  Credit Income Fund<sup>1</sup> | $18431 | $38783 | $83572 |
|  Global Allocation Fund | $— | $— | $— |
|  Growth Fund | $— | $— | $— |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | $— | $— | $— |
|  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | $— | $61221 | $243412 |

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<sup>1</sup> The Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

The table below shows the advisory fees and/or other expenses of the Funds that were recovered by the Advisor for the last three fiscal years.

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund | $— | $– $|  |
|  Credit Income Fund<sup>1</sup> | $— | $– $|  |
|  Global Allocation Fund | $— | $– $|  |
|  Growth Fund | $— | $– $|  |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | $— | $– $|  |
|  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | $13326 | $– $|  |

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<sup>1</sup> The Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

**Advisory Administration Fees** 

Pursuant to an advisory administration agreement, the Core Plus Bond Fund has retained Natixis Advisors to provide certain administrative and oversight services to the Fund. For the services described in the advisory administration agreement, Natixis Advisors receives fees at the annual rate set forth in the following table:

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| **Fund** | **Date of Agreement** | **Advisory Administration Fee Payable by Fund to<br>Natixis Advisors (as a % of average daily net<br>assets of the Fund)** |
| Core Plus Bond Fund | September 1, 2003,<br> amended July 1, 2013 | 0.2000% of the first $100 million<br> 0.1875% of the next $1.9 billion<br> 0.1500% of amounts in excess of $2 billion |

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For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022, the following table shows the advisory administration fees paid by the Core Plus Bond Fund to Natixis Advisors:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Core Plus Bond Fund** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/20** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/21** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/22** |
|  Total Advisory Administration Fee | $12876926 | $14804843 | $11883723 |
|  Amount Waived | $— | $— | $206650 |
|  Total Paid | $12876926 | $14804843 | $11677073 |

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**Brokerage Commissions** 

Set forth below are the amounts each Fund paid in brokerage commissions and the amount of brokerage transactions allocated to brokers providing research services during the periods shown below, as applicable.

Loomis Sayles has a comprehensive internal voting process whereby the equity portfolio managers, research analysts and strategists vote on various aspects of a broker-dealer's qualitative services, which include without limitation: research and other services, idea generation, models, expert consultants, political and economic analysts, technical analysts, discussions with research analysts and corporate executives, seminars and conferences (the "Equity Research Vote"). The Equity Research Vote is performed on a quarterly basis.

For a description of how transactions in portfolio securities are effected and how Loomis Sayles selects brokers, see the section entitled "Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage" in this Statement.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Fiscal Year Ended<br>9/30/20 | Fiscal Year Ended<br>9/30/21 | Fiscal Year Ended<br>9/30/22 |
|  **Core Plus Bond Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $— | $— | $27091 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
|  **Credit Income Fund<sup>\*</sup>** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $1 | $152 | $244 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
|  **Global Allocation Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $977211<sup>1</sup> | $1266990<sup>1</sup> | $936965<sup>1</sup> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $2101057165 | $2315516857 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $971333 | $1262493 | $— |
|  **Growth Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $1740003<sup>2</sup> | $413086<br><sup>2</sup>  | $1238783<br><sup>2</sup>  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $3934406724 | $1924585980 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $1672868 | $363964 | $— |
|  **Intermediate Duration Bond Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $2830 | $2970 | $6626 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
|  **Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aggregate Brokerage Commission | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commissions Directed Transactions | $— | $— | $— |

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<sup>\*</sup> The Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

<sup>1</sup> The aggregate brokerage commissions paid changed significantly from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022 as a result of increased trading volume in the Fund's portfolio and as a result of lower trading volume and shareholder activity, respectively.

<sup>2</sup> The aggregate brokerage commissions paid changed significantly from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022 as a result of lower trading volume and shareholder activity and as a result of increased trading volume in the Fund's portfolio, respectively.

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**Regular Broker-Dealers** 

The table below contains the aggregate value of securities of each Fund's regular broker-dealers<sup>1</sup> (or the parent of the regular broker-dealers) held by each Fund, if any, as of the close of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Fund** | **Regular Broker-Dealer** | **Aggregate Value of<br>Securities of Each**<br>**Regular Broker-Dealer<br>(or its Parent) Held by**<br>**Fund** | **Aggregate Value of<br>Securities of Each**<br>**Regular Broker-Dealer<br>(or its Parent) Held by**<br>**Fund** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund |  |  |  |
|  | Bank of America Corp.<br> JPMorgan Chase <br> & Co.<br> Citigroup, Inc.<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Morgan Stanley<br> HSBC Holdings PLC<br> Barclays PLC<br> Citadel Securities LP | $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ | 62176446<br> 35646923<br> 32787665<br> 31634384<br> 30721952<br> 13722540<br> 12207825<br> 3500531 |
|  Credit Income Fund | Morgan Stanley<br> Bank of America Corp.<br> Citigroup, Inc.<br> Barclays PLC<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | $ $ $ $ $ | 432707<br> 370288<br> 199020<br> 146964<br> 114017 |
|  Global Allocation Fund |  |  |  |
|  | Nomura Holdings, Inc.<br> JPMorgan Chase & Co.<br> Deutsche Bank AG<br> Bank of America Corp. | $ $ $ $ | 60943927<br> 42928600<br> 3043691<br> 2352442 |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund |  |  |  |
|  | Citigroup, Inc.<br> Wells Fargo & Co.<br> Credit Suisse<br> Barclays PLC<br> JPMorgan Chase & Co.<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Morgan Stanley<br> Bank of America Corp. | $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ | 5135959<br> 3746818<br> 3327110<br> 2422690<br> 1976042<br> 1925262<br> 1358401<br> 793478 |
|  Limited Term Government<br> and Agency Fund |  |  |  |
|  | Barclays PLC<br> Morgan Stanley | $ $ | 3836272<br> 703460 |

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<sup>1</sup> "Regular Broker-Dealers" are defined by the SEC as: (a) one of the ten brokers or dealers that received the greatest dollar amount of brokerage commissions by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the company's portfolio transactions during the company's most recent fiscal year; (b) one of the ten brokers or dealers that engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of portfolio transactions of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year; or (c) one of the ten brokers or dealers that sold the largest dollar amount of securities of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year. 

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**Sales Charges and Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees** 

As explained in this Statement, the Class A, Class C and Class T shares of each Fund pay the Distributor fees under plans adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "Plans"). The following table shows the amounts of Rule 12b-1 fees paid by the Funds under the Plans during the last three fiscal years. Class T shares of the Funds have not commenced operations and thus the Funds have not paid any Rule 12b-1 fees under the Class T shares Plans as of the date of this Statement. The anticipated benefits to the Funds of the Plans include the ability to attract and maintain assets. See the section "Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans" for more information.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  *Core Plus Bond Fund* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $1374815 | $1737291 | $1459487 |
|  Class C | $1490583 | $1180036 | $724715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $2865398 | $2917327 | $2184202 |
|  *Credit Income Fund<sup>1</sup>* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $—<sup>2</sup> | $191 | $261 |
|  Class C | $—<sup>2</sup> | $11 | $11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $—<sup>2</sup> | $202 | $272 |
|  *Global Allocation Fund* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $1279400 | $1734474 | $1616598 |
|  Class C | $4887220 | $5155069 | $4294316 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $6166620 | $6889543 | $5910914 |
|  *Growth Fund* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $3307164 | $4188567 | $3834414 |
|  Class C | $1236936 | $1328875 | $1001007 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $4544100 | $5517442 | $4835421 |
|  *Intermediate Duration Bond Fund* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $53217 | $51861 | $51884 |
|  Class C | $5696 | $4531 | $2849 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $58913 | $56392 | $54733 |
|  *Limited Term Government and Agency Fund* |  |  |  |
|  Class A | $770258 | $740002 | $647161 |
|  Class C | $219535 | $230787 | $199225 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Total* | $989793 | $970789 | $846386 |

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<sup>1</sup> The Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

<sup>2</sup> Less than $1 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. 

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During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor used the Rule 12b-1 fees paid by the Funds under the Plans as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Fund** | **Compensation to<br>Broker-Dealers** | **Retained by<br>Distributor** | **Total** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund | $2184202 | $0 | $2184202 |
|  Credit Income Fund | $272 | $0 | $272 |
|  Global Allocation Fund | $5910914 | $0 | $5910914 |
|  Growth Fund | $4835421 | $0 | $4835421 |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | $54733 | $0 | $54733 |
|  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | $846386 | $0 | $846386 |

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**OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES** 

As of December 30, 2022, to the Trusts' knowledge, the following persons owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the indicated classes of the Funds set forth below.**<sup>1</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, there were no outstanding Class T shares of the Funds.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Core Plus Bond Fund** |  | |
|  (Class A) |  |  |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 28.01% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customers<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 7.28% |
|  | Empower Trust<br> Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 6.74% |
|  (Class C) | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 20.66% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 | 15.53% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 14.69% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 11.21% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Customer Account<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 7.19% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Services<br> For Benefit of Customer Account<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 | 6.92% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Raymond James<br> Omnibus for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 6.06% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customers<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 5.49% |
|  (Class N) | National Financial Services LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 17.49% |
|  | Edward D. Jones & Co.<br> For the Benefit of Customers<br> St. Louis, MO 63131-3710 | 16.88% |
|  (Class Y) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customers<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 20.12% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 13.10% |
|  | Voya Institutional Trust Company<br> As Custody for City of Los Angeles<br> Los Angeles, CA 90012-3245 | 9.64% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Customer Account<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 6.77% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 5.03% |
|  **Credit Income Fund<sup>2</sup>** |  |  |
|  (Class A) | Pershing LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 | 56.38% |
|  | L. Carlisle Glover Jr. TOD<br> Donalsonville, GA 39845-1815 | 39.42% |
|  (Class C) | Natixis Advisors LLC<br> Boston, MA 02199-8197 | 100.00% |
|  (Class N) | Natixis Investment Managers, LLC<br> Boston, MA 02199-8197 | 100.00% |

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|  (Class Y) | Jonathan Copper<br> Boston, MA 02118-3154 | 47.65% |
|  | Brian P. Kennedy<br> Marshfield, MA 02050-2058 | 47.56% |
|  **Global Allocation Fund** |  |  |
|  (Class A) | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 30.97% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 9.34% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 8.28% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 7.29% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 6.34% |
|  (Class C) | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 29.12% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 15.99% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 14.46% |
|  | Raymond James<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 8.02% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Services<br> For the Benefit of Its Customers<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 | 7.05% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> For the Benefit of Customers<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 6.05% |
|  (Class N) |  |  |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 17.88% |
|  | American Savings Foundation<br> New Britain, CT 06051-2296 | 14.43% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | National Financial Services LLC.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers<br> New York, NY 10281-1003 | 10.55% |
|  | SEI Private Trust Company<br> Oaks, PA 19456-9989 | 9.77% |
|  | Reliance Trust Company<br> For the Benefit of Comerica EB R/R<br> Atlanta, GA 30357-2446 | 8.96% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 | 5.61% |
|  (Class Y) | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 18.10% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers<br> New York, NY 10281-1003 | 10.29% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 10.22% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 10.20% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 8.66% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 7.55% |
|  | Raymond James<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 7.51% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 5.59% |
|  **Growth Fund** |  |  |
|  (Class A) | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 19.94% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 18.07% |
|  (Class C) | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 29.16% |
|  | Raymond James<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 14.10% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 10.84% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 9.36% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-19 | 9.20% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> San Diego, CA 92121-30918 | 6.12% |
|  (Class N) | SEI Private Trust Company<br> Oaks, PA 19456-9989 | 35.02% |
|  | John Hancock Trust Company LLC<br> Westwood, MA 02090-2324 | 8.93% |
|  | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customers<br> Brooklyn, NY 11245-0003 | 8.57% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 8.42% |
|  | Capinco C/O US Bank NA<br> Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787 | 6.93% |
|  (Class Y) | Raymond James<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 25.78% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 15.89% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 15.27% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 8.81% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> For the Benefit of Customers<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 | 7.13% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC.<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 6.68% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Services <br> FBO of Its Customer<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 | 6.05% |
|  **Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<sup>3</sup>** | **Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<sup>3</sup>** |  |
|  (Class A) | Lincoln Retirement Services Company<br> FBO RMC Matching 103(B) Plan<br> Fort Wayne, IN 46801-7876 | 68.70% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC.<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 5.97% |
|  (Class C) | Raymond James<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1100 | 98.35% |
|  (Class N) | National Financial Services, LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 67.67% |
|  | Reliance Trust Company<br> CMA Dingle-ERISA R/R<br> Atlanta, GA 30357-2446 | 15.46% |
|  | SEI Private Trust Company<br> Oaks, PA 19456-9989 | 7.74% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 7.52% |
|  (Class Y) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 58.13% |
|  | National Financial Services, LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 14.65% |
|  | Capinco C/O US Bank NA<br> Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787 | 7.14% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | TD Ameritrade Inc.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Client<br> Omaha, NE 68103-2226 | 6.27% |
|  **Limited Term Government and**<br> **Agency Fund** |  |  |
|  (Class A) | RBC Capital Markets LLC<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110 | 7.45% |
|  | National Financial Services, LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 | 6.10% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 5.28% |
|  (Class C) | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 48.07% |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 13.86% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 6.14% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 5.76% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 5.08% |
|  (Class N) | Reliance Trust Company<br> COMERICA EB R/R<br> Atlanta, GA 30357-2446 | 48.42% |
|  | Empower Trust<br> Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 11.40% |
|  | Loomis Sayles Distributions LP<br> Boston, MA 02111-2647 | 9.92% |
|  | Northern Trust Company<br> FBO Franciscan Health Fund Inc.<br> Chicago, IL 60675-2956 | 6.77% |

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|  (Class Y) | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 13.50% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Services<br> For Benefit of Customer Account<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 | 15.53% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Customer<br> St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 9.06% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 7.48% |
|  | LPL Financial<br> Omnibus Account for Mutual Funds<br> San Diego, CA 92121-3091 | 8.40% |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of Its Customers<br> New York, NY 10004-1932 | 6.32% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 5.03% |

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<sup>1</sup> Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner listed. To the extent that any listed shareholder beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund, it may be deemed to "control" such Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The effect of such control may be to reduce the ability of other shareholders of such Fund to take actions requiring the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality or majority of the Fund's shares without the approval of the controlling shareholder. 

<sup>2</sup> As of December 30, 2022, Natixis Investment Managers, LLC., Boston MA 02199-8197 owned 99.03% of Credit Income Fund. 

<sup>3</sup> As of December 30, 2022, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 owned 51.73% of Intermediate Duration Bond Fund. 

Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. For Funds that have recently launched and/or have limited operating history, such investors may include an affiliate of the Fund's Adviser. A Fund may experience large and/or frequent redemptions or investments due to transactions in Fund shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on a Fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, a Fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase a Fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of a Fund's shares, a large redemption could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratio. Redemptions by a large investor may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of a Fund's shares. Furthermore, large redemptions could also result in a Fund failing to comply with its investment restrictions or relevant regulatory requirements. When possible, the Adviser will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

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**THE TRUSTS** 

Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II are each registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company. Natixis Funds Trust I is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust (a "Declaration of Trust") dated June 7, 1985, as amended and restated on June 2, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the 1940 Act. Currently, each series of the Trust is diversified. The name of the Natixis Funds Trust I has changed several times since its organization as noted below:

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| Trust Name | Date |
| The New England Life Government Securities Trust | June 1985 to October 1986 |
| The New England Funds | October 1986 to January 1994 |
| New England Funds Trust I | January 1994 to January 2000 |
| Nvest Funds Trust I | February 2000 to March 2001 |
| CDC Nvest Funds Trust I | March 2001 to April 2005 |
| IXIS Advisor Funds Trust I | May 2005 to August 2007 |
| Natixis Funds Trust I | August 2007 to present |

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Natixis Funds Trust I has eight (8) separate portfolios. Seven of the portfolios have a different fiscal year end and information regarding these portfolios can be found in their Natixis Funds Statements of Additional Information dated May 1, 2022. Core Plus Bond Fund is a successor to a corporation that was organized in 1973 and reorganized as a series of Natixis Funds Trust I. The Fund commenced operations on November 7, 1973. Prior to September 15, 2003, the name of the Fund was "CDC Nvest Bond Income Fund."

Loomis Sayles Funds I is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by a Declaration of Trust dated December 23, 1993, as amended and restated on June 22, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the 1940 Act. Prior to July 1, 2003, Loomis Sayles Funds I was named "Loomis Sayles Investment Trust." The Trust offers a total of ten (10) series. Intermediate Duration Bond Fund, a diversified series of the Loomis Sayles Funds I, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on January 28, 1998. Prior to March 2006, the name of the Fund was "Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund."

Loomis Sayles Funds II is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by a Declaration of Trust dated February 20, 1991, as amended and restated on July 21, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the 1940 Act. Each series of the Trust is diversified. Prior to July 1, 2003, Loomis Sayles Funds II was named "Loomis Sayles Funds."

Loomis Sayles Funds II has ten (10) separate portfolios. Four of the portfolios have a different fiscal year end and information regarding these portfolios can be found in the Natixis Funds Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2022. Global Allocation Fund was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on May 1, 1996. From March 31, 2011 through November 30, 2017, the name of the Fund was "Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund." From February 1, 2006 through March 30, 2011, the name of the Fund was "Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund." Prior to February 1, 2006, the name of the Fund was "Loomis Sayles Worldwide Fund." Growth Fund was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on May 16, 1991. Limited Term Government and Agency Fund commenced operations on January 3, 1989 and was reorganized from Natixis Funds Trust I into Loomis Sayles Funds II on September 12, 2003. Prior to February 1, 2004, the name of the Fund was "Loomis Sayles Limited Term U.S. Government Fund" and prior to September 15, 2003, the name of the Fund was "CDC Nvest Limited Term U.S. Government Fund."

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**INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS** 

**Investment Strategies** 

The table and descriptions below summarize and describe certain investment strategies, including particular types of securities, instruments, or specific practices that may be used by the Adviser in managing a Fund. Each Fund's principal strategies are described in its Prospectus. This Statement describes some of the non-principal strategies the Funds may use, in addition to providing additional information, including related risks, about their principal strategies.

The list of securities or other instruments under each category below is not intended to be an exclusive list of securities, instruments and practices for investment. Unless a strategy, practice or security is specifically prohibited by the investment restrictions listed in a Fund's Prospectus, in the section "Investment Restrictions" in this Statement, or under applicable law, each Fund may engage in each of the strategies and invest in securities and instruments in addition to those listed below. The Adviser may invest in a general category listed below and, where applicable, with particular emphasis on a certain type of security, but investment is not limited to the categories listed below or the securities specifically enumerated under each category. A Fund is not required to engage in a particular transaction or invest in any security or instrument, even if to do so might benefit the Fund. The Adviser may invest in some securities under a given category as a primary strategy and in other securities under the same category as a secondary strategy. The Adviser may invest in any security that falls under the specific category, including securities that are not listed below. The relevant Prospectus and/or this Statement will be updated if a Fund begins to engage in investment practices that are not described in a Prospectus and/or this Statement.

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| **Core Plus Bond Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Bank Loans, Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage Dollar Rolls, Pay-in-Kind Securities, Structured Notes, Stripped Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, Convertible Securities, Inflation-Linked Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts)<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies, Preferred Stock)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Depositary Receipts, Supranational Entities)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **When-Issued Securities,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Foreign Currency Transactions**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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| **Credit Income Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Asset-Backed Securities, Bank Loans, Rule 144A Securities and Commercial Paper, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Convertible Securities, Exchange-Traded Notes, Fixed-Income Securities (Investment-Grade and Below Investment-Grade) Step-Coupon Securities, Stripped Securities, Master Limited Partnerships, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Dollar Rolls, Pay-in-Kind Securities, Inflation-Linked and Indexed Securities, Municipal Obligations, Structured Notes, U.S. Government Securities, When-Issued Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Variable and Floating Rate Instruments)<br> **Equity Securities** (securities obtained through conversions, restructurings or similar events, Preferred Stock, Other Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (U.S. dollar-denominated only, Supranational Entities)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **Futures Contracts, Hybrid Instruments, Illiquid Securities, Options, Privatizations, Private Placements, Reverse Repurchase Agreements**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Global Allocation Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities, Bank Loans, Convertible Securities, Investment-Grade and Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, U.S. Government Securities, Structured Notes, Stripped Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Inflation-Linked Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts)<br> **Equity Securities** (Growth Stocks, Investment Companies, Preferred Stock, Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper, Value Stocks, Warrants)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Supranational Entities)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Securities Lending,**<br> **Foreign Currency Transactions**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Growth Fund** | **Debt Securities** (U.S. Government Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, Inflation-Linked Securities, Convertible Securities)<br> **Equity Securities** (Growth Stocks, Preferred Stock, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Small Capitalization Companies, Value Stocks, Investment Companies, Warrants, Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Depositary Receipts)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **When-Issued Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Private Placements,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Foreign Currency Transactions**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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| **Intermediate Duration Bond Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Convertible Securities, Bank Loans, Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage-Related Securities, Mortgage Dollar Rolls, Structured Notes, Stripped Securities, U.S. Government Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, Convertible Securities, Inflation-Linked Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts)<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies, Preferred Stock, Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper, Warrants)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Depositary Receipts, Supranational Entities)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Securities Lending,**<br> **Foreign Currency Transactions**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage Dollar Rolls, Stripped Securities, Pay-in-Kind Bonds, Asset-Backed Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Convertible Securities, Inflation-Linked Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts)<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies, Preferred Stock)<br> **Money Market Instruments** | **When-Issued Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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**Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMs")** 

Some Funds may invest in ARMs. An ARM, like a traditional mortgage security, is an interest in a pool of mortgage loans that provides investors with payments consisting of both principal and interest, as mortgage loans in the underlying mortgage pool are paid off by the borrowers. ARMs have interest rates that are reset at periodic intervals, usually by reference to some interest rate index or market interest rate. Although the rate adjustment feature may act as a buffer to reduce sharp changes in the value of adjustable rate securities, these securities are still subject to changes in value based on changes in market interest rates or changes in the issuer's creditworthiness. Since the interest rates are reset only periodically, changes in the interest rate on ARMs may lag behind changes in prevailing market interest rates. In addition, some ARMs (or the underlying mortgages) are subject to caps or floors that limit the maximum change in interest rate during a specified period or over the life of the security. As a result, changes in the interest rate on an ARM may not fully reflect changes in prevailing market interest rates during certain periods. Because of the resetting of interest rates, ARMs are less likely than non-adjustable rate securities of comparable quality and maturity to increase significantly in value when market interest rates fall. In addition, a Fund will not benefit from increases in interest rates to the extent that interest rates rise to the point where they cause the current coupon of the underlying ARM to exceed a cap rate for a particular mortgage. See the section "Mortgage-Related Securities" for more information on the risks involved in ARMs.

**Asset-Backed Securities** 

Some of the Funds may invest in asset-backed securities, which are securities that represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets, most often a pool or pools of similar assets (*e.g*., trade receivables). The credit quality of these securities depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. Mortgage-backed securities are a type of asset-backed security. The securitization techniques used to develop mortgage securities are also applied to a broad range of other assets. Through the use of trusts and special purpose vehicles, assets, such as automobile and credit card receivables, are securitized in pass-through structures similar to mortgage pass-through structures or in a pay-through structure similar to a collateralized mortgage obligation ("CMO") structure (described herein). Generally, the issuers of asset-backed bonds, notes or pass-through certificates are special purpose entities and do not have any significant assets other than the receivables securing such obligations. In general, the collateral supporting asset-backed securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans. Instruments backed by pools of receivables are similar to mortgage-backed securities in that they are subject to unscheduled prepayments of principal prior to maturity. When the obligations are prepaid, a Fund will ordinarily reinvest the prepaid amounts in securities, the yields of which reflect interest rates prevailing at the time. Therefore, a Fund's ability to maintain a portfolio that includes high-yielding asset-backed securities will be adversely affected to the extent that prepayments of principal must be reinvested in securities that have lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Moreover, prepayments of securities purchased at a premium could result in a realized loss.

In addition, the value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. Asset-backed securities involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities." Some Funds may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities, which are interests in the excess cash flow remaining after the issuer makes required payments on the securities and pays related administrative expenses. The total amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities depends in part on the characteristics of the underlying assets, the coupon rate on the securities, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual performance of the underlying assets. Among other things, such performance is influenced by the amount and timing of losses incurred on the assets and leasing and disposition activity of the asset manager.

Asset-backed securities also involve the risk that borrowers may default on the obligations backing them and that the values of and interest earned on such investments will decline as a result. Loans made to lower quality borrowers, including those of sub-prime quality, involve a higher risk of default. Therefore, the values of asset-backed securities backed by lower quality assets, such as lower quality loans, including those of sub-prime quality, may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, payment delays or a perceived increased risk of default, especially during periods when economic conditions worsen. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to securitizations involving loans, sales contracts, receivables and other obligations underlying asset-backed securities.

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Certain Funds may also gain exposure to asset-backed securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on asset-backed securities, which are indices made up of tranches of asset-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing asset-backed securities, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying asset-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to asset-backed securities are subject to the risks associated with asset-backed securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments" below.

**Bank Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments** 

Some Funds may invest in bank loans, which include both senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers. Typically, these loans hold the most senior position in a borrower's capital structure, may be secured by the borrower's assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, and, to a lesser extent, to finance internal growth and for other corporate purposes. These loans may not be rated investment-grade by the rating agencies. Although secured loans are secured by collateral of the borrower, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment and default rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to a default. However, as compared to junk bonds, senior floating rate loans are typically senior in the capital structure and are often secured by collateral of the borrower. Some senior loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate such senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the borrower or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans including, in certain circumstances, invalidating such senior loans or causing interest previously paid to be refunded to the borrower.

A Fund's investments in loans are subject to credit/counterparty risk, and, as described above, even secured bank loans may not be adequately collateralized. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks, and may be highly speculative. The interest rates on many bank loans reset frequently, and therefore investors are subject to the risk that the return will be less than anticipated when the investment was first made. Most bank loans, like most investment-grade bonds, are not traded on any national securities exchange. Bank loans generally have less liquidity than investment grade bonds and there may be less public information available about them. A Fund may participate in the primary syndicate for a bank loan or it may also purchase loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments).

Bank loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities. Transactions in bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that a Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale. As a result, the proceeds related to the sale of bank loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations until a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In order to finance redemptions pending settlement of bank loans, a Fund may employ a wide variety of means to meet short-term liquidity needs, including, without limitation drawing on its cash and other short term positions, all of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. With limited exceptions, the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material non-public information about the issuers of bank loans who also issue publicly traded securities, and therefore the Adviser may have less information than other investors about certain of the loans in which it seeks to invest.

Large loans to corporations or governments may be shared or syndicated among several lenders, usually (but often not limited to) banks. A Fund may participate in the primary syndicate for a loan or it may also purchase loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. A Fund also may acquire a participation interest in another lender's portion of the loan. Participation interests involve special types of risk, including liquidity risk and the risks of being a lender. Loans and loan participations may be transferable among

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financial institutions; however, they may not have the liquidity of conventional debt securities and because they may be subject to restrictions on resale, they are potentially illiquid. The purchase or sale of loans may require the consent of a third party or of the borrower, and although such consent is rarely withheld in practice, the consent requirement could delay a purchase or affect the Fund's ability to dispose of its investments in loans in a timely fashion. Although the market for loans and loan participations has become increasingly liquid over time, this market is still developing, and there can be no assurance that adverse developments with respect to this market or particular borrowers will not prevent a Fund from selling these loans at their market values at a desirable time or price. To the extent a senior loan has been deemed illiquid, it will be subject to a Fund's restrictions on investment in illiquid securities. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund typically will have the right to receive payments only from the lender to the extent the lender receives payments from the borrower, and not from the borrower itself. Likewise, a Fund typically will be able to enforce its rights only through the lender, and not directly against the borrower. As a result, a Fund will assume the credit/counterparty risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation.

Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks to a Fund. For example, if the loan is foreclosed, a Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a Fund could be held liable as a co-lender.

Some loans may not be considered "securities" for certain purposes under the federal securities laws, and purchasers, such as a Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws. Loans and other debt instruments that are not in the form of securities may offer less legal protection to a Fund in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.

A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, a Fund has direct recourse against the borrower, it may have to rely on the agent to pursue appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. In addition, holders of the loans, such as the Funds, may be required to indemnify the agent bank in certain circumstances.

In addition to investing in senior secured loans, a Fund may invest in other loans, such as second lien loans and other secured loans, as well as unsecured loans. Second lien loans and other secured loans are subject to the same risks associated with investment in senior loans and below investment grade bonds. However, such loans may rank lower in right of payment than senior secured loans, and are subject to additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and any property securing the loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the higher ranking secured obligations of the borrower. Second lien loans and other secured loans are expected to have greater price volatility than more senior loans and may be less liquid. There is also a possibility that originators will not be able to sell participations in lower ranking loans, which would create greater credit/counterparty risk exposure. Each of these risks may be increased in the case of unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral.

Each Fund may also gain exposure to loan investments through the use of derivatives. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

Some of the loans in which a Fund may invest or to which a Fund may gain exposure may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms that allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Under such loans, lenders typically must rely on covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower's financial condition. Accordingly, a Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to such loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.

**Collateralized Loan Obligations** 

Some Funds may invest in Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs"). CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. CLOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses.

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For CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the "equity" tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches from a trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as aversion to CLO securities as a class. The Fund may invest in any tranche, including the equity tranche, of a CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which the Fund invests.

Normally, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities, although an active dealer market may exist for CLOs allowing them to qualify for Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"). In addition to the normal risks associated with debt instruments discussed elsewhere in the Prospectus and in this Statement (e.g., prepayment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, structural risk, legal risk, default risk and interest rate risk (which may be exacerbated if the interest rate payable on a structured financing changes inversely to changes in interest rates or based on multiples of changes in interest rates)), CLOs may carry additional risks including, but are not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that investments in CLOs are subordinate to other classes or tranches thereof; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

**Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMOs")** 

Some Funds may invest in CMOs. CMOs are securities backed by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities held under indentures. CMOs may be issued either by U.S. government instrumentalities or by non-governmental entities. CMOs are not direct obligations of the U.S. government. The issuer's obligation to make interest and principal payments is secured by the underlying portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are issued with a number of classes or series which have different maturities and which may represent interests in some or all of the interest or principal on the underlying collateral or a combination thereof. CMOs of different classes are generally retired in sequence as the underlying mortgage loans in the mortgage pool are repaid. In the event of sufficient early prepayments on such mortgages, the class or series of the CMO first to mature generally will be retired prior to its maturity. Thus, the early retirement of a particular class or series of CMO held by a Fund would have a similar effect to the prepayment of mortgages underlying a mortgage pass-through security. CMOs and other asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may be considered derivative instruments. CMOs involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities."

**Commodities** 

Commodities are assets that have tangible properties, such as oil, metals, livestock or agricultural products. Historically, commodity investments have had a relatively high correlation with changes in inflation and a relatively low correlation to stock and bond returns. Exposure to commodities is often achieved through derivative instruments, such as commodity futures, and such investments therefore are subject to the risks associated with derivatives generally. See the section "Derivative Instruments." Commodity-related securities and other instruments, such as futures, provide exposure, which may include long and/or short exposure, to the investment returns of physical commodities that trade in commodities markets, without investing directly in physical commodities. A Fund may invest in commodity-related securities and other instruments, such as structured notes, swap agreements, options, futures and options on futures that derive value from the price movement of commodities, or some other readily measurable economic variable dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. However, investments in commodity-linked instruments do not generally provide a claim on the underlying commodity. In addition, the ability of a Fund to invest directly in commodities, and in certain commodity-related securities and other instruments, is subject to significant limitations in order to enable a Fund to maintain its status as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). See the section "Taxes" below for more information.

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The value of commodity-related instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as droughts, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-related instruments will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-related instruments may be subject to greater volatility than non-commodity-based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-related instruments, and there can be no assurance that one will develop. Commodity-related instruments are also subject to credit and interest rate risks that in general affect the values of debt securities. A Fund may lose money on its commodity investments.

**Convertible Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes or preferred stocks of U.S. or foreign issuers that can be converted into (exchanged for) common stocks or other equity securities. Convertible securities also include other securities, such as warrants, that provide an opportunity for equity participation. Since convertible securities may be converted into equity securities, their values will normally vary in some proportion with those of the underlying equity securities. Convertible securities usually provide a higher yield than the underlying equity, however, so that the price decline of a convertible security may sometimes be less substantial than that of the underlying equity security. Convertible securities generally are subject to the same risks as non-convertible fixed-income securities, but usually provide a lower yield than comparable fixed-income securities. Many convertible securities are relatively illiquid.

*<u>Contingent Convertible Securities.</u>*

Contingent convertible securities ("CoCos") have no stated maturity, have fully discretionary coupons and are typically issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments. CoCos generally either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggering events ("triggers") which may be linked to the issuer's stock price, regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions relating to the issuer's continued viability, or other pre-specified events. As a result, an investment by a Fund in CoCos is subject to the risk that coupon (i.e., interest) payments may be cancelled by the issuer or a regulatory authority in order to help the issuer absorb losses. An investment by a Fund in CoCos is also subject to the risk that, in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of an issuer prior to a trigger event, a Fund's rights and claims will generally rank junior to the claims of holders of the issuer's other debt obligations. In addition, if CoCos held by a Fund are converted into the issuer's underlying equity securities following a trigger event, a Fund's holding may be further subordinated due to the conversion from a debt to equity instrument. Further, the value of an investment in CoCos is unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors and risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. An investment by a Fund in CoCos may result in losses to the Fund.

**Corporate Reorganizations** 

Certain Funds may invest in securities for which a tender or exchange offer has been made or announced and in securities of companies for which a merger, consolidation, liquidation or reorganization proposal has been announced if, in the judgment of the Adviser, there is a reasonable prospect of capital appreciation significantly greater than the brokerage and other transaction expenses involved. The primary risk of such investments is that if the contemplated transaction is abandoned, revised, delayed or becomes subject to unanticipated uncertainties, the market price of the securities may decline below the purchase price paid by a Fund.

In general, securities which are the subject of such an offer or proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of the offer or proposal. However, the increased market price of such securities may also discount what the stated or appraised value of the security would be if the contemplated transaction were approved or consummated. Such investments may be advantageous when the discount significantly overstates the risk

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of the contingencies involved, significantly undervalues the securities, assets or cash to be received by shareholders of the prospective company as a result of the contemplated transaction, or fails adequately to recognize the possibility that the offer or proposal may be replaced or superseded by an offer or proposal of greater value. The evaluation of such contingencies requires unusually broad knowledge and experience on the part of the Adviser, which must appraise not only the value of the issuer and its component businesses, but also the financial resources and business motivation of the offer or proposal as well as the dynamics of the business climate when the offer or proposal is in process.

**Cybersecurity, Operational and Technology Risk** 

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or highly sensitive information relating to a Fund and its shareholders; and compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of a Fund and its service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in, among other things, financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders; the inability of a Fund to transact business with its shareholders or to engage in portfolio transactions; delays or mistakes in the calculation of a Fund's net asset value ("NAV") or other materials provided to shareholders; the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties; violations of privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and other expenses. A Fund's service providers (including, but not limited to, the adviser, any sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian), financial intermediaries, companies in which a Fund invests and parties with which a Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cybersecurity and other operational and technology risks, resulting in losses to a Fund or its shareholders. Furthermore, as a result of breaches in cybersecurity or other operational and technology disruptions or failures, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or the entire market, which may result in the Funds being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or unable to accurately price their investments. The Funds have developed processes, risk management systems and business continuity plans designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues. However, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses and operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business and there are inherent limitations in systems designed to minimize the risk of cyber-attacks through the use of technology, processes and controls. Additionally, such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Adviser or the Fund. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause a Fund's investment in such securities to lose value.

**Debt Securities** 

Each of the Funds may invest in debt securities. Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest and must repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero-coupon securities, do not pay interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities. Debt securities include a broad array of short-, medium- and long-term obligations issued by the U.S. or foreign governments, government or international agencies and instrumentalities, and corporate issuers of various types. Some debt securities represent uncollateralized obligations of their issuers; in other cases, the securities may be backed by specific assets (such as mortgages or other receivables) that have been set aside as collateral for the issuer's obligation. Debt securities generally involve an obligation of the issuer to pay interest or dividends on either a current basis or at the maturity of the securities, as well as the obligation to repay the principal amount of the security at maturity.

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Debt securities are subject to market/issuer risk and credit/counterparty risk. Credit/counterparty risk relates to the ability of the issuer to make payments of principal and interest and includes the risk of default. Sometimes, an issuer may make these payments from money raised through a variety of sources, including, with respect to issuers of municipal securities, (i) the issuer's general taxing power, (ii) a specific type of tax, such as a property tax, or (iii) a particular facility or project such as a highway. The ability of an issuer to make these payments could be affected by general economic conditions, issues specific to the issuer, litigation, legislation or other political events, the bankruptcy of the issuer, war, natural disasters, terrorism or other major events. U.S. government securities are not generally perceived to involve credit/counterparty risks to the same extent as investments in other types of fixed-income securities; as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from corporate and municipal debt securities. Market/issuer risk is the risk that the value of the security will fall because of changes in market rates of interest. Generally, the value of debt securities falls when market rates of interest are rising. Some debt securities also involve prepayment or call risk. This is the risk that the issuer will repay a Fund the principal on the security before it is due, thus depriving the Fund of a favorable stream of future interest payments.

Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund that invests in debt securities for any particular period. Fluctuations in the value of a Fund's investments in debt securities will cause the Fund's NAV to increase or decrease. See section "Variable and Floating Rate Instruments."

**Derivative Instruments** 

Some Funds may, but are not required to, use derivative instruments for risk management purposes or to seek to enhance investment returns. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities, related indices and other assets. For additional information about the use of derivatives in connection with foreign currency transactions, see the section "Foreign Currency Transactions." The Adviser may decide not to employ one or more of these strategies and there is no assurance that any derivatives strategy used by a Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. Examples of derivative instruments that a Fund may use include (but are not limited to) options and warrants, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, structured notes, zero-strike warrants and options, swap agreements (including total return, interest rate and credit default swaps), swaptions and debt-linked and equity-linked securities.

Derivatives involve special risks, including credit/counterparty risk, correlation risk, illiquidity, difficulties in valuation, leverage risk and, to the extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of derivatives could result in significantly greater losses or lower income or gains than if they had not been used. A Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income, and the losses may be significantly greater than if derivatives had not been used. The degree of a Fund's use of derivatives may be limited by certain provisions of the Code. When used, derivatives may affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Although the Adviser will attempt to ensure that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover its obligations under its derivatives contracts, it is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support such obligations under its derivatives positions. See the subsection "Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments" below for additional information about the risks relating to derivative instruments.

Several types of derivative instruments in which a Fund may invest are described in more detail below. However, the Funds are not limited to investments in these instruments and may decide not to employ any or all of these strategies.

<u>Futures Contracts</u> 

Futures transactions involve a Fund's buying or selling futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a particular security, commodity, currency or other asset, or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets, for a specified price on a specified future date. A futures contract creates an obligation by the seller to deliver and the buyer to take delivery of the type of instrument or cash (depending on whether the contract calls for physical delivery or cash settlement) at the time and in the amount specified in the

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contract. In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index.

When an investor, such as a Fund, enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as "initial margin" an amount of cash or short-term, high-quality/liquid securities (such as U.S. Treasury bills or high quality tax-exempt bonds acceptable to the broker) equal to approximately 2% to 5% of the delivery or settlement price of the contract (depending on applicable exchange rules and the terms of a Fund's contractual arrangement with its broker). Initial margin is held to secure the performance of the holder of the futures contract. As the value of the contract changes, the value of futures contract positions increases or declines. At the end of each trading day, the amount of such increase and decline is received and paid respectively by and to the holders of these positions. The amount received or paid is known as "variation margin."

The gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the net variation margin received or paid over the time the position is held, plus or minus the amount received or paid when the position is closed, minus brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. Should the value of the assets in the margin account drop below the minimum amount required to be maintained, or "maintenance margin," the Fund will be required to deposit additional assets to the account.

Although many futures contracts call for the delivery (or acceptance) of the specified instrument, futures are usually cash-settled or closed out before the settlement date through the purchase (or sale) of an offsetting contract. If the price of the sale of the futures contract by a Fund is less than the price of the offsetting purchase (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs), the Fund will realize a loss. A futures sale is closed by purchasing a futures contract for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of financial instrument or commodity and with the same delivery date. Similarly, a futures purchase is closed by the purchaser selling an offsetting futures contract.

Futures contract prices, and the prices of the related contracts in which a Fund may trade, may be highly volatile. Such prices are influenced by, among other things: changing supply and demand relationships; government trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; national and international political and economic events; and changes in interest rates. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in these markets, with the specific intention of influencing such prices. The effect of such intervention is often heightened by a group of governments acting in concert. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Furthermore, the low margin deposits normally required in futures trading permit an extremely high degree of leverage. Accordingly, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract can result in immediate and substantial losses to the investor. As an added risk in these volatile and highly leveraged markets, it is not always possible to liquidate futures positions to prevent further losses or recognize unrealized gains. Positions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may be established or closed out only on an exchange or board of trade. There is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. Illiquidity can arise due to daily price limits taking effect or to market disruptions. Futures positions may be illiquid because certain commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day through regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits." Under such daily limits, during a single trading day no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limits. Once the price of a particular futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in that contract can neither be taken nor liquidated unless market participants are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures prices have occasionally moved beyond the daily limits for several consecutive days with little or no trading. If there is not a liquid market at a particular time, it may not be possible to close a futures or options position at such time, and, in the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The potential inability to liquidate futures positions creates the possibility of a Fund being unable to control its losses. If a Fund were to borrow money to use for trading purposes, the effects of such leverage would be magnified. Cash posted as margin in connection with a Fund's futures contracts will not be available to the Fund for investment or other purposes. In addition, a Fund's futures broker may limit a Fund's ability to invest in certain futures contracts. Such restrictions may adversely affect the Fund's performance and its ability to achieve its investment objective.

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Funds that invest in futures contracts may be subject to risks related to rolling. When investing in futures contracts, a Fund will generally seek to "roll" its futures positions rather than hold them through expiration. In some circumstances, the prices of futures contracts with near-term expirations are lower than the prices of similar futures contracts with longer-term expirations, resulting in a cost to "roll" the futures contracts. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will depend on the difference in prices of futures contracts with near- and longer-term expirations, and the rolling of futures positions may result in losses to a Fund.

<u>Commodity Futures Contracts</u> 

Some Funds may invest in commodity futures contracts. There are additional risks associated with transactions in commodity futures contracts including, but not limited to the following:

*Storage*. Unlike the financial futures markets, in the commodity futures markets there are costs of physical storage associated with purchasing the underlying commodity. The price of the commodity futures contract will reflect the storage costs of purchasing the physical commodity, including the time value of money invested in the physical commodity. To the extent that the storage costs for an underlying commodity change while a Fund is invested in futures contracts on that commodity, the value of the futures contract may also change (even if the Fund does not intend to physically settle the commodity futures contract). While the Funds typically do not intend to physically settle any commodity futures contracts, physical delivery of commodities can result in temporary illiquidity and a Fund would incur additional charges associated with the holding and safekeeping of any such commodities.

*Reinvestment*. In the commodity futures markets, producers of the underlying commodity may decide to hedge the price risk of selling the commodity by selling futures contracts today to lock in the price of the commodity at the relevant delivery date. In order to induce speculators to purchase the other side of the same futures contract, the commodity producer generally must sell the futures contract at a lower price than the expected future spot price. Conversely, if most hedgers in the futures market are purchasing futures contracts to hedge against a rise in prices, then speculators will only sell the other side of the futures contract at a higher futures price than the expected future spot price of the commodity. The changing positions and views of the participants in the commodity markets will influence whether futures prices are above or below the expected future spot price, which can have significant implications for a Fund. If the positions and views of the participants in futures markets have shifted when it is time for a Fund to reinvest the proceeds of a maturing contract in a new futures contract, a Fund might reinvest at higher or lower futures prices, or choose to pursue other investments.

<u>Speculative Position Limits</u> 

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and domestic futures exchanges have established (and continue to evaluate and monitor) speculative position limits ("position limits") on the maximum speculative position which any person, or group of persons acting in concert, may hold or control in particular contracts In addition, starting January 1, 2023 federal position limits will apply to swaps that are economically equivalent to futures contracts that are subject to CFTC set speculative limits. All positions owned or controlled by the same person or entity, even if in different accounts, must be aggregated for purposes of complying with speculative limits. Thus, even if a Fund does not intend to exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that different clients managed by the Adviser and its affiliates may be aggregated for this purpose. Therefore, the trading decisions of the Adviser may have to be modified and positions held by the Fund liquidated in order to avoid exceeding such limits. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the profitability of the Fund. A violation of position limits could also lead to regulatory action materially adverse to a Fund's investment strategy.

<u>Index Futures Contracts</u> 

In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index. The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. One such distortion stems from the fact that all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures

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contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the index and futures markets. Another market distortion results from the deposit requirements in the futures market being less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market, and as a result the futures market may attract more speculators than does the securities market. A third distortion is caused by the fact that trading hours for foreign stock index futures may not correspond perfectly to hours of trading on the foreign exchange to which a particular foreign stock index futures contract relates. This may result in a disparity between the price of index futures and the value of the relevant index due to the lack of continuous arbitrage between the index futures price and the value of the underlying index. Finally, hedging transactions using stock indices involve the risk that movements in the price of the index may not correlate with price movements of the particular portfolio securities being hedged.

<u>Options</u> 

Options transactions may involve a Fund's buying or writing (selling) options on securities, futures contracts, securities indices (including futures on securities indices) or currencies. A Fund may engage in these transactions either to enhance investment return or to hedge against changes in the value of other assets that it owns or intends to acquire. Options can generally be classified as either "call" or "put" options. There are two parties to a typical options transaction: the "writer" (seller) and the "buyer." A call option gives the buyer the right to buy a security or other asset (such as an amount of currency or a futures contract) from, and a put option gives the buyer the right to sell a security or other asset to, the option writer at a specified price, on or before a specified date. The buyer of an option pays a premium when purchasing the option, which reduces the return (by the amount of such premium) on the underlying security or other asset if the option is exercised, and results in a loss (equal to the amount of such premium) if the option expires unexercised. The writer of an option receives a premium from writing an option, which may increase its return if the option expires or is closed out at a profit. An "American-style" option allows exercise of the option at any time during the term of the option. A "European-style" option allows an option to be exercised only at a specific time or times, such as the end of its term. Options may be traded on or off an established securities or options exchange.

If the holder (writer) of an option wishes to terminate its position, it may seek to effect a closing sale transaction by selling (buying) an option identical to the option previously purchased. The effect of the purchase is that the previous option position will be canceled. A Fund will realize a profit from closing out an option if the price received for selling the offsetting position is more than the premium paid to purchase the option; a Fund will realize a loss from closing out an option transaction if the price received for selling the offsetting option is less than the premium paid to purchase the option (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs). Since premiums on options having an exercise price close to the value of the underlying securities or futures contracts usually have a time value component (*i.e*., a value that diminishes as the time within which the option can be exercised grows shorter), the value of an options contract may change as a result of the lapse of time even though the value of the futures contract or security underlying the option (and of the security or other asset deliverable under the futures contract) has not changed. As an alternative to purchasing call and put options on index futures, a Fund may purchase or sell call or put options on the underlying indices themselves. Such options would be used in a manner similar to the use of options on index futures.

<u>Warrants and Rights</u> 

Some Funds may invest in warrants and rights. A warrant is an instrument that gives the holder a right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular security at a specified price until a stated expiration date. Buying a warrant generally can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an investment of equivalent amounts in the underlying common stock. The market value of a warrant does not necessarily move with the value of the underlying securities. If a holder does not sell the warrant, it risks the loss of its entire investment if the market price of the underlying security does not, before the expiration date, exceed the exercise price of the warrant. Investment in warrants is a speculative activity. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights (other than the right to purchase the underlying securities) with respect to the assets of the issuer. A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe for shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life, usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price.

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Some Funds may invest in low exercise price call warrants, which are equity call warrants with an exercise price that is very low relative to the market price of the underlying instrument at the time of issue. Low exercise price call warrants are typically used to gain exposure to stocks in difficult to access local markets. The warrants typically have a strike price set such that the value of the warrants will be identical to the price of the underlying stock. The value of the warrants is correlated with the value of the underlying stock price and therefore, the risk and return profile of the warrants is similar to owning the underlying securities. In addition, the owner of the warrant is subject to the risk that the issuer of the warrant (*i.e.*, the counterparty) will default on its obligations under the warrant. The warrants have no voting rights. Dividends issued to the warrant issuer by the underlying company will generally be distributed to the warrant holders, net of any taxes or commissions imposed by the local jurisdiction in respect of the receipt of such amount. Low exercise price call warrants are typically sold in private placement transactions, may be illiquid and may be classified as derivative instruments.

<u>Options on Indices</u> 

Some Funds may transact in options on indices ("index options"). Put and call index options are similar to puts and calls on securities or futures contracts except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss at expiration depends on changes in the index in question rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts. When a Fund writes an index call option, it receives a premium and undertakes the obligation that, prior to the expiration date (or, upon the expiration date for European-style options), the purchaser of the call, upon exercise of the call, will receive from the Fund an amount of cash if the exercise settlement value of the relevant index is greater than the exercise price of the call. The manner of determining "exercise settlement value" for a particular option series is fixed by the options market on which the series is traded. S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index options, for example, have a settlement value that is calculated using the opening sales price in the primary market of each component security on the last business day (usually a Friday) before the expiration date. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple ("multiplier"). When a Fund buys an index call option, it pays a premium and has the same rights as to such call as are indicated above. When a Fund buys an index put option, it pays a premium and has the right, prior to the expiration date (or upon the expiration date for European-style options), to collect, upon the Fund's exercise of the put, an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the exercise settlement value of the index, times a multiplier, similar to that described above for calls, if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price. When a Fund writes an index put option, it receives a premium and the purchaser of the put has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the Fund to deliver to it an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and exercise price times the multiplier if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price.

<u>Exchange-Traded and Over-the-Counter Options</u> 

Some Funds may purchase or write both exchange-traded and OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options in that they are bilateral, uncleared contracts, with price and other terms negotiated between buyer and seller, and generally do not have as much market liquidity as exchange-traded options.

An exchange-traded option may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only on an exchange that generally provides a liquid secondary market for an option of the same series. If a liquid secondary market for an exchange-traded option does not exist, it might not be possible to effect a closing transaction with respect to a particular option. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC") or other clearing organization may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

For some Funds, rather than transferring margin to and from a counterparty, the Fund's custodian (or a securities depository acting for the custodian) acts as a Fund's escrow agent as to securities on which the Fund has written call options. The escrow agent enters into documents known as escrow receipts with respect to the stocks included in the Fund (or escrow receipts with respect to other acceptable securities). The escrow agent releases the stocks from the escrow account when the call option expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. Until such release, the underlying stocks cannot be sold by the Fund, which could prevent the Fund from selling securities when it might otherwise wish to do so.

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An OTC option (an option not traded on an established exchange) may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only by agreement with the other party to the original option transaction. With OTC options, a Fund is not only subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the other party to the transaction, but also the risk that its counterparty will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. While a Fund will seek to enter into OTC options only with dealers who agree to or are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to liquidate an OTC option at a favorable price at any time prior to its expiration. OTC options are not subject to the protections afforded purchasers of listed options by the OCC or other clearing organizations.

<u>Index Warrants</u> 

Some Funds may purchase put warrants and call warrants whose values vary depending on the change in the value of one or more specified securities indices ("index warrants"). Index warrants generally are issued by banks or other financial institutions and give the holder the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive upon exercise of the warrant a cash payment from the issuer based on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise. In general, if the value of the underlying index rises above the exercise price of the index warrant, the holder of a call warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the value of the index and the exercise price of the warrant; if the value of the underlying index falls, the holder of a put warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the exercise price of the warrant and the value of the index. The holder of a warrant would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at a time when, in the case of a call warrant, the exercise price is more than the value of the underlying index, or in the case of a put warrant, the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying index. If a Fund were not to exercise an index warrant prior to its expiration, then the Fund would lose the amount of the purchase price paid by it for the warrant. A Fund will normally use index warrants in a manner similar to its use of options on securities indices.

The risks of a Fund's use of index warrants generally are similar to those relating to its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index warrants are issued in limited amounts and are not obligations of a regulated clearing agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution which issues the warrant. Also, index warrants generally have longer terms than index options. Although a Fund will normally invest only in exchange-listed warrants, index warrants are not likely to be as liquid as certain index options backed by a recognized clearing agency. In addition, the terms of index warrants may limit a Fund's ability to exercise the warrants at such time, or in such quantities, as the Fund would otherwise wish to do.

<u>Forward Contracts</u> 

As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions," some Funds may invest in forward contracts. Forward contracts are transactions involving a Fund's obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency or other asset at a future date at a specified price. For example, forward contracts may be used when the Adviser anticipates that particular foreign currencies will appreciate or depreciate in value or to take advantage of the expected relationships between various currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in a Fund's investment portfolio. Forward contracts may also be used by a Fund for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, such as when a Fund anticipates purchasing or selling a foreign security. This technique would allow a Fund to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the investment. Forward contracts also may be used to attempt to protect the value of a Fund's existing holdings of foreign securities. There may be, however, imperfect correlation between a Fund's foreign securities holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to such holdings. The cost to a Fund of engaging in forward contracts varies with factors such as the currency involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing.

Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges and are not standardized; rather, banks and dealers act as principals in these markets negotiating each transaction on an individual basis. Trading in forward contracts is generally unregulated. There is no limitation on the daily price movements of forward contracts. Principals in the forward markets have no obligation to continue to make markets in the forward contracts traded. There have been periods

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during which certain banks or dealers have refused to quote prices for forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which they are prepared to buy and that at which they are prepared to sell. Disruptions can occur in the forward markets because of unusually high trading volume, government intervention or other factors. For example, the imposition of credit controls by governmental authorities might limit forward trading, to the possible detriment of a Fund. Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as options, warrants and futures contracts described above. As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" below, forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. In addition, the effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of a Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable. A Fund's investments in forward contracts may be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

A Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies, and the Fund will be subject to increased illiquidity and credit/counterparty risk because forward contracts are not traded on an exchange and often are not standardized. A Fund may also be required to liquidate portfolio assets, or may incur increased currency conversion costs, to compensate for a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency occurring between the time when the Fund declares and pays a dividend, or between the time when the Fund accrues and pays an operating expense in U.S. dollars.

Additionally, in their forward trading, the Funds are subject to the credit/counterparty risk of, or the inability or refusal to perform with respect to its forward contracts by, the principals with which the Funds trade. Funds on deposit with such principals are generally not protected by the same segregation requirements imposed on CFTC regulated commodity brokers and futures commission merchants ("FCMs") in respect of customer funds on deposit with them. A Fund may place forward trades through agents, so that the insolvency or bankruptcy of such agents could also subject the Fund to the risk of loss.

<u>Swap Transactions</u> 

Some Funds may enter into a variety of swap transactions, including, but not limited to, interest rate, index, commodity, equity-linked, credit default, credit-linked and currency exchange swaps. A Fund may enter into swap transactions for a variety of reasons, including to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to gain exposure to one or more securities, currencies, commodities or interest rates, to protect against or attempt to take advantage of currency fluctuations, to protect against any increase in the price of securities that a Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, to efficiently gain exposure to certain markets, to add economic leverage to the Fund's portfolio or to shift the Fund's investment exposure from one type of investment to another.

Swap transactions are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to a number of years. Swap agreements are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of types of investments or market factors. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties generally are calculated with respect to a "notional amount," such as the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index. In a typical interest rate swap, for example, one party agrees to make regular payments equal to a floating interest rate times a "notional principal amount," in return for payments equal to a fixed rate times the same amount, for the term of the swap agreement. The "notional principal amount" of a swap transaction is the agreed-upon basis for calculating the payments that the parties agree to exchange (*i.e.*, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at particular interest rate) in a particular foreign currency or commodity or in a "basket" of securities. Under most swap agreements, payments by the parties will be exchanged on a "net basis," and a party will receive or pay, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments.

Swap transactions are sophisticated financial instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. Swaps can be highly volatile and may have a considerable impact on a Fund's performance, as the potential gain or loss on any swap transaction is not subject to any fixed limit. A Fund's successful use of swap transactions will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because swaps are two-party contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and because they may have terms of greater than seven

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days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. If a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. A Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate (or terminate at the time and price desired) outstanding swap transactions (either by assignment or other disposition) or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

Moreover, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. See the section entitled "Credit/Counterparty Risk" below.

Additionally, U.S. regulators, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and certain other jurisdictions have adopted minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. These rules impose minimum margin requirements on derivatives transactions between a Fund and its swap counterparties and may increase the amount of margin the Fund is required to provide. They also impose regulatory requirements on the timing of transferring margin. They also effectively require changes to typical derivatives margin documentation. See the section "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" below.

Some Funds may also enter into swaptions. A Fund may engage in swaptions for hedging purposes or to manage and mitigate credit and interest rate risk. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. The use of swaptions involves risks, including, among others, (i) imperfect correlation between movements of the price of the swaptions and the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the swaption, reducing the effectiveness of the instrument for hedging or investment purposes, (ii) the absence of a liquid market to sell a swaption, which could result in difficulty closing a position, (iii) the exacerbation of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate, and (iv) credit/counterparty risk.

<u>Credit Default Swaps</u> 

Some Funds may enter into credit default swap agreements, which may have as reference obligations one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. In a credit default swap, one party (the "protection buyer") is obligated to pay the other party (the "protection seller") a stream of payments over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must generally pay the protection buyer the "par value" (the agreed-upon notional value) of the referenced debt obligation in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable reference obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending upon the terms of the swap.

A Fund may be either the protection buyer or protection seller in a credit default swap. If a Fund is a protection buyer, such Fund would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract and would not recover any of those payments if no credit event were to occur. However, if a credit event occurs, a Fund that is a protection buyer has the right to deliver the referenced debt obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending on the terms of the swap, and receive the par value of such debt obligations from the counterparty protection seller. As a protection seller, a Fund would receive fixed payments throughout the term of the contract if no credit event occurs. If a credit event occurs, however, the value of the obligation received by a Fund (*e.g.*, bonds which defaulted), plus the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the par value of the obligation, or cash received, resulting in a loss to the protection seller. Furthermore, a Fund that is a protection seller would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because such Fund will have investment exposure to the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements are subject to greater risk than a direct investment in the reference obligation. Like all swap agreements, credit default swaps are subject to liquidity, credit and counterparty risks. The notional value of credit default swaps with respect to a particular investment is often larger than the total par value of such investment outstanding and, in event of a default, there may be difficulties in making the required deliveries of the reference investments, possibly delaying payments.

A Fund generally may exit its obligations under a credit default swap only by terminating the contract and paying applicable breakage fees, or by entering into an offsetting credit default swap position, which may cause the Fund to incur losses.

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<u>Investment Pools of Swap Contracts</u> 

Some Funds may invest in publicly or privately issued interests in investment pools whose underlying assets are credit default, credit-linked, interest rate, currency exchange, equity-linked or other types of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements. The pools' investment results may be designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified securities index or "basket" of securities, or sometimes a single security. These types of pools are often used to gain exposure to multiple securities with less of an investment than would be required to invest directly in the individual securities. They may also be used to gain exposure to foreign securities markets without investing in the foreign securities themselves and/or the relevant foreign market. To the extent that a Fund invests in pools of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements whose performance corresponds to the performance of a foreign securities index or one or more foreign securities, investing in such pools will involve risks similar to the risks of investing in foreign securities. See the section "Foreign Securities" below. In addition to the risks associated with investing in swaps generally, an investing Fund bears the risks and costs generally associated with investing in pooled investment vehicles, such as paying the fees and expenses of the pool and the risk that the pool or the operator of the pool may default on its obligations to the holder of interests in the pool, such as a Fund. Interests in privately offered investment pools of swap contracts may be considered illiquid and, except to the extent that such interests are deemed liquid under the Funds' policies, subject to a Fund's restriction on investments in illiquid securities.

<u>Swap Execution Facilities ("SEF")</u> 

Certain derivatives contracts are required to be executed through SEFs. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. Such requirements may make it more difficult and costly for investment funds, such as the Fund, to enter into highly tailored or customized transactions. Trading swaps on a SEF may offer certain advantages over traditional bilateral OTC trading, such as ease of execution, price transparency, increased liquidity and/or favorable pricing. Execution through a SEF is not, however, without additional costs and risks, as parties are required to comply with SEF and CFTC rules and regulations, including disclosure and recordkeeping obligations, and SEF rights of inspection, among others. SEFs typically charge fees, and if the Fund executes derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. The Fund also may be required to indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes swaps on a SEF on the Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. In addition, the Fund may be subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared, and no clearing member is willing to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the trade. Similar "trade execution" regulations are being implemented in the European Union and the United Kingdom.

<u>Structured Notes</u> 

Some Funds may invest in a broad category of instruments known as "structured notes." These instruments are debt obligations issued by industrial corporations, financial institutions or governmental or international agencies. Traditional debt obligations typically obligate the issuer to repay the principal plus a specified rate of interest. Structured notes, by contrast, obligate the issuer to pay amounts of principal or interest that are determined by reference to changes in some external factor or factors, or the principal and interest rate may vary from the stated rate because of changes in these factors. For example, the issuer's obligations could be determined by reference to changes in the value of a commodity (such as gold or oil) or commodity index, a foreign currency, an index of securities (such as the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index) or an interest rate (such as the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to changes over time in the difference (or "spread") between two or more external factors (such as the U.S. prime lending rate and the total return of the stock market in a particular country, as measured by a stock index). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may fluctuate inversely with changes in an external factor or factors (for example, if the U.S. prime lending rate goes up, the issuer's interest payment obligations are reduced). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may be determined by some multiple of the change in an external factor or factors (for example, three times the change in the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations remain fixed (as with a traditional debt instrument) so long as an external factor or factors do not change by more than the specified amount (for example, if the value of a stock index does not exceed some specified maximum), but if the external factor or factors change by more than the specified amount, the issuer's obligations may be sharply reduced.

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Structured notes can serve many different purposes in the management of a Fund. For example, they can be used to increase a Fund's exposure to changes in the value of assets that the Fund would not ordinarily purchase directly (such as commodities or stocks traded in a market that is not open to U.S. investors). They can also be used to hedge the risks associated with other investments a Fund holds. For example, if a structured note has an interest rate that fluctuates inversely with general changes in a country's stock market index, the value of the structured note would generally move in the opposite direction to the value of holdings of stocks in that market, thus moderating the effect of stock market movements on the value of a Fund's portfolio as a whole.

Structured notes involve special risks. As with any debt obligation, structured notes involve the risk that the issuer will become insolvent or otherwise default on its payment obligations. This risk is in addition to the risk that the issuer's obligations (and thus the value of a Fund's investment) will be reduced because of adverse changes in the external factor or factors to which the obligations are linked. The value of structured notes will in many cases be more volatile (that is, will change more rapidly or severely) than the value of traditional debt instruments. Volatility will be especially high if the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to some multiple of the change in the external factor or factors. Many structured notes have limited or no liquidity, so that a Fund would be unable to dispose of the investment prior to maturity. As with all investments, successful use of structured notes depends in significant part on the accuracy of the Adviser's analysis of the issuer's creditworthiness and financial prospects, and of the Adviser's forecast as to changes in relevant economic and financial market conditions and factors. In instances where the issuer of a structured note is a foreign entity, the usual risks associated with investments in foreign securities (described below) apply. Structured notes may be considered derivative instruments.

<u>Interest Rate Caps, Floors and Collars</u> 

Some Funds may use interest rate caps, floors and collars for the same purposes or similar purposes for which they use interest rate futures contracts and related options. Interest rate caps, floors and collars are similar to interest rate swap contracts because the payment obligations are measured by changes in interest rates as applied to a notional amount and because they are generally individually negotiated with a specific counterparty. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specific index exceeds a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below specified interest rates, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate floor. The purchase of an interest rate collar entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate collar.

<u>Hybrid Instruments</u> 

Some Funds may invest in hybrid instruments. A hybrid instrument is a type of derivative that combines a traditional stock or bond with an option or forward contract. Generally, the principal amount, amount payable upon maturity or redemption or interest rate of a hybrid is tied (positively or negatively) to the price of some currency or securities index, another interest rate or some other economic factor (each a "benchmark"). The interest rate or (unlike most fixed-income securities) the principal amount payable at maturity of a hybrid security may be increased or decreased, depending on changes in the value of the benchmark. An example of a hybrid could be a bond issued by an oil company that pays a small base level of interest with additional interest that accrues in correlation to the extent to which oil prices exceed a certain predetermined level. Such a hybrid instrument would be economically similar to a combination of a bond and a call option on oil.

Hybrids can be used as an efficient means of pursuing a variety of investment goals, including currency hedging, duration management and increased total return. Hybrids may not bear interest or pay dividends. The value of a hybrid or its interest rate may be a multiple of a benchmark and, as a result, may be leveraged and move (up or down) more steeply and rapidly than the benchmark. These benchmarks may be sensitive to economic and political events, such as currency devaluations, which cannot be readily foreseen by the purchaser of a hybrid. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of a hybrid could be zero. Thus, an investment in a hybrid may entail significant market risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional, U.S. dollar-denominated bond that has a fixed principal amount and pays a fixed rate or floating rate of interest. The purchase of hybrids also exposes a Fund to the credit/counterparty risk of the issuer of the hybrids. These risks may cause significant fluctuations in the NAV of a Fund.

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Certain hybrid instruments may provide exposure to the commodities markets. These are derivative instruments with one or more commodity-linked components that have payment features similar to commodity futures contracts, commodity options or similar instruments. Commodity-linked hybrid instruments may be either equity or debt securities, leveraged or unleveraged, and are considered hybrid instruments because they have both security and commodity-like characteristics. A portion of the value of these instruments may be derived from the value of a commodity, futures contract, index or other economic variable and therefore are subject to many of the same risks as investments in those underlying securities, instruments or commodities. For more information, see the sections "Commodities" and "Structured Notes."

Certain issuers of structured products such as hybrid instruments may be deemed to be investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, the Fund's investments in these products may be subject to limits applicable to investments in investment companies and may be subject to restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

<u>Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments</u> 

*<u>General.</u>* As described in the Prospectus, certain Funds intend to use derivative instruments, including several of the instruments described above, to seek to enhance investment returns as well as for risk management purposes. Although the Adviser may seek to use these transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. Any or all of these investment techniques may be used at any time. The ability of a Fund to utilize these derivative instruments successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent that a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions. The Funds will comply with applicable regulatory requirements when implementing these strategies, techniques and instruments. Use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, involving greater risks than are involved in hedging. A short exposure through a derivative may present additional risks. If the value of the asset, asset class or index on which a Fund has obtained a short exposure increases, the Fund will incur a loss. Moreover, the potential loss from a short exposure is theoretically unlimited.

The value of some derivative instruments in which the Funds invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates or other economic factors and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts such factors and has taken positions in derivative instruments contrary to prevailing market trends, a Fund could be exposed to the risk of loss. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts interest rates, market values or other economic factors in using a derivatives strategy for a Fund, the Fund might have been in a better position if it had not entered into the transaction at all. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The use of these strategies involves certain special risks, including a possible imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of derivative instruments and price movements of related investments. While some strategies involving derivative instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in related investments or otherwise, due to the possible inability of a Fund to purchase or sell a portfolio security at a time that otherwise would be favorable and the possible inability of the Fund to close out or to liquidate its derivatives positions. In addition, a Fund's use of such instruments may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if it had not used such instruments. To the extent that a Fund gains exposure to an asset class using derivative instruments backed by a collateral portfolio of other securities, changes in the value of those other securities may result in greater or lesser exposure to that asset class than would have resulted from a direct investment in securities comprising that asset class.

Although the Adviser may seek to use derivative transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. One risk arises because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of derivatives contracts and movements in the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the derivative. A Fund's derivative strategies will not be fully effective unless the Fund can compensate for such imperfect correlation. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect such compensation. For example, the correlation between the price movement of the derivatives contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the relevant markets. If the price of the futures

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contract moves more than the price of the hedged security, a Fund would experience either a loss or a gain on the derivative that is not completely offset by movements in the price of the hedged securities. For example, in an attempt to compensate for imperfect price movement correlations, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a greater dollar amount than the hedged securities if the price movement volatility of the hedged securities is historically greater than the volatility of the futures contract. Conversely, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a smaller dollar amount than the hedged securities if the volatility of the price of hedged securities is historically less than that of the futures contracts. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. With respect to certain derivative transactions (*e.g.* short positions in which a Fund does not hold the instrument to which the short position relates), the potential risk of loss to a Fund is theoretically unlimited.

The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. See the section entitled, "Index Futures Contracts" for more information.

Price movement correlation in derivative transactions also may be distorted by the illiquidity of the derivatives markets and the participation of speculators in such markets. If an insufficient number of contracts are traded, commercial users may not deal in derivatives because they do not want to assume the risk that they may not be able to close out their positions within a reasonable amount of time. In such instances, derivatives market prices may be driven by different forces than those driving the market in the underlying securities, and price spreads between these markets may widen. The participation of speculators in the market enhances its liquidity. Nonetheless, the presence of speculators may create temporary price distortions unrelated to the market in the underlying securities.

Once the daily limit has been reached in a contract, no trades may be entered into at a price beyond the limit, which may prevent the liquidation of open futures or options positions. Futures prices have in the past occasionally exceeded the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Income earned by a Fund from its options activities generally will be treated as capital gain and, if not offset by net recognized capital losses incurred by the Fund, will be distributed to shareholders in taxable distributions. Although gain from options transactions may hedge against a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities, that gain, to the extent not offset by losses, will be distributed in light of certain tax considerations and will constitute a distribution of that portion of the value preserved against decline.

The value of a Fund's derivative instruments may fluctuate based on a variety of market and economic factors. In some cases, the fluctuations may offset (or be offset by) changes in the value of securities or derivatives held in the Fund's portfolio. All transactions in derivatives involve the possible risk of loss to a Fund of all or a significant part of the value of its investment. In some cases, the risk of loss may exceed the amount of a Fund's investment. When a Fund writes a call option or sells a futures contract without holding the underlying securities, currencies or futures contracts, its potential loss is unlimited.

The successful use of derivatives will depend in part on the Adviser's ability to forecast securities market, currency or other financial market movements correctly. For example, a Fund's ability to hedge against adverse changes in the value of securities held in its portfolio through options and futures also depends on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of futures or options positions and changes in the values of the portfolio securities. The successful use of certain other derivatives also depends on the availability of a liquid secondary market to enable a Fund to close its positions on a timely basis. There can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions.

In the case of OTC options, the Fund is at risk that the other party to the transaction will default on its obligations, or will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. See the section entitled "Credit/Counterparty Risk" below for additional information.

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The derivatives markets of some foreign countries are small compared to those of the United States and consequently are characterized in some cases by less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, derivatives that are traded on foreign exchanges may not be regulated as effectively as similar transactions in the United States, may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, may be subject to less detailed reporting requirements and regulatory controls, and are subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign securities. The value of such positions also could be adversely affected by (i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the United States of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii) delays in a Fund's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours in the United States, (iv) the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the United States, and (v) lesser trading volume. Furthermore, investments in derivatives markets outside of the United States are subject to many of the same risks as other foreign investments. See the section "Foreign Securities" below.

<u>Additional Risk Factors in Cleared Derivatives Transactions</u> 

Transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a cleared derivatives transaction, a Fund's counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of a clearing house and only members of clearing houses can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients' obligations to the clearing house.

Under some circumstances, centrally cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to the Funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide greater amounts of margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time or increases in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could also expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of clearing house margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Adviser expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all transactions submitted for clearing that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection offered by the transaction. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and the clearing members is developed by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, this documentation generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member, indemnifying the clearing member against losses it incurs in connection with acting as the Funds' clearing member, and the documentation typically does not give the Funds any rights to exercise remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

Some types of cleared derivatives are required to be executed on an exchange or on a SEF. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. While this execution requirement is designed to increase transparency and liquidity in the cleared derivatives market, trading on a SEF can create additional costs and risks for the Funds. For example, SEFs typically charge fees, and if a Fund executes derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. Also, a Fund may indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes cleared derivatives on a SEF on the Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. See the subsection "Swap Execution Facilities" above for additional information.

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*<u>Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives</u>*

The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government, self-regulatory organization and judicial action. For example, the U.S. government has enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), which includes provisions for regulation of the derivatives market, including new clearing, margin, reporting and registration requirements. Various U.S. regulatory agencies have implemented and are continuing to implement rules and regulations prescribed by the Dodd-Frank Act. The European Union, the United Kingdom and some other jurisdictions are also in the process of implementing similar requirements that will affect a Fund when it enters into derivatives transactions with a counterparty organized in that jurisdiction or otherwise subject to that jurisdiction's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are relatively new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. These regulatory changes could, among other things, restrict a Fund's ability to engage in derivatives transactions (including because certain types of derivatives transactions may no longer be available to a Fund) and/or increase the costs of such derivatives transactions (including through increased margin requirements), and the Fund may be unable to execute its investment strategy as a result.

It is possible that government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including futures and swap agreements, may limit or prevent a Fund from using such instruments as part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent a Fund from being able to achieve its investment goals. It is impossible to fully predict the effects of legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse. It is possible that legislative and regulatory activity could limit or completely restrict the ability of a Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using these instruments or make them less effective. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which a Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent a Fund from using these instruments or affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments, or may change the availability of certain investments.

There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement their investment strategies. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act, has and will continue to change the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act has caused broad changes to the OTC derivatives market and granted significant authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants. Pursuant to such authority, rules have been enacted that currently require clearing of many OTC derivatives transactions and may require clearing of additional OTC derivatives transactions in the future and that impose minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. Similar regulations have been and are being adopted in other jurisdictions around the world.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict the Fund's ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund or otherwise limiting liquidity. The implementation of the clearing requirement generally has increased the costs of derivatives transactions for the Funds, since each Fund has to pay fees to its clearing members and is typically required to post more margin for cleared derivatives than it has historically posted for bilateral derivatives. These rules and regulations are relatively new and evolving, so their full impact on the Fund and the financial system are not yet known. While the rules and regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that they will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing and related requirements expose the Funds to new kinds of costs and risks.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. The SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Fund began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement

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a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering certain derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Funds could, among other things, change how a Fund uses derivatives and may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

Additionally, new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and various other jurisdictions may result in increased uncertainty about credit/counterparty risk and may also limit the ability of a Fund to protect its interests in the event of the insolvency (or similar designation) of a derivatives counterparty. More specifically, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, (or similar designation), a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the liabilities of such counterparties to a Fund could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a "bail in").

*<u>Credit/Counterparty Risk</u>*

The Funds will be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of the counterparties with which they trade, or the brokers, dealers and exchanges through which they trade, whether they engage in exchange-traded or off-exchange transactions. Transactions entered into by the Funds may be executed on various U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, and may be cleared and settled through various clearing houses, custodians, depositories and prime brokers throughout the world. There can be no assurance that a failure by any such entity will not lead to a loss to a Fund. To the extent a Fund engages in cleared derivatives transactions, it will be subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position. If a Fund engages in futures transactions, it will also be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of its FCM. If a Fund's FCM or clearing member (as applicable) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise defaults on its obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive all amounts owed to it in respect of its trading, even if the clearing house fully discharges all of its obligations. The Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA") requires an FCM to segregate all funds received from its customers with respect to regulated futures transactions from such FCM's proprietary funds. If an FCM were not to do so to the full extent required by law, the assets of an account might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM's bankruptcy, a Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of an FCM's combined customer accounts, even if certain property held by an FCM is specifically traceable to the Fund (for example, U.S. Treasury bills deposited by the Fund). It is possible that a Fund would be unable to recover from the FCM's estate the full amount of its funds on deposit with such FCM and owing to it. Such situations could arise due to various factors, or a combination of factors, including inadequate FCM capitalization, inadequate controls on customer trading and inadequate customer capital. Similar requirements, restrictions and risks apply to clearing members as well. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a clearing house, a Fund might experience a loss of funds deposited through its FCM or clearing member (as applicable) as margin with the clearing house, a loss of unrealized profits on its open positions and the loss of funds owed to it as realized profits on closed positions. Such a bankruptcy or insolvency might also cause a substantial delay before a Fund could obtain the return of funds owed to it by an FCM who is a member of such clearing house.

The Funds may also engage in bilateral (OTC) derivative transactions, which are not centrally cleared. Because bilateral derivative and other transactions are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships, the Funds are subject to the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations under the contracts. Although the Funds intend to enter into transactions only with counterparties which the Adviser believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that a Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result. In situations where a Fund is required to post margin or other collateral with a counterparty, the counterparty may fail to segregate the collateral or may commingle the collateral with the counterparty's own assets. As a result, in the event of the counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency, a Fund's collateral may be subject to conflicting claims of the counterparty's creditors, and the Fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating the Fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral.

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When a counterparty's obligations are not fully secured by collateral, then a Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty's credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that a Fund may not receive adequate collateral or that the counterparty may default. If the counterparty defaults, a Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations pursuant to such contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in enforcing contractual remedies. Credit/counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty's obligations are secured by collateral because a Fund's interest in collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required. Credit/counterparty risk also may be more pronounced if a counterparty's obligations exceed the amount of collateral held by a Fund (if any), the Fund is unable to exercise its interest in collateral upon default by the counterparty, or the termination value of the instrument varies significantly from the marked-to-market value of the instrument. As described above, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, the Funds' ability to exercise remedies could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty and may prohibit the Fund from exercising termination rights based on the financial institution's insolvency.

Credit/counterparty risk with respect to derivatives is also being affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. Some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and, as described above, a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the FCM clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit/counterparty risk of its original counterparty to the derivative transaction. Credit/counterparty risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member's proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing broker from its customers generally are held by the clearing broker on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. The assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund's clearing member, because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker's customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing organization the amount of margin required by the clearing organization for cleared derivatives, which amounts generally are held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the CFTC require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the amount of initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing organization that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not provide accurate reporting, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing organization will use a Fund's assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing organization. In addition, clearing members generally provide to the clearing organization the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than the gross amount of each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing organization will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund's cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

Each Fund is subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which the Fund invests and trades may default on their obligations under those instruments, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments and any derivatives whose value is based on such instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer of an instrument in which a Fund invests will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that the Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

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<u>Other Derivatives; Future Developments</u> 

The above discussion relates to the Funds' proposed use of certain types of derivatives currently available. However, the Funds are not limited to the transactions described above. In addition, the relevant markets and related regulations are constantly changing and, in the future, the Funds may use derivatives not currently available or widely in use.

<u>CFTC Regulation</u> 

The Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator ("CPO") pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5 (the "exclusion") with respect to its operation of each Fund. Accordingly, the Adviser, with respect to the Funds, is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA. To remain eligible for the exclusion, each of the Funds will be limited in its ability to use certain financial instruments, including futures and options on futures and certain swaps transactions ("commodity interests"). In the event that a Fund's investments in commodity interests are not within the thresholds set forth in the exclusion, the Adviser may be required to register as a CPO and/or "commodity trading advisor" with the CFTC with respect to that Fund. The Adviser's eligibility to claim the exclusion with respect to a Fund will be based upon, among other things, the level and scope of a Fund's investment in commodity interests, the purposes of such investments and the manner in which the Fund holds out its use of commodity interests. Each Fund's ability to invest in commodity interests is limited by the Adviser's intention to operate the Fund in a manner that would permit the Adviser to continue to claim the exclusion under Rule 4.5, which may adversely affect such Fund's total return. In the event the Adviser becomes unable to rely on the exclusion in Rule 4.5 and is required to register with the CFTC as a CPO with respect to a Fund, such Fund's expenses may increase, adversely affecting that Fund's total return.

**Equity Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in equity securities. Common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and similar securities, together called "equity securities," generally are volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment. Equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices generally. Common stock and other equity securities may take the form of stock in corporations, partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies and other direct or indirect interests in business organizations.

Equity securities are securities that represent an ownership interest (or the right to acquire such an interest) in a company and may include common and preferred stocks, securities exercisable for, or convertible into, common or preferred stocks, such as warrants, convertible debt securities and convertible preferred stock, and other equity-like interests in an entity. Equity securities may take the form of stock in a corporation, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, depositary receipts, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and other direct or indirect interests in business organizations. Common stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Preferred stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event that an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and other debt securities generally take precedence over holders of preferred stock, whose claims take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

While offering greater potential for long-term growth, equity securities generally are more volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment, particularly debt securities. The value of your investment in a Fund that invests in equity securities may decrease, potentially by a significant amount. A Fund may invest in equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Securities of such companies may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices. See the section "Market Capitalizations/Small Capitalization Companies" below. A Fund's investments may include securities traded OTC as well as those traded on a securities exchange. Some securities, particularly OTC securities, may be more difficult to sell under some market conditions.

Stocks of companies that the Adviser believes have earnings that will grow faster than the economy as a whole are known as growth stocks. Growth stocks typically trade at higher multiples of current earnings than other stocks. As a result, the values of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the values of other stocks. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's earnings growth is wrong, or if its judgment of how other investors will value the company's earnings growth is wrong, then the price of that company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it.

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Stocks of companies that are not expected to experience significant earnings growth, but whose stocks the Adviser believes are undervalued compared to their true worth, are known as value stocks. These companies may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused their stocks to be out of favor. If the Adviser's assessment of a company's prospects is wrong or if other investors do not eventually recognize the value of the company, then the price of the company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it.

Many stocks may have both "growth" and "value" characteristics, and for some stocks it may be unclear into which category, if any, the stock should be characterized.

**Exchange-Traded Notes** 

The Funds may invest in exchange-traded notes ("ETNs"). ETNs are generally unsecured debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees. ETNs are traded on an exchange (*e.g*., the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE")) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, adjusted to reflect the performance of the relevant benchmark or strategy factor(s). ETNs generally do not make periodic coupon payments or provide principal protection. ETNs are subject to credit/counterparty risk, and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, notwithstanding the performance of the underlying market benchmark or strategy. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying benchmark or strategy. When a Fund invests in ETNs it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. These fees and expenses generally reduce the return realized at maturity or upon redemption from an investment in an ETN; therefore, the value of the index underlying the ETN must increase in order for an investor in an ETN to receive at least the principal amount of the investment at maturity or upon redemption. A Fund's decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market.

The market price and return of the ETN may not correspond with that of the underlying benchmark or strategy. As a result, there may be times when an ETN share trades at a premium or discount to its market benchmark or strategy. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the securities or other components underlying the market benchmark or strategy that the ETN seeks to track. An ETN that is tied to a specific market benchmark or strategy may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities, commodities or other components in the applicable market benchmark or strategy.

The returns of some ETNs may be leveraged. Leveraged ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form. ETNs can, at times, be relatively illiquid, and thus they may be difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price. ETNs are also subject to tax risk. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") will accept, or a court will uphold, how a Fund characterizes and treats ETNs for tax purposes. The tax treatment of income and gains from ETNs is not settled. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect a Fund's ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code and to avoid a fund-level tax.

**Fixed-Income Securities** 

Some of the Funds may invest in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities pay a specified rate of interest or dividends, or a rate that is adjusted periodically by reference to some specified index or market rate. Fixed-income securities include securities issued by federal, state, local and foreign governments and related agencies, and by a wide range of private or corporate issuers. Fixed-income securities include, among others, bonds, debentures, notes, bills and commercial paper. Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund for any particular period. In addition, the prices of fixed-income securities generally vary inversely with changes in interest rates. Prices of fixed-income securities may also be affected by items related to a particular issue or to the debt markets generally. For example, changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve or other regulatory actions could expose fixed income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact a Fund's operations and return potential. The NAV of a Fund's shares will vary as a result of changes in the value of the

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securities in the Fund's portfolio. As inflation increases, the present value of a Fund's fixed income investment typically will decline. Investors' expectation of future inflation can also adversely affect the current value of portfolio investments, resulting in lower asset values and potential losses.

<u>*Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities.*</u> 

To be considered investment-grade quality, at least one of the three major rating agencies Fitch, Moody's or S&P) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, Loomis Sayles must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

<u>*Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities.*</u> 

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") are rated below investment-grade quality. To be considered below investment-grade quality, none of the three major rating agencies (Fitch, Moody's and S&P) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are subject to greater credit/counterparty risk and market/issuer risk than higher-quality fixed-income securities. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. If a Fund invests in below investment-grade fixed-income securities, a Fund's achievement of its objective may be more dependent on the Adviser's own credit analysis than is the case with funds that invest in higher-quality fixed-income securities. The market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be more severely affected than some other financial markets by economic recession or substantial interest rate increases, by changing public perceptions of this market, or by legislation that limits the ability of certain categories of financial institutions to invest in these securities. In addition, the secondary market may be less liquid for below investment-grade fixed-income securities. This lack of liquidity at certain times may affect the values of these securities and may make the evaluation and sale of these securities more difficult. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be in poor standing or in default and typically have speculative characteristics. These risks are especially acute for distressed instruments, which are securities of issuers in extremely weak financial condition or perceived to have a deteriorating financial condition that will materially affect their ability to meet their financial obligations. Issuers of such instruments are generally experiencing financial or operating difficulties, have substantial capital needs or negative net worth, face special competitive or product obsolescence problems, or may be involved in various stages of bankruptcy, restructuring, or liquidation.

For more information about the ratings services' descriptions of the various ratings categories, see Appendix A. A Fund may continue to hold fixed-income securities that are downgraded in quality subsequent to their purchase if the Adviser believes it would be advantageous to do so.

**Foreign Investment Companies** 

Some of the countries in which a Fund may invest may not permit, or may place economic restrictions on, direct investment by outside investors. Investments in such countries may only be permitted through foreign government-approved or authorized investment vehicles, which may include other investment companies. A Fund may also invest in registered or unregistered closed-end investment companies that invest in foreign securities. Investing through such vehicles may involve frequent or layered fees or expenses and may also be subject to limitation under the 1940 Act or to special tax rules under the Code. If a Fund invests in investment companies, shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund's expenses (including operating expenses and the fees of the Adviser), but also, indirectly, the similar expenses of the underlying investment companies.

**Foreign Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities may include, among other things, securities of issuers organized or headquartered outside the U.S. as well as obligations of supranational entities. The examples described in this section should not be considered a definition of "foreign securities." In addition to the risks associated with investing in securities generally, such investments present additional risks not typically associated with investments in comparable securities of U.S. issuers. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to these risks to a greater extent than those in more developed markets, as described more fully in the section "Emerging Markets."

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There may be less information publicly available about a foreign corporate or government issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and foreign corporate issuers are not generally subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. The securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign brokerage commissions and securities custody costs are often higher than those in the United States, and judgments against foreign entities may be more difficult to obtain and enforce. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited. With respect to certain foreign countries, there is a possibility of governmental expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments that could affect the value of investments in those countries. Foreign issuers may become subject to sanctions imposed by the U.S. or another country or other governmental or non-governmental organizations, which could result in the immediate freeze of the foreign issuers' assets or securities and/or make their securities worthless. The imposition of such sanctions, such as sanctions imposed against Russia, Russian entities and Russian individuals in 2022, could impair the market value of the securities of such foreign issuers and limit a Fund's ability to buy, sell, receive or deliver the securities. Sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, may cause volatility in regional and global markets and may negatively impact the performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies in other countries, which could have a negative effect on the performance of such Fund. If a Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on a Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region. The receipt of interest on foreign government securities may depend on the availability of tax or other revenues to satisfy the issuer's obligations.

Since most foreign securities are denominated in foreign currencies or traded primarily in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies, the value of these investments and the net investment income available for distribution to shareholders of a Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. To the extent a Fund may purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies, a change in the value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund's assets and the Fund's income available for distribution. The 2008 global economic crisis has caused many European countries to experience serious fiscal difficulties, including bankruptcy, public budget deficits, recession, sovereign default, restructuring of government debt, credit rating downgrades and an overall weakening of the banking and financial sectors. In addition, some European economies may depend on others for assistance, and the inability of such economies to achieve the reforms or objectives upon which that assistance is conditioned may result in deeper and/or longer financial downturns among the Eurozone nations. Recent events in the Eurozone have called into question the long-term viability of the euro as a shared currency among the Eurozone nations. Moreover, strict fiscal and monetary controls imposed by the European Economic and Monetary Union as well as any other requirements it may impose on member countries may significantly impact such countries and limit them from implementing their own economic policies to some degree. As the result of economic, political, regulatory or other actions taken in response to this crisis, including any discontinuation of the euro as the shared currency among the Eurozone nations or the implementation of capital controls or the restructuring of financial institutions, a Fund's euro-denominated investments may become difficult to value a Fund may be unable to dispose of investments or repatriate investment proceeds, a Fund's ability to operate its strategy in connection with euro-denominated securities may be significantly impaired and the value of the Fund's euro-denominated investments may decline significantly and unpredictably.

The United Kingdom left the European Union (commonly known as "Brexit") on January 31, 2020. An agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union governing their future trade relationship became effective January 1, 2021, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. There is still considerable uncertainty remaining in the market regarding the ramifications of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the arrangements that will apply to the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union and other countries following its withdrawal; the range and potential implications of possible political, regulatory, economic, and market outcomes are difficult to predict. Moreover, other countries may seek to withdraw from the European Union and/or

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abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political or geopolitical issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments.

Furthermore, many emerging and developing market countries have experienced outbreaks of pandemic or contagious diseases from time to time. Because emerging and developing market countries tend to have less established health care systems, the adverse impact of outbreaks may be more severe for these countries. The risks of such outbreaks and resulting social, political, economic and environmental damage cannot be quantified. Such outbreaks can affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general. The impact may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

Although a Fund's income may be received or realized in foreign currencies, the Fund will be required to compute and distribute its income in U.S. dollars. Therefore, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines after a Fund's income has been earned in that currency, translated into U.S. dollars and declared as a dividend, but before payment of such dividend, the Fund could be required to liquidate portfolio securities to pay such dividend. Similarly, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines between the time a Fund incurs expenses or other obligations in U.S. dollars and the time such expenses or obligations are paid, the amount of such currency required to be converted into U.S. dollars in order to pay such expenses in U.S. dollars will be greater than the equivalent amount in such currency of such expenses at the time they were incurred. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

In addition, because the Funds may invest in foreign securities traded primarily on markets that close prior to the time each Fund determines its NAV, the risks posed by frequent trading may have a greater potential to dilute the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders than a fund investing in U.S. securities. In instances where a significant event that affects the value of one or more foreign securities held by a Fund takes place after the close of the primary foreign market, but before the time that the Fund determines its NAV, certain investors may seek to take advantage of the fact that there will be a delay in the adjustment of the market price for a security caused by this event until the foreign market reopens (sometimes referred to as "price" or "time zone" arbitrage). Shareholders who attempt this type of arbitrage may dilute the value of a Fund's shares by virtue of their transaction, if those prices reflect the fair value of the foreign securities. Although each Fund has procedures designed to determine the fair value of foreign securities for purposes of calculating its NAV when such an event has occurred, fair value pricing, because it involves judgments that are inherently subjective, may not always eliminate the risk of price arbitrage. The Funds' securities may change in price on days on which the U.S. markets are closed and the Funds do not calculate their NAVs or sell or redeem their shares. For more information on how the Funds use fair value pricing, see the section "Net Asset Value."

Foreign withholding or other taxes imposed on a Fund's investments in foreign securities will reduce the Fund's return on those securities. In certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. See the section "Taxes."

*<u>Canadian Investments</u>*

Certain Funds may invest in securities of Canadian issuers to a significant extent. The Canadian and U.S. economies are closely integrated, and U.S. market conditions, including consumer spending, can have a significant impact on the Canadian economy such that an investment in Canadian securities may not have the same diversifying affect as investments in other countries. In addition, Canada is a major producer of commodities, such as forest products, metals, agricultural products and energy-related products like oil, gas and hydroelectricity. As a result, the Canadian economy is very dependent on the demand for, and supply and price of, natural resources and the Canadian market is relatively concentrated in issuers involved in the production and distribution of natural resources. Canada's economic growth may be significantly affected by fluctuations in currency and global demand for such commodities. Investments in Canadian securities may be in Canadian dollars; see the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

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*Central Securities Depositories Regulation ("CSDR")* 

Beginning February 1, 2022, the European Union adopted a settlement discipline regime pursuant to CSDR that introduced new measures for the authorization and supervision of European Union Central Security Depositories. CSDR aims to reduce the number of settlement fails that occur in European Economic Area ("EEA") central securities depositories ("CSDs") and address settlement fails where they occur. Under the regime, among other things, EEA CSDs are required to impose cash penalties on participants that cause settlement fails and distribute these to receiving participants. The CSDR requirements apply to transactions in transferable securities (e.g., stocks and bonds), money market instruments, shares of funds and emission allowances that will be settled through an EEA CSD and are admitted to trading or traded on an EEA trading venue or cleared by an EEA central counterparty. The Adviser has a CSDR policy in place under which, in most cases, any charges (debit and credit) are netted and applied to the relevant accounts. However, for debit charges over $500 USD, the Adviser will typically seek to cause a broker to take responsibility for the charge, although it may not succeed in doing so.

*<u>Depositary Receipts</u>*

Some Funds may invest in foreign equity securities by purchasing "depositary receipts." Depositary receipts are instruments issued by banks that represent an interest in foreign equity securities held by arrangement with the bank. Depositary receipts can be either "sponsored" or "unsponsored." Sponsored depositary receipts are issued by banks in cooperation with the issuer of the underlying equity securities. Unsponsored depositary receipts are arranged without involvement by the issuer of the underlying equity securities and, therefore, less information about the issuer of the underlying equity securities may be available and the price may be more volatile than in the case of sponsored depositary receipts. American Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are bought and sold in the United States and are typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company. European Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies and evidence ownership of securities issued by either foreign banks or trust companies; they may evidence ownership of securities issued by a U.S. or foreign company. All depositary receipts, including those denominated in U.S. dollars, will be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

Because the Funds may invest in depositary receipts, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect the Funds than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies.

*<u>Emerging Markets</u>* 

Investments in foreign securities may include investments in emerging or developing countries, whose economies or securities markets are not yet highly developed. The same or similar risks are seen in investments in companies that are located in developed markets but derive substantial revenues from emerging markets. The risks associated with investing in foreign securities are often heightened for investments in emerging market countries. These heightened risks include (i) greater risks of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, nationalization, war, and less social, political and economic stability; (ii) the small size of the markets for securities of emerging market issuers and the oftentimes low or nonexistent volume of trading, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; (iii) certain national policies that may restrict a Fund's investment opportunities, including restrictions on investing in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests or currency transfer or repatriation restrictions; (iv) an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; (v) the absence of developed legal structures governing private or foreign investment and private property and/or less developed custodial and deposit systems and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures; (vi) risks associated with the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. government or the European Union; and (vii) an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. A Fund's purchase and sale of portfolio securities in certain emerging market countries may be constrained by limitations as to daily changes in the prices of listed securities, periodic trading or settlement volume and/or limitations on aggregate holdings of foreign investors. In certain cases, such limitations may be computed based upon the aggregate trading by or holdings of a Fund, its Adviser and its affiliates, and their respective clients and other service providers. A Fund may not be able to sell securities in circumstances where price, trading or settlement volume limitations have been reached. These limitations may have a negative impact on a Fund's performance and may adversely affect the liquidity of a Fund's investment to the extent that it invests in certain emerging market countries. In addition, some emerging market countries may have fixed or managed currencies that are not free-floating against the U.S. dollar. Further, certain emerging market countries' currencies may not be internationally traded. Certain of these currencies have experienced a steady devaluation relative to the U.S. dollar. If a Fund does not hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it owns denominated in currencies that are devalued, the Fund's NAV will be adversely affected. Many emerging market countries have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have adverse effects on the economies and securities markets of certain of these countries.

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In determining whether to invest in securities of foreign issuers, Loomis Sayles may consider the likely effects of foreign taxes on the net yield available to a Fund and its shareholders. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

*<u>Supranational Entities</u>*

Some Funds may invest in securities issued by supranational entities, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (commonly called the "World Bank"), the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American

Development Bank. The governmental members of these supranational entities are "stockholders" that typically make capital contributions to support or promote such entities' economic reconstruction or development activities and may be committed to make additional capital contributions if the entity is unable to repay its borrowings. A supranational entity's lending activities may be limited to a percentage of its total capital, reserves and net income. There can be no assurance that the constituent governments will be able or willing to honor their commitments to those entities, with the result that the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and a Fund may lose money on such investments. Obligations of a supranational entity that are denominated in foreign currencies will also be subject to the risks associated with investments in foreign currencies, as described in the sections "Foreign Securities" and "Foreign Currency Transactions."

*<u>Foreign Currency Transactions</u>*

Some Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions for both hedging and investment purposes. Many foreign securities in a Fund's portfolio will be denominated in foreign currencies or traded in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies. Any income on such investments is generally paid to a Fund in foreign currencies. The value of these foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar varies continually, causing changes in the dollar value of a Fund's portfolio investments (even if the local market price of the investments is unchanged) and changes in the dollar value of a Fund's income available for distribution to its shareholders. The effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of a Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable.

To protect against a change in the foreign currency exchange rate between the date on which a Fund contracts to purchase or sell a security and the settlement date for the purchase or sale, to gain exposure to one or more foreign currencies or to "lock in" the equivalent of a dividend or interest payment in another currency, a Fund might purchase or sell a foreign currency on a spot (*i.e.*, cash) basis at the prevailing spot rate or may enter into futures contracts on an exchange.

If conditions warrant, a Fund may also enter into contracts with banks or broker-dealers to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward contracts"). See section "Derivative Instruments." Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as derivatives described in the section "Derivative Instruments." Forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned.

In addition, a Fund may buy and write options on foreign currencies in a manner similar to that in which futures or forward contracts on foreign currencies will be utilized. A Fund may use options on foreign currencies to hedge against adverse changes in foreign currency conversion rates. For example, a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency in which portfolio securities are denominated will reduce the U.S. dollar value of such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency remains constant. In order to protect against such diminutions in the value of the portfolio securities, a Fund may buy put options on the foreign currency. If the value of the currency declines, a Fund will have the right to sell such currency for a fixed amount in U.S. dollars, thereby offsetting, in whole or in part, the adverse effect on its portfolio.

Conversely, when a rise in the U.S. dollar value of a currency in which securities to be acquired are denominated is projected, thereby increasing the cost of such securities, a Fund may buy call options on the foreign currency. The purchase of such options could offset, at least partially, the effects of the adverse movements in exchange rates. As

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in the case of other types of options, however, the benefit to a Fund from purchases of foreign currency options will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In addition, if currency exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the extent desired, a Fund could sustain losses or lesser gains on transactions in foreign currency options that would require the Fund to forego a portion or all of the benefits of advantageous changes in those rates.

A Fund may also write options on foreign currencies. For example, to hedge against a potential decline in the U.S. dollar due to adverse fluctuations in exchange rates, a Fund could, instead of purchasing a put option, write a call option on the relevant currency. If the decline expected by a Fund occurs, the option will most likely not be exercised and the diminution in value of portfolio securities be offset at least in part by the amount of the premium received. Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option to hedge against a potential increase in the U.S. dollar cost of securities to be acquired, a Fund could write a put option on the relevant currency which, if rates move in the manner projected

by the Fund, will expire unexercised and allow the Fund to hedge the increased cost up to the amount of the premium. If exchange rates do not move in the expected direction, the option may be exercised and the Fund would be required to buy or sell the underlying currency at a loss, which may not be fully offset by the amount of the premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, a Fund also may lose all or a portion of the benefits that might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements in exchange rates.

The Adviser may decide not to engage in currency transactions, and there is no assurance that any currency strategy used by a Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable currency transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions when they would be beneficial. The foreign currency transactions in which a Fund may engage involve risks similar to those described in the section "Derivative Instruments."

A Fund's use of currency transactions may be limited by tax considerations. Transactions in foreign currencies, foreign currency denominated debt and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts and forward contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned and may affect the timing or amount of distributions to shareholders.

Transactions in non-U.S. currencies are also subject to many of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities described in the section "Foreign Securities." Because a Fund may invest in foreign securities and foreign currencies, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect a Fund than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information. If a Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on a Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region.

**Illiquid Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in illiquid securities, either by acquiring illiquid investments or owning investments that become illiquid because of financial distress or geopolitical events (such as trading halts, sanctions or wars). Illiquid securities generally are those that are not readily resalable. Securities whose disposition is restricted by federal securities laws may be considered illiquid. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if a Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security. Investment in illiquid securities involves the risk that a Fund may be unable to sell such a security at the desired time or at the price at which the Fund values the security. Also, a Fund may incur expenses, losses or delays in the process of registering restricted securities prior to resale.

The Funds have implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with Rule 22e-4, the Funds may not acquire any illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Funds would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. In the event a Fund's illiquid investments exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets, the Adviser will seek to bring the Fund's illiquid investments to or below 15% of the Fund's net assets within a reasonable time.

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**Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** 

Cryptocurrencies are currencies which exist in a digital form and may act as a store of wealth, a medium of exchange or an investment asset. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin. Some issuers have begun to accept cryptocurrency for payment of services, use cryptocurrencies as reserve assets or invest in cryptocurrencies, and the Funds may invest in securities of such issuers. The Funds may also invest in securities of issuers which provide cryptocurrency-related services.

Cryptocurrencies are subject to fluctuations in value. Cryptocurrencies are not backed by any government, corporation, or other identified body. Rather, the value of a cryptocurrency is determined by other factors, such as the perceived future prospects or the supply and demand for such cryptocurrency in the global market for the trading of cryptocurrency. Such trading markets are unregulated and may be more exposed to operational or technical issues as well as fraud or manipulation in comparison to established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and traditional currencies. The value of a cryptocurrency may decline precipitously (including to zero) for a variety of

reasons, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes, a loss of confidence in its network or a change in user preference to other cryptocurrencies. An issuer that owns cryptocurrencies may experience custody issues, and may lose its cryptocurrency holdings through theft, hacking, and technical glitches in the applicable blockchain. The Funds may experience losses as a result of the decline in value of its securities of issuers that own or have exposure to cryptocurrencies or which provide cryptocurrency-related services. If an issuer that owns cryptocurrencies intends to pay a dividend using such holdings or to otherwise make a distribution of such holdings to its stockholders, such dividends or distributions may face regulatory, operational and technical issues.

Factors affecting the further development of cryptocurrencies include, but are not limited to: continued worldwide growth of, or possible cessation of or reversal in, the adoption and use of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets; the developing regulatory environment relating to cryptocurrencies, including the characterization of cryptocurrencies as currencies, commodities, or securities, the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, and government and quasi-government regulation or restrictions on, or regulation of access to and operation of, cryptocurrency networks and the exchanges on which cryptocurrencies trade, including anti-money laundering regulations and requirements; perceptions regarding the environmental impact of a cryptocurrency; changes in consumer demographics and public preferences; general economic conditions; maintenance and development of open-source software protocols; the availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services; the use of the networks supporting digital assets, such as those for developing smart contracts and distributed applications; and general risks tied to the use of information technologies, including cyber risks. A hack or failure of one cryptocurrency may lead to a loss in confidence in, and thus decreased usage and/or value of, other cryptocurrencies.

**Inflation-Linked and Inflation-Indexed Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in inflation-linked and -indexed securities. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities are fixed-income securities whose principal values are adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. These securities generally have maturities of ten or thirty years and interest is payable semiannually. The principal amount of these securities increases with increases in the price index used as a reference value for the securities. In addition, the amounts payable as coupon interest payments increase when the price index increases because the interest amount is calculated by multiplying the principal amount (as adjusted) by a fixed coupon rate.

Although inflation-linked and -indexed securities protect their holders from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may result in a decline in value. The values of inflation-linked and -indexed securities generally fluctuate in response to changes to real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a rate faster than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of the inflation-linked and –indexed securities. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of inflation-linked and –indexed securities. If inflation is lower than expected during a period in which a Fund holds inflation-linked and –indexed securities, the Funds may earn less on such securities than on a conventional security. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in inflation-linked and –indexed securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the price index used as a reference for the securities. There can be no assurance that the price index used for an inflation-linked and –indexed security will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities include Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. government (see the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information), but also may include securities issued by state, local and non-U.S. governments and corporations and supranational entities.

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A Fund's investments in inflation- linked and -indexed securities can cause the Fund to accrue income for U.S. federal income tax purposes without a corresponding receipt of cash; the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for eligibility to be treated as a RIC under the Code.

**Investment Companies** 

Some Funds may invest in other investment companies. Investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), are essentially pools of securities. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying securities, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company level, such as investment advisory fees and operating expenses. In some cases, investing in an investment company

may involve the payment of a premium over the value of the assets held in that investment company's portfolio. In other circumstances, the market value of an investment company's shares may be less than the NAV per share of the investment company. As an investor in another investment company, a Fund will bear its ratable share of the investment company's expenses, including advisory fees, and the Fund's shareholders will bear such expenses indirectly, in addition to similar fees and expenses of the Fund. A Fund may also be exposed to the risks associated with the underlying investment company's investments.

Despite the possibility of greater fees and expenses, investment in other investment companies may be attractive nonetheless for several reasons, especially in connection with foreign investments. Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investing indirectly in such countries (by purchasing shares of another fund that is permitted to invest in such countries) may be the most practical and efficient way for a Fund to invest in such countries. In other cases, when the Adviser desires to make only a relatively small investment in a particular country, investing through another fund that holds a diversified portfolio in that country may be more effective than investing directly in issuers in that country. In addition, it may be efficient for a Fund to gain exposure to particular market segments by investing in shares of one or more investment companies.

*ETFs.* The Funds may invest in shares of ETFs. An ETF is an investment company that is generally registered under the 1940 Act that holds a portfolio of securities designed to track the performance of a particular index and may be actively managed. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of an ETF may be purchased or redeemed directly from the ETF solely by Authorized Participants ("APs") and only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (typically 25,000 or more) called "creation units." Shares representing fractional interests in these creation units are listed for trading on national securities exchanges and can be purchased and sold in the secondary market in lots of any size at any time during the trading day. The Funds will typically buy and redeem shares of ETFs on the secondary market. ETFs sometimes also refer to entities that are not registered under the 1940 Act that invest directly in commodities or other assets (*e.g.*, gold bullion). Investments in ETFs involve certain inherent risks generally associated with investments in a broadly-based portfolio of securities, including risks that the general level of stock prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of each unit of the ETF or other instrument. In addition, an ETF may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark index because of the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or number of stocks held. ETFs are also subject to additional risks, including, among others, the risk that the market price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below its NAV, the risk that an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained, the risk that trading of an ETF's shares may be halted, and the risk that the ETF's shares may be delisted from the listing exchange. ETFs may have a limited number of financial institutions that act as APs and to the extent that those APs exit the business, or are unable to or choose not to process creation and/or redemption orders for creation units and no other AP steps forward to create and redeem ETF shares, the ETF's shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

*Limitations on Investments in Other Investment Companies.* 

Investments in other investment companies, including ETFs are typically subject to limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act limitations currently provide, in part, that, unless an exception applies, a Fund may not purchase shares of an investment company if such a purchase would cause the Fund (a) to own in the aggregate more than 3%

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of the total outstanding voting stock of the investment company; (b) to have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in the investment company; or (c) to have more than 10% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in all investment companies. Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which became effective on January 19, 2021, permits the Funds to invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits, subject to certain conditions including that the Funds must enter into investment agreements with other investment companies in certain circumstances. These restrictions could affect a Fund's ability to redeem its investments in other investment companies, make such investments less attractive, cause the Fund to incur losses, realize taxable gains distributable to shareholders, incur greater or unexpected expenses, or experience other adverse consequences.

**LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk** 

The Funds' payment obligations, financing terms and investments in debt securities and derivatives may be tied to floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). LIBOR is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. ICE Benchmark Administration ("IBA"), the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of a the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR). Federal and state legislation has been enacted to assist with the transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates for instruments known as "tough legacy" contracts. In addition, various financial industry groups have been planning more generally for the transition away from LIBOR (as well as other interbank offered rates such as the Euro Overnight Index Average, which ceased publication in January 2022). However, markets are developing slowly and questions around liquidity in these new rates and how to appropriately adjust them to mitigate any economic value transfer at the time of transition remains a concern. It is difficult to predict the full impact on the Funds of the transition away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition may also result in a reduction in the value of certain LIBOR-based investments held by the Funds or reduce the effectiveness of related transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could adversely impact the performance of the Funds.

**Market Capitalizations** 

Some Funds may invest in companies with small, medium or large market capitalizations. Large capitalization companies generally are large companies that have been in existence for a number of years and are well established in their market. Middle market capitalization companies generally are medium-sized companies that are not as established as large capitalization companies, may be more volatile and are subject to many of the same risks as smaller capitalization companies.

*<u>Small Capitalization Companies</u>*

Some Funds may invest in companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Such investments may involve greater risk than is usually associated with more established companies. These companies often have sales and earnings growth rates that exceed those of companies with larger market capitalizations. Such growth rates may in turn be reflected in more rapid share price appreciation. However, companies with smaller market capitalization often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent upon a relatively small management group. These securities may have limited marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements in price than securities of companies with larger market capitalization or market averages in general. To the extent that a Fund invests in companies with relatively small market capitalizations, the value of its stock portfolio may fluctuate more widely than broad market averages.

**Master Limited Partnerships** 

Certain Funds may invest in MLPs, which are limited partnerships the ownership units of which are publicly traded. MLPs may be treated as qualified publicly traded partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described in the section "Taxes" herein. MLPs often own or own interests in properties or businesses that are related to oil and gas

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industries, including pipelines, although MLPs may invest in other types of investments, including credit-related investments. The energy industries can be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and supply and demand of energy fuels, energy conservation, exploration and production spending, the success of exploration projects, tax and other government regulations, weather or meteorological events, world events and economic conditions. The energy industries also may be affected by fluctuations in energy prices, energy conservation, exploration and production spending, government regulations, weather, world events and economic conditions. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners (like a Fund when it invests in an MLP) are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. Certain Funds also may invest in companies that serve (or the affiliates of which serve) as the general partner of an MLP.

Investments in MLPs are generally subject to many of the risks that apply to partnerships. For example, holders of the units of MLPs will generally have limited control and limited voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. There may be fewer corporate protections afforded to investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Conflicts of interest may exist among unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including those

arising from incentive distribution payments. The general partner of an MLP may have limited call rights that may require the Fund to sell its units of such MLP at a time or price that is not advantageous, which may lower the Fund's return or result in a loss. A Fund may also be required to repay to an MLP distributions that are incorrectly distributed to the Fund, and in certain circumstances holders of MLP units may be responsible for the obligations of the MLP. In addition, should an MLP fail to meet the current legal requirements for treatment as a partnership, or if there are changes to the tax law, an MLP could be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In that case, the MLP would be obligated to pay tax at the entity level, and distributions to the Fund would be taxed as ordinary dividend income. This could result in a significant reduction in the income to the Fund from an investment in an MLP. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid and are subject to equity risk. MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies.

Certain Funds' investments in MLPs can bear on or be limited by a Fund's intention to qualify as a RIC.

Certain Funds may also hold investments in limited liability companies that have many of the same characteristics and are subject to many of the same risks as MLPs.

**Money Market Instruments** 

Each Fund may invest in money market instruments as described in its Prospectus. Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term securities. A Fund's money market investments at the time of purchase (other than U.S. government securities (defined below) and repurchase agreements relating thereto) generally will be rated at the time of purchase in the two highest short-term rating categories as rated by a major credit agency or, if unrated, will be of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. A Fund may invest in instruments of lesser quality and does not have any minimum credit quality restriction. Money market instruments maturing in less than one year may yield less than obligations of comparable quality having longer maturities.

Although changes in interest rates can change the market value of a security, the Funds expect those changes to be minimal with respect to these securities, which may be purchased by a Fund for defensive purposes. A Fund's money market investments may be issued by U.S. banks, foreign banks (including their U.S. branches) or foreign branches and subsidiaries of U.S. banks. Obligations of foreign banks may be subject to foreign economic, political and legal risks. Such risks include foreign economic and political developments, foreign governmental restrictions that may adversely affect payment of principal and interest on the obligations, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining and enforcing a judgment against a foreign obligor, exchange control regulations (including currency blockage) and the expropriation or nationalization of assets or deposits. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks are not necessarily subject to the same or similar regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks. For instance, such branches and banks may not be subject to the types of requirements imposed on domestic banks with respect to mandatory reserves, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, record keeping and the public availability of information. Obligations of such branches or banks will be purchased only when the Adviser believes the risks are minimal. The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities that include all

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securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies, authorities or instrumentalities ("U.S. government securities"). Some U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. U.S. government securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are considered riskier than those that are. See the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information.

Although the Funds may invest in money market instruments, they are not money market funds and therefore are not subject to the portfolio quality, maturity and NAV requirements applicable to money market funds. The Funds will not seek to maintain a stable NAV. The Funds also will not be required to comply with the rating restrictions applicable to money market funds, and will not necessarily sell an investment in cases where a security's rating has been downgraded.

Considerations of liquidity, safety and preservation of capital may preclude a Fund from investing in money market instruments paying the highest available yield at a particular time. In addition, a Fund's ability to trade money market securities may be constrained by the collateral and asset coverage requirements related to the Fund's other investments. As a result, a Fund may need to buy or sell money market instruments at inopportune times. In addition, even though

money market instruments generally are considered to be high-quality and a low-risk investment, recently a number of issuers of money market and money market-type instruments have experienced financial difficulties, leading in some cases to rating downgrades and decreases in the value of their securities. In addition, during the 2008 global financial downturn and the market volatility caused by the COVID-19 outbreak beginning in March 2020, many money market instruments that were thought to be highly liquid became illiquid and lost value. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken extraordinary actions with respect to the financial markets generally and money market instruments in particular. While these actions have stabilized the markets for these instruments, there can be no assurances that those actions will continue or continue to be effective. If a Fund's money market instruments become illiquid, the Fund may be unable to satisfy certain of its obligations or may only be able to do so by selling other securities at prices or times that may be disadvantageous to do so.

**Mortgage-Related Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in mortgage-related securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") or Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") certificates, which differ from traditional debt securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans generally may be prepaid at any time. As a result, if a Fund purchases these assets at a premium, a faster-than-expected prepayment rate will tend to reduce yield to maturity, and a slower-than-expected prepayment rate may have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity. If a Fund purchases mortgage-related securities at a discount, faster-than-expected prepayments will tend to increase, and slower-than-expected prepayments will tend to reduce, yield to maturity. Prepayments, and resulting amounts available for reinvestment by a Fund, are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates and, as a result, are likely to be reinvested at lower interest rates. Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased at a premium may result in a loss of principal if the premium has not been fully amortized at the time of prepayment. Although these securities will decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates generally, they are likely to appreciate less than other fixed-income securities when interest rates decline because of the risk of prepayments. In addition, an increase in interest rates would increase the inherent volatility of a Fund by increasing the average life of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by mortgage pools that contain "subprime" or "Alt-A" loans (loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories, less documentation or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans), but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable-rate mortgages. For example, ongoing developments in the residential and commercial mortgage markets may have additional consequences for the market for mortgage-backed securities. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses

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generally increase, sometimes drastically, with respect to securitizations involving mortgage loans. The effects of the COVID-19 virus and governmental responses to the effects of the virus, as well as the effects of and responses to other pandemics and epidemics, may result in increased delinquencies and losses and may have other, potentially unanticipated, adverse effects on such investments and the markets for those investments.

Securities issued by the GNMA and the FNMA and similar issuers also may be exposed to risks described in the section "U.S. Government Securities." A Fund also may gain exposure to mortgage-related securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on CMBX, which are indices made up of tranches of commercial mortgage-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing CMBX, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying mortgage-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks associated with mortgage-related securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

*<u>Mortgage Dollar Rolls</u>*

Some Funds may enter into mortgage dollar rolls. A dollar roll involves the sale of a security by a Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. A Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**Municipal Obligations** 

Some Funds may purchase municipal obligations. The term "municipal obligations" generally is understood to include debt obligations issued by municipalities to obtain funds for various public purposes, the income from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the proceeds from private activity bonds are used for the construction, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, the interest paid on such bonds may be excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of these issues. A Fund's distributions of any interest it earns on municipal obligations will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

The two principal classifications of municipal obligations are "general obligation" and "revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source, but not from the general taxing power. Private activity bonds are revenue bonds that are issued by municipalities and other public authorities to finance development of industrial or other facilities for use by private enterprise. The private enterprise (and/or any guarantor) pays the principal and interest on the bond; the user does not pledge its faith, credit and taxing power for repayment. The credit and quality of private activity bonds are usually tied to the credit of the corporate user of the facilities. Sizable investments in these obligations could involve an increased risk to the Funds should any of the related facilities experience financial difficulties. Private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and do not generally carry the pledge of the credit of the issuing municipality. There are, of course, variations in the security of municipal obligations, both within a particular classification and between classifications.

Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes, or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal issuer can affect the overall municipal market.

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**National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk** 

Certain investments by a Fund that involve a business connected with or related to national security (including, without limitation, critical technology, critical infrastructure, or sensitive data) may be subject to review and approval by CFIUS and/or non-U.S. national security/investment clearance regulators. In the event that CFIUS or another regulator reviews one or more of a Fund's proposed or existing investments, it is possible that CFIUS or another regulator will seek to impose limitations on or prohibit one or more of the Fund's investments or unwind a transaction. Such limitations or restrictions may prevent a Fund from pursuing certain investments, cause delays with respect to consummating such investments, or require the Fund to consummate an investment on terms that are less advantageous than would be the case absent such restrictions. Where a Fund is required to unwind a transaction, in addition to incurring additional legal, administrative, and other costs, the Fund may have to dispose of the investment at a price that is less than it would have received had the Fund exited at a different time or under different circumstances. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect a Fund's performance.

**Pay-in-Kind Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in pay-in-kind securities, which are securities that pay dividends or interest in the form of additional securities of the issuer, rather than in cash. These securities are usually issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on various factors, such as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of pay-in-kind securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. A Fund would be required to distribute the income on these instruments as it accrues, even though the Fund would not receive the income on a current basis or in cash. Thus, such Fund may have to sell other investments, including when it may not be advisable to do so, to make income distributions to its shareholders.

**Preferred Stock** 

Some Funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock pays dividends at a specified rate and generally has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of the issuer's assets, but is junior to the debt securities of the issuer in those same respects. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, dividends on preferred stock are generally payable at the discretion of the issuer's board of directors. Shareholders may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid. The market prices of preferred stocks are subject to changes in interest rates and are more sensitive to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness than are the prices of debt securities. Under normal circumstances, preferred stock does not carry voting rights.

**Private Placements** 

Some Funds may invest in securities that are purchased in private placements. While private placements may offer opportunities for investment that are not otherwise available on the open market, these securities may be subject to restrictions on resale as a matter of contract or under federal securities laws. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for these securities, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, a Fund could find it more difficult or impossible to sell the securities when its Adviser believes that it is advisable to do so or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if the securities were more widely held. At times, it also may be more difficult to determine the fair value of the securities for purposes of computing a Fund's NAV.

The absence of a trading market can make it difficult to ascertain a market value for illiquid investments such as private placements. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to sell the illiquid securities promptly at an acceptable price. A Fund may have to bear the extra expense of registering the securities for resale and the risk of substantial delay in effecting the registration. In addition, market quotations are typically less readily available (if available at all) for these securities. The judgment of the Adviser may at times play a greater role in valuing these securities than in the case of unrestricted securities.

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A Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act when reselling privately issued securities to the public. As such, a Fund may be liable to purchasers of the securities if the registration statement prepared by the issuer, or the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement, is materially inaccurate or misleading.

**Privatizations** 

Some Funds may participate in privatizations. In a number of countries around the world, governments have undertaken to sell to investors interests in enterprises that the governments have historically owned or controlled. These transactions are known as "privatizations" and may in some cases represent opportunities for significant capital appreciation. In some cases, the ability of U.S. investors, such as the Funds, to participate in privatizations may be limited by local law, and the terms of participation for U.S. investors may be less advantageous than those for local investors. Also, there is no assurance that privatized enterprises will be successful, or that an investment in such an enterprise will retain its value or appreciate in value.

**Real Estate Investment Trusts** 

Some Funds may invest in REITs. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in either real estate or real estate-related loans. REITs involve certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines in the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds, or extended vacancies of property). Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended and changes in interest rates. REITs, whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to risks associated with such industry. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default by borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Code, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks, including prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than more widely held securities.

A Fund's investment in a REIT may result in a Fund making distributions that constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, distributions by a Fund from REITs will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction or, generally, for treatment as qualified dividend income.

**Repurchase Agreements** 

A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, by which the Fund purchases a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller (a bank or, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, a recognized securities dealer) to repurchase the security at an agreed-upon price and date (usually seven days or less from the date of original purchase). The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market interest rate unrelated to the coupon rate on the purchased security. Repurchase agreements are economically similar to collateralized loans by a Fund. Such transactions afford a Fund the opportunity to earn a return on temporarily available cash at relatively low market/issuer risk. The Funds do not have percentage limitations on how much of their total assets may be invested in repurchase agreements. The Funds typically may also use repurchase agreements for cash management and temporary defensive purposes. A Fund may invest in a repurchase agreement that does not produce a positive return to the Fund if the Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so under the circumstances (for example, to help protect the Fund's uninvested cash against the risk of loss during periods of market turmoil). While the underlying security may be a bill, certificate of indebtedness, note or bond issued by an agency, authority or instrumentality of the U.S. government, the obligation of the seller is not guaranteed by the U.S. government and there is a risk that the seller

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may fail to repurchase the underlying security. In such event, a Fund would attempt to exercise rights with respect to the underlying security, including possible disposition in the market. However, a Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss, including (i) possible declines in the value of the underlying security during the period while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto; (ii) possible reduced levels of income and lack of access to income during this period; and (iii) inability to enforce rights and the expenses involved in the attempted enforcement, for example, against a counterparty undergoing financial distress. See also the "Credit/Counterparty Risk" and "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" sections.

**Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Other Borrowings** 

Some Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement a Fund transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another person, such as a financial institution, broker or dealer, in return for cash, and agrees that on a stipulated date in the future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio instrument by remitting the original consideration plus interest at an agreed-upon rate. The ability to use reverse repurchase agreements may enable, but does not ensure the ability of, a Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, a Fund has the option to treat all reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions as "derivatives transactions," or to include all such transactions in the Fund's asset coverage ratio for borrowings.

*<u>Dollar Rolls</u>*

Dollar rolls are a special type of reverse repurchase agreement in which the portfolio instrument transferred by a Fund is a mortgage-related security. The Fund gives up the cash flows during the transaction period but has use of the cash proceeds.

**Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper** 

Some Funds may invest in Rule 144A securities and/or Section (4)(a)(2) commercial paper. Rule 144A securities are privately offered securities that can be resold only to certain qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Some Funds may also purchase commercial paper issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or similar debt obligations. Commercial paper is generally considered to be short-term unsecured debt of corporations. Investing in Rule 144A securities and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the level of a Fund's illiquidity to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become, for a time, uninterested in purchasing these securities. The Adviser, in accordance with the Fund's liquidity risk management program, will determine whether securities purchased under Rule 144A and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper are illiquid. The Adviser will also monitor the liquidity of Rule 144A securities and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial papers and, if as a result of changes in market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, the Adviser determines that such securities are no longer liquid, the Adviser will review the Fund's holdings of illiquid securities to determine what, if any, action is required to assure that such Fund complies with its restriction on investment in illiquid securities.

**Securities Lending** 

The Funds may lend a portion of their portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, financial institutions or other borrowers under contracts calling for the deposit by the borrower with the Funds' custodian of collateral equal to at least the market value of the securities loaned, marked to market on a daily basis. If a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. These fees or interest are income to the Fund, although the Fund often must share a portion of the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. The Funds will continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned (although the payment characteristics may change) and may also earn a return from the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. Under some securities lending arrangements a Fund may receive a set fee for keeping its securities available for lending. Any voting rights, or rights to consent, relating to securities loaned pass to the borrower. However, if a material event (as determined by the Adviser) affecting the investment occurs, a Fund may seek to recall the securities so that the securities may be voted by the Fund, although the Adviser may not know of such event in time to recall the securities or may be unable to recall the securities in time to vote them. The Funds pay various fees in connection with such loans, including fees to the party arranging the loans, shipping fees and custodian and placement fees approved by the Board or persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Board.

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Securities loans must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some credit/counterparty risk to the Funds if the borrower or the party (if any) guaranteeing the loan should default on its obligation and the Funds are delayed in or prevented from recovering or applying the collateral. In addition, any investment of cash collateral is generally at the sole risk of the Funds. New regulations require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many securities lending agreements, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Funds, to terminate such agreements, foreclose upon collateral, exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. It is possible that these new requirements, as well as potential additional government regulation and other developments in the market, could adversely affect a Fund's ability to terminate existing securities lending agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements in the event the counterparty or its affiliate becomes subject to a resolution or insolvency proceeding. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan generally are at the Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. The Funds did not have any securities lending activity during their most recently completed fiscal year.

**Short-Term Trading** 

The Funds may, consistent with their investment objectives, engage in portfolio trading in anticipation of, or in response to, changing economic or market conditions and trends. These policies may result in higher turnover rates in a Fund's portfolio, which may produce higher transaction costs and the realization of taxable capital gains (including short-term gains, which generally are taxed to individuals as ordinary income). Portfolio turnover considerations will not limit the Adviser's investment discretion in managing a Fund's assets. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary significantly from time to time depending on the volatility of economic and market conditions.

**Step-Coupon Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in step-coupon securities. Step-coupon securities trade at a discount from their face value and pay coupon interest. The coupon rate is low for an initial period and then increases to a higher coupon rate thereafter. Market values of these types of securities generally fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than conventional interest-paying securities of comparable term and quality. Under many market conditions, investments in such securities may be illiquid, making it difficult for a Fund to dispose of them or determine their current value.

**"Stripped" Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in stripped securities, which are usually structured with two or more classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distribution on a pool of U.S. government or foreign government securities or mortgage assets. In some cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or "IO" class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or "PO" class). Stripped securities commonly have greater market volatility than other types of fixed-income securities. In the case of stripped mortgage securities, if the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to recoup fully its investments in IOs. Stripped securities may be illiquid. Stripped securities may be considered derivative instruments. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

**Structured Notes** 

Each Fund may invest in a broad category of instruments known as "structured notes." These instruments are debt obligations issued by industrial corporations, financial institutions or governmental or international agencies. Traditional debt obligations typically obligate the issuer to repay the principal plus a specified rate of interest. Structured notes, by contrast, obligate the issuer to pay amounts of principal or interest that are determined by reference to changes in some external factor or factors, or the principal and interest rate may vary from the stated rate

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because of changes in these factors. For example, the issuer's obligations could be determined by reference to changes in the value of a commodity (such as gold or oil) or commodity index, a foreign currency, an index of securities (such as the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index) or an interest rate (such as the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to changes over time in the difference (or "spread") between two or more external factors (such as the U.S. prime lending rate and the total return of the stock market in a particular country, as measured by a stock index). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may fluctuate inversely with changes in an external factor or factors (for example, if the U.S. prime lending rate goes up, the issuer's interest payment obligations are reduced). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may be determined by some multiple of the change in an external factor or factors (for example, three times the change in the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations remain fixed (as with a traditional debt instrument) so long as an external factor or factors do not change by more than the specified amount (for example, if the value of a stock index does not exceed some specified maximum), but if the external factor or factors change by more than the specified amount, the issuer's obligations may be sharply reduced.

Structured notes include, but are not limited to, equity-linked notes. An equity-linked note is a note whose performance is tied to a single stock, a basket of stocks, or a stock index. Equity-linked notes combine the principal protection normally associated with fixed-income securities with the potential for capital appreciation normally associated with equity securities. Upon the maturity of the note, the holder generally receives a return of principal based on the capital appreciation of the linked securities. Depending on the terms of the note, equity-linked notes may also have a "cap" or "floor" on the principal amount to be repaid to holders, irrespective of the performance of the linked securities. For example, a note may guarantee the repayment of the original principal amount invested (even if the linked securities have negative performance during the note's term), but may cap the maximum payment at maturity at a certain percentage of the issuance price or the return of the linked securities. Alternatively, the note may not guarantee a full return on the original principal, but may offer a greater participation in any capital appreciation of the linked securities. The terms of an equity-linked note may also provide for periodic interest payments at either a fixed or floating rate.

Structured notes can serve many different purposes in the management of a Fund. For example, they can be used to increase a Fund's exposure to changes in the value of assets that the Fund would not ordinarily purchase directly (such as commodities or stocks traded in a market that is not open to U.S. investors). They can also be used to hedge the risks associated with other investments a Fund holds. For example, if a structured note has an interest rate that fluctuates inversely with general changes in a country's stock market index, the value of the structured note would generally move in the opposite direction to the value of holdings of stocks in that market, thus moderating the effect of stock market movements on the value of a Fund's portfolio as a whole.

Structured notes involve special risks. As with any debt obligation, structured notes involve the risk that the issuer will become insolvent or otherwise default on its payment obligations. This risk is in addition to the risk that the issuer's obligations (and thus the value of a Fund's investment) will be reduced because of adverse changes in the external factor or factors to which the obligations are linked. The value of structured notes will in many cases be more volatile (that is, will change more rapidly or severely) than the value of traditional debt instruments. Volatility will be especially high if the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to some multiple of the change in the external factor or factors. Many structured notes have limited or no liquidity, so that a Fund would be unable to dispose of the investment prior to maturity. As with all investments, successful use of structured notes depends in significant part on the accuracy of an Adviser's analysis of the issuer's creditworthiness and financial prospects, and of the Adviser's forecast as to changes in relevant economic and financial market conditions and factors. In instances where the issuer of a structured note is a foreign entity, the usual risks associated with investments in foreign securities (described below) apply. Structured notes may be considered derivative instruments.

**Tax-Exempt Securities** 

The Fund may invest in tax-exempt securities ("Tax-Exempt Securities"), which are debt securities the interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income tax. Tax-Exempt Securities include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (for example, counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts) and authorities to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which certain Tax-Exempt Securities may be issued include the refunding of outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for federal operating expenses or obtaining funds to lend to public or private institutions for the construction of facilities such as educational,

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hospital and housing facilities. In addition, certain types of private activity bonds have been or may be issued by public authorities or on behalf of state or local governmental units to finance privately operated housing facilities, sports facilities, convention or trade facilities, air or water pollution control facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas, electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal. Such obligations are included within the term "Tax-Exempt Securities" if the interest paid thereon is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income taxation. The Fund does not expect to qualify to pass through to shareholders the tax-exempt character of interest paid on Tax-Exempt Securities.

Funds that invest in certain tax-exempt bonds or certain private activity bonds may not be a desirable investment for "substantial users" of facilities financed by such obligations or bonds or for "related persons" of substantial users. You should contact your financial adviser or attorney for more information if you think you may be a "substantial user" or a "related person" of a substantial user.

There are variations in the quality of Tax-Exempt Securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications, depending on numerous factors (see Appendix A).

The two principal classifications of tax-exempt bonds are general obligation bonds and limited obligation (or revenue) bonds. General obligation bonds are obligations involving the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from the issuer's general unrestricted revenues and not from any particular fund or source. The characteristics and method of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer, and payment may be dependent upon an appropriation by the issuer's legislative body. Limited obligation bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities, or in some cases from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source such as the user of the facility. Tax-exempt private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer. The credit and quality of such bonds are usually directly related to the credit standing of the corporate user of the facilities. Principal and interest on such bonds are the responsibilities of the corporate user (and any guarantor).

The yields on Tax-Exempt Securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the Tax-Exempt Securities market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Further, information about the financial condition of an issuer of tax-exempt bonds may not be as extensive as that made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded. The ratings of Moody's, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the Tax-Exempt Securities which they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, Tax-Exempt Securities with the same maturity, interest rate and rating may have different yields while Tax-Exempt Securities of the same maturity and interest rate with different ratings may have the same yield. Subsequent to its purchase by a Fund, an issue of Tax-Exempt Securities or other investments may cease to be rated or the rating may be reduced below the minimum rating required for purchase by the Fund. Neither event will require the elimination of an investment from the Fund's portfolio, but the Adviser will consider such an event as part of its normal, ongoing review of all the Fund's portfolio securities.

Tax-Exempt Securities are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal Bankruptcy Code, and laws, if any, which may be enacted by Congress or the state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that as a result of litigation or other conditions, the power or ability of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their Tax-Exempt Securities may be materially affected or that their obligations may be found to be invalid and unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for tax-exempt bonds or certain segments thereof, or materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular bonds. Adverse economic, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund's Tax-Exempt Securities in the same manner.

From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the purpose of restricting or eliminating the U.S. federal income tax exemption for interest on debt obligations issued by states and their political subdivisions. In this regard, for bonds issued after December 31, 2017, the tax-advantaged treatment previously available to "tax credit bonds" and "advance refunding bonds" is no longer available. Further similar proposals may well be introduced in the future. If such a proposal were enacted, the availability of Tax-Exempt Securities for investment by a Fund and the value of such Fund's portfolios could be materially affected, in which event such Fund would reevaluate its investment objectives and policies and consider changes in their structure or dissolution.

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All debt securities, including tax-exempt bonds, are subject to credit and market risk. Generally, for any given change in the level of interest rates, prices for longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices for shorter maturity issues.

**U.S. Government Securities** 

The Funds may invest in some or all of the following U.S. government securities:

**U.S. Treasury Bills** —Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury that are issued in maturities of one year or less. No interest is paid on Treasury bills; instead, they are issued at a discount and repaid at full face value when they mature. They are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds** — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury issued in maturities that vary between one and thirty years, with interest normally payable every six (6) months. These obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes** — Treasury Floating Rate Notes are relatively new instruments authorized by amendments to the U.S. Treasury's marketable securities auction rules. As with other floating rate securities, at certain intervals the interest payment on a Treasury Floating Rate Note will increase when the applicable index increases, and will decrease when the applicable index decreases. Treasury Floating Rate Notes are a relatively new type of financial instrument. As such, there is no significant trading history of these securities, and there can be no assurance that a liquid market in these securities will develop. Lack of a liquid market may impose the risk of higher transaction costs and the possibility that a Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so.

**Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS")** — Fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on TIPS is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation. Although repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed, the market value of TIPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

**"Ginnie Maes"** — Debt securities issued by a mortgage banker or other mortgagee that represent an interest in a pool of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or the Rural Housing Service or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. The GNMA guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest when such payments are due, whether or not these amounts are collected by the issuer of these certificates on the underlying mortgages. It is generally understood that a guarantee by GNMA is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Mortgages included in single family or multi-family residential mortgage pools backing an issue of Ginnie Maes have a maximum maturity of 30 years. Scheduled payments of principal and interest are made to the registered holders of Ginnie Maes (such as the Funds) each month. Unscheduled prepayments may be made by homeowners, or as a result of a default. Prepayments are passed through to the registered holder (such as the Funds, which reinvest any prepayments) of Ginnie Maes along with regular monthly payments of principal and interest.

**"Fannie Maes"** — The FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders that purchases residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, including state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions and mortgage banks. Fannie Maes are pass-through securities issued by FNMA that are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**"Freddie Macs"** — The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. government. Freddie Macs are participation certificates issued by FHLMC that represent an interest in residential mortgages from FHLMC's National Portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

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U.S. government securities generally do not involve the credit/counterparty risks associated with investments in other types of fixed-income securities, although, as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities generally are lower than the yields available from corporate fixed-income securities. Like other debt securities, however, the values of U.S. government securities change as interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities will not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be reflected in a Fund's NAV. Because the magnitude of these fluctuations generally will be greater at times when a Fund's average maturity is longer, under certain market conditions a Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, accept lower current income from short-term investments rather than investing in higher yielding long-term securities. Securities such as those issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the relevant entity (*e.g.*, FNMA or FHLMC) but have not been backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Instead, they have been supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security, and therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities. From time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. government to increase the statutory debt ceiling could: increase the risk that the U.S. government may default on payments on certain U.S. government securities; cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded or increase volatility in both stock and bond markets; result in higher interest rates; reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities; and/or increase the costs of certain kinds of debt.

S&P downgraded its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from "AAA" to "AA+" on August 5, 2011. The downgrade by S&P and other possible downgrades in the future may result in increased volatility or liquidity risk, higher interest rates and lower prices for U.S. government securities and increased costs for all kinds of debt. The value of the Funds' shares may be adversely affected by S&P's downgrade or any future downgrades of the U.S. government's credit rating given that the Funds may invest in U.S. government securities.

In September 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. The companies remain in conservatorship, and the effect that this conservatorship will have on the companies' debt and equity securities is unclear. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises in the future. In addition, any such government support may benefit the holders of only certain classes of an issuer's securities.

Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency's "Single Security Initiative," FNMA and FHLMC have entered into a joint initiative to develop a common securitization platform for the issuance of Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities ("UMBS"), which would generally align the characteristics of FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities. In June 2019 FNMA and FHLMC started to issue UMBS in place of their current offerings of TBA-eligible mortgage-backed securities. The effect of the issuance of UMBS on the market for mortgage-backed securities is uncertain.

The values of TIPS generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in the value of TIPS. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of TIPS. If inflation is lower than expected during the period a Fund holds TIPS, the Fund may earn less on the TIPS than on a conventional bond. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in TIPS may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bonds' inflation measure. There can be no assurance that the inflation index for TIPS will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services.

See the section "Mortgage-Related Securities" for additional information on these securities.

For the Core Plus Bond Fund, the Adviser uses a systematic model based on supply and demand patterns in purchasing and selling certain treasury securities and related derivatives. There is a possibility that one or all of the quantitative models may fail to identify profitable opportunities at any time. Furthermore, the models may incorrectly identify opportunities and these misidentified opportunities may lead to substantial losses for a Fund. Models may be predictive in nature and such models may result in an incorrect assessment of future events. Data used in the construction of models may prove to be inaccurate or stale, which may result in losses for a Fund.

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**When-Issued, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities** 

To reduce the risk of changes in interest rates and securities prices, the Funds may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis, which means delivery and payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable with respect to such purchases are fixed when a Fund enters into the commitment, but the Fund does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. The Adviser will commit to purchase such securities only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but the Adviser may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable.

Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject to changes in value, generally changing in the same way, i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise, based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities so purchased may expose a Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery

basis when the Adviser is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of a Fund's net assets. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by a Fund on a forward commitment basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, a Fund may incur a loss.

**Variable and Floating Rate Instruments** 

Certain Funds may purchase variable and floating rate instruments (which may include bank loans, which are discussed in the section "Bank Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments" above). These instruments may include variable amount master demand notes, which are unsecured demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. These instruments may also include leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments, or "inverse floaters." The interest rate of an inverse floater resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest on a security or interest to which it is related. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest, and is subject to many of the same risks as derivatives. The higher degree of leverage inherent in inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values. Certain of these investments may be illiquid. The absence of an active secondary market with respect to these investments could make it difficult for a Fund to dispose of a variable or floating rate note if the issuer defaulted on its payment obligation or during periods that the Fund is not entitled to exercise its demand rights, and the Fund could, for these or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to such instruments.

Many variable and floating rate instruments use or may use a floating rate based on LIBOR, which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Global efforts are underway to transition financial instruments away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. See "LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk" section for more information about this transition.

**Zero-Coupon Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in zero-coupon securities. Zero-coupon securities are debt obligations that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest either for the entire life of the obligation or for an initial period after the issuance of the obligations; the holder generally is entitled to receive the par value of the security at maturity. These securities are issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on such factors as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of zero-coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. A Fund's investment in zero-coupon securities will require the Fund to accrue income without a corresponding receipt of cash; the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for treatment as a RIC under the Code.

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**TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS** 

Each Fund has the flexibility to respond promptly to changes in market and economic conditions. In the interest of preserving shareholders' capital, Loomis Sayles may employ a temporary defensive strategy if it determines such a strategy to be warranted. Pursuant to such a defensive strategy, a Fund may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, high-quality debt securities or money market instruments of U.S. or foreign issuers. It is impossible to predict whether, when or for how long a Fund will employ temporary defensive strategies. The use of temporary defensive strategies may prevent a Fund from achieving its goal.

In addition, pending investment of proceeds from new sales of Fund shares or to meet ordinary daily cash needs, a Fund may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and may invest any portion of its assets in money market or other short-term high-quality debt instruments.

**PORTFOLIO TURNOVER** 

Each Fund's portfolio turnover rate for a fiscal year is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year, in each case excluding securities having maturity dates at acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund, thereby decreasing the Fund's total return. High portfolio turnover also may give rise to additional taxable income for the Fund's shareholders, including through realization of short term capital gains, which are typically taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates, and therefore can result in higher taxes for shareholders that hold their shares in taxable accounts. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether future portfolio turnover rates will be higher or lower than those experienced during past periods. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary from time to time depending on the volatility of economic, market and other conditions. The rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor when the Adviser believes that portfolio changes are appropriate.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION** 

The Board has adopted policies to limit the disclosure of confidential portfolio holdings information and to ensure equal access to such information, except in certain circumstances as approved by the Board. These policies are summarized below. Generally, portfolio holdings information will not be posted until it is first posted on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com. Generally, full portfolio holdings information will not be posted until it is aged for at least 30 days. A list of the Funds' top 10 holdings will generally be available on a monthly basis within 7 business days after month-end. Any holdings information that is released must clearly indicate the date of the information, and must state that due to active management, the Funds may or may not still invest in the securities listed. Portfolio characteristics, such as industry/sector breakdown, current yield, quality breakdown, duration, average price-earnings ratio and other similar information may be provided on a current basis. However, portfolio characteristics do not include references to specific portfolio holdings.

The Board has approved exceptions to the general policy on the sharing of portfolio holdings information as in the best interests of the Funds:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Disclosure of portfolio holdings posted on the Funds' website provided that information is shared no
sooner than the next day following the day on which the information is posted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Disclosure to firms offering industry-wide services, provided that the firm has agreed in writing to maintain
the confidentiality of the Funds' portfolio holdings. Entities that receive information pursuant to this exception include Lipper (monthly disclosure of full portfolio holdings, provided 6 days after month-end);

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Disclosure (subject to a written confidentiality provision) to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. as part of
the proxy voting recordkeeping services provided to the Funds, and to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") as part of the proxy voting administration and research services, provided to the Adviser (votable portfolio holdings of
issuers as of record date for shareholder meetings);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Disclosure to employees of the Adviser (and the Adviser's participating affiliates, if any), principal
underwriter, administrator, custodian, financial printer, fund accounting agent and independent registered public accounting firm, Fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel as well as to broker-dealers executing and third party firms
analyzing the trading costs of portfolio transactions for the Funds, provided that such disclosure is made for bona fide business purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Disclosure to Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, either (i) in its capacity as the seed capital investor
for the Funds, in order to satisfy certain reporting obligations to its parent company, or (ii) for its own risk management purposes; in the first scenario, Natixis agrees to maintain its seed capital invested in the Funds for a set period and
does not effect a redemption of Fund shares while in possession of information that is not publicly available to other investors in the Fund. Natixis and its parent utilize a third-party service provider, Aptimum Formation Développement
("Aptimum"), to assist with its analysis of risk. Any sharing of holdings information with Aptimum is subject to a confidentiality agreement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Other disclosures made for non-investment purposes, but only if approved in writing in advance by an officer of
the Funds. Such exceptions will be reported to the Board.

With respect to items (2) through (5) above, disclosure is made pursuant to procedures that have been approved by the Board, and may be made by employees of the Adviser, administrator or custodian. With respect to (6) above, approval will be granted only when the officer determines that the Funds have a legitimate business reason for sharing the portfolio holdings information and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the information. As of the date of this Statement, the only entities that receive information pursuant to this exception are:

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| Barra Portfolio Manager | Global Allocation Fund | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Performing certain functions related to the research, reporting, strategy development, portfolio construction and performance and risk attribution |
| Bloomberg | Core Plus Bond Fund, Credit Income Fund, Global Allocation Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund, Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| Confluence Technologies, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to quarterly Form N-PORT filings |

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| Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP | Global Allocation Fund | Holdings in India- based issuers | Quarterly | Performing certain duties for compliance with the India Income-Tax Act |
| Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC") | All Funds | Transactions | As Needed | Trade matching and confirmation services |
| Dinkum Management Consultants Co., Ltd. | Global Allocation Fund | Holdings in Taiwan-based issuers | Annually | Performing certain duties for compliance with Taiwan's tax laws |
| Donnelley Financial Solutions | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Certain functions related to the production of the Funds' semi-annual financial statements, quarterly Form N-PORT filings and other related items |
| Electra Information Systems, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Certain electronic reconciliations of portfolio holdings of the Funds |
| Ernst & Young LLP | All Funds | Foreign equity holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to the production of the Funds' Federal income and excise tax returns |
| FactSet | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| ICE Data Services | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing functions related to the liquidity classification of investments, and facilitating reporting to Natixis as disclosed previously in this section |
| KPMG LLP | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| KPMG Global Services Private Limited | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| Qontigo | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Compliance testing related to the Funds' use of derivatives |

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These entities may in turn disclose portfolio holdings information to its affiliates and third parties in connection with the provision of services to the Funds. Although each Trust may enter into written confidentiality agreements, in other circumstances, such as those described in (4) above, the obligation to keep information confidential may be based on common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality. Common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality, including the duty not to trade on the information, may not be as clearly delineated and may be more difficult to enforce than contractual duties. The Funds' officers determine on a case-by-case basis whether it is appropriate for the Funds to rely on such common law, professional or statutory duties. Each Fund's Board exercises oversight of the disclosure of the Fund's portfolio holdings by, among other things, receiving and reviewing reports from each Fund's chief compliance officer regarding any material issues concerning the Fund's disclosure of portfolio holdings or from officers of the Fund in connection with proposed new exceptions or new disclosures pursuant to item (6) above. Notwithstanding the above, there is no assurance that the Funds' policies on the sharing of portfolio holdings information will protect the Funds from the potential misuse of holdings by individuals or firms in possession of that information.

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Other registered investment companies that are advised or sub-advised by the Adviser may be subject to different portfolio holdings disclosure policies, and neither the Adviser nor the Board of each Trust exercises control over such policies or disclosure. In addition, separate account clients of the Adviser have access to their portfolio holdings and are not subject to each Fund's portfolio holdings disclosure policies. Some of the funds that are advised or sub-advised by the Adviser and some of the separate accounts managed by the Adviser may have investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar or identical to the Funds', and therefore potentially substantially similar, and in certain cases nearly identical, portfolio holdings as certain Funds.

In addition, any disclosures of portfolio holdings information by a Fund or the Adviser must be consistent with the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, the Fund's and the Adviser's fiduciary duty to shareholders, and the Fund's code of ethics. Each Fund's policies expressly prohibit the sharing of portfolio holdings information if the Fund, the Adviser, or any other affiliated party receives compensation or other consideration in connection with such arrangement. The term "consideration" includes any agreement to maintain assets in a Fund or in other funds or accounts managed by the Adviser or by any affiliated person of the Adviser.

**MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUSTS** 

Each Trust is governed by the Board, which is responsible for generally overseeing the conduct of Fund business and for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees of the Board (the "Trustees") meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds' activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds and review the Funds' performance.

**Trustees and Officers** 

The table below provides certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II. For the purposes of this table and for purposes of this Statement, the term "Independent Trustee" means those Trustees who are not "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the relevant Trust. In certain circumstances, Trustees are also required to have no direct or indirect financial interest in the approval of a matter being voted on in order to be considered "independent" for the purposes of the requisite approval. For the purposes of this Statement, the term "Interested Trustee" means those Trustees who are "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the relevant Trust.

The following table provides information about the members of the Board, including information about their principal occupations during the past five years, information about other directorships held at public companies, and a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as such. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197.

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| **Name and Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the<br>Trust(s), Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience, Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
|  **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** |  |  |
| **Edmond J. English**<br> (1953) | Trustee since 2013<br>Chairperson of the Governance Committee and Contract Review Committee<br> Member | Executive Chairman of Bob's Discount Furniture (retail) | 54<br>Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail); Director, Rue Gilt Groupe, Inc. (e-commerce retail) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company) |

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| **Name and Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the<br>Trust(s), Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience, Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **Richard A. Goglia** (1951) | Trustee since 2015<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Formerly, Director, Triumph Group (aerospace industry) | Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company) |
| **Wendell J. Knox**<br> (1948) | Trustee since 2009<br>Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee | Retired | 54<br>Director, Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting);<br> Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); Formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company) |
| **Martin T. Meehan** (1956) | Trustee since 2012<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | President, University of Massachusetts | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience |

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| **Name and Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the<br>Trust(s), Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience, Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **Maureen B. Mitchell**<br> (1951) | Trustee since 2017<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Director, Sterling<br> Bancorp (bank) | Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company) |
| **James P. Palermo**<br> (1955) | Trustee since 2016<br>Audit Committee Member | Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity) | 54<br>Director,<br> FutureFuel.io<br> (chemicals and<br> biofuels) | Significant experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company) |
| **Erik R. Sirri**<br> (1958) | Chairperson of the Board since 2021<br>Trustee since 2009<br>*Ex Officio* member of the Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee | Professor of Finance at Babson College | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist |
| **Peter J. Smail**<br> (1952) | Trustee since 2009<br>Audit Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser) |

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| **Name and Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the<br>Trust(s), Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience, Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **Kirk A. Sykes**<br> (1958) | Trustee since 2019<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance) | 54<br>Advisor, Eastern Bank (bank); Director, Apartment Investment and Management Company (real estate investment trust); formerly, Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust) | Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks) |
| **Cynthia L. Walker**<br> (1956) | Trustee since 2005<br>Chairperson of the Audit Committee | Retired; Formerly, Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration) |
|  **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** |  |  |
| **Kevin P. Charleston<sup>3</sup>**<br> (1965)<br>One Financial Center<br> Boston, MA 02111 | Trustee since 2015<br>President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2015 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L. P. | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
| **David L. Giunta<sup>4</sup>**<br> (1965) | Trustee since 2011<br>President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Funds Trust I, Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and President of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2015 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC |

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<sup>1</sup> Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term.

<sup>2</sup> The Trustees of the Trusts serve as Trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the "Natixis Funds Trusts"), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the "Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts") and Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the "Natixis ETF Trusts") (collectively, the "Fund Complex"). 

<sup>3</sup> Mr. Charleston is deemed an "interested person" of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

<sup>4</sup> Mr. Giunta is deemed an "interested person" of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC.

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| **Name and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the**<br> **Trusts** | **Term of Office<sup>1</sup> and**<br> **Length of Time Served** | **Principal Occupation During**<br> **Past 5 Years<sup>2</sup>** |
|  **<u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUST</u>** | **<u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUST</u>** | **<u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUST</u>** | **<u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUST</u>** |
| **Matthew J. Block**<br> (1981) | Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Since 2022 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and<br> Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Vice President,<br> Natixis Advisors, LLC and<br> Natixis Distribution, LLC; Assistant Treasurer of the Fund Complex; Managing<br> Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| **Susan McWhan Tobin**<br> (1963) | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | Since 2022 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Natixis Investment Managers (March 2019– May 2022) and Senior Vice President and Head of Compliance, US for Natixis Investment Managers (July 2011–March 2019) |
| **Natalie R. Wagner**<br> (1979) | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Since 2021 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Vice President, Head of Corporate Compliance, Global Atlantic Financial Group |

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<sup>1</sup> Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts' current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

<sup>2</sup> Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, LLC, Natixis Advisors, LLC. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer's current position with such entity. 

**Qualifications of Trustees** 

The preceding tables provide an overview of the considerations that led the Board to conclude that each individual serving as a Trustee of the Trusts should so serve. The current members of the Board have joined the Board at different points in time. Generally, no one factor was determinative in the original selection of an individual to join the Board. Among the factors the Board considered when concluding that an individual should serve on the Board were the following: (i) the individual's knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the individual as a director or senior officer of other public companies; (iii) the individual's educational background; (iv) the individual's reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the individual, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi) the individual's perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the individual's ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the individual's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (viii) such other factors as the Board determined to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions. Each Trustee's professional experience and additional considerations that contributed to the Board's conclusion that an individual should serve on the Board are summarized in the tables above.

**Leadership and Structure of the Board** 

The Board is led by the Chairperson of the Board, who is an Independent Trustee. The Board currently consists of twelve Trustees, ten of whom are Independent Trustees. The Trustees have delegated significant oversight authority to the three standing committees of the Trust, the Audit Committee, the Contract Review Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which consists solely of Independent Trustees. These committees meet separately and at times jointly, with the joint meetings intended to educate and involve all Independent Trustees in significant committee-level topics. As well as handling matters directly, the committees raise matters to the Board for consideration. In addition to the oversight performed by the committees and the Board, the Chairperson of the Board and the chairpersons of each committee interact frequently with management regarding topics to be considered at Board and committee meetings as well as items arising between meetings. At least once a year the Governance Committee reviews the Board's governance practices and procedures and recommends appropriate changes to the full Board. The Board believes its leadership structure is appropriate and effective in that it allows for oversight at the committee or board level, as the case may be, while facilitating communications among the Trustees and between the Board and Fund management.

The Contract Review Committee of each Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates and considers matters relating to advisory and distribution arrangements and potential conflicts of interest between the Adviser and each Trust. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held five meetings.

The Governance Committee of each Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates and considers matters relating to candidates for membership on the Board and Trustee compensation. The Governance Committee makes nominations for Independent Trustee membership on the Board when necessary and considers recommendations from shareholders of the Funds that are submitted in accordance with the procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, shareholders must submit a recommendation for nomination in a signed writing addressed to the attention of the Board, c/o Secretary of the Funds, Natixis Advisors, LLC, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. This written communication must (i) be signed by the shareholder, (ii) include the name and address of the shareholder, (iii) identify the Fund(s) to which the communication relates, and (iv) identify the account number, class and number of shares held by the shareholder as of a recent date or the intermediary through which the shares are held. The recommendation must be received in a timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to a Fund). A recommendation

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for Trustee nomination shall be kept on file and considered by the Board for six (6) months from the date of receipt, after which the recommendation shall be considered stale and discarded. The recommendation must contain sufficient background information concerning the Trustee candidate to enable a proper judgment to be made as to the candidate's qualifications. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held four meetings.

The Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by an individual to be recommended for nomination as an Independent Trustee. The Governance Committee, however, believes that the Board as a whole should reflect a diversity of viewpoints, and will generally consider each nominee's professional experience, education, financial expertise, gender, ethnicity, age and other individual qualities and attributes; such considerations will vary based on the Board's existing composition. The Governance Committee has adopted a diversity policy pursuant to which the committee, through its nomination and evaluation process, will seek to maintain a well-rounded and diverse Board that is composed of individuals who can fairly represent the interests and concerns of Fund shareholders. The Governance Committee conducts an annual self-assessment and will consider the effectiveness of its diversity policy as part of this process. In evaluating candidates for a position on the Board, the Governance Committee may consider a variety of factors, including (i) the nominee's reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards; (ii) the nominee's educational and professional accomplishments; (iii) the nominee's demonstrated business acumen, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the mutual fund industry and/or any experience possessed by the nominee as a director or senior officer of a financial services company or a public company; (iv) the nominee's ability to exercise sound judgment in matters related to the objectives of the Funds; (v) the nominee's willingness to contribute positively to the decision-making process of the Board and to bring an independent point of view; (vi) the nominee's commitment and ability to devote the necessary time and energy to be an effective Independent Trustee; (vii) the nominee's ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of various constituencies of the Funds and to act in the interests of all shareholders; (viii) the absence of conflicts of interests that would impair his or her ability to represent all shareholders and to fulfill director fiduciary responsibilities; (ix) the nominee's ability to be collegial and compatible with current members of the Board and management of the Funds; (x) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the nominee, and the

extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (xi) the nominee's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (xii) such other factors as the Committee may request in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions.

The Audit Committee of the Trusts consists solely of Independent Trustees and considers matters relating to the scope and results of the Trusts' audits and serves as a forum in which the independent registered public accounting firm can raise any issues or problems identified in an audit with the Board. The Audit Committee also reviews and monitors compliance with stated investment objectives and policies, SEC regulations as well as operational issues relating to the transfer agent, administrator, sub-administrator and custodian. In addition, the Audit Committee implements procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by a Fund regarding its accounting, internal accounting controls and the confidential, anonymous submission by officers of a Fund or employees of certain service providers of concerns related to such matters. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this Committee held four meetings.

The current membership of each committee is as follows:

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| **Audit Committee** | **Contract Review Committee** | **Governance Committee** |
| Cynthia L. Walker – Chairperson | Wendell J. Knox – Chairperson | Edmond J. English – Chairperson |
| Richard A. Goglia<br> James P. Palermo<br> Peter J. Smail<br> Kirk A. Sykes | Edmond J. English<br> Martin T. Meehan<br> Maureen B. Mitchell | Richard A. Goglia<br> Martin T. Meehan<br> Maureen B. Mitchell<br> Kirk A. Sykes |

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As Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Sirri is an *ex officio* member of each Committee.

**Board's Role in Risk Oversight of the Funds** 

The Board's role is one of oversight of the practices and processes of the Funds and their service providers, rather than active management of the Trusts, including in matters relating to risk management. The Board seeks to understand the key risks facing the Funds, including those involving conflicts of interest; how Fund management

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identifies and monitors these risks on an ongoing basis; how Fund management develops and implements controls to mitigate these risks; and how Fund management tests the effectiveness of those controls. The Board cannot foresee, know, or guard against all risks, nor are the Trustees' guarantors against risk.

Periodically, Fund officers provide the full Board with an overview of the enterprise risk assessment program in place at Natixis Advisors and the Distributor, which serve as the administrator of and principal underwriter to the Funds, respectively. Fund officers on a quarterly and annual basis also provide the Board (or one of its standing committees) with written and oral reports on regulatory and compliance matters, operational and service provider matters, organizational developments, product proposals, Fund and internal audit results, and insurance and fidelity bond coverage, along with a discussion of the risks and controls associated with these matters, and periodically make presentations to management on risk issues and industry best practices. Fund service providers, including advisers, sub-advisers, transfer agents and the custodian, periodically provide Fund management and/or the Board with information about their risk assessment programs and/or the risks arising out of their activities. The scope and frequency of these reports vary. Fund officers also communicate with the Trustees between meetings regarding material exceptions and other items germane to the Board's risk oversight function.

Pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") who is responsible for administering the Funds' compliance program, including monitoring and enforcing compliance by the Funds and their service providers with the federal securities laws. The CCO has an active role in daily Fund operations and maintains a working relationship with all relevant advisory, compliance, operations and administration personnel for the Funds' service providers. On at least a quarterly basis, the CCO reports to the Independent Trustees on significant compliance program developments, including material compliance matters, and on an annual basis, the CCO provides the full Board with a written report that summarizes his review and assessment of the adequacy of the compliance programs of the Funds and their service providers. The CCO also periodically communicates with the Audit Committee members between its scheduled meetings.

**Fund Securities Owned by the Trustees** 

As of December 31, 2022, the Trustees had the following ownership in the Funds and in all funds in the Fund Complex:

**<u>Independent Trustees</u>**

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| **Dollar Range of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund<br> A |
|  Credit Income Fund<br> A |
|  Global Allocation Fund |
|  Growth Fund<br> A |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<br> A |
|  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund |

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| **Dollar Range of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
|  **Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee**<br> **E** **E** **E** **E** **E** **E** **E** **E** **C** **E** |

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<sup>1</sup> A. None

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 - 10,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. $50,001 - $100,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. over $100,000

<sup>2</sup> Amounts include economic value of notional investments held through the deferred compensation plan. 

**<u>Interested Trustees</u>**

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| **Dollar Range of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
|  Core Plus Bond Fund<br> A |
|  Credit Income Fund<br> A |
|  Global Allocation Fund |
|  Growth Fund<br> B |
|  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<br> A |
|  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund |
|  **Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee**<br> **E** **E** |

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<sup>1</sup> A. None

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 – 10,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. $50,001 - $100,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. over $100,000

As of December 31, 2022, none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of the Adviser, the Distributor, or of a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or the Distributor.

**Trustee Fees** 

The Trusts pay no compensation to their officers or to Trustees who are employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor, or their affiliates.

The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $369,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $210,000. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, the Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the Chairperson of the Governance Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $20,000. Each Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Governance Committee member is compensated $2,500 for each committee meeting that he or she attends. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Complex based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each mutual fund portfolio. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

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During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Trustees received the amounts set forth in the following table for serving as Trustees of the Trusts and of the Fund Complex. The table also sets forth, as applicable, pension or retirement benefits accrued as part of fund expenses, as well as estimated annual retirement benefits:

**Compensation Table** 

**For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022** 

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|  | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Natixis<br>Funds Trust<br>I<sup>1</sup>** | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Loomis<br>Sayles Funds<br>I<sup>2</sup>** | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Loomis<br>Sayles Funds<br>II<sup>3</sup>** | **Pension or<br>Retirement<br>Benefits<br>Accrued as<br>Part of<br>Fund<br>Expenses** | **Estimated<br>Annual<br>Benefits<br>Upon<br>Retirement** | **Total<br>Compensation<br>from the**<br>**Fund<br>Complex<sup>4</sup>** |
|  **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** |
|  Edmond J. English | $45953 | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Richard A. Goglia | $42958 | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Wendell J. Knox | $45953 | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Martin T. Meehan | $42958 | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Maureen B. Mitchell | $42958 | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  James P. Palermo | $42204 | $48859 | $109187 | $0 | $0 | $282250 |
|  Erik R. Sirri | $55502 | $62342 | $170831 | $0 | $0 | $369000 |
|  Peter J. Smail | $42958 | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Kirk A. Sykes | $42958 | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Cynthia L. Walker | $45953 | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  **INTERESTED TRUSTEES** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Kevin P. Charleston | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
|  David L. Giunta | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |

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<sup>1</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to the Trusts. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Natixis Funds Trust I as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English $98,431, Goglia $115,470, Knox $296,425, Meehan $94,238, Palermo $130,013, Sirri $180,491, Sykes $3,683 and Walker $553,221. 

<sup>2</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to Loomis Sayles Funds I. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds I as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English $280,353, Goglia $218,432, Knox $875,867, Meehan $264,722, Palermo $190,267, Sirri $522,839, Sykes $4,548 and Walker $1,359,789. 

<sup>3</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to Loomis Sayles Funds II. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds II as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English $305,092, Goglia $286,188, Knox $925,921, Meehan $294,799, Palermo $324,911, Sirri $556,033, Sykes $9,391 and Walker $1,587,703 

<sup>4</sup> Total Compensation represents amounts paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 to a Trustee for serving on the Board of eight (8) trusts with a total of fifty-four (54) funds as of September 30, 2022. 

The Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts do not provide pension or retirement benefits to the Trustees, but have adopted a deferred payment arrangement under which each Trustee may elect not to receive fees from the Funds on a current basis but to receive in a subsequent period an amount equal to the value that such fees would have been if they had been invested in a Fund or another fund in the Fund Complex selected by the Trustee on the normal payment date for such fees.

**Management Ownership** 

As of record of December 31, 2022, the officers and Trustees of the Trusts collectively owned less than 1% of the then outstanding shares of each of the Funds.

As of December 31, 2022, the Loomis Sayles Employees' Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan") owned the following percentages of the outstanding Class Y shares of the indicated Funds: 0.28% of the Core Plus Bond Fund and 1.07% of the Intermediate Duration Bond Fund. As of December 31, 2022 the Profit Sharing Plan owned the following percentages of the outstanding Class A shares of the indicated Funds: 4.15% of the Global Allocation Fund, 13.36% of the Growth Fund and 0.97% of the Limited Term Government and Agency Fund.

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As of December 31, 2022, the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") owned 0.19% of the Growth Fund's outstanding Class Y shares.

The Trustee of the Pension Plan and Profit Sharing Plan is Charles Schwab Trust Company. The Pension Plan's Advisory Committee, which is composed of the same individuals listed below as Trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan, has the sole voting and investment power with respect to the Pension Plan's shares. The trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan are Michael Duffy, Stephanie Lord, Richard Skaggs, Greg O'Hara, Tom Fahey, Justin Terman, Kevin Perry, Susan Sieker, John Russell, Michael Giles, Rich Bruder and Tom Roberts. Except for Tom Roberts, Richard Skaggs and Kevin Perry, each member of the Advisory Committee is an officer and employee of Loomis Sayles. Plan participants are entitled to exercise investment and voting power over shares owned of record by the Profit Sharing Plan. Shares not voted by participants are voted in the same proportion as the shares voted by the voting participants. The address for the Profit Sharing Plan and the Pension Plan is One Financial Center, Boston, MA.

*Code of Ethics*. The Trusts, Loomis Sayles and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics permit the personnel of these entities to invest in securities, including securities that the Funds may purchase or hold. The codes of ethics are on public file with, and are available from, the SEC. 

*Proxy Voting Policies.* The Board has adopted the Proxy Voting Policy and Guidelines (the "Procedures") for the voting of proxies for securities held by any Funds. Under the Procedures, the responsibility for voting proxies generally is delegated to Loomis Sayles, the investment adviser. Decisions regarding the voting of proxies shall be made solely in the interest of each Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser shall exercise its fiduciary responsibilities to vote proxies with respect to each Fund's investments that are managed by the Adviser in a prudent manner in accordance with the Procedures and the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. Proposals that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are in the best interests of shareholders are generally voted "for" and proposals that, in the judgment of the Adviser, are not in the best interests of shareholders are generally voted "against." The Procedures, as implemented by the Loomis Sayles Proxy Committee, are intended to support good corporate governance, including those corporate practices that address environmental and social issues (ESG Matters), in all cases with the objective of protecting the Fund's interests and maximizing its shareholders' value. The Adviser is responsible for maintaining certain records and reporting to the Audit Committee of the Trusts in connection with the voting of proxies. Upon request for reasonable periodic review as well as annual reporting to the SEC, the Adviser shall make available to each Fund, or Natixis Advisors, each Fund's administrator, the records and information maintained by the Adviser under the Procedures.

Loomis Sayles uses the services of third parties (each a "Proxy Voting Service" and collectively the "Proxy Voting Services"), to provide research, analysis and voting recommendations and to administer the process of voting proxies for those clients for which Loomis Sayles has voting authority. Any reference in these Proxy Voting Procedures to a "Proxy Voting Services" is a reference either to the Proxy Voting Service that provides research, analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles or to the Proxy Voting Service that administers the process of voting proxies for Loomis Sayles or to both, as the context may require. Loomis Sayles will generally follow its express policy with input from the Proxy Voting Service that provides research, analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles unless the Proxy Committee determines that the client's best interests are served by voting otherwise.

All issues presented for shareholder vote are subject to the oversight of the Proxy Committee, either directly or by application of this policy. All non-routine issues will generally be considered directly by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Funds holding the security, and will be voted in the best investment interests of the Fund. All routine "for" and "against" issues will be voted according to this policy unless special factors require that they be considered by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Funds holding the security.

The Proxy Committee's specific responsibilities include the following: (A) developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Procedures, including: (i) annually reviewing the Proxy Voting Procedures to ensure consistency with internal policies and regulatory agency policies, including determining the continuing adequacy of the Proxy Voting Procedures to confirm that they have been formulated reasonably and implemented effectively, including whether they continue to be reasonably designed to ensure that proxy votes are cast in clients' best interest, annually reviewing existing voting guidelines and developing of additional voting guidelines to assist in the review of proxy proposals, and (ii) annually reviewing the proxy voting process and addressing any general issues that relate to proxy voting; (B) overseeing the proxy voting process, including: (i) overseeing the vote on proposals according to

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the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines, (ii) directing the vote on proposals where there is reason not to vote according to the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines or where proposals require special consideration, (iii) consulting with portfolio managers and analysts for the accounts holding the security when necessary or appropriate, and (iv) periodically sampling or engaging an outside party to sample proxy votes to ensure they comply with the Proxy Voting Procedures and are cast in accordance with the clients' best interests; (C) engaging and overseeing third-party vendors that materially assist Loomis Sayles with respect to proxy voting, such as the Proxy Voting Services, including (i) determining and periodically reassessing whether, as relevant, the Proxy Voting Service has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues by considering: (a) the adequacy and quality of the Proxy Voting Service's staffing, personnel and technology, (b) whether the Proxy Voting Service has adequately disclosed its methodologies in formulating voting recommendations, such that Loomis Sayles can understand the factors underlying the Proxy Voting Service's voting recommendations, (c) the robustness of the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding its ability to ensure that its recommendations are based on current, materially complete and accurate information, and (d) the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding how it identifies and addresses conflicts of interest, including whether the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures provide for adequate disclosure of its actual and potential conflicts of interest with respect to the services it provides to Loomis Sayles; (ii) providing ongoing oversight of the Proxy Voting Services to ensure that proxies continue to be voted in the best interests of clients and in accordance with these Proxy Voting Procedures and the determinations and directions of the Proxy Committee, (iii) receiving and reviewing updates from the Proxy Voting Services regarding relevant business changes or changes to the Proxy Voting Services' conflict policies and procedures, and (iv) in the event that the Proxy Committee becomes aware that a recommendation of the Proxy Voting Service was based on a material factual error (including materially inaccurate or incomplete information): investigating the error, considering the nature of the error and the related recommendation, and determining whether the Proxy Voting Service has taken reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood of similar errors in the future ; and (D) further developing and/or modifying these Proxy Voting Procedures as otherwise appropriate or necessary.

Loomis Sayles has established policies and procedures to ensure that proxy votes are voted in its clients' best interests and are not affected by any possible conflicts of interest. First, except in certain limited instances, Loomis Sayles votes in accordance with its pre-determined policies set forth in these Proxy Voting Procedures. Second, where these Proxy Voting Procedures allow for discretion, Loomis Sayles will generally consider the recommendations of the Proxy Voting Service in making its voting decisions. However, if the Proxy Committee determines that the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation is not in the best interests of the firm's clients, then the Proxy Committee may use its discretion to vote against the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation, but only after taking the following steps: (1) conducting a review for any material conflict of interest Loomis Sayles may have and, (2) if any material conflict is found to exist, excluding anyone at Loomis Sayles who is subject to that conflict of interest from participating in the voting decision in any way. However, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Proxy Committee after full disclosure of any conflict, that person may provide information, opinions or recommendations on any proposal to the Proxy Committee. In such event, prior to directing any vote, the Proxy Committee will make reasonable efforts to obtain and consider information, opinions and recommendations from or about the opposing position.

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to their respective portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge through the Funds' websites im.natixis.com and www.loomissayles.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

**INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES** 

Natixis Advisors, formed in 1995, is a limited company owned by Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, the holding company for the North American asset management business of Natixis Investment Managers ("Natixis IM-NA").

Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc. is indirectly owned by Natixis IM-NA.

Natixis IM-NA is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France, that is in turn owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is wholly owned by BPCE, France's second largest banking group. BPCE is owned by banks comprising two autonomous and complementary retail banking networks consisting of the Caisse d'Epargne regional savings banks and the Banque Populaire regional cooperative banks. The registered address of Natixis is 30, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France. The registered address of BPCE is 50, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France.

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The 8 principal subsidiary or affiliated asset management firms of Natixis IM-NA collectively had over $474 billion in assets under management or administration as of December 31, 2022.

*Advisory Agreements.* Each Fund's advisory agreement with Loomis Sayles provides that the Adviser will furnish or pay the expenses of the applicable Fund for office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Trusts and certain administrative services. The Adviser is responsible for obtaining and evaluating such economic, statistical and financial data and information and performing such additional research as is necessary to manage each Fund's assets in accordance with its investment objectives and policies. 

Each Fund pays all expenses not borne by the Adviser including, but not limited to, the charges and expenses of the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, independent registered public accounting firm, legal counsel for the Funds, legal counsel for the Trusts' Independent Trustees, 12b-1 fees, all brokerage commissions and transfer taxes in connection with portfolio transactions, all taxes and filing fees, the fees and expenses for registration or qualification of its shares under federal and state securities laws, all expenses of shareholders' and trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing reports to shareholders and the compensation of Trustees who are not directors, officers or employees of the Adviser, or its affiliates, other than affiliated registered investment companies. Certain expenses may be allocated differently among the Fund's Class A, Class C and Class T shares, on the one hand, and Class N or Class Y shares on the other hand. See the section "Description of the Trusts and Ownership of Shares".

Each advisory agreement provides that it will continue in effect for two years from its date of execution and thereafter from year to year if its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by the Board of the relevant Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund and (ii) by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

Each advisory agreement may be terminated without penalty by vote of the Board of the relevant Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund, upon 60 days' written notice, or by the Adviser upon 90 days' written notice. Each advisory agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Each advisory agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be subject to any liability in connection with the performance of its services thereunder in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

*Advisory Administration Agreement.* Under a separate Advisory Administration Agreement dated September 1, 2003, as amended July 1, 2013, Natixis Advisors oversees the portfolio management services provided by Loomis Sayles to the Core Plus Bond Fund and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Subject to the review of the Board, Natixis Advisors monitors Loomis Sayles to assure that Loomis Sayles is managing the Fund's assets consistently with the Fund's investment objective and restrictions and applicable laws and guidelines, including, but not limited to, compliance with the diversification requirements set forth in the 1940 Act and Subchapter M of the Code. In addition, Natixis Advisors also provides the Funds with administrative services that include, among other things, day-to-day administration of matters related to the Fund's existence, maintenance of its records, preparation of reports and assistance in the preparation of the Fund's registration statements under federal and state laws. Natixis Advisors does not determine what investments will be purchased or sold for any Fund.

*Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans.* Under a separate agreement with each Fund, the Distributor serves as the principal distributor of each class of shares of the Funds. The Distributor's principal business address is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. Under these agreements (the "Distribution Agreements"), the Distributor conducts a continuous offering and is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares. The Distributor bears the cost of making information about the Funds available through advertising and other means, printing and mailing Prospectuses to persons other than shareholders and providing compensation to underwriters, broker-dealers and sales personnel. Each Fund pays the cost of registering and qualifying its shares under state and federal securities laws and distributing Prospectuses to existing shareholders.

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The Distributor is compensated under each agreement through receipt of the sales charges on Class A and Class T shares described below under "Net Asset Value" and is paid by the Funds the service and distribution fees described in the applicable Prospectus. The Distributor may, at its discretion, reallow the entire sales charge imposed on the sale of Class A, Class C and Class T shares of a Fund to investment dealers from time to time. The SEC is of the view that dealers receiving all or substantially all of the sales charge may be deemed underwriters of a Fund's shares.

Each of the Funds has adopted Rule 12b-1 plans (the "Plans") for its Class A, Class C and Class T shares. Class N and Class Y shares have no such plans. The Plans, among other things, permit the applicable class of shares to pay the Distributor monthly fees out of its net assets. These fees consist of a service fee and a distribution fee. Certain Distributor fees that are paid by a distributor to securities dealers are known as "trail commissions." Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Plan was approved by the shareholders of each Fund, and (together with the related Distribution Agreement) by each Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees of the relevant Trust.

Under the Plans, each Fund pays the Distributor a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the Class A, Class C and Class T shares. In the case of Class C shares, the Distributor retains the first year's service fee of 0.25% assessed against such shares. For Class A, Class T and, after the first year, for Class C shares, the Distributor may pay up to the entire amount of this fee to securities dealers who are dealers of record with respect to the Fund's shares, on a quarterly basis, unless other arrangements are made between the Distributor and the securities dealer, for providing personal services to investors in shares of the Funds and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. This service fee will accrue to securities dealers of record immediately with respect to reinvested income dividends and capital gain distributions of each Fund's Class A and Class T shares.

The service fees on Class A and Class T shares may be paid only to reimburse the Distributor for expenses of providing personal services to investors, including, but not limited to, (i) expenses (including overhead expenses) of the Distributor for providing personal services to investors in connection with the maintenance of shareholder accounts and (ii) payments made by the Distributor to any securities dealer or other organization (including, but not limited to, any affiliate of the Distributor) with which the Distributor has entered into a written agreement for this purpose, for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts, which payments to any such organization may be in amounts in excess of the cost incurred by such organization in connection therewith.

Each Fund's Class C shares also pay the Distributor a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average net assets of the respective Fund's Class C shares. The Distributor retains the 0.75% distribution fee assessed against Class C shares during the first year of investment. After the first year for Class C shares, the Distributor may pay up to the entire amount of this fee to securities dealers who are dealers of record with respect to the Fund's shares, as distribution fees in connection with the sale of the Fund's shares on a quarterly basis, unless other arrangements are made between the Distributor and the securities dealer. As stated in the Prospectuses, investors will not be permitted to purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class C shares as a single investment per account.

Each Plan may be terminated by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant class of shares of the relevant Fund. Each Plan may be amended by vote of the relevant Trustees, including a majority of the relevant Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose. Any change in any Plan that would materially increase the fees payable thereunder by the relevant class of shares of the relevant Fund requires approval by a vote of the holders of a majority of such shares outstanding. The Trustees review quarterly a written report of such costs and the purposes for which such costs have been incurred. For so long as a Plan is in effect, selection and nomination of those Trustees who are Independent Trustees of the relevant Trust shall be committed to the discretion of such Trustees.

Fees paid by Class A, Class C or Class T shares of any Fund may indirectly support sales and servicing efforts relating to shares of the other series of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts. In reporting its expenses to the Trustees, the Distributor itemizes expenses that relate to the distribution and/or servicing of a single fund's shares, and allocates other expenses among the relevant funds based on their relative net assets or relative sales. Expenses allocated to each Fund are further allocated among its classes of shares annually based on the relative sales of each class, except for any expenses that relate only to the sale or servicing of a single class.

The Distributor has entered into selling agreements with investment dealers, including affiliates of the Distributor, for the sale of the Funds' shares. As described in more detail below, the Distributor, Natixis Advisors, and their affiliates may, at their expense, may pay additional amounts to dealers who have selling agreements with the Distributor. Class Y shares of the Funds may be offered by registered representatives of certain affiliates who are also employees of Natixis US and may receive compensation from the Adviser with respect to sales of Class Y shares.

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The Distribution Agreement for any Fund may be terminated at any time on 60 days' written notice without payment of any penalty by the Distributor or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund or by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees.

The Distribution Agreements and the Plans will continue in effect for successive one-year periods, provided that each such continuance is specifically approved (i) by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the entire Board cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding securities of a Fund (or the relevant class, in the case of the Plans).

With the exception of the Distributor, its affiliated companies and those Trustees that are not Independent Trustees, no interested person of the Trusts or any Trustee of the Trusts had any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plans or any related agreement. Benefits to the Funds and their shareholders resulting from the Plans are believed to include (1) enhanced shareholder service, (2) asset retention and (3) enhanced portfolio management opportunities and bargaining position with third party service providers and economies of scale arising from having asset levels higher than they would be if the Plans were not in place.

The Distributor controls the word "Natixis" in the names of the Natixis Funds Trusts and if it should cease to be the principal distributor of such Funds' shares, the Trusts may be required to change their names and delete these words or letters. The Distributor also acts as principal distributor for Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust. The address of the Distributor is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197.

The portion of the various fees and expenses for Funds offering Class A, Class T and, with respect to certain Funds, Class C shares that are paid (reallowed) to securities dealers are shown below.

**Core Plus Bond Fund, Credit Income Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (the "Income Funds")** 

**Class A** 

For Class A shares of the Income Funds, with the exception of the Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, the service fee is payable only to reimburse the Distributor for amounts it pays in connection with providing personal services to investors and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.

**Core Plus Bond Fund, Credit Income and Intermediate Duration Bond Fund** 

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Sales Charge Paid**<br> **by Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  Less than $100,000 | 4.25% | 3.75% | 0.25% | 4.00% |
| $100000 - $249999 | 3.50% | 3.00% | 0.25% | 3.25% |
| $250000 - $499999 | 2.50% | 2.15% | 0.25% | 2.40% |
| $500000 - $999999 | 2.00% | 1.70% | 0.25% | 1.95% |
|  **Investments of $1,000,000<br>or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** | **Investments of $1,000,000<br>or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** | **Investments of $1,000,000<br>or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** | **Investments of $1,000,000<br>or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** | **Investments of $1,000,000<br>or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** |
|  Up to $2,999,999 |  | 1.00% | 0.25% | 1.25% |
|  $3,000,000 to $4,999,999 |  | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% |
|  Excess over $5,000,000 |  | 0.50% | 0.25% | 0.75% |
|  **Investments with no<br>Sales Charge <sup>(3)</sup>** |  | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.25% |

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**Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** 

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Sales Charge Paid**<br> **by Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  Less than $100,000 | 2.25% | 2.00% | 0.25% | 2.25% |
| $100000 - $249999 | 1.75% | 1.50% | 0.25% | 1.75% |
| $250000 - $499999 | 1.25% | 1.00% | 0.25% | 1.25% |
|  **Investments of $500,000 or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |
|  Up to $4,999,999 |  | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% |
|  Excess over $5,000,000 |  | 0.50% | 0.25% | 0.75% |
|  **Investments with no Sales Charge <sup>(3)</sup>** |  | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.25% |

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(1) Commissions are based on cumulative investments over the life of the account with no adjustment for
redemptions, transfers or market declines. For example, if a shareholder has accumulated investments in excess of $5,000,000 and subsequently redeems all or a portion of the account(s), purchases following the redemption will generate a dealer
commission of 0.50%.

(2) A securities dealer may elect, at the time of the investment, to waive their commission on investments of
$1,000,000 ($500,000 for the Limited Term Government and Agency Fund) or more. In such cases, investments will be processed as "Investment with no Sales Charge" as described above. No CDSC will be applied to these investments.

(3) Refers to any investments made by investors not subject to a sales charge as described in the Prospectus in the
section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated." Also refers to any Class C share accounts established prior to December 1, 2000.

**<u>Class C</u>**

The Class C service fees are payable regardless of the amount of the Distributor's related expenses.

**Core Plus Bond Fund, Credit Income and Intermediate Duration Bond Fund** 

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Front –End Sales<br>Charge Paid by<br>Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  All amounts for Class C |  | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% |

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**Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** 

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Front –End Sales<br>Charge Paid by<br>Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  All amounts for Class C |  | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% |

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**<u>Class T</u>**

**Core Plus Bond Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** 

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| **Cumulative Investment** | **Maximum**<br>**Sales Charge Paid**<br>**by Investors**<br>**(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br>**Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br>**(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br>**First Year**<br>**Service Fee**<br>**(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br>**First Year<br>Compensation**<br>**(% of offering price)** |
|  Less than $250,000 | 2.50% | 2.50% | 0.25% | 2.75% |
| $250000 – $499999 | 2.00% | 2.00% | 0.25% | 2.25% |
| $500000 – $999999 | 1.50% | 1.50% | 0.25% | 1.75% |
|  $1,000,000 and above | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.25% | 1.25% |

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**Global Allocation Fund and Growth Fund (the "Equity Funds")** 

**Class A** 

For Class A shares of the Equity Funds, the service fee is payable only to reimburse the Distributor for amounts it pays in connection with providing personal services to investors or maintaining shareholder accounts.

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Sales Charge Paid**<br> **by Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  Less than $50,000 | 5.75% | 5.00% | 0.25% | 5.25% |
| $50000 - $99999 | 4.50% | 4.00% | 0.25% | 4.25% |
| $100000 - $249999 | 3.50% | 3.00% | 0.25% | 3.25% |
| $250000 - $499999 | 2.50% | 2.15% | 0.25% | 2.40% |
| $500000 - $999999 | 2.00% | 1.70% | 0.25% | 1.95% |
|  **Investments of $1,000,000 or more<sup>(1) (2)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |
|  Up to $2,999,999 |  | 1.00% | 0.25% | 1.25% |
|  $3,000,000 to $4,999,999 |  | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% |
|  Excess over $5,000,000 |  | 0.50% | 0.25% | 0.75% |
|  **Investments with no Sales Charge <sup>(3)</sup>** |  | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.25% |

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(1) Commissions are based on cumulative investments over the life of the account with no adjustment for
redemptions, transfers or market declines. For example, if a shareholder has accumulated investments in excess of $5,000,000 and subsequently redeems all or a portion of the account(s), purchases following the redemption will generate a dealer
commission of 0.50%.

(2) A securities dealer may elect, at the time of the investment, to waive their commission on investments of
$1,000,000 or more. In such cases, investments will be processed as "Investment with no Sales Charge" as described above. No CDSC will be applied to these investments.

(3) Refers to any investments made by investors not subject to a sales charge as described in the Prospectus in the
section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated."

**<u>Class C</u>**

The Class C service fees are payable regardless of the amount of the Distributor's related expenses.

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| **Investment** | **Maximum**<br> **Front –End Sales<br>Charge Paid by<br>Investors**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br> **(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year**<br> **Service Fee**<br> **(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br> **First Year<br>Compensation**<br> **(% of offering price)** |
|  All amounts for Class C |  | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% |

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**<u>Class T</u>**

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| **Cumulative Investment** | **Maximum**<br>**Sales Charge Paid**<br>**by Investors**<br>**(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br>**Reallowance or<br>Commission**<br>**(% of offering price)** | **Maximum**<br>**First Year**<br>**Service Fee**<br>**(% of net investment)** | **Maximum**<br>**First Year<br>Compensation**<br>**(% of offering price)** |
|  Less than $250,000 | 2.50% | 2.50% | 0.25% | 2.75% |
| $250000 – $499999 | 2.00% | 2.00% | 0.25% | 2.25% |
| $500000 – $999999 | 1.50% | 1.50% | 0.25% | 1.75% |
|  $1,000,000 and above | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.25% | 1.25% |

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**All Funds** 

As described in the Prospectuses, each purchase or sale of shares is effected at the NAV next determined after an order is received, less any applicable sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between the investment dealer and the Distributor, as indicated in the tables above. The Distributor receives the contingent deferred sales charge (the "CDSC"). Proceeds from the CDSC on Class A and Class C shares are paid to the Distributor and are used by the Distributor to defray the expenses for services the Distributor provides to the Trusts. The Distributor may, at its discretion, pay (reallow) the entire sales charge imposed on the sale of Class A and Class T shares to investment dealers from time to time.

For new amounts invested at NAV by an eligible governmental authority, the Distributor may, at its expense, pay investment dealers a commission of 0.025% of the average daily net assets of an account at the end of each calendar quarter for up to one year. These commissions are not payable if the purchase represents the reinvestment of redemption proceeds from any other Natixis Fund or if the account is registered in street name.

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The Funds may pay fees to intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisers or other financial institutions for sub-administration, sub-transfer agency and other services, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping, shareholder or participant reporting or shareholder or participant recordkeeping ("recordkeeping and processing-related services") associated with shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. These fees are paid directly or indirectly by the Funds (with the exception of Class N shares, which do not bear such expenses) in light of the fact that other costs may be avoided by the Funds where the intermediary, not the Funds' service providers, provides shareholder services to Fund shareholders. The intermediary may impose other account or service charges directly on account holders or participants. In addition, depending on the arrangements, the Funds' Adviser and/or Distributor or their affiliates may, out of their own resources, compensate such financial intermediaries or their agents directly or indirectly for such recordkeeping and processing-related services; such payments will not be made with respect to Class N shares. The services provided and related payments vary from firm to firm. Under these programs, the Distributor may enter into administrative services agreements with intermediaries pursuant to which intermediaries will provide sub-transfer agency services, sub-administrative services and other services with respect to the Funds. These services may include, but are not limited to, shareholder record set-up and maintenance, account statement preparation and mailing, transaction processing and settlement and account level tax reporting. The Distributor is reimbursed by the Funds for all or a portion of any fees paid to intermediaries by the Distributor on behalf of the Funds. In certain cases, a recipient of 12b-1 distribution payments, shareholder servicing payments or revenue sharing payments may rebate some or all of such amounts to its clients or plan participants, or use such amounts to defray client or plan expenses. For more information, investors should contact their financial representatives or plan administrator.

*<u>Additional Payments</u>*

The Distributor, the Adviser and their affiliates may, out of their own resources, make additional payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Funds (with the exception of Class N shares, for which such additional payments are not made). Such payments and compensation are in addition to any fees paid or reimbursed by the Funds. These payments may include: (i) full reallowance of the sales charge of Class A and Class T shares, (ii) additional compensation with respect to the sale and/or servicing of Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, (iii) payments based upon various factors described below and (iv) financial assistance programs to firms who sell or arrange for the sale of Fund shares including, but not limited to, remuneration for: the firm's internal sales contests and incentive programs, marketing and sales fees, expenses related to advertising or promotional activity and events and shareholder record keeping, sub transfer-agency or miscellaneous administrative services. From its own profits and resources, the Distributor may, from time to time, make payments to qualified wholesalers, registered financial institutions and third-party marketers for marketing support services and/or retention of assets (with the exception of Class N shares, for which such additional payments are not made). Among others, the Distributor has agreed to make such payments for marketing support services to AXA Advisors, LLC. In addition to marketing and/or financial support payments described above, payment for travel, lodging and related expenses may be provided for attendance at Fund seminars and conferences, *e.g.*, due diligence meetings held for training and educational purposes. The Distributor intends that the payment of these concessions and any other compensation offered will conform with state and federal laws and the rules of any self-regulatory organization, such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The participation of such firms in financial assistance programs is at the discretion of the firm and the Distributor. The payments described in (iii) above may be based on sales (generally ranging from 0.05% to 0.25% of gross sales) and/or the amount of assets a financial intermediary's clients have invested in the Funds (at annual rates generally ranging from 0.03% to 0.35% of the value of the clients' shares). The actual payment rates to a financial intermediary will depend upon how the particular arrangement is structured (*e.g.*, solely asset-based fees, solely sales-based fees or a combination of both) and other factors such as the length of time assets have remained invested in the Funds, redemption rates and the willingness of the financial intermediary to provide access to its representatives for educational and marketing purposes. The payments to financial intermediaries described in this section and elsewhere in this Statement, which may be significant to the financial intermediaries, may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or sell shares of a particular Fund or shares class over other mutual funds or share classes. Additionally, these payments may result in the Fund's inclusion on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or in other sales programs. Investors should contact their financial representative for details about the payment the financial intermediaries may receive.

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From time to time, the Funds' service providers, or any of their affiliates, may also pay non-cash compensation to the sales representatives of financial intermediaries in the form of (i) occasional gifts; (ii) occasional meals, tickets or other entertainment; and/or (iii) sponsorship support of regional events of intermediaries.

Dealers may charge their customers a processing fee or service fee in connection with the purchase or redemption of fund shares. The amount and applicability of such a fee is determined and disclosed to its customers by its individual dealer. Processing or service fees typically are fixed, nominal dollar amounts and are in addition to the sales and other charges described in the Prospectuses and this Statement. Customers will be provided with specific information about any processing or service fees charged by their dealer.

The commissions and sales charges for Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II for the last three fiscal years were allocated as set forth below.

**NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I** 

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|  | **9/30/20** | **9/30/21** | **9/30/22** |
|  Total commissions on sales of Class A shares | $200605 | $98233 | $84837 |
|  Amount reallowed to other securities dealers | $175255 | $86104 | $74116 |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $25350 | $12129 | $10721 |
|  Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A and C shares | $49337 | $39931 | $32713 |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $49337 | $39931 | $32713 |

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**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I** 

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|  | **9/30/20** | **9/30/21** | **9/30/22** |
|  Total commissions on sales of Class A shares | $--- | $--- | $--- |
|  Amount reallowed to other securities dealers | $--- | $--- | $--- |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $--- | $--- | $--- |
|  Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A, and C shares | $--- | $--- | $737 |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $--- | $--- | $737 |

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**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II** 

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|  | **9/30/20** | **9/30/21** | **9/30/22** |
|  Total commissions on sales of Class A shares | $1016663 | $854878 | $577707 |
|  Amount reallowed to other securities Dealers | $882296 | $741572 | $497694 |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $134367 | $113306 | $80013 |
|  Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A and C shares | $197380 | $245534 | $240711 |
|  Amount retained by Distributor | $197380 | $245534 | $240711 |

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Class T shares have not commenced operations and thus the Trusts have not paid any sales charges for Class T shares as of the date of this Statement.

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**OTHER ARRANGEMENTS** 

*Administrative Services*. Natixis Advisors, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197, performs certain accounting and administrative services for the Fund, pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement dated January 1, 2005, as amended from time to time (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, Natixis Advisors provides the following services to the Funds: (i) personnel that perform bookkeeping, accounting, internal auditing and financial reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Funds, (ii) services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and Prospectuses, registration of shares in various states, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Funds or regulatory authorities and reports and questionnaires for SEC compliance, (iii) the various registrations and filings required by various regulatory authorities and (iv) consultation and legal advice on Fund related matters.

For these services, Natixis Advisors received the following fees from the Funds for the last three fiscal years:

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  | *Fee* | *Fee* | *Fee* |
|  **Core Plus Bond Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $3575619 | $4007984 | $3265761 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $3575619 | $4007984 | $3265761 |
|  **Credit Income Fund<sup>1</sup>** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $30 | $11116 | $10145 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $30 | $11116 | $10145 |
|  **Global Allocation Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $1521887 | $1972813 | $1860255 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $1521887 | $1972813 | $1860255 |
|  **Growth Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $4349704 | $5608769 | $5454700 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $4349704 | $5608769 | $5454700 |
|  **Intermediate Duration Bond Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $117918 | $152980 | $154230 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $117918 | $152980 | $154230 |
|  **Limited Term Government and Agency Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $390053 | $445799 | $411358 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $390053 | $445799 | $411358 |

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<sup>1</sup> The Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020.

*Support Services.* Pursuant to an intercompany agreement between Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors, Natixis Advisors provides various marketing, relationship management, and support services to the Funds and Loomis Sayles. Loomis Sayles, and not the Funds, pays Natixis Advisors for these services. 

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*Custodial Arrangements.* State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111, serves as the custodian for the Trusts. As such, State Street Bank holds in safekeeping certificated securities and cash belonging to each Fund and, in such capacity, is the registered owner of securities in book-entry form belonging to each Fund. Upon instruction, State Street Bank receives and delivers cash and securities of each Fund in connection with Fund transactions and collects all dividends and other distributions made with respect to Fund portfolio securities. State Street Bank also maintains certain accounts and records of the Trusts and calculates the total NAV, total net income and NAV per share of each Fund on a daily basis.

*Transfer Agency Services.* Pursuant to contracts between the Trusts, on behalf of each Fund, and SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc. ("SS&C GIDS" or the "Transfer Agent") (formerly, DST Asset Managers Solutions, Inc)., whose principal business address is 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA 02169, SS&C GIDS acts as shareholder servicing and transfer agent and dividend paying agent for the Funds and is responsible for services in connection with the establishment, maintenance and recording of shareholder accounts, including all related tax and other reporting requirements and the implementation of investment and redemption arrangements offered in connection with the sale of the Funds' shares.

From time to time, the Funds, directly or indirectly through arrangements with the Adviser or the Transfer Agent, may pay amounts to third parties that provide recordkeeping and other administrative services relating to a Fund to persons who beneficially own interests in the Fund, such as shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. See the section "Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans."

*Transfer Agency Expenses.* 

Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Credit Income Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Credit Income Fund $1,049, the Intermediate Duration Bond Fund $1,101 and the Limited Term Government and Agency Fund $1,392 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.

Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Funds for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period June 9, 2022 to January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.

*Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.* The Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm is PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, located at 101 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA 02110. The independent registered public accounting firm conducts an annual audit of each Fund's financial statements, assists in the review of federal and state income tax returns and consults with the Trusts as to matters of accounting and federal and state income taxation. The financial highlights in the Prospectus for Natixis Funds Trust I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/770540/000119312522302941/d302250dncsr.htm), Loomis Sayles Funds I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and Loomis Sayles Funds II [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm), and the financial statements contained in those Funds' annual reports for the year ended September 30, 2022 and incorporated by reference into this Statement, have been so included in reliance on the reports of the Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

*Counsel to the Funds.* Ropes & Gray LLP, located at Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199, serves as counsel to the Funds.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION** 

**Portfolio Managers' Management of Other Accounts** 

As of September 30, 2022, the portfolio manager(s) of the Funds managed other accounts in addition to managing one or more of the Funds. The following table provides information on the other accounts managed by each portfolio manager.

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| | **Article I. Registered<br>Investment Companies** | **Article I. Registered<br>Investment Companies** | **Article I. Registered<br>Investment Companies** | **Article I. Registered<br>Investment Companies** | **Article II. Other Pooled<br>Investment Vehicles** | **Article II. Other Pooled<br>Investment Vehicles** | **Article II. Other Pooled<br>Investment Vehicles** | **Article II. Other Pooled<br>Investment Vehicles** | **Article III. Other Accounts** | **Article III. Other Accounts** | **Article III. Other Accounts** | **Article III. Other Accounts** |
| | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** | **Advisory fee is<br>based on<br>performance** |
| **Name of Portfolio Manager** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** |
|  Ian Anderson | 2 | $1.4<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 45 | $5.1<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Daniel Conklin | 6 | $328<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 11 | $8.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 190 | $20.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Matthew J. Eagan | 18 | $25.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 25 | $10.3<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 116 | $23.3<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |
|  Aziz V. Hamzaogullari | 29 | $10.5<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 21 | $9.3<br>billion | 2 | $275.8<br>million | 123 | $22.2<br>billion | 1 | $260.2<br>million |
|  Christopher T. Harms | 16 | $3.2<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 11 | $8.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 228 | $20.5<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Brian P. Kennedy | 17 | $24.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 114 | $23.2<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |
|  Peter W. Palfrey | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $7.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 41 | $11.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Richard G. Raczkowski | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 20 | $12.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 72 | $24.7<br>billion | 2 | $5.1<br>billion |
|  Eileen N. Riley | 1 | $226.2<br>million | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2.9<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $1.5<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  David W. Rolley | 2 | $575.3<br>million | 0 | $0 | 28 | $6.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 54 | $18.4<br>billion | 4 | 6.3<br>billion |
|  Lee M. Rosenbaum | 1 | $226.2<br>million | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2.9<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 13 | $1.5<br> billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Clifton V. Rowe | 6 | $3.2<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 11 | $8.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 193 | $20.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Barath W. Sankaran | 2 | $1.4<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 42 | $5.1<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Elaine M. Stokes | 17 | $24.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2<br> billion | 0 | $0 | 125 | $23.2<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>billion |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest** 

Conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the allocation of aggregated orders among the Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio managers. A portfolio manager potentially could give favorable treatment to some accounts for a variety of reasons, including favoring larger accounts, accounts that pay higher fees, accounts that pay performance-based fees, accounts of affiliated companies and accounts in which the portfolio manager has an interest. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions among a Fund and a portfolio manager's other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to a Fund. Although such favorable treatment could lead to more favorable investment opportunities or allocations for some accounts and may appear to create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time and resources, Loomis Sayles strives to ensure that portfolio managers endeavor to exercise their discretion in a manner that is equitable to all interested persons. Furthermore, Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for all accounts (including institutional accounts, mutual funds, hedge funds and affiliated accounts) based on each account's investment objectives, investment guidelines and restrictions, the availability of other comparable investment opportunities, and Loomis Sayles' desire to treat all accounts fairly and equitably over time. Loomis Sayles has adopted policies and procedures to mitigate the effects of these potential conflicts as well as other types of conflicts of interests. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation where a conflict arises or that Loomis Sayles will treat all accounts identically. For more information on how the advisor allocates investment opportunities between the Funds and their other clients, see the section " Allocation of Investment Opportunity Among Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles

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Funds Trusts and Other Accounts Managed by the Adviser; Cross Relationships of Officers and Trustees" in this Statement. Conflicts of interest also arise to the extent a portfolio manager short sells a stock or otherwise takes a short position in one client account but holds that stock long in other accounts, including the Funds, or sells a stock for some accounts while buying the stock for others, and through the use of "soft dollar arrangements," which are discussed in the section "Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage."

**Portfolio Managers' Compensation** 

The following describes the structure of, and the method used to determine, the compensation of each of the above-listed portfolio managers as of September 30, 2022.

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Mr. Hamzaogullari's compensation has four components: a competitive base salary, an annual incentive bonus driven by investment performance, participation in a long-term incentive plan (with an annual and a post-retirement payout), and a revenue sharing bonus if certain revenue thresholds and performance hurdles are met. Maximum variable compensation potential is a multiple of base salary and reflects performance achievements relative to peers with similar disciplines. The performance review considers the asset class, manager experience, and maturity of the product. The incentive compensation is based on trailing strategy performance and is weighted at one third for the three-year period, one third for the five-year period and one third for the ten-year period. Mr. Hamzaogullari also receives performance based compensation as portfolio manager for a private investment fund. The firm's senior management reviews the components annually.

In addition, Mr. Hamzaogullari participates in the Loomis Sayles profit sharing plan, in which Loomis Sayles makes a contribution to the retirement plan of each employee based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). He may also participate in the Loomis Sayles deferred compensation plan which requires all employees to defer 50% of their annual bonus if in excess of a certain dollar amount, except for those employees who will be age 61 or older on the date the bonus is awarded. These amounts are deferred over a two year period with 50% being paid out one year from the bonus anniversary date and the second 50% being paid out two years from the bonus anniversary date. These deferrals are deposited into an investment account on the employee's behalf, but the employee must be with Loomis Sayles on the vesting dates in order to receive the deferred bonus.

Fixed Income Managers

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Although portfolio manager compensation is not directly tied to assets under management, a portfolio manager's base salary and/or bonus potential may reflect the amount of assets for which the manager is responsible relative to other portfolio managers. The annual bonus is incentive-based and generally represents a significant multiple of base salary. The bonus is based on three factors: investment performance, profit growth of the firm, and personal conduct. Investment performance is the primary component of the annual bonus and generally represents at least 60 % of the total for fixed-income managers. The other factors are used to determine the remainder of the annual incentive bonus, subject to the discretion of the Firm's Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and senior management. The Firm's CIO and senior management evaluate these other factors annually.

The investment performance component of the annual incentive bonus depends primarily on investment performance against benchmark and/or against peers within similar disciplines. The score is based upon the product's institutional composite performance; however, adjustments may be made if there is significant dispersion among the returns of the composite and accounts not included in the composite. For most products, the product investment score compares the product's rolling three year performance over the past nine quarters (a five year view) against both a benchmark and a peer group established by the CIO. The scoring rewards both the aggregate excess performance of the product against a benchmark and the product's relative rank within a peer group. In addition, for fixed income products, the performance score rewards for the consistency of that outperformance and is enhanced if over the past five years it has kept its rolling three-year performance ahead of its benchmark. Managers working on several product teams receive a final score based on the relative revenue weight of each product.

Portfolio managers may also participate in the three segments of the long-term incentive program. The amount of the awards for each segment are dependent upon role, industry experience, team and firm profitability, and/or investment performance.

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General

The core elements of the Loomis Sayles compensation plan include a base salary, an annual incentive bonus, and, for senior investor and leadership roles, a long-term incentive bonus. The base salary is a fixed amount based on a combination of factors, including industry experience, firm experience, job performance and market considerations. The annual incentive bonus and long term incentive bonus is driven by a variety of factors depending upon the specific role. Factors include investment performance, individual performance, team and firm profitability, role, and industry experience. Both the annual and long term bonus have a deferral component. Loomis Sayles has developed and implemented three long-term incentive plan segments to attract and retain investment talent.

For the senior-most investment roles, a Long Term Incentive Plan provides annual grants relative to the role, and includes a post retirement payment feature to incentivize effective succession management. Participation is contingent upon signing an award agreement, which includes a non-compete covenant. The second and third Long Term Incentive Plans are constructed to create mid- term alignment for key positions, including a two year deferral feature. The second plan is role based, and the third is team based which is more specifically dependent upon team profitability and/or investment performance.

In addition, Loomis Sayles also offers a profit sharing plan for all employees and a defined benefit plan for employees who joined the firm prior to May 3, 2003. The profit sharing contribution to the retirement plan of each employee is based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). The defined benefit plan is based on years of service and base compensation (up to a maximum amount).

Equity Managers

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Although portfolio manager compensation is not directly tied to assets under management, a portfolio manager's base salary and/or bonus potential may reflect the amount of assets for which the manager is responsible relative to other portfolio managers. The annual bonus is incentive-based and generally represents a significant multiple of base salary. The bonus is based on three factors: investment performance, profit growth of the firm, and personal conduct. Investment performance is the primary component of annual bonus and generally represents at least 70% of the total for equity managers. The other factors are used to determine the remainder of the annual incentive bonus, subject to the discretion of the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and senior management. The CIO and senior management evaluate these other factors annually.

The investment performance component of the annual incentive bonus depends primarily on investment performance against benchmark and/or against peers within similar disciplines. The score is based upon the product's institutional composite performance; however, adjustments may be made if there is significant dispersion among the returns of the composite and accounts not included in the composite. For most products, the product investment score compares the product's rolling three year performance over the past nine quarters (a five year view) against both a benchmark and a peer group established by the CIO. The scoring rewards both the aggregate excess performance of the product against a benchmark and the product's relative rank within a peer group. In addition, for fixed income products, the performance score rewards for the consistency of that outperformance and is enhanced if over the past five years it has kept its rolling three-year performance ahead of its benchmark. Managers working on several product teams receive a final score based on the relative revenue weight of each product.

Portfolio managers may also participate in the three segments of the long-term incentive program. The amount of the awards for each segment are dependent upon role, industry experience, team and firm profitability, and/or investment performance.

General

The core elements of the Loomis Sayles compensation plan include a base salary, an annual incentive bonus, and, for senior investor and leadership roles, a long-term incentive bonus. The base salary is a fixed amount based on a combination of factors, including industry experience, firm experience, job performance and market considerations.

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The annual incentive bonus and long term incentive bonus is driven by a variety of factors depending upon the specific role. Factors include investment performance, individual performance, team and firm profitability, role, and industry experience. Both the annual and long term bonus have a deferral component. Loomis Sayles has developed and implemented three long-term incentive plan segments to attract and retain investment talent.

For the senior-most investment roles, a Long Term Incentive Plan provides annual grants relative to the role, and includes a post retirement payment feature to incentivize effective succession management. Participation is contingent upon signing an award agreement, which includes a non-compete covenant. The second and third Long Term Incentive Plans are constructed to create mid- term alignment for key positions, including a two year deferral feature. The second plan is role based, and the third is team based which is more specifically dependent upon team profitability and/or investment performance.

In addition, Loomis Sayles also offers a profit sharing plan for all employees and a defined benefit plan for employees who joined the firm prior to May 3, 2003. The profit sharing contribution to the retirement plan of each employee is based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). The defined benefit plan is based on years of service and base compensation (up to a maximum amount).

**Portfolio Managers' Ownership of Fund Shares** 

As of September 30, 2022, the portfolio managers had the following ownership in the Funds:

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| **Name of<br>Portfolio<br>Manager** | **Fund(s) Managed** |
|  Ian Anderson | Core Plus Bond Fund A |
|  Daniel Conklin | Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<br> Limited Term Government and Agency Fund<br> A<br> A |
|  Matthew J. Eagan | Credit Income<br> Global Allocation Fund<br> A<br> F |
|  Brian P. Kennedy | Credit Income B |
|  Aziz V. Hamzaogullari | Growth Fund |
|  Christopher T. Harms | Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<br> Limited Term Government and Agency Fund<br> A<br> B |
|  Peter W. Palfrey | Core Plus Bond Fund G |
|  Richard G. Raczkowski | Core Plus Bond Fund G |
|  Eileen N. Riley | Global Allocation Fund |
|  David W. Rolley | Global Allocation Fund |
|  Lee M. Rosenbaum | Global Allocation Fund |
|  Clifton V. Rowe | Intermediate Duration Bond Fund<br> Limited Term Government and Agency Fund<br> G<br> A |
|  Barath W. Sankaran | Core Plus Bond Fund A |
|  Elaine M. Stokes | Credit Income Fund A |

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|  <sup>1</sup> A. None | D. $50,001 - $100,000 | G. over $1,000,000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 - 10,000 | E. $100,001 - $500,000 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000 | F. $500,001 - $1,000,000 |  |

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There are various reasons why a portfolio manager may not own shares of the Fund he or she manages. One reason is that the Fund's investment objectives and strategies may not match those of the portfolio manager's personal investment objective. In addition, portfolio managers may invest in other funds or pooled investment vehicles or separate accounts managed by the portfolio manager in a similar style to the Fund managed by such portfolio manager. Administrative reasons (such as facilitating compliance with the Adviser's code of ethics) also may explain why a portfolio manager has chosen not to invest in the Funds.

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**Allocation of Investment Opportunity Among Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Other Accounts Managed by the Adviser; Cross Relationships of Officers and Trustees** 

Loomis Sayles has organized its business into two investment groups: The Fixed Income Group and The Equity Group. The Fixed Income Group and the Equity Group make investment decisions for the funds managed by Loomis Sayles. The groups make investment decisions independently of one another. These groups also have responsibility for the management of other client portfolios. The other investment companies and clients served by Loomis Sayles' investment platforms sometimes invest in securities in which the funds (or segments thereof) advised or subadvised by Loomis Sayles also invest. If one of these funds and such other clients advised or subadvised by the same investment group of Loomis Sayles desire to buy or sell the same portfolio securities at or about the same time, the respective group allocates purchases and sales, to the extent practicable, on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount desired to be purchased or sold for each fund or client advised or subadvised by that investment group. It is recognized that in some cases the practices described in this paragraph could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities which each of the Funds purchases or sells. In other cases, however, it is believed that these practices may benefit the relevant Fund. The goal of Loomis Sayles' policies and procedures is to act in good faith and to treat all client accounts in a fair and equitable manner over time, regardless of their strategy or fee arrangements. These policies include those addressing the fair allocation of investment opportunities across client accounts.

**PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE** 

**All Income Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers dealers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge spreads, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from the issuer or a primary market maker acting as principal on a net basis with no brokerage commission paid by the Fund.

**All Equity Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of equity securities for each Equity Fund, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge commission rates that, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. This does not necessarily mean that the lowest available brokerage commission, if any, will be paid. However, the commissions charged are believed to be competitive with generally prevailing rates. Loomis Sayles will use its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates, if any, being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and will evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on transactions by reference to such data. In making such evaluation, all factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker in connection with the order, are taken into account. Loomis Sayles may place orders for the Funds which, combined with orders for its other clients, may impact the price of the relevant security. This could cause the Funds to obtain a worse price on the transaction than would otherwise be the case if the orders were placed in smaller amounts or spread out over a longer period of time.

Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best possible execution of orders, Loomis Sayles may allocate brokerage transactions to affiliated brokers. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. In order for the affiliated broker to effect portfolio transactions for the Funds, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the affiliated broker must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees and other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period. Furthermore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, has adopted procedures that are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to an affiliated broker are consistent with the foregoing standard.

As discussed in more detail below, Loomis Sayles' receipt of brokerage and research products may sometimes be a factor in Loomis Sayles' selection of a broker or dealer to execute transactions for a Fund, subject to Loomis Sayles' duty to seek best execution of the transactions. Such brokerage and research services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles' own assets or may, in connection with transactions in securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (the latter, sometimes referred to as "soft dollars").

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Generally, Loomis Sayles seeks to obtain quality executions at favorable security prices and at competitive commission rates, where applicable, through brokers and dealers who, in Loomis Sayles' opinion, can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Transactions in equity securities are frequently executed through a primary market maker, but may also be executed on an Electronic Communication Network ("ECN"), Alternative Trading System ("ATS"), or other execution systems that in Loomis Sayles' opinion can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Equity securities may also be purchased from underwriters at prices which include underwriting fees.

**Commissions and Other Factors in Broker or Dealer Selection** 

Loomis Sayles uses its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and to evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on client portfolio transactions by reference to such data. In making this evaluation, all factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker or dealer, are taken into account. Other relevant factors may include, without limitation: (a) the execution capabilities of the brokers and/or dealers, (b) research and other products or services (as described in the section "Soft Dollars" below) provided by such brokers and/or dealers which are expected to enhance Loomis Sayles' general portfolio management capabilities, (c) the size of the transaction, (d) the difficulty of execution, (e) the operations facilities of the brokers and/or dealers involved, (f) the risk in positioning a block of securities, (g) fair dealing and (h) the quality of the overall brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer.

**Soft Dollars** 

Brokerage trading activity is an essential factor in accessing Wall Street and third-party firm research. First and foremost, Loomis Sayles recognizes that it has a fiduciary duty to seek best execution of its clients' transactions. In regard to equity trading commissions paid to our trading counterparts, Loomis Sayles is unbundled across all our dealers, with execution and research commission splits being consistent across dealers. This enables our trading desk to route orders to dealers solely based on achieving best execution. Research products or services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles' own assets or may, in connection with transactions in equity securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (i.e. "soft dollars").

For purposes of this soft dollars discussion, the term "commission" includes commissions paid to brokers in connection with transactions effected on an agency basis. Loomis Sayles does not generate "soft dollars" on fixed-income transactions.

If Loomis Sayles receives a particular product or service that both aids it in carrying out its investment decision-making responsibilities (*i.e.*, a "research use") and provides non-research related uses, Loomis Sayles will make a good faith determination as to the allocation of the cost of such "mixed-use item" between the research and non-research uses and will only use soft dollars to pay for the portion of the cost relating to its research use. As of the date of this Statement, there are no mixed-use services being provided to Loomis Sayles.

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In connection with Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars, a Fund may pay a broker-dealer an amount of commission for effecting a transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission it or another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if Loomis Sayles determines in good faith that the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research products or services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Loomis Sayles' overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion.

Loomis Sayles may use soft dollars to acquire brokerage or research products and services that have potential application to all client accounts, including the Funds. The soft dollars generated by Loomis Sayles' clients that are used to purchase research services with a Fund's commissions are not necessarily for the exclusive benefit of the particular Fund, but rather for the benefit of the funds/clients in the same product (e.g., Large Cap Growth). The soft dollar commissions of an account in one product are not used for the benefit of a product managed by a different investment team. Furthermore, given the fact that soft dollars are generated from the trading in client/fund portfolios, those clients/funds that have cash flows will generally generate more soft dollars than clients/funds that do not have cash flows. However, the clients/funds with cash flows will not generate more soft dollars than the amount budgeted for the client/fund in a given year. Finally, while some clients do not generate soft dollar commissions, such as Wrap/Model Program clients, clients with directed brokerage or zero commission arrangements (which may limit or prevent Loomis Sayles from using such clients' commissions to pay for research and research services), and certain fixed income accounts, they may still benefit from the research provided to Loomis Sayles in connection with other transactions placed for other clients. As a result, certain clients may have more of their commissions directed for research and research services than others.

Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars to acquire brokerage and research products and services benefits Loomis Sayles by allowing it to obtain such products and services without having to purchase them with its own assets. Loomis Sayles believes that its use of soft dollars also benefits the Funds as described above. However, conflicts may arise between a Fund's interest in paying the lowest commission rates available and Loomis Sayles' interest in receiving brokerage and research products and services from particular brokers and dealers without having to purchase such products and services with Loomis Sayles' own assets.

**Client Commission Arrangements** 

Loomis Sayles has entered into several client commission arrangements ("CCAs") (also known as commission sharing arrangements) with some of its key broker-dealer relationships. In a CCA, subject to best execution, Loomis Sayles will allocate a higher portion of its clients' equity trading with broker-dealers who have agreed to unbundle their commission rates in order to enable Loomis Sayles to separately negotiate rates for execution and research and research services. The execution rates Loomis Sayles has negotiated with such firms vary depending on the type of orders Loomis Sayles executes with the CCAs.

Pursuant to the CCAs Loomis Sayles has with these broker-dealers, each firm will pool the research commissions accumulated during a calendar quarter and then, at the direction of Loomis Sayles, pay various broker-dealers and third-party services from this pool for the research and research services such firms have provided to Loomis Sayles.

These CCAs are deemed to be soft dollar arrangements, and Loomis Sayles and each CCA intends to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, as well as the Commission Guidance Regarding Client Commission Practices under Section 28(e) in the SEC Release No. 34-54165 dated July 18, 2006.

The CCAs enable Loomis Sayles to strengthen its relationships with its key broker-dealers, and limit the broker-dealers with whom it trades to those with whom it has FIX Connectivity, while still maintaining the research relationships with broker-dealers that provide Loomis Sayles with research and research services. In addition, the ability to unbundle the execution and research components of commissions enables Loomis Sayles to provide greater transparency to its clients in their commission reports.

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In addition to trading with the CCA broker-dealers discussed above, Loomis Sayles continues to trade with full service

broker-dealers and ECNs, and ATSs and other electronic systems.

As a result of guidance from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Loomis Sayles pays broker-dealers a "Corporate Access" arrangement fee in hard dollars in connection with the Corporate Access meetings attended by investment team members who manage equity accounts of clients organized in the United Kingdom.

**General** 

Subject to procedures adopted by the Board of each Trust, the Funds' brokerage transactions may be executed by brokers that are affiliated with Natixis US or Loomis Sayles. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, or other applicable restrictions as permitted by the SEC pursuant to exemptive relief or otherwise.

Under the 1940 Act, persons affiliated with each Trust are prohibited from dealing with each Trust's Funds as a principal in the purchase and sale of securities. Since transactions in the OTC market usually involve transactions with dealers acting as principals for their own accounts, affiliated persons of the Trusts may not serve as the Funds' dealer in connection with such transactions.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, and in all instances subject to the foregoing policy of best execution, the Adviser may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including affiliates of the Distributor) that have entered into arrangements in which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund toward the reduction of that Fund's expenses.

It is expected that the portfolio transactions in fixed-income securities will generally be with issuers or dealers on a net basis without a stated commission. Securities firms may receive brokerage commissions on transactions involving options, futures and options on futures and the purchase and sale of underlying securities upon exercise of options. The brokerage commissions associated with buying and selling options may be proportionately higher than those associated with general securities transactions.

**DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS** 

The Declarations of Trust of Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II permit the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of each series. Each share of each Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in such Fund with each other share of that Fund and is entitled to a proportionate interest in the dividends and distributions from that Fund. The Declarations of Trust further permit the Board to divide the shares of each series into any number of separate classes, each having such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same series as the Board may determine. When you invest in a Fund, you acquire freely transferable shares of beneficial interest that entitle you to receive dividends as determined by the Board and to cast a vote for each share you own at shareholder meetings. The shares of each Fund do not have any preemptive rights. Upon termination of any Fund, whether pursuant to liquidation of the Trust or otherwise, shareholders of each class of that Fund are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets attributable to that class of shares of that Fund available for distribution to shareholders. Each Declaration of Trust also permits the Board to charge shareholders directly for custodial, transfer agency, servicing and other expenses.

The shares of all the Funds (with the exception of the Credit Income Fund, which does not offer Class T shares, or as noted in this Statement and in each Fund's Prospectus) are divided into four classes: Class A, Class C, Class T and Class Y. Each Fund offers such classes of shares as set forth in each such Fund's Prospectus. As disclosed in the Prospectuses, not every Fund offers each class of shares. The share classes each have different eligibility and minimum investment requirements, which are disclosed in the relevant Prospectuses. All expenses of each Fund (including advisory fees but excluding class specific expenses such as transfer agency fees ("Other Expenses")) are borne by its Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y on a pro rata basis, except for 12b-1 fees, which are borne only by Class A, Class C and Class T shares and may be charged at a separate rate to each such class. Other Expenses (with the exception of transfer agent expenses) are borne by such classes on a pro rata basis. Transfer agent expenses of Class A, Class C, Class T and Class Y shares are borne on a pro rata basis. Class N transfer agent expenses are borne directly by that class. The multiple class structure could be terminated should certain Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") rulings or SEC regulatory positions be rescinded or modified.

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The assets received by each class of a Fund for the issue or sale of its shares and all income, earnings, profits, losses and proceeds therefrom, subject only to the rights of creditors, are allocated to, and constitute the underlying assets of, that class of the Fund. The underlying assets of each class of a Fund are segregated and are charged with the expenses with respect to that class of the Fund and with a share of the general expenses of the relevant Fund and Trust. Any general expenses of a Trust that are not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular class of a Fund are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. While the expenses of each Trust are allocated to the separate books of account of each Fund, certain expenses may be legally chargeable against the assets of all of the Funds in a Trust.

Each Declaration of Trust also permits the Board, without shareholder approval, to subdivide any Fund or series or class of shares into various sub-series or sub-classes with such dividend preferences and other rights as the Trustees may designate. The Board may also, without shareholder approval, except to the extent such approval is required by law, establish one or more additional series or classes or merge two or more existing series or classes. Shareholders' investments in such an additional or merged series would be evidenced by a separate series of shares (*i.e.*, a new "fund").

Each Declaration of Trust provides for the perpetual existence of the Trusts. Each Trust, however, may be terminated at any time by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each series of the Trust. Each Fund may be terminated at any time by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of such Fund. Similarly, any class within a Fund may be terminated by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of such class. Each Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board may also without shareholder approval terminate the relevant Trust or Fund upon written notice to its shareholders.

**VOTING RIGHTS** 

Shareholders of all Funds are entitled to one vote for each full share held (with fractional votes for each fractional share held) and may vote (to the extent provided therein) on the election of Trustees and the termination of a Trust and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders.

All classes of shares of each Fund have identical voting rights, except that each class of shares has exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to that class, and has separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class. On any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, all shares of a Trust then entitled to vote shall, except as otherwise provided in the by-laws, be voted in the aggregate as a single class without regard to series or class of shares, except 1) when required by the 1940 Act, or when the Trustees shall have determined that the matter affects one or more series or class of shares materially differently, shares shall be voted by individual series or class and 2) when the matter affects only the interest of one or more series or classes, only shareholders of such series or class shall be entitled to vote thereon. Consistent with the current position of the SEC, shareholders of all series and classes vote together, irrespective of series or class, on the election of Trustees and the selection of the Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm, but shareholders of each series vote separately on most other matters requiring shareholder approval, such as certain changes in investment policies of that series or the approval of the investment advisory and subadvisory agreement relating to that series, and shareholders of each class within a series vote separately as to the Rule 12b-1 plan (if any) relating to that class.

There will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees except that, in accordance with the 1940 Act, (i) a Trust will hold a shareholders' meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, and (ii) if there is a vacancy on the Board, such vacancy may be filled only by a vote of the shareholders unless, after filling such vacancy by other means, at least two-thirds of the Trustees holding office shall have been elected by the shareholders. In addition, Trustees may be removed from office by a written consent signed by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares and filed with a Trust's custodian or by a vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares at a meeting duly called for that purpose.

Upon written request by a minimum of ten holders of shares having held their shares for a minimum of six months and having a NAV of at least $25,000 or constituting at least 1% of the outstanding shares, whichever is less, stating that such shareholders wish to communicate with the other shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the signatures necessary to demand a meeting to consider removal of a Trustee, the Trusts have undertaken to provide a list of shareholders or to disseminate appropriate materials (at the expense of the requesting shareholders).

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Except as set forth above, the Trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees. Shareholder voting rights are not cumulative.

The affirmative vote of a majority of shares of the Trusts voted (assuming a quorum is present in person or by proxy) is required to amend a Declaration of Trust if such amendment (1) affects the power of shareholders to vote, (2) amends the section of the Declaration of Trust governing amendments, (3) is one for which a vote is required by law or by the Trusts' registration statement or (4) is submitted to the shareholders by the Trustees. If one or more new series of a Trust is established and designated by the Trustees, the shareholders having beneficial interests in the other funds shall not be entitled to vote on matters exclusively affecting such new series, such matters including, without limitation, the adoption of or any change in the investment objectives, policies or restrictions of the new series and the approval of the investment advisory contracts of the new series. Similarly, the shareholders of the new series shall not be entitled to vote on any such matters as they affect the other funds.

**SHAREHOLDER AND TRUSTEE LIABILITY** 

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of a Trust. However, the Declarations of Trust disclaim shareholder liability for acts or obligations of a Trust and require that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by a Trust or the Trustees. The Declarations of Trust provide for indemnification out of each Fund's property for all loss and expense of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund by reason of owning shares of such Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is considered remote since it is limited to circumstances in which the disclaimer is inoperative and a Fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations.

The Declarations of Trust further provide that the Board will not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. However, nothing in the Declarations of Trust protects a Trustee against any liability to which the Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. The by-laws of each Trust provide for indemnification by the Trust of Trustees and officers of the relevant Trust, except with respect to any matter as to which any such person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust. Such persons may not be indemnified against any liability to the Trust or the Trust's shareholders to whom he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. Each Trust offers only its own Funds' shares for sale, but it is possible that a Trust might become liable for any misstatements in a prospectus that relate to another Trust. The Trustees of each Trust have considered this possible liability and approved the use of the combined prospectus for Funds of the Trusts.

**HOW TO BUY SHARES** 

The procedures for purchasing shares of the Funds are summarized in the Prospectuses. All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to Natixis Funds or the Funds' custodian bank.

At the discretion of the Distributor, bank trust departments or trust companies may also be eligible for investment in Class Y shares at a reduced minimum, subject to certain conditions including a requirement to meet the minimum investment balance within a specified time period. Please contact the Distributor at 800-225-5478 for more information.

**REDEMPTIONS** 

The procedures for redemption of shares of a Fund are summarized in its Prospectus.

A shareholder automatically receives access to the ability to redeem shares by telephone following the completion of a Fund application, which is available at im.natixis.com or from your investment dealer. When selecting the service, a shareholder may have the withdrawal proceeds sent to his or her bank, in which case the shareholder must designate a bank account on his or her application to which the redemption proceeds should be sent as well as provide a check marked "VOID" and/or a deposit slip that includes the routing number of his or her bank. Any change in the bank

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account so designated or addition of a new bank account may be made by furnishing to SS&C GIDS or your investment dealer a completed Service Options Form, which may require a medallion signature guarantee or a Signature Validation Program Stamp. Telephone redemptions by ACH or wire may only be made if the designated bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System or has a correspondent bank that is a member of the System. If the account is with a savings bank, it must have only one correspondent bank that is a member of the System. The Funds, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and State Street Bank (the Funds' custodian) are not responsible for the authenticity of withdrawal instructions received by telephone, although they will apply established verification procedures. SS&C GIDS, as agreed to with the Funds, will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that your telephone instructions are genuine, and if it does not, it may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Such verification procedures include, but are not limited to, requiring a form of personal identification prior to acting on an investor's telephone instructions and recording an investor's instructions.

The redemption price will be the NAV per share (less any applicable CDSC) next determined after the redemption request and any necessary special documentation is received by the Transfer Agent or your investment dealer in proper form. Payment normally will be made by the Funds within seven days thereafter. Shares purchased by check or through ACH may not be available immediately for redemption to the extent the check or ACH transaction has not cleared. The Funds may withhold redemption proceeds for ten days when redemptions are made within ten calendar days of purchase by check or through ACH.

The CDSC may be waived on redemptions made from IRA accounts due to attainment of age 59 1/2 for IRA shareholders who established accounts prior to January 3, 1995. The CDSC may also be waived on redemptions made from IRA accounts due to death, disability, return of excess contribution, required minimum distributions (waivers apply only to amounts necessary to meet the required minimum amount based on assets held within the Funds), certain withdrawals pursuant to a systematic withdrawal plan, not to exceed 10% annually of the value of the account, and redemptions made from the account to pay custodial fees. The CDSC may also be waived on redemptions within one year following the death of (i) the sole shareholder of an individual account, (ii) a joint tenant where the surviving joint tenant is the deceased's spouse or (iii) the beneficiary of a Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, Uniform Transfer to Minors Act or other custodial account. If the account is transferred to an account registered in the name of the deceased's estate, the CDSC will be waived on any redemption occurring within one year of death. If the account is transferred to a new registration and then a redemption is requested, the applicable CDSC will be charged. However, if an account is transferred to a new registration solely as an operational processing step to facilitate the distribution request from the deceased shareholder's (or the estate's) account, the CDSC will be waived. If shares are not redeemed within one year of the death, they will remain subject to the applicable CDSC when redeemed from the transferee's account.

The CDSC may be waived on redemptions made from 403(b)(7) custodial accounts due to attainment of age 59 1/2 for shareholders who established custodial accounts prior to January 3, 1995. The CDSC may also be waived on redemptions made from 403(b)(7) custodial accounts due to death or disability.

The CDSC also may be waived on redemptions necessary to pay plan participants or beneficiaries from certain retirement plans under Section 401 of the Code, including profit sharing plans, money purchase plans, 401(k) and custodial accounts under Section 403(b)(7) of the Code. Distributions necessary to pay plan participants and beneficiaries include payment made due to death, disability, separation from service, normal or early retirement as defined in the plan document, loans from the plan and hardship withdrawals, return of excess contributions, required minimum distributions (waivers only apply to amounts necessary to meet the required minimum amount), certain withdrawals pursuant to a systematic withdrawal plan, not to exceed 10% annually of the value of your account, and redemptions made from qualified retirement accounts or Section 403(b)(7) custodial accounts necessary to pay custodial fees.

A CDSC will apply in the event of plan level transfers, including transfers due to changes in investment where assets are transferred outside of Natixis Funds, including IRA and 403(b)(7) participant-directed transfers of assets to other custodians (except for the reasons given above) or qualified transfers of assets due to trustee-directed movement of plan assets due to merger, acquisition or addition of additional funds to the plan.

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Each Fund will normally redeem shares for cash; however, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind, if Natixis Advisors determines it to be advisable and in the interest of the remaining shareholders of a Fund. The redemptions in-kind will generally, but not necessarily, result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in a Fund's portfolio. If portfolio securities are distributed in lieu of cash, the shareholder will normally incur brokerage commissions upon subsequent disposition of any such securities. However, the Funds have elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which each Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash for any shareholder during any 90-day period up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the total NAV of each Fund at the beginning of such period. The Funds do not currently impose any redemption charge other than the CDSC imposed by the Funds' distributor as described in the Prospectuses. The Board reserves the right to impose additional charges at any time. A redemption constitutes a sale of shares for U.S. federal income tax purposes on which the investor may realize a long- or short-term capital gain or loss. See the section "Taxes" in this Statement.

The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after a Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

\* The Required Minimum Distribution age is 70 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> if you turned this age on or before December 31, 2019. If you turned 70 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> after December 31, 2019, the Required Minimum Distribution age is 72.

**SHAREHOLDER SERVICES** 

**Open Accounts** 

A shareholder's investment is automatically credited to an open account maintained for the shareholder by SS&C GIDS. Following each additional investment or redemption from the account initiated by an investor (with the exception of systematic investment plans), a shareholder will receive a confirmation statement disclosing the current balance of shares owned and the details of recent transactions in the account. After the close of each calendar year, the Funds will send each shareholder a statement providing account information that may include federal tax information on dividends and distributions paid to the shareholder during the year. This Statement should be retained as a permanent record.

The open account system provides for full and fractional shares expressed to three decimal places and, by making the issuance and delivery of stock certificates unnecessary, eliminates problems of handling and safekeeping, and the cost and inconvenience of replacing lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed certificates. Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.

The costs of maintaining the open account system are paid by the Funds and no direct charges are made to shareholders. Although the Funds have no present intention of making such direct charges to shareholders, they each reserve the right to do so. Shareholders will receive prior notice before any such charges are made.

**Unclaimed Property Laws** 

States increasingly are looking at inactive mutual fund accounts as possible "unclaimed" or "abandoned" property. If your account is deemed unclaimed or abandoned under state law, the Funds may be required to "escheat" or transfer the assets in your account to the applicable state's unclaimed property administration. The state may sell escheated shares and, if you subsequently seek to reclaim your proceeds of liquidation from the state, you may only be able to recover the amount received when the shares were sold.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you maintain a correct address for your account, keep your account active in ways such as by contacting the Transfer Agent by mail or telephone or accessing your account through the Funds' website at least every three years, and promptly cash all checks for dividends, capital gains and redemptions. Each State's requirements to keep an account active can vary and are subject to change. If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, we encourage you to contact the financial intermediary regarding applicable state unclaimed property laws. The Funds, the Transfer Agent and the Distributor will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with state unclaimed property laws.

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**Minimum Balance Policy** 

The Funds' minimum balance policy is described in the Prospectuses.

**Automatic Investment Plans (All Classes Except Class T)** 

Subject to each Fund's investor eligibility requirements, investors may automatically invest in additional shares of a Fund on a monthly basis under the Investment Builder Program by authorizing the Fund to draw from an investor's bank account. A Service Options Form must be completed to open an automatic investment plan and may be obtained by calling the Funds at 800-225-5478 or your investment dealer or by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com.

This program is voluntary and may be terminated at any time by SS&C GIDS upon notice to existing plan participants. The Investment Builder Program plan may be discontinued at any time by the investor by written notice to SS&C GIDS, which must be received at least five business days prior to any payment date. The plan may be discontinued by State Street Bank at any time without prior notice if any check is not paid upon presentation or by written notice to the shareholder at least thirty days prior to any payment date. The Funds are under no obligation to notify shareholders as to the nonpayment of any check.

**Retirement Plans and Other Plans Offering Tax Benefits (Class A and Class C Shares)** 

The federal tax laws provide for a variety of retirement plans offering tax benefits. These plans may be funded with shares of the Funds or with certain other investments. The plans include H.R. 10 (Keogh) plans for self-employed individuals and partnerships, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), corporate pension trust and profit sharing plans, including 401(k) plans, and retirement plans for public school systems and certain tax-exempt organizations.

The minimum initial investment available to retirement plans and other plans offering tax benefits is referred to in the Prospectuses. For these plans, initial investments in a Fund for Class A and Class C shares must be at least $1,000 for IRAs and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds prototype document and $500 for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and at least $50 for any subsequent investments. There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for SIMPLE IRAs using the Natixis Funds prototype documents. Income dividends and capital gain distributions must be reinvested (unless the investor is over age 59 1/2 or disabled). These types of accounts may be subject to fees. Plan documents and further information can be obtained from the Distributor.

Certain retirement plans may also be eligible to purchase Class N, Class T and Class Y shares. See the Prospectus for details.

**Systematic Withdrawal Plans (All Classes Except Class T)** 

An investor owning a Fund's shares having a value of $10,000 or more at the current public offering price may

establish a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (a "SWP") providing for periodic payments of a fixed or variable amount. An investor may terminate the SWP at any time. A form for use in establishing an SWP is available from SS&C GIDS, your financial representative or by visiting our website at im.natixis.com. Withdrawals may be paid to a person other than the shareholder if a Medallion signature guarantee is provided. Please consult your investment dealer or the Funds.

A shareholder under an SWP may elect to receive payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually for a fixed amount of not less than $50 or a variable amount based on (1) the market value of a stated number of shares, (2) a specified percentage of the account's market.

In the case of shares subject to a CDSC, the amount or percentage you specify may not, on an annualized basis, exceed 10% of the value, as of the time you make the election, of your account with a Fund with respect to which you are electing the SWP. Withdrawals of shares of a Fund under the SWP will be treated as redemptions of shares purchased through the reinvestment of Fund distributions, or, to the extent such shares purchased through the reinvestment of distribution in your account are insufficient to cover SWP payments, as redemptions from the earliest purchased shares of such Fund in your account. No CDSC applies to redemptions pursuant to the SWP.

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Since withdrawal payments represent proceeds from the liquidation of shares, withdrawals may reduce and possibly exhaust the value of the account, particularly in the event of a decline in NAV. Accordingly, a shareholder should consider whether an SWP and the specified amounts to be withdrawn are appropriate under the circumstances. The Funds and the Distributor make no recommendations or representations in this regard. It may be appropriate for a shareholder to consult a tax adviser before establishing an SWP. See the sections "Redemptions" and "Taxes" in this Statement for certain information as to U.S. federal income taxes.

It may be disadvantageous for a shareholder to purchase on a regular basis additional Fund shares with a sales charge while redeeming shares under an SWP. Accordingly, the Funds and the Distributor do not recommend additional investments in Class A shares by a shareholder who has an SWP in effect and who would be subject to a sales load on such additional investments. Natixis Funds may modify or terminate this program at any time.

Because of statutory restrictions an SWP may not be available to pension or profit-sharing plans and IRAs plans that have UMB Bank as trustee. Different documentation may be required.

**Dividend Diversification Program (All Classes Except Class T)** 

You may also establish a Dividend Diversification Program, which allows you to have all dividends and any other distributions for Class A, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares automatically invested in shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund, subject to the investor eligibility requirements of that other Fund and to state securities law requirements. Shares will be purchased based upon the selected Fund's NAV (without a sales charge or CDSC) determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for each dividend and distribution. A dividend diversification account must be registered to the same shareholder as the distributing Fund account and, if a new account in the purchased Fund is being established, the purchased Fund's minimum investment requirements must be met. Before establishing a Dividend Diversification Program into any other Natixis Fund, you must obtain and carefully read a copy of that Fund's Prospectus.

**Exchanging or Converting Shares** 

A Fund's policies for exchanging or converting shares are described in its Prospectus. Before requesting an exchange into any other Natixis Fund, please read its Prospectus carefully. Subject to the applicable rules of the SEC, the Board reserves the right to modify the exchange privilege at any time. Except as otherwise permitted by SEC rule, shareholders will receive at least 60 days' advance notice of any material change to the exchange privilege.

For purposes of determining the date on which Class C shares convert into Class A shares, a Class C share purchased through the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions (a "Distributed Share") will be considered to have been purchased on the purchase date (or deemed purchase date) of the Class C share through which such Distributed Share was issued. In addition, any Class C shares for which the Transfer Agent cannot determine a holding period (commonly known as "Free Shares") may, depending upon system settings, convert to Class A shares even if such Class C Free Shares have been held for less than ten years. Free Shares typically arise with respect to reinvested dividends not associated with purchased shares and with respect to shares from a Fund that liquidated prior to implementation of the Class C to Class A conversion policy. Automatic conversions of Class C shares to Class A shares will generally be processed monthly on or about the 10<sup>th</sup> day of the month.

**Merrill Lynch Client Accounts Only** 

A shareholder currently holding Class A or C shares of a Fund in a fee-based advisory program ("Advisory Program") account or currently holding Class A or C shares in a brokerage account but wishing to transfer into an Advisory Program account may convert such shares to Class Y shares of the Fund within the Advisory Program at any time. Such conversions will be on the basis of the relative net asset values per share, without requiring any investment minimum to be met and without the imposition of any redemption fee or other charge. If a CDSC is applicable to such Class A or C shares, then the conversion may not occur until after the shareholder has held the shares for an 18 month period (Class A shares) or 12 month period (Class C shares), except that a CDSC applicable to Class A or C shares converted to Class Y shares through a fee-based individual retirement account on the Merrill Lynch platform will be waived and Merrill Lynch will remit the portion of the payment to be made to the Distributor equal to the number of months remaining on the CDSC period divided by the total number of months of the CDSC period.

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**Automatic Exchange Plan (All Classes Except Class T)** 

As described in the Prospectuses, a shareholder may establish an Automatic Exchange Plan under which Class A, Class C, Class N or Class Y shares of a Fund are automatically exchanged each month for shares of the same class of one or more of the other Funds. Registration on all accounts must be identical. The fund minimum of the new fund must be met in connection with each investment. Exchanges may be processed on any day of the month (or the first business day thereafter if the exchange date is not a business day) until the account is exhausted or until SS&C GIDS is notified in writing to terminate the plan. Exchanges may be made in amounts of $50 or more. The Service Options Form may be used to establish an Automatic Exchange Plan and is available from SS&C GIDS, your financial representative or by visiting our website at im.natixis.com.

**Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares** 

As stated in the Funds' Prospectuses, each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, a Fund or the Distributor will send notice to the prospective investor or the investor's financial intermediary promptly after receipt of the rejected order**.**

**Broker Trading Privileges** 

The Distributor may, from time to time, enter into agreements with one or more brokers or other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares until the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each day that the NYSE is open for trading); such purchase and redemption orders will be deemed to have been received by a Fund when the authorized broker or intermediary accepts such orders; and such orders will be priced using that Fund's NAV next computed after the orders are placed with and accepted by such brokers or intermediaries. Any purchase and redemption orders received by a broker or intermediary under these agreements will be transmitted daily to a Fund no later than the time specified in such agreement; but, in any event, no later than market open, Eastern Time, following the day that such purchase or redemption orders are received by the broker or intermediary.

**Transcript Requests** 

Transcripts of account transactions will be provided, free of charge, at the shareholder's request.

**Self-Servicing Your Account with Natixis Funds Personal Access Line<sup>®</sup> and Website (All Classes Except Class N and Class T)** 

Natixis Funds' shareholders may access account information, including share balances and recent account activity online, by visiting our website at im.natixis.com. Transactions may also be processed online for certain accounts (restrictions may apply). Such transactions include purchases, redemptions and exchanges, and shareholders are automatically eligible for these features. Natixis Funds has taken measures to ensure the security of shareholder accounts, including the encryption of data and the use of personal identification numbers ("PINs"). In addition, you may restrict these privileges from your account by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478, or writing to us at P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579. More information regarding these features may be found on our website at im.natixis.com.

**NET ASSET VALUE** 

The method for determining the public offering price and NAV per share is summarized in the Prospectuses.

The total NAV of each class of shares of a Fund (the excess of the assets of such Fund attributable to such class over the liabilities attributable to such class) is determined at the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading. Each Fund will not price its shares on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. A Fund may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids. Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and ETFs, exchange-traded notes, rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing
bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an
NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most
extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using
evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.
Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Fund's fair value policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying security, less the cost to
subscribe to the underlying security (*e.g.*, to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio. If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Debt Securities and unlisted preferred equity securities** — evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an
independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Senior Loans** — bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices
obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Bilateral Swaps** — bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid and
ask prices) supplied by an independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an
independent pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Centrally Cleared Swaps** — settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded
or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Options** — domestic exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including
options on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement
price. Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Other
exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and ask
prices) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC options contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices obtained from broker-dealers.
Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Futures** — most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time,
they are traded most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Fund's fair value policies described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts** — interpolated rates determined based on information provided by
an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. As noted below, Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in its capacity as "valuation designee." A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market

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disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, and various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services.

On December 3, 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which addresses valuation practices and the role of the board of directors with respect to the fair value of the investments of a registered investment company. Among other things, Rule 2a-5 permits a fund's board to designate the fund's primary investment adviser to perform the fund's fair value determinations, which are subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. As of the date of this Statement, the Adviser serves as the Fund's valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

The per share NAV of a class of each Fund's shares is computed by dividing the number of shares outstanding into the total NAV attributable to such class. The public offering price of a Class A share of a Fund is the NAV per share plus a sales charge as set forth in each Fund's Prospectus.

**REDUCED SALES CHARGES** 

The following special purchase plans are summarized in the Prospectuses and are described in greater detail below. Investors should note that in many cases, the financial intermediary, and not the Funds, is responsible for ensuring that the investor receives current discounts.

If you invest in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure you obtain the proper "breakpoint" discount. In order to reduce your sales charge, it will be necessary at the time of purchase to inform the Distributor and your financial intermediary, in writing, of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated to meet sales load breakpoints. If the Distributor is not notified that you are eligible for a reduced sales charge, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to the investor's account. You may be required to provide certain records and information, such as account statements, with respect to all of your accounts which hold Fund shares, including accounts with other financial

intermediaries, and your family members' and other related parties' accounts, in order to verify your eligibility for the reduced sales charge.

**Please see Appendix A to the Prospectus for information regarding eligibility for sales load waivers and discounts available through specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or this Statement.** 

If you invest in class T shares, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure you obtain the proper "breakpoint" discount.

**Cumulative Purchase Discount** 

The Cumulative Purchase Discount privilege is described in the prospectus.

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**Letter of Intent** 

A Letter of Intent (a "Letter"), which can be effected at any time, is a privilege available to investors that reduces the sales charge on investments in Class A shares. Ordinarily, reduced sales charges are available for single purchases of Class A shares only when they reach certain breakpoints (*e.g.,* $50,000, $100,000, etc.). By signing a Letter, a shareholder indicates an intention to invest enough money in Class A shares within 13 months to reach a breakpoint. If the shareholder's intended aggregate purchases of all series and classes of the Trusts and other Natixis Funds over a defined 13-month period will be large enough to qualify for a reduced sales charge, the shareholder may invest the smaller individual amounts at the public offering price calculated using the sales load applicable to the 13-month aggregate investment.

A Letter is a non-binding commitment, the amount of which may be increased, decreased or canceled at any time. The effective date of a Letter is the date it is received in good order by the Transfer Agent.

Purchases made within 90 days of the establishment of the Letter may be used towards meeting the Letter of Intent.

The cumulative purchase discount, described above, permits the aggregate value at the current public offering price of Class A shares of any accounts with the Trusts held by a shareholder to be added to the dollar amount of the intended investment under a Letter, provided the shareholder lists them on the account application.

The Transfer Agent will hold in escrow shares with a value at the current public offering price of 5% of the aggregate amount of the intended investment. The amount in escrow will be released when the commitment stated in the Letter is completed. If the shareholder does not purchase shares in the amount indicated in the Letter, the shareholder agrees to remit to the Transfer Agent the difference between the sales charge actually paid and that which would have been paid had the Letter not been in effect, and authorizes the Transfer Agent to redeem escrowed shares in the amount necessary to make up the difference in sales charges. Reinvested dividends and distributions are not included in determining whether the Letter has been completed.

**Combining Accounts** 

For purposes of determining the sales charge applicable to a given purchase, a shareholder may elect to combine the purchase and the shareholder's total investment (calculated at the current public offering price) in all series and classes of the Natixis Funds (excluding Class T shares) with the purchases and total investment of the shareholder's spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those previously mentioned, single trust estates, individual retirement accounts and sole proprietorships or any other group of individuals acceptable to the Distributor. If the combined value of the purchases and total investments exceeds a sales charge breakpoint as disclosed in the Prospectuses, the lower sales charge applies to the entire amount of the purchase, even though some portion of that investment is below the breakpoint to which a reduced sales charge applies.

For certain retirement plans, the Distributor may, in its discretion, combine the purchases and total investment of all qualified participants in the same retirement plan for purposes of determining the availability of a reduced sales charge. Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ("SIMPLE IRA") contributions will automatically be linked with those of participants in the same SIMPLE IRA Plan (Class A shares only). SIMPLE IRA accounts may not be linked with any other Natixis Fund account for rights of accumulation.

Purchases and total investments of individuals may not be combined with purchases and total investments of the retirement plan accounts described in the preceding paragraph for the purpose of determining the availability of a reduced sales charge. Only the purchases and total investments in tax-qualified retirement plans or other employee benefit plans in which the shareholder is the sole participant may be combined with individual accounts for purposes of determining the availability of a reduced sales charge.

**Eligible Governmental Authorities** 

There is no sales charge or CDSC related to investments in Class A shares by any state, county or city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof that has determined that a Fund is a legally permissible investment and that is prohibited by applicable investment laws from paying a sales charge or commission in connection with the purchase of shares of any registered investment company.

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**Investment Advisory Accounts** 

Class A shares of any Fund may be purchased at NAV by registered investment advisers, financial planners or other intermediaries who place trades for their own accounts or by clients of registered investment advisers, financial planners or other intermediaries where the registered investment adviser, financial planner or other intermediary receives an advisory, management, or consulting fee for the investment in the Fund. Investors may be charged a fee if they effect transactions through a broker or agent.

**Certain Broker-Dealers and Financial Services Organizations** 

Class A shares of any Fund may also be purchased at NAV through certain broker-dealers or financial services organizations without any transaction fee. Such organizations may also receive compensation paid by Natixis Advisors, or its affiliates out of their own assets (as described in the section "Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans"), or be paid indirectly by the Funds in the form of servicing, distribution or transfer agent fees.

**Certain Clients of Financial Intermediaries** 

Class A shares may be offered without front-end sales charges or a CDSC to clients of a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor and has been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee.

**Certain Retirement Plans** 

Class A shares of the Funds may be purchased at NAV for investments by certain retirement plans. The availability of this pricing may depend upon the policies and procedures of your specific intermediary; consult your financial adviser.

"Certain Retirement Plans" as it relates to load waivers, share class eligibility, and account minimums is defined as follows:

Certain Retirement Plans includes 401(k) plans, 457 plans, 401(a) plans (including profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans), 403(b) and 403(b)(7) plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Taft Hartley multi-employer plans and retiree health benefit plans. The accounts must be plan level omnibus accounts to qualify.

Certain Retirement Plans does not include individual retirement plan accounts such as IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, SARSEP, etc. Any retirement plan accounts registered in the name of a participant would not qualify.

**The reduction or elimination of the sales charges in connection with special purchase plans described above reflects the absence or reduction of expenses associated with such sales.** 

**DISTRIBUTIONS** 

As described in the Prospectuses, it is the policy of each Fund to pay shareholders at least annually according to the schedule specified in each Fund's Prospectus, as dividends, all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually (or, in the case of short-term gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders) all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any, after offsetting any capital loss carryforwards. To the extent permitted by law, the Board may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.

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Ordinary income dividends (except for those of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund) and capital gain distributions are reinvested based upon the NAV determined as of the close of the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for each dividend or distribution. Ordinary income dividends of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are reinvested monthly based upon the NAV determined as of the close of the NYSE on the last business day of the month. Shareholders, however, may elect to receive their ordinary income dividends or capital gain distributions, or both, in cash. The election may be made at any time by submitting a written request directly to Natixis Funds, contacting Natixis Funds at 1-800-225-5478 or visiting im.natixis.com to change your distribution option. In order for a change to be in effect for any dividend or distribution, it must be received by Natixis Funds on or before the record date for such dividend or distribution.

If you elect to receive your dividends in cash and the dividend checks sent to you are returned as "undeliverable" to the Funds or remain uncashed for six months, your cash election will automatically be changed and your future dividends will be reinvested. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed dividend or redemption checks.

As required by federal law, U.S. federal tax information regarding Fund distributions will be furnished to each shareholder for each calendar year early in the succeeding year. Funds with significant investments in REITs typically request a 30-day extension to provide such federal tax information to their shareholders.

**TAXES** 

The following discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, and other applicable authorities, all as of the date of this Statement. These authorities are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, possibly with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax considerations generally applicable to an investment in a Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular situations and the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.

**Taxation of the Funds** 

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify and be eligible to be treated each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs under the Code, each Fund must, among other things: (i) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and (b) net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships ("QPTPs"); (ii) diversify its holdings so that at the end of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year (a) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets consists of cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities limited, with respect to any one issuer, to no more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest (1) in the securities (other than those of the U.S. government or other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (2) in the securities of one or more QPTPs; and (iii) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt income, if any, for such year.

In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (i) above, income derived by a Fund from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by the Fund. However, 100% of the net income derived by the Fund from an interest in a QPTP (a partnership (x) the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in (i)(a) above) will be treated as qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a QPTP.

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For purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, outstanding voting securities of an issuer include the equity securities of a QPTP. Also for purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a particular Fund investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers) is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") with respect to identification of the issuer for a particular type of investment may adversely affect a Fund's ability to satisfy the diversification requirements in (ii) above.

Assuming that it qualifies for treatment as a RIC, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income or gains distributed to its shareholders in a timely manner in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below). If a Fund were to fail to meet the income, diversification or distribution requirements described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a fund-level tax or interest, disposing of certain assets or making additional distributions. If a Fund were ineligible to or did not cure such a failure for any year, or if the Fund otherwise were to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment for such year, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gain, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to be treated as "qualified dividend income" in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals, provided in both cases that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements in respect of a Fund's shares (as described below). In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.

Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction). If a Fund retains any investment company taxable income, the Fund will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. Each Fund also intends to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, in each case, determined with reference to any loss carryforwards). If a Fund retains any net capital gain, it will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amounts retained, but may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to its shareholders, who in turn (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gains, their shares of such undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds on properly filed U.S. federal income tax returns to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If a Fund makes this designation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of a Fund will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder's gross income under clause (i) of the preceding sentence and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Funds are not required to, and there can be no assurance that a Fund will, make this designation if a Fund retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a taxable year.

In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend, its taxable income and its earnings and profits, a RIC may elect to treat any post-October capital loss (defined as any net capital loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after October 31 or, if there is no such loss, the net long-term capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to such portion of the taxable year) and certain late-year ordinary losses (generally, the sum of its (i) net ordinary loss, if any, from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, and its (ii) other net ordinary loss, if any, attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains ("net capital losses") are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund's net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, a Fund may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to subsequent taxable years to offset capital gains, if any, realized during such subsequent taxable years. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether a Fund retains or distributes such gains. If a Fund incurs or has incurred net capital losses, those losses will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration to offset capital gains realized during such subsequent taxable years; any such carryforward losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term.

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If a Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (or December 31 of that year if the Fund is eligible to and so elects) plus any such amounts retained from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts. For purposes of the required excise tax distribution, a Fund's ordinary gains and losses from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property that would be taken into account after October 31 (or December 31, if the Fund is eligible to and makes the election referred to above) generally are treated as arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Also for purposes of the excise tax, each Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year. Each Fund generally intends to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

**Taxation of Fund Distributions** 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of a Fund's earnings and profits. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. In general, a Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of assets it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of investments it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less. Distributions of net capital gain that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions of the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as ordinary income. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued final regulations that impose special rules in respect of Capital Gain Dividends received through partnership interests constituting "applicable partnership interests" under Section 1061 of the Code.

Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund's shares. In general, a dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or the shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company (as defined below). Income derived from investments in fixed-income securities, REITs and derivatives generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. The Core Plus Bond Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund generally do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to qualify for treatment as qualified dividend income.

In general, distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income in the hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to such Fund's shares. If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during any taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income, excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, then 100% of the Fund's dividends (other than dividends properly reported as Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

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In general, properly reported dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund will qualify for the dividends received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of eligible dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. In general, a dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as an eligible dividend (1) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock) or (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received deduction may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of the Fund or (2) otherwise by application of various provisions of the Code (for instance, the dividends received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend received on debt-financed portfolio stock -- generally, stock acquired with borrowed funds). The Core Plus Bond Fund, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to be eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Any distribution of income that is attributable to (i) income received by a Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, or (ii) dividend income received by a Fund on securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a loan by the Fund, may not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and may not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Distributions by a RIC to its shareholders that the RIC properly reports as "section 199A dividends," as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, are treated as qualified REIT dividends in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. Non-corporate shareholders are permitted a federal income tax deduction equal to 20% of qualified REIT dividends received by them, subject to certain limitations. Very generally, a "section 199A dividend" is any dividend or portion thereof that is attributable to certain dividends received by the RIC from REITs, to the extent such dividends are properly reported as such by the RIC in a written notice to its shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A RIC is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.

The Code generally imposes a 3.8% tax on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. For these purposes, "net investment income" generally includes, among other things, (i) distributions paid by a Fund of net investment income and capital gains as described above, and (ii) any net gain from the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this additional tax on their investment in a Fund.

Distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or in additional shares.

Dividends declared and payable by a Fund during October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in any such month and paid by the Fund during the following January generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as paid by the Fund and received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividends are declared rather than the calendar year in which they are received.

If a Fund makes a distribution in excess of its current and accumulated "earnings and profits" in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital generally is not taxable, but it reduces a shareholder's basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of such shares.

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**Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Shares** 

A sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares generally will give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code's "wash sale" rules if other substantially identical shares are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

Upon the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, the Fund or, in the case of shares purchased through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary may be required to provide you and the IRS with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. See the Funds' Prospectus for more information.

**Certain Fixed-Income and Other Instruments** 

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance (and zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that are acquired by a Fund will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of the OID is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund's income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having "market discount." Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligation issued with OID, its "revised issue price") over the purchase price of such obligation. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the "accrued market discount" on such debt security. Alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund's income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund may be treated as having OID or, in certain cases, "acquisition discount" (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price). The Fund will be required to include the OID or acquisition discount in income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which OID or acquisition discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of debt obligations, or other debt obligations subject to special rules under the Code, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or, if necessary, by disposition of portfolio securities including at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. These dispositions may cause a Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates) and, in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than if the Fund had not held such obligations.

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**Securities Purchased at a Premium** 

Very generally, where a Fund purchases a bond at a price that exceeds the redemption price at maturity (*i.e.*, a premium), the premium is amortizable over the remaining term of the bond. In the case of a taxable bond, if a Fund makes an election applicable to all such bonds it purchases, which election is irrevocable without consent of the IRS, the Fund reduces the current taxable income from the bond by the amortized premium and reduces its tax basis in the bond by the amount of such offset; upon the disposition or maturity of such bonds acquired on or after January 4, 2013, the Fund is permitted to deduct, any remaining premium allocable to a prior period. In the case of a tax-exempt bond, tax rules require a Fund to reduce its tax basis by the amount of amortized premium.

**Certain Higher-Risk and High Yield Securities** 

A Fund may invest in lower-quality debt obligations or debt obligations that are unrated, including debt obligations of issuers not currently paying interest or who are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of default, or are in default, present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation and, if so, the amount of market discount the Fund should recognize, when a Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent a Fund may take deductions for bad debts or worthless securities and how a Fund should allocate payments received on obligations in default between principal and interest. These and other related issues will be addressed by each Fund when as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.

A portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations in which a Fund may invest may be treated as a dividend for purposes of the corporate dividends received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by the Fund to corporate shareholders may be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the extent of the deemed dividend portion of such accrued interest.

**Passive Foreign Investment Companies** 

Funds that invest in foreign securities may own shares (or be treated as owning shares) in certain foreign entities that are treated as "passive foreign investment companies" (each a "PFIC"), which could potentially subject such a Fund to U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the PFIC or on proceeds received from a disposition of shares in the PFIC. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, the Fund may make certain elections to avoid the imposition of that tax. For example, a Fund may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in a PFIC "to the market" as though the Fund had sold and repurchased its holdings in the PFIC on the last day of each taxable year of the Fund. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. Each Fund may also in certain cases elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" (*i.e*., make a "QEF election"), in which case the Fund would be required to include in its income annually its share of the PFIC's income and net capital gains, regardless of whether it receives any distributions from the PFIC.

The mark-to-market and QEF elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

Because it is not always possible to identify a foreign corporation as a PFIC, a Fund may incur the tax and interest charges described above in some instances.

**Foreign Taxes** 

Income, gains and proceeds received by a Fund from investments in securities of foreign issuers may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes. This will decrease the Fund's yield on securities subject to such taxes. Tax treaties between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. The Funds generally do not expect that shareholders will be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to such foreign taxes incurred by the Funds.

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**Tax Implications of Certain Fund Investments** 

**Options, Futures, Forward Contracts, Swap Agreements and Hedging Transactions** 

The tax treatment of certain positions entered into by the Funds, including regulated futures contracts, certain foreign currency positions and certain listed non-equity options, will be governed by Section 1256 of the Code ("Section 1256 Contracts"). Gains or losses on Section 1256 Contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses ("60/40" gains or losses) although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character, as described below. Also, any Section 1256 Contracts held by the Funds at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are "marked to market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as 60/40 or ordinary gain or loss, as applicable.

A Fund's investments in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, straddles, contingent payment debt instruments, trust preferred securities, convertible bonds, swap agreements, and options on swaps and foreign currencies, derivatives, as well as any of its other hedging, short sale, or similar transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules (including the mark-to-market, constructive sale, notional principal contract, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income (without receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation, defer losses to the Fund, or cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, thereby affecting whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules, therefore, could affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. In certain cases, these tax implications may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements (to avoid the payment of Fund-level taxes), which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return.

Moreover, because the tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.

In general, option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund. Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (*e.g.*, through a closing transaction). If a call option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) the sum of the strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Fund's basis in the stock. Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it, that Fund generally will subtract the premium received for purposes of computing its cost basis in the securities purchased. Gain or loss arising in respect of a termination of a Fund's obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the underlying stock will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by that Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, that Fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.

Certain covered call writing activities of a Fund may trigger the U.S. federal income tax straddle rules contained primarily in Section 1092 of the Code. Very generally, where applicable, Section 1092 requires (i) that losses be deferred on positions deemed to be offsetting positions with respect to "substantially similar or related property," to the extent of unrealized gain in the latter, and (ii) that the holding period of such a straddle position that has not already been held for the long-term holding period be terminated and begin anew once the position is no longer part of a straddle. Options on single stocks that are not "deep in the money" may constitute qualified covered calls, which generally are not subject to the straddle rules; the holding period on stock underlying qualified covered calls that are "in the money" although not "deep in the money" will be suspended during the period that such calls are outstanding. Thus, the straddle rules and the rules governing qualified covered calls could cause gains that would otherwise constitute long-term capital gains to be treated as short-term capital gains, and distributions that would otherwise constitute "qualified dividend income" or qualify for the dividends-received deduction to fail to satisfy the holding period requirements and therefore to be taxed as ordinary income or to fail to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, as the case may be.

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A Fund's use of certain commodity-linked instruments and commodity-linked structured notes will potentially be limited by the Fund's intention to qualify as a RIC, and will potentially bear on the Fund's ability to so qualify. The tax treatment of certain commodity-linked instruments including structured notes in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund's nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.

Certain of a Fund's investments, including but not limited to, derivative instruments, foreign currency denominated instruments, and any of the Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, may produce a difference between its book income and its taxable income. If a Fund's book income is less than the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment and avoid a fund-level tax. If a Fund's book income exceeds the sum of its taxable income, including net realized capital gains, and net tax-exempt income (if any), the distribution (if any) of such excess will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund's remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income, if any), (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient's basis in the shares, and (iii) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.

**Foreign Currency Transactions** 

Gain or loss on foreign currency denominated debt securities and on certain other financial instruments, such as forward currency options, futures contracts, forward contracts and currency swaps (and similar instruments, that is attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates occurring between the date of acquisition and the date of settlement or disposition of such securities or instruments may be treated under Section 988 of the Code as ordinary income or loss. Any such net gains could require a larger dividend toward the end of the calendar year. Any such net losses generally will reduce and potentially require the recharacterization of prior ordinary income distributions. Such ordinary income treatment may accelerate Fund distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. Any net ordinary losses so created cannot be carried forward by a Fund to offset income or gains earned in subsequent taxable years.

A Fund may elect out of the application of Section 988 of the Code with respect to the tax treatment of each of its foreign currency forward contracts to the extent that (i) such contract is a capital asset in the hands of the Fund and is not part of a straddle transaction and (ii) the Fund makes an election by the close of the day the contract is entered into to treat the gain or loss attributable to such contract as capital gain or loss.

The Fund's forward contracts may qualify as Section 1256 contracts under the Code if the underlying currencies are currencies for which there are futures contracts that are traded on and subject to the rules of a qualified board or exchange. However, a forward currency contract that is a Section 1256 contract would, absent an election out of Section 988 of the Code as described in the preceding paragraph, be subject to Section 988. Accordingly, although such a forward currency contract would be marked-to-market annually like other Section 1256 contracts, the resulting gain or loss would be ordinary. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to forward currency contracts that qualify as Section 1256 contracts, the tax treatment generally applicable to Section 1256 contracts, as described above, would apply to those forward currency contracts: that is, the contracts would be marked-to-market annually and gains and losses with respect to the contracts would be treated as 60/40 gain or loss. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to any of its forward currency contracts that do not qualify as Section 1256 contracts, such contracts would not be marked to market annually and the Fund would recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on the Fund's holding period therein. A Fund may elect out of Section 988 with respect to all, some or none of its forward currency contracts.

**Investments in Other RICs** 

If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC, and the investment company reports such dividends as qualified dividend income, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report a portion of its distributions as qualified dividend income, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

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If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC and the investment company reports such dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report its distributions derived from those dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction as well, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

If a Fund were to own 20% or more of the voting interests of an investment company, subject to a safe harbor in respect of certain fund of funds arrangements, the Fund would be required to "look through" the investment company to its holdings and combine the appropriate percentage (as determined pursuant to the applicable Treasury Regulations) of the investment company's assets with the Fund's assets for purposes of satisfying the 25% diversification test described above.

**Partnerships and Other Pass-Through Structures** 

To the extent the Fund invests in entities that are treated as partnerships (other than QPTPs, as defined above), trusts, or other pass-through structures for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all or a portion of any income and gains from such entities could constitute non-qualifying income to the Fund for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described above. For example, income that the Fund derives from indirect investments, through such entities, in certain commodity-linked instruments generally will not or may not be considered qualifying income for the purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. In such cases, the Fund's investments in such entities could be limited by its intention to qualify as a RIC, and could bear on its ability to so qualify. Income from such entities may be allocated to the Fund on a gross, rather than net, basis, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement.

**Investments in Exchange-Traded Notes** 

The timing and character of income or gains arising from exchange-traded notes can be uncertain. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to such rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect the Fund's ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC and to avoid a fund-level tax.

**REITs, REMICs and TMPs** 

A Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may result in the Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings; if the Fund distributes these amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A Fund may invest directly or indirectly (including through REITs) in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs") (including by investing in residual interests in CMOs with respect to which an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools ("TMPs"). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of a Fund's income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an "excess inclusion") will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC generally will be allocated to shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, a Fund investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts ("CRTs"), as noted below. The Funds do not intend to invest in REITs in which a substantial portion of the assets will consist of residual interests in REMICs.

In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions) and (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income. A

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shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such inclusions notwithstanding any exemption from such income tax otherwise available under the Code. See also the section "Tax-Exempt Shareholders" below for a discussion of the special tax consequences that may result where a tax-exempt entity invests in a RIC that recognizes excess inclusion income.

**Tax-Exempt Shareholders** 

Income of a RIC that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this "blocking effect", a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investments in a Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Section 514(b) of the Code.

A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes excess inclusion income derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs, as described above, if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund's investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund). Furthermore, any investment in residual interests of a CMO that has elected to be treated as a REMIC can create complex tax consequences, especially if a Fund has state or local governments or other tax-exempt organizations as shareholders.

In addition, special tax consequences apply when CRTs invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, if a CRT (as defined in Section 664 of the Code) realizes any UBTI for a taxable year, a 100% excise tax is imposed on such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income. Rather, if at any time during any taxable year, a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income, then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its excess inclusion income for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT (or other shareholder), and thus reduce such shareholder's distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder's interest in the Fund. CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.

**Backup Withholding** 

Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish a Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to a Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

**Non-U.S. Shareholders** 

Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not "U.S. persons" within the meaning of the Code ("Foreign Persons") properly reported by the Fund as (1) Capital Gain Dividends, (2) interest-related dividends and (3) short-term capital gain dividends, each as defined below and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.

In general, the Code defines (1) "short-term capital gain dividends" as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) "interest-related dividends" as distributions attributable to U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those that would not have been subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders. The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and

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short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual Foreign Person who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the Foreign Person of a trade or business within the United States under special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends does not apply to distributions to a Foreign Person (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the Foreign Person is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, and (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the Foreign Person and the Foreign Person is a controlled foreign corporation. The Funds, however, do not intend to report any eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends, and the Funds may choose not to report potentially eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding.

In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend. Foreign Persons should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

Distributions by the Fund to Foreign Persons other than Capital Gain Dividends, interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends (e.g., dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).

If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person has a trade or business in the United States, and Fund dividends received by such holder are effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal net income taxation at regular income tax rates and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the holder in the United States. More generally, a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person and who or which is a resident in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and is urged to consult its tax advisors.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a Foreign Person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on a sale or redemption of shares of a Fund unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States, (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale, or redemption and certain other conditions are met or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of "U.S. real property interests" ("USRPIs") apply to the Foreign Person's sale of shares of the Fund (as described below).

Subject to certain exceptions (for example, for a fund that is a "United States real property holding corporation" as described below), the Fund is generally not required to withhold on the amount of a non-dividend distribution (*i.e.*, a distribution that is not paid out of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits for the applicable taxable year) when paid to a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person.

Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity ("QIE") because it is either a "U.S. real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation's USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.

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If a Fund were a QIE, under a special "look-through" rule, any distributions by the Fund to a shareholder that is a Foreign Person (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund's shareholders that are Foreign Persons and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the Foreign Person being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a Foreign Person, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the Foreign Person's current and past ownership of the Fund.

In addition, if an interest in the Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in which case such Foreign Person generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

Shareholders of the Fund that are Foreign Persons also may be subject to "wash sale" rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.

The Funds generally do not expect that they will be QIEs.

In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, Foreign Persons must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to their non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign Persons should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of owning shares of the Funds, including the certification and filing requirements imposed on Foreign Persons in order to qualify for exemption from the backup withholding tax rates described above or a reduced rate of withholding provided by treaty.

**Shareholder Reporting Obligations With Respect to Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.** 

Shareholders that are U.S. persons and own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Fund by vote or value could be required to report annually their financial interest in the Fund's foreign financial accounts, if any, on FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. Shareholders should consult a tax advisor, or if holding shares through an intermediary, their intermediary, regarding the applicability to them of this reporting requirement.

**Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations.** 

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct holders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

**Certain Additional Reporting and Withholding Requirements** 

Sections 1471-1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance issued thereunder (collectively, "FATCA") generally require a Fund to obtain information sufficient to identify the status of each of its shareholders under FATCA or under an applicable intergovernmental agreement (an "IGA") between the United States and a foreign government. If a shareholder fails to provide the requested information or otherwise fails to comply with FATCA or an IGA, the Fund may be required to withhold under FATCA at a rate of 30% with respect to that shareholder on ordinary

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dividends it pays. The IRS and the Department of Treasury have issued proposed regulations providing that these withholding rules will not apply to the gross proceeds of share redemptions or Capital Gain Dividends the Fund pays. If a payment by the Fund is subject to FATCA withholding, the Fund is required to withhold even if such payment would otherwise be exempt from withholding under the rules applicable to foreign shareholders described above (e.g., interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends).

Each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax adviser regarding the applicability of FATCA and any other reporting requirements with respect to the prospective investor's own situation, including investments through an intermediary.

**Other Tax Matters** 

Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans and tax-advantaged arrangements. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the suitability of shares of a Fund as an investment through such plans and arrangements and the precise effect of such an investment in their particular tax situations.

Dividends and distributions, and gains from the sale of Fund shares may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to federal, state, local, and where applicable, foreign taxes.

**PERFORMANCE INFORMATION** 

**Yield and Total Return** 

Each Fund may advertise the yield and total return of each class of its shares. Each Fund's yield and total returns will vary from time to time depending upon market conditions, the composition of its portfolio and operating expenses of the relevant Trust allocated to each Fund. These factors, possible differences in the methods used in calculating yield and total returns and the tax-exempt status of distributions should be considered when comparing a Fund's yield and total returns to yields and total returns published for other investment companies and other investment vehicles. Yield and total returns should also be considered relative to changes in the value of the Fund's shares and to the relative risks associated with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund. Yield and total returns may be stated with or without giving effect to any expense limitations in effect for a Fund. For those funds that present yield and total returns reflecting an expense limitation, its yield and total return would have been lower if no limitation were in effect. Yield and total returns will generally be higher for Class A, Class T and Class Y shares than for Class C shares of the same Fund, because of the higher levels of expenses borne by the Class C shares. Because of its lower operating expenses, Class N shares of each Fund can be expected to achieve a higher yield and total return than the same Fund's Class A, Class C, Class T and Class Y shares.

Each Fund may also present one or more distribution rates for each class in its sales literature. These rates will be determined by annualizing the class's distributions from net investment income and net short-term capital gain over a recent 12-month, 3-month or 30-day period and dividing that amount by the maximum offering price or the NAV. If the NAV, rather than the maximum offering price, is used to calculate the distribution rate, the rate will be higher.

At any time in the future, yield and total returns may be higher or lower than past yield or total return and there can be no assurance that any historical results will continue.

Investors in the Funds are specifically advised that share prices, expressed as the NAVs per share, will vary just as yield will vary. An investor's focus on the yield of a Fund to the exclusion of the consideration of the share price of

that Fund may result in the investor's misunderstanding the total return he or she may derive from the Fund.

**<u>Benchmark Comparisons</u>**

Performance information for each Fund will be included in the Funds' Prospectus (in the subsection "Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table" within each Fund Summary), along with the performance of an appropriate benchmark index. Because index comparisons are generally calculated as of the end of each month, index performance information under the "Life of Class" heading in the Prospectus for classes with less than ten years of performance history may not be coincident with the inception date of the class. In such instances, index performance is generally presented from the month-end nearest to the inception date of the class.

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**THIRD PARTY INFORMATION** 

The Prospectuses and this Statement may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively "Natixis Affiliates") and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates' services, funds or other financial products.

The index information contained in the Prospectuses and this Statement is derived from third parties and is provided on an "as is" basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements, financial highlights and the reports of the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, Natixis Funds Trust I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/770540/000119312522302941/d302250dncsr.htm), Loomis Sayles Funds I [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and Loomis Sayles Funds II [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm), each dated September 30, 2022 are incorporated herein by reference to such reports. The Funds' annual and semiannual reports are available upon request and without charge. Each Fund will send a single copy of its annual and semiannual report to an address at which more than one shareholder of record with the same last name has indicated that mail is to be delivered. Shareholders may request additional copies of any annual or semiannual report by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by writing to the Funds at: 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197 or by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com. The annual and semi-annual reports are also available online at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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**APPENDIX A** 

**DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS** 

The Funds make use of average portfolio credit quality standards to assist institutional investors whose own investment guidelines limit their investments accordingly. In determining a Fund's overall dollar-weighted average quality, unrated securities are treated as if rated, based on the Adviser's view of their comparability to rated securities. A Fund's use of average quality criteria is intended to be a guide for those investors whose investment guidelines require that assets be invested according to comparable criteria. Reference to an overall average quality rating for a Fund does not mean that all securities held by the Fund will be rated in that category or higher. A Fund's investments may range in quality from securities rated in the lowest category in which the Fund is permitted to invest to securities rated in the highest category (as rated by S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality). The percentage of a Fund's assets invested in securities in a particular rating category will vary. Following is a description of S&P Global Ratings, Moody's, and Fitch ratings applicable to fixed-income securities.

*S&P Global Ratings*—A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of S&P Global Ratings and their meanings (as published by S&P Global Ratings) follows:

**Issue Credit Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the credit worthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P Global Ratings' view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term issue credit ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market, typically with an original maturity of no more than 365 days. Short-term issue credit ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. We would typically assign a long-term issue credit rating to an obligation with an original maturity of greater than 365 days. However, the ratings we assign to certain instruments may diverge from these guidelines based on market practices. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

**Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings' analysis of the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The likelihood of payment—the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on
an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of a bankruptcy,
reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

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**AAA** 

An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.

**AA** 

An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.

**A** 

An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.

**BBB** 

An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**BB, B, CCC, CC, and C** 

Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

**BB** 

An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CCC** 

An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CC** 

An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

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**C** 

An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

**D** 

An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within the next five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or the next 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

\* Ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.

**Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

**A-1** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.

**A-2** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.

**A-3** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

**C** 

A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**D** 

A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

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**SPUR (S&P Underlying Rating)** 

A SPUR is an opinion about the stand-alone capacity of an obligor to pay debt service on a credit-enhanced debt issue, without giving effect to the enhancement that applies to it. These ratings are published only at the request of the debt issuer or obligor with the designation SPUR to distinguish them from the credit-enhanced rating that applies to the debt issue. S&P Global Ratings maintains surveillance of an issue with a published SPUR.

**Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings' opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P Global Ratings' analysis will review the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Amortization schedule—the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be
treated as a note; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Source of payment—the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will
be treated as a note.

**SP-1** 

Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

**SP-2** 

Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

**SP-3** 

Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

**D** 

'D' is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed debt restructuring, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.

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**Dual Ratings** 

Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, 'AAA/A-1+' or 'A-1+/A-1'). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, 'SP-1+/A-1+').

**S&P Global Ratings Disclaimers** 

The analyses, including ratings, of S&P Global Ratings and its affiliates (together, S&P Global Ratings) are statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell any securities or make any investment decisions. S&P Global Ratings assumes no obligation to update any information following publication. Users of ratings or other analyses should not rely on them in making any investment decision. S&P Global Ratings' opinions and analyses do not address the suitability of any security. S&P Global Ratings does not act as a fiduciary or an investment advisor except where registered as such. While S&P Global Ratings has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, it does not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any information it receives. Ratings and other opinions may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn at any time.

**Active Qualifiers** 

S&P Global Ratings uses the following qualifiers that limit the scope of a rating. The structure of the transaction can require the use of a qualifier such as a 'p' qualifier, which indicates the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. A qualifier appears as a suffix and is part of the rating.

**Federal deposit insurance limit: 'L' qualifier** 

Ratings qualified with 'L' apply only to amounts invested up to federal deposit insurance limits.

**Principal: 'p' qualifier** 

This suffix is used for issues in which the credit factors, the terms, or both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The 'p' suffix indicates that the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only and that the interest is not rated.

**Preliminary ratings: 'prelim' qualifier** 

Preliminary ratings, with the 'prelim' suffix, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circumstances described below. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by S&P Global Ratings of appropriate documentation. S&P Global Ratings reserves the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and project finance issues, pending
receipt of final documentation and legal opinions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations that will likely be issued upon the obligor's emergence
from bankruptcy or similar reorganization, based on late-stage reorganization plans, documentation, and discussions with the obligor. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligors. These ratings consider the anticipated general credit
quality of the reorganized or post-bankruptcy issuer as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to entities that are being formed or that are in the process of being
independently established when, in S&P Global Ratings' opinion, documentation is close to final. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligations of these entities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned when a previously unrated entity is undergoing a well-formulated
restructuring, recapitalization, significant financing, or other transformative event, generally at the point that investor or lender commitments are invited. The preliminary rating may be assigned to the entity and to its proposed obligation(s).
These preliminary ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the obligor, as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s), assuming successful completion of the transformative event. Should the transformative event not occur,
S&P Global Ratings would likely withdraw these preliminary ratings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A preliminary recovery rating may be assigned to an obligation that has a preliminary issue credit rating.

**Termination structures: 't' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates termination structures that are designed to honor their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final maturity date.

**Counterparty instrument rating: 'cir' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates a counterparty instrument rating (CIR), which is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an issuer in a securitization structure with respect to a specific financial obligation to a counterparty (including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and liquidity facilities). The CIR is determined on an ultimate payment basis; these opinions do not take into account timeliness of payment.

**Inactive Qualifiers** 

Inactive qualifiers are no longer applied or outstanding.

**Contingent upon final documentation: '\*' inactive qualifier** 

This symbol indicated that the rating was contingent upon S&P Global Ratings' receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows. Discontinued use in August 1998.

**Termination of obligation to tender: 'c' inactive qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer was lowered to below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer's bonds were deemed taxable. Discontinued use in January 2001.

**U.S. direct government securities: 'G' inactive qualifier** 

The letter 'G' followed the rating symbol when a fund's portfolio consisted primarily of direct U.S. government securities.

**Interest Payment: 'i' inactive qualifier** 

This suffix was used for issues in which the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of interest are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of principal on the obligation. The 'i' suffix indicated that the rating addressed the interest portion of the obligation only. The 'i' suffix was always used in conjunction with the 'p' suffix, which addresses likelihood of receipt of principal. For example, a rated obligation could have been assigned a rating of 'AAApNRi' indicating that the principal portion was rated 'AAA' and the interest portion of the obligation was not rated.

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**Public information ratings: 'pi' qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to indicate ratings that were based on an analysis of an issuer's published financial information, as well as additional information in the public domain. Such ratings did not, however, reflect in-depth meetings with an issuer's management and therefore could have been based on less comprehensive information than ratings without a 'pi' suffix. Discontinued use as of December 2014 and as of August 2015 for Lloyd's Syndicate Assessments.

**Provisional ratings: 'pr' inactive qualifier** 

The letters 'pr' indicate that the rating was provisional. A provisional rating assumed the successful completion of a project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements was largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, made no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion.

**Quantitative analysis of public information: 'q' inactive qualifier** 

A 'q' subscript indicates that the rating is based solely on quantitative analysis of publicly available information. Discontinued use in April 2001.

**Extraordinary risks: 'r' inactive qualifier** 

The 'r' modifier was assigned to securities containing extraordinary risks, particularly market risks, that are not covered in the credit rating. The absence of an 'r' modifier should not be taken as an indication that an obligation would not exhibit extraordinary noncredit-related risks. S&P Global Ratings discontinued the use of the 'r' modifier for most obligations in June 2000 and for the balance of obligations (mainly structured finance transactions) in November 2002.

**Local Currency And Foreign Currency Ratings** 

S&P Global Ratings' issuer credit ratings make a distinction between foreign currency ratings and local currency ratings. A foreign currency rating on an issuer can differ from the local currency rating on it when the obligor has a different capacity to meet its obligations denominated in its local currency versus obligations denominated in a foreign currency.

*Moody's Investors Service, Inc.*—A brief description of the applicable Moody's rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody's) follows:

**Moody's Global Rating Scales** 

Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Moody's defines credit risk as the risk that an entity may not meet its contractual financial obligations as they come due and any estimated financial loss in the event of default or impairment. The contractual financial obligations addressed by Moody's ratings are those that call for, without regard to enforceability, the payment of an ascertainable amount, which may vary based upon standard sources of variation (e.g., floating interest rates), by an ascertainable date. Moody's rating addresses the issuer's ability to obtain cash sufficient to service the obligation, and its willingness to pay. Moody's ratings do not address non-standard sources of variation in the amount of the principal obligation (e.g., equity indexed), absent an express statement to the contrary in a press release accompanying an initial rating. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Moody's issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the short-term scale. Typically, ratings are made publicly available although private and unpublished ratings may also be assigned.

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Moody's differentiates structured finance ratings from fundamental ratings (*i.e.*, ratings on nonfinancial corporate, financial institution, and public sector entities) on the global long-term scale by adding (sf) to all structured finance ratings. The addition of (sf) to structured finance ratings should eliminate any presumption that such ratings and fundamental ratings at the same letter grade level will behave the same. The (sf) indicator for structured finance security ratings indicates that otherwise similarly rated structured finance and fundamental securities may have different risk characteristics. Through its current methodologies, however, Moody's aspires to achieve broad expected equivalence in structured finance and fundamental rating performance when measured over a long period of time.

**Global Long-Term Rating Scale** 

***Aaa***

Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

***Aa***

Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

***A***

Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

***Baa***

Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

***Ba***

Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

***B***

Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

***Caa***

Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

***Ca***

Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

***C***

Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

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**Note**: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a "(hyb)" indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. \*

\* *By their terms, hybrid securities allow for omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.* 

**Issuer Ratings** 

Issuer Ratings are opinions of the ability of entities to honor senior unsecured debt and debt like obligations. As such, Issuer Ratings incorporate any external support that is expected to apply to all current and future issuance of senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, such as explicit support stemming from a guarantee of all senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, and/or implicit support for issuers subject to joint default analysis (*e.g.* banks and government-related issuers). Issuer Ratings do not incorporate support arrangements, such as guarantees, that apply only to specific (but not to all) senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts.

While Issuer Ratings reflect the risk that debt and debt-like claims are not serviced on a timely basis, they do not reflect the risk that a contract or other non-debt obligation will be subjected to commercial disputes. Additionally, while an issuer may have senior unsecured obligations held by both supranational institutions and central banks (*e.g.*, IMF, European Central Bank), as well as other investors, Issuer Ratings reflect only the risks faced by other investors.

**Long-Term and Short-Term Obligation Ratings** 

Moody's assigns ratings to long-term and short-term financial obligations. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.

**Medium-Term Note Program Ratings** 

Moody's assigns provisional ratings to medium-term note (MTN) or similar programs and definitive ratings to the individual debt securities issued from them (referred to as drawdowns or notes).

MTN program ratings are intended to reflect the ratings likely to be assigned to drawdowns issued from the program with the specified priority of claim (*e.g.* senior or subordinated). To capture the contingent nature of a program rating, Moody's assigns provisional ratings to MTN programs. A provisional rating is denoted by a (P) in front of the rating and is defined elsewhere in this document.

The rating assigned to a drawdown from a rated MTN or bank/deposit note program is definitive in nature, and may differ from the program rating if the drawdown is exposed to additional credit risks besides the issuer's default, such as links to the defaults of other issuers, or has other structural features that warrant a different rating. In some circumstances, no rating may be assigned to a drawdown.

Moody's encourages market participants to contact Moody's Ratings Desks or visit moodys.com directly if they have questions regarding ratings for specific notes issued under a medium-term note program. Unrated notes issued under an MTN program may be assigned an NR (not rated) symbol.

**Global Short-Term Rating Scale** 

***P-1***

Ratings of Prime-1 reflect a superior ability to repay short-term obligations.

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***P-2***

Ratings of Prime-2 reflect a strong ability to repay short-term obligations.

***P-3***

Ratings of Prime-3 reflect an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

***NP***

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

**Short-Term Issuer Ratings** 

***N-1***

N-1 issuers or issuances represent the strongest likelihood of repayment of short term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-2***

N-2 issuers or issuances represent an above average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-3***

N-3 issuers or issuances represent an average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-4***

N-4 issuers or issuances represent a below average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

*Fitch Investor Services, Inc. –* A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of Fitch and their meanings (as published by Fitch) follows:

**About Ratings and Rating Scales** 

Fitch Ratings publishes credit ratings that are forward-looking opinions on the relative ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) are assigned to corporations, sovereign entities, and financial institutions, such as banks, leasing companies and insurers, and public finance entities (local and regional governments). Issue-level ratings are also assigned and often include an expectation of recovery, which may be notched above or below the issuer-level rating.

Issue ratings are assigned to secured and unsecured debt securities, loans, preferred stock and other instruments, Structured finance ratings are issue ratings to securities backed by receivables or other financial assets that consider the obligations' relative vulnerability to default.

Credit ratings are indications of the likelihood of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e. rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation). Please see the section Specific Limitations Relating to Credit Rating Scales for details.

Fitch also publishes other ratings, scores and opinions. For example, Fitch provides specialized ratings of servicers of residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and funds. In each case, users should refer to the definitions of each individual scale for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered in each assessment.

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Fitch's credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade) with an additional +/-for AA through CCC levels indicating relative differences of probability of default or recovery for issues. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment-grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative categories signal either a higher level of credit risk or that a default already occurred.

Fitch may also disclose issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not been rated. Such issues are also denoted as 'NR' on its webpage.

Credit ratings express risk in relative rank order, which is to say they are ordinal measures of credit risk and are not predictive of a specific frequency of default or loss. For information about the historical performance of ratings, please refer to Fitch's *Ratings Transition* and *Default Studies*, which detail the historical default rates. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains a central repository of historical default rates.

Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. Credit ratings do not deal with the risk of market value loss due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and/or other market considerations. However, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay or refinance a financial commitment. Nonetheless, ratings do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, payments linked to performance of an equity index).

Fitch will use credit rating scales to provide ratings to privately issued obligations or certain note issuance programs, or for private ratings using the same public scale and criteria. Private ratings are not published, and are only provided to the issuer or its agents in the form of a rating letter.

The primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide ratings for a narrower scope, including interest strips and return of principal, or in other forms of opinions, such as Credit Opinions or Rating Assessment Services.

Credit Opinions are either a notch- or category-specific view using the primary rating scale and omit one or more characteristics of a full rating or meet them to a different standard. Credit Opinions will be indicated using a lowercase letter symbol combined with either an '\*' (e.g. 'bbb+\*') or (cat) suffix to denote the opinion status. Credit Opinions will be typically point-in-time but may be monitored if the analytical group believes information will be sufficiently available.

Rating Assessment Services are a notch-specific view using the primary rating scale of how an existing or potential rating may be changed by a given set of hypothetical circumstances. While Credit Opinions and Rating Assessment Services are point-in-time and are not monitored, they may have a directional Watch or Outlook assigned, which can signify the trajectory of the credit profile.

Ratings assigned by Fitch are opinions based on established, approved and published criteria. A variation to criteria may be applied but will be explicitly cited in our rating action commentaries (RACs), which are used to publish credit ratings when established and upon annual or periodic reviews.

Ratings are the collective work product of Fitch, and no individual, or group of individuals, is solely responsible for a rating. Ratings are not facts and, therefore, cannot be described as being "accurate" or "inaccurate." Users should refer to the definition of each individual rating for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered by the rating.

**Issuer Default Ratings** 

Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies and certain sectors within public finance, are generally assigned IDRs. IDRs are also assigned to certain entities or enterprises in global infrastructure, project finance and public finance. IDRs opine on an entity's relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. The threshold default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts.

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In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency's view of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood of default.

**AAA: *Highest Credit Quality.*** 

'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

**AA: *Very High Credit Quality.*** 

'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

**A: *High Credit Quality.*** 

'A' ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

**BBB: *Good Credit Quality.*** 

'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

**BB: *Speculative.*** 

'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.

**B: *Highly Speculative.*** 

'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

**CCC: *Substantial Credit Risk.*** 

Very low margin for safety. Default is a real possibility.

**CC: *Very High Levels of Credit Risk.*** 

Default of some kind appears probable.

**C: *Near Default.*** 

A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill, or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a 'C' category rating for an issuer include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on
a material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to pay
interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where no payment default is imminent

**RD: *Restricted Default.*** 

'RD' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has experienced:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation,
but

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation, or other formal winding-up procedure, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not otherwise ceased operating. This would include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment
default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial
obligations, either in series or in parallel; ordinary execution of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.

**D: *Default*** 

'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or that has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.

In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency's opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer's financial obligations or local commercial practice.

**Specific Limitations Relevant to Ratings Assigned Using the Primary Credit Rating Scale, Financial Institution Viability Ratings and Support Ratings** 

The following specific limitations relate to issuer default scales, ratings assigned to corporate finance obligations, ratings assigned to public finance obligations, ratings assigned to structured finance transactions, ratings assigned to global infrastructure and project finance transactions, ratings assigned for banks and non-bank financial institutions (Viability Ratings and Support Ratings, Support Floors, Government Supporting Ratings, Shareholder Supporting Ratings), derivative counterparty ratings and insurer financial strength ratings:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of default likelihood or failure likelihood over any given time
period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the market value of an issuer's securities or stock, or the likelihood that this
value may change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of an issuer's securities or stock.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the possible loss severity on an obligation should an issuer (or an obligation with
respect to structured finance transactions) default, except in the following cases:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings assigned to individual obligations of issuers in corporate finance, banks, non-bank financial institutions, insurance and covered bonds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In limited circumstances for U.S. public finance obligations where Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code provides
reliably superior prospects for ultimate recovery to local government obligations that benefit from a statutory lien on revenues or during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding under the Code if there is sufficient visibility on potential recovery
prospects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the suitability of an issuer as a counterparty to trade credit.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative vulnerability to default or in the case of Viability Ratings on its relative vulnerability to failure. For the avoidance of doubt, not all defaults will be considered a default for rating purposes. Typically, a default relates to a liability payable to an unaffiliated, outside investor.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to a transaction's profile other than the agency's opinion on the relative vulnerability to default of an issuer and/or of each rated tranche or security.

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of extraordinary support likelihood over any given period.

In the case of Financial Institution Support Ratings and Support Rating Floors, the ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative likelihood of receiving external extraordinary support.

The ratings do not opine on the suitability of any security for investment or any other purposes.

**Short-Term Ratings Assigned to Issuers and Obligations** 

A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention (a long-term rating can also be used to rate an issue with short maturity). Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.

**F1*: Highest Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

**F2*: Good Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

**F3*: Fair Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

**B*: Speculative Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

**C*: High Short-Term Default Risk.*** 

Default is a real possibility.

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**RD*: Restricted Default*** 

Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

**D*: Default*** 

Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

**Rating Actions and Reviews** 

**Assignment (New Rating)\*:** 

A rating has been assigned to a previously unrated issuer or issue.

**Publication (Publish)\*:** 

Initial public announcement of a rating on the agency's website, although not necessarily the first rating assigned. This action denotes when a previously private rating is published. In cases where the publication coincides with a rating change, Fitch will only publish the changed rating. The rating history during the time when the rating was private will not be published.

**Affirmations\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed with no change in rating through this action. Ratings affirmations may also include an affirmation of, or change to, an Outlook when an Outlook is used.

**Upgrade\*:** 

The rating has been raised in the scale.

**Downgrade\*:** 

The rating has been lowered in the scale.

**Reviewed- No Action\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed by a credit rating committee with no change in rating or Outlook. As of the review date, the credit rating committee determined that nothing had sufficiently changed to warrant a new rating action. Such review will be published on the agency's website, but a RAC will not be issued.

**Matured\*/Paid-In-Full:** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Matured' – Denoted as 'NR'. This action is used when an issue has reached its
redemption date and rating coverage is discontinued. This indicates that a previously rated issue has been repaid, but other issues of the same program (rated or unrated) may remain outstanding. For the convenience of investors, Fitch may also
include issues relating to a rated issuer or transaction that are not and have not been rated on its section of the web page relating to the respective issuer or transaction. Such issues will also be denoted 'NR'.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Paid-In-Full' –
Denoted as 'PIF'. This action indicates that an issue has been paid in full. In covered bonds, PIF is only used when all issues of a program have been repaid.

**Pre-refunded\*:** 

Assigned to certain long-term U.S. public finance issues after Fitch assesses refunding escrow.

**Withdrawn\*:** 

The rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. Withdrawals may occur for one or several of the following reasons:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Incorrect or insufficient information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bankruptcy of the rated entity, debt restructuring or default.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Reorganization of rated entity (e.g. merger or acquisition of rated entity or rated entity no longer exists).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The debt instrument was taken private.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Withdrawal of a guarantor rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An Expected Rating that is no longer expected to convert to a Final Rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Criteria or policy change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bonds were pre-refunded, repaid early (off schedule), or canceled. This
includes cases where the issuer has no debt outstanding and is no longer issuing debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings are no longer considered relevant to the agency's coverage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Commercial reasons.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Other reasons.

When a public rating is withdrawn, Fitch will issue a RAC that details the current rating and Outlook or Watch status (if applicable), a statement that the rating is withdrawn and the reason for the withdrawal.

Withdrawals cannot be used to forestall a rating action. Every effort is therefore made to ensure that the rating opinion upon withdrawal reflects an updated view. Where significant elements of uncertainty remain (for example, a rating for an entity subject to a takeover bid) or where information is otherwise insufficient to support a revised opinion, the agency attempts when possible to indicate in the withdrawal disclosure the likely direction and scale of any rating movement had coverage been maintained.

Ratings that have been withdrawn will be indicated by the symbol 'WD'.

**Rating Modifier Actions** 

Modifiers include Rating Outlooks and Rating Watches.

**Outlook Revision:** 

Outlook revisions (e.g. to Rating Outlook Stable from Rating Outlook Positive) are used to indicate changes in the ratings trend. In structured finance transactions, the Outlook may be revised independently of a full review of the underlying rating.

An Outlook revision may also be used when a series of potential event risks has been identified, none of which individually warrants a Rating Watch but which cumulatively indicate heightened probability of a rating change over the following one to two years.

A revision to the Outlook may also be appropriate where a specific event has been identified that could lead to a change in ratings, but where the conditions and implications of that event are largely unclear and subject to high execution risk over a one-to two-year period.

**Rating Watch On\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been placed on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Maintained\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been reviewed and remains on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Revision\*:** 

Rating Watch status has changed.

**Support Floor Rating Revision:** 

Applicable only to Support Ratings related to financial institutions, which are amended only with this action.

**Under Review:** 

Applicable to ratings that may undergo a change in scale not related to changes in fundamental credit quality. Final action will be "Revision Rating."

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*\** *A Rating Action or Review must be recorded for each rating in a required cycle to be considered compliant with Fitch policy concerning aging of ratings. Not all Rating Actions, Data Actions, or changes in rating modifiers, meet this requirement. Actions or Reviews that meet this requirement are noted with an \* in the definitions.* 

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**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

**February 1, 2023** 

**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I** 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

Institutional Class (LSFIX)

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

Institutional Class (LSGBX), Retail Class (LSGLX) and Class N (LSGNX)

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Institutional Class (LSGSX), Retail Class (LIPRX) and Class N (LIPNX)

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

Institutional Class (LSHIX)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

Institutional Class (LSSCX), Retail Class (LSCRX), Admin Class (LSVAX) and Class N (LSCNX)

**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II** 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

Institutional Class (LSSIX), Retail Class (LCGRX) and Class N (LSSNX)

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

Institutional Class (LSMIX) and Class N (LSMNX)

This Statement of Additional Information (the "Statement") contains specific information that may be useful to investors but that is not included in the Statutory Prospectus of the series of Loomis Sayles Funds I or Loomis Sayles Funds II listed above (each, a "Trust" and together, the "Trusts", with each series being known as a "Fund"). This Statement is not a prospectus and is authorized for distribution only when accompanied or preceded by the Loomis Sayles Statutory or Summary Prospectus, each dated February 1, 2023, as may be revised and supplemented from time to time (collectively, the "Prospectus"). This Statement should be read together with the Prospectus. Investors may obtain the Prospectus without charge from Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by visiting the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

The Funds' financial statements and accompanying notes that appear in the [Loomis Sayles Funds I annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm), [Loomis Sayles Funds II annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm), [Loomis Sayles Funds I semiannual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522167203/d330436dncsrs.htm) and [Loomis Sayles Funds II semiannual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522235081/d395231dncsrs.htm) are incorporated by reference into this Statement. Each Fund's annual and semiannual reports contain additional performance information and are available upon request and without charge by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by visiting the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

M-LS33-0223

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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|  [THE TRUSTS](#sai407474_1) | 3 |
|  [INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS](#sai407474_2) | 3 |
|  [INVESTMENT STRATEGIES](#sai407474_3) | 12 |
|  [TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS](#sai407474_4) | 58 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TURNOVER](#sai407474_5) | 58 |
|  [PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION](#sai407474_6) | 59 |
|  [MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUSTS](#sai407474_7) | 61 |
|  [OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES](#sai407474_8) | 72 |
|  [INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES](#sai407474_9) | 78 |
|  [PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION](#sai407474_10) | 85 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE](#sai407474_11) | 89 |
|  [DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS](#sai407474_12) | 94 |
|  [HOW TO BUY SHARES](#sai407474_13) | 96 |
|  [REDEMPTIONS](#sai407474_14) | 96 |
|  [SHAREHOLDER SERVICES](#sai407474_15) | 97 |
|  [NET ASSET VALUE](#sai407474_16) | 100 |
|  [DISTRIBUTIONS](#sai407474_17) | 101 |
|  [TAXES](#sai407474_18) | 102 |
|  [PERFORMANCE INFORMATION](#sai407474_19) | 114 |
|  [THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION](#sai407474_20) | 114 |
|  [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#sai407474_21) | 115 |
|  [APPENDIX A](#sai407474_22) | A-1 |

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**THE TRUSTS** 

Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II are each registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as an open-end management investment company.

Loomis Sayles Funds I is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust (a "Declaration of Trust") dated December 23, 1993, as amended and restated on June 22, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Prior to July 1, 2003, Loomis Sayles Funds I was named "Loomis Sayles Investment Trust." Loomis Sayles Funds I offers a total of ten series.

The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, a diversified series of the Trust, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on May 10, 1991. The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds I, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on May 13, 1991. The Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds I, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on May 20, 1991. The Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds I, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on January 17, 1995. The Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds I, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on June 5, 1996. The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund each reorganized into newly created series of Loomis Sayles Funds I and ceased to be series of Loomis Sayles Funds II on September 12, 2003.

Loomis Sayles Funds II is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by a Declaration of Trust dated February 20, 1991, as amended and restated on July 21, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the 1940 Act. Prior to July 1, 2003, Loomis Sayles Funds II was named "Loomis Sayles Funds." The Loomis Sayles Trust II offers a total of eight series.

The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds II, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on December 31, 1996. The Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, a diversified series of Loomis Sayles Funds II, was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on June 30, 2015.

**INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS** 

The following is a description of restrictions on the investments to be made by the Funds. The restrictions marked with an asterisk (\*) are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). The other restrictions set forth below are not fundamental policies and may be changed by each Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Except in the case of restrictions marked with a dagger (†) below, the percentages set forth below and the percentage limitations set forth in the Prospectus apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas, or other mineral leases, rights, or royalty contracts, or in real estate, commodities, or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent any Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates, or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate).  |

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| \*(3) | Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which a Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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\*(4) Change its classification pursuant to Section 5(b) of the 1940 Act from a "diversified" to "non-diversified" management investment company.

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| \*(5) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries.)  |

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| \*(6) | Borrow money in excess of 10% of its assets (taken at cost) or 5% of its assets (taken at current value), whichever is lower, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes; however, the Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements and "dollar roll" arrangements shall not constitute borrowing by the Fund for purposes of this restriction.  |

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| †(7) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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| \*(8) | Issue senior securities other than any borrowing permitted by restriction (6) above. (For the purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, or other encumbrance of assets; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of or entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swap contracts, or any other derivative investments to the extent that Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") determines that the Fund is not required to treat such investments as senior securities pursuant to the pronouncements of the SEC.  |

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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Write or purchase puts, calls, or combinations of both, except that the Fund may (i) acquire warrants or
rights to subscribe to securities of companies issuing such warrants or rights, or of parents or subsidiaries of such companies, (ii) purchase and sell put and call options on securities, and (iii) write, purchase and sell put and call
options on currencies and enter into currency forward contracts.

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| \*(13) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge or other encumbrance of assets permitted by restriction (15) below; any borrowing permitted by restrictions (8) and (9) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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| **<u>The</u>** | **<u>Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund may:</u>**  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities (for example, bonds and other investments that Loomis Sayles believes have similar economic characteristics, such as notes, debentures and loans). Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Write or purchase puts, calls, or combinations of both, except that the Fund may (i) acquire warrants or
rights to subscribe to securities of companies issuing such warrants or rights, or of parents or subsidiaries of such companies, (ii) purchase and sell put and call options on securities, and (iii) write, purchase and sell put and call
options on currencies and swaps and enter into currency forward contracts.

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| \*(13) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge or other encumbrance of assets permitted by restriction (16) below; any borrowing permitted by restrictions (7) and (8) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Invest more than 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in securities that
are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Prior to implementation of any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders. In interpreting this restriction, the 20% policy
is applied to current market value.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in
reliance on subparagraph 12(d)(1)(G) or 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund may:</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

In restriction (14), the 20% policy is applied to current market value. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 20% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it would be required to make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 20% requirement, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

In addition to the extent the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund is an "acquired fund" in a fund of funds arrangement relying on Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund will limit its acquisition of securities of investment companies and companies that would be investment companies under the 1940 Act but for the exclusion from the definition of investment company in Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act to an aggregate amount that does not exceed 10% of the Fund's total assets (measured immediately after acquisition); provided that such limitation shall not apply to investments by the Fund in: (a) another fund as part of a master-feeder structure in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(E) of the 1940 Act (master feeder arrangements); (b) money market funds in reliance on Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act; (c) a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund; (d) securities received as a dividend or as a result of a plan of reorganization of a company; or (e) securities of another fund received pursuant to an interfund borrowing and lending arrangement permitted by an exemptive order issued by the SEC.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas, or other mineral leases, rights, or royalty contracts, or in real estate, commodities, or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent any Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates, or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate).  |

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| \*(3) | Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which a Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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\*(4) Change its classification pursuant to Section 5(b) of the 1940 Act from a "diversified" to "non-diversified" management investment company.

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| \*(5) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries.)  |

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| \*(6) | Borrow money in excess of 10% of its assets (taken at cost) or 5% of its assets (taken at current value), whichever is lower, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes; however, the Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements and "dollar roll" arrangements shall not constitute borrowing by the Fund for purposes of this restriction.  |

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| †(7) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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| \*(8) | Issue senior securities other than any borrowing permitted by restriction (6) above. (For the purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, or other encumbrance of assets; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of or entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swap contracts, or any other derivative investments to the extent that Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") determines that the Fund is not required to treat such investments as senior securities pursuant to the pronouncements of the SEC.  |

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**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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| \*(12) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge or other encumbrance of assets permitted by restriction (14) below; any borrowing permitted by restrictions (7) and (8) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund may:</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC. Currently, the Fund defines a small cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index<sup>®</sup>, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund may not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts or in real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, interest rates or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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|:---|:---|
| \*(3) | Make loans, except that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, neither (i) entering into repurchase agreements nor (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies is considered the making of a loan.)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) With respect to 75% of its assets, purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a
result, more than 5% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) With respect to 75% of its assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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| \*(6) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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\*†(7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Borrow money in excess of 20% of its net assets, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Purchase securities on margin (except such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of transactions)
or make short sales (except where, by virtue of ownership of other securities, it has the right to obtain, without payment of additional consideration, securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. (The
"bunching" of orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with Loomis Sayles or accounts under its management to reduce brokerage commissions, to average prices among them or to facilitate such transactions is not considered a
trading account in securities for purposes of this restriction.)

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| †(11) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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| \*(12) | Issue senior securities. (For purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge or other encumbrance of assets permitted by restriction (14) below; any borrowing permitted by restrictions (7) and (8) above; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of options, forward contracts, futures contracts, or options on futures contracts.)  |

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**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund may:</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC. Currently, the Fund defines a small cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund may not:</u>**

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| \*(1) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, 25% or more of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry. For purposes of this restriction, telephone, gas and electric public utilities are each regarded as separate industries and finance companies whose financing activities are related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry of their parents, finance companies whose financing activities are not related primarily to the activities of their parent companies are classified in the industry the Fund's adviser believes is most applicable to such finance companies, and each foreign country's government (together with all subdivisions thereof) will be considered to be a separate industry. For purposes of this restriction, asset-backed securities are not considered to be bank obligations.  |

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\*(2) Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, except that the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.

\*†(3) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

\*(4) Make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, provided however, this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities.

\*(5) Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except that, in the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws.

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| \*(6) | Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in real estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.  |

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\*(7) Issue senior securities, except for permitted borrowings or as otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund may:</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Pledge its assets to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Purchase and sell commodities to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small/mid cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks. Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC. Currently, the Fund defines a small/mid-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500**<sup>TM</sup>** Index, an index that tracks some or all of the stocks of 2,500 of the smallest U.S. companies.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

<u>General Notes on Investment Restrictions</u> 

With respect to restrictions on borrowing, the 1940 Act limits a Fund's ability to borrow money on a non-temporary basis if such borrowings constitute "senior securities." In addition to temporary borrowing, and subject to any stricter restrictions on borrowing applicable to any particular Fund, a Fund may borrow from any bank, provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by a Fund and provided further, that in the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, a Fund shall, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) thereafter or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. The Funds may also borrow money or engage in economically similar transactions if those transactions do not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.

Where applicable, the foregoing investment restrictions shall be interpreted based upon rules, no-action letters and other pronouncements of the staff of the SEC. In connection with its compliance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may treat all reverse repurchase transactions as derivatives transactions subject to the requirements of Rule 18f-4 or treat all reverse repurchase transactions as senior securities subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund.

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A Fund may not purchase any illiquid security if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if the Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security.

**INVESTMENT STRATEGIES** 

The table and the descriptions below summarize and describe certain investment strategies, including particular types of securities or instruments or specific practices that may be used by Loomis Sayles in managing the Funds. Each Fund's principal strategies are described in its Prospectus. This Statement describes some of the non-principal strategies the Funds may use, including related risks, in addition to providing additional information about their principal strategies.

The list of securities or other instruments under each category below is not intended to be an exclusive list of securities, investments and practices for investments. Unless a strategy, practice or security is specifically prohibited by the investment restrictions listed in the applicable Prospectus, in the section "Investment Restrictions" in this Statement, or under applicable law, each Fund may engage in each of the strategies and invest in securities and instruments in addition to those listed below. Loomis Sayles may invest in a general category listed below and, where applicable, with particular emphasis on a certain type of security, but investment is not limited to the categories listed below or the securities specifically enumerated under each category. A Fund is not required to engage in a particular transaction or invest in any security or instrument, even if to do so might benefit the Fund. Loomis Sayles may invest in some securities under a given category as a primary strategy and in other securities under the same category as a secondary strategy. Loomis Sayles may invest in any security that falls under the specific category, including securities that are not listed below. The relevant Prospectus and/or this Statement will be updated if a Fund begins to engage in investment practices that are not described in a Prospectus and/or this Statement.

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| **Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Securities, Convertible Securities, U.S. Government Securities, Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Zero- Coupon Securities, Rule 144A Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Stripped Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts, When-Issued Securities, Commercial Paper, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage-Related Securities (including Dollar Rolls, Structured Notes, Inflation-Linked Securities), Bank Loans), Variable and Floating Rate Instruments<br> **Equity Securities** (Common Stocks, Preferred Stocks, Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions, Supranational Entities) | **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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| **Fund** | **Securities** | **Practices** |
| **Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds, Convertible Securities, World Government Securities, Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, 144A Securities, Mortgage-Related Securities, REITs, Stripped Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, When-Issued Securities, Commercial Paper, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage Dollar Rolls, Inflation-Linked Securities, Bank Loans), Variable and Floating Rate Instruments<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Supranational Entities, Foreign Currency Transactions) | **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts, Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Collateralized Loan Obligations, U.S. Government Securities, Mortgage-Related Securities, Inflation-Linked Bonds, Bank Loans), Variable and Floating Rate Instruments, Asset-Backed Securities, Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies) | **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Securities, Convertible Securities, U.S. Government Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities, Rule 144A Securities, Securities, Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts, When-Issued Securities, Commercial Paper, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Mortgage-Related Securities (including Dollar Rolls, Structured Notes, Inflation-Linked Securities), Bank Loans), Variable and Floating Rate Instruments<br> **Equity Securities** (Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions, Supranational Entities) | **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Swap Contracts,**<br> **Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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| **Fund** | **Securities** | **Practices** |
| **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund** | **Equity Securities** (REITs, Investment Companies, Small Cap Companies, When-Issued Securities))<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions) | **144A Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Securities Lending,**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements, National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund** | **Equity Securities** (Small Cap Companies, Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions) | **144A Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts,**<br> **Options,**<br> **Securities Lending,**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements, National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |
| **Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund** | **Equity Securities** (Small Cap Companies, Investment Companies)<br> **Foreign Securities** (Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions)<br> Money Market Instruments | **144A Securities,**<br> **Futures Contracts, Illiquid Securities,**<br> **Options, Reverse Repurchase Agreements,**<br> **Securities Lending, Short-Term Trading,**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies,**<br> **Repurchase Agreements, National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk,**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** |

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**TYPES OF SECURITIES** 

**Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARM")** 

Some Funds may invest in ARMs. An ARM, like a traditional mortgage security, is an interest in a pool of mortgage loans that provides investors with payments consisting of both principal and interest as mortgage loans in the underlying mortgage pool are paid off by the borrowers. ARMs have interest rates that are reset at periodic intervals, usually by reference to some interest rate index or market interest rate. Although the rate adjustment feature may act as a buffer to reduce sharp changes in the value of adjustable rate securities, these securities are still subject to changes in value based on changes in market interest rates or changes in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the interest rates are reset only periodically, changes in the interest rate on ARMs may lag behind changes in prevailing market interest rates. In addition, some ARMs (or the underlying mortgages) are subject to caps or floors that limit the maximum change in interest rate during a specified period or over the life of the security. As a

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result, changes in the interest rate on an ARM may not fully reflect changes in prevailing market interest rates during certain periods. Because of the resetting of interest rates, ARMs are less likely than non-adjustable rate securities of comparable quality and maturity to increase significantly in value when market interest rates fall. In addition, a Fund will not benefit from increases in interest rates to the extent that interest rates rise to the point where they cause the current coupon of the underlying ARM to exceed a cap rate for a particular mortgage. See the section "Mortgage-Related Securities" for more information on the risks involved in ARMs.

**Asset-Backed Securities** 

Some of the Funds may invest in asset-backed securities, which are securities that represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets, most often a pool or pools of similar assets (*e.g.,* trade receivables). The credit quality of these securities depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. Mortgage-backed securities are a type of asset-backed security. The securitization techniques used to develop mortgage securities are also applied to a broad range of other assets. Through the use of trusts and special purpose vehicles, assets, such as automobile and credit card receivables, are securitized in pass-through structures similar to mortgage pass-through structures or in a pay-through structure similar to a collateralized mortgage obligation ("CMO") structure (described below). Generally, the issuers of asset-backed bonds, notes or pass-through certificates are special purpose entities and do not have any significant assets other than the receivables securing such obligations. In general, the collateral supporting asset-backed securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans. Instruments backed by pools of receivables are similar to mortgage-backed securities in that they are subject to unscheduled prepayments of principal prior to maturity. When the obligations are prepaid, a Fund will ordinarily reinvest the prepaid amounts in securities, the yields of which reflect interest rates prevailing at the time. Therefore, a Fund's ability to maintain a portfolio that includes high-yielding asset-backed securities will be adversely affected to the extent that prepayments of principal must be reinvested in securities that have lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Moreover, prepayments of securities purchased at a premium could result in a realized loss. In addition, the value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. Asset-backed securities involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities." Some Funds may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities, which are interests in the excess cash flow remaining after the issuer makes required payments on the securities and pays related administrative expenses. The total amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities depends in part on the characteristics of the underlying assets, the coupon rate on the securities, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual performance of the underlying assets. Among other things, such performance is influenced by the amount and timing of losses incurred on the assets and leasing and disposition activity of the asset manager.

Asset-backed securities also involve the risk that borrowers may default on the obligations backing them and that the values of and interest earned on such investments will decline as a result. Loans made to lower quality borrowers, including those of sub-prime quality, involve a higher risk of default. Therefore, the values of asset-backed securities backed by lower quality assets, such as lower quality loans, including those of sub-prime quality, may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, payment delays or a perceived increased risk of default, especially during periods when economic conditions worsen. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to securitizations involving loans, sales contracts, receivables and other obligations underlying asset-backed securities.

Some Funds may also gain exposure to asset-backed securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on asset-backed securities, which are indices made up of tranches of asset-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing asset-backed securities, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying asset-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to asset-backed securities are subject to the risks associated with asset-backed securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

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**Bank Loans** 

Some Funds may invest in bank loans, which include both senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers. Typically, these loans hold the most senior position in a borrower's capital structure, may be secured by the borrower's assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, and, to a lesser extent, to finance internal growth and for other corporate purposes. These loans may not be rated investment-grade by the rating agencies. Although secured loans are secured by collateral of the borrower, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment and default rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to a default. However, as compared to junk bonds, senior floating rate loans are typically senior in the capital structure and are often secured by collateral of the borrower. Some senior loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate such senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the borrower or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans including, in certain circumstances, invalidating such senior loans or causing interest previously paid to be refunded to the borrower.

The Fund's investments in loans are subject to credit risk, and, as described above, even secured bank loans may not be adequately collateralized. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks, and may be highly speculative. The interest rates on many bank loans reset frequently, and thus bank loans are subject to interest rate risk. Most bank loans, like most investment-grade bonds, are not traded on any national securities exchange. There may also be less public information available about bank loans as compared to other debt securities.

Bank loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities. Transactions in bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale. As a result, the proceeds related to the sale of bank loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations until a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In order to finance redemptions pending settlement of bank loans, the Fund may employ a wide variety of means to meet short-term liquidity needs, including, without limitation, drawing on its cash and other short-term positions, all of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. With limited exceptions, the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material non-public information about the issuers of bank loans who also issue publicly traded securities, and therefore the adviser may have less information than other investors about certain of the loans in which it seeks to invest.

The Fund may participate in the primary syndicate for a bank loan or it may also purchase loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. The Fund may also acquire a participation interest in another lender's portion of the senior loan. Large loans to corporations or governments may be shared or syndicated among several lenders, usually (but often not limited to) banks. The Fund may participate in such syndicates, or can buy part of a loan, becoming a direct lender. Participation interests involve special types of risk, including liquidity risk and the risks of being a lender. Loans and loan participations may be transferable among financial institutions; however, they may not have the liquidity of conventional debt securities and because they may be subject to restrictions on resale, they are potentially illiquid. The purchase or sale of loans may require the consent of a third party or of the borrower, and although such consent is rarely withheld in practice, the consent requirement could delay a purchase or affect the Fund's ability to dispose of its investments in loans in a timely fashion. Although the market for loans and loan participations has become increasingly liquid over time, this market is still developing, and there can be no assurance that adverse developments with respect to this market or particular borrowers will not prevent the Fund from selling these loans at their market values at a desirable time or price. To the extent a senior loan has been deemed illiquid, it will be subject to the Fund's restrictions on investment in illiquid securities. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund typically will have the right to receive payments only from the lender to the extent the lender receives payments from the borrower, and not from the borrower itself. Likewise, the Fund typically will be able to enforce its rights only through the lender, and not directly against the borrower. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation.

Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks to the Fund. For example, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, the Fund could be held liable as a co-lender.

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Some loans may not be considered "securities" for certain purposes under the federal securities laws, and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws. Loans and other debt instruments that are not in the form of securities may offer less legal protection to the Fund in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.

Some of the loans in which a Fund may invest or to which a Fund may gain exposure through its investments in CLOs may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms that allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Under such loans, lenders typically must rely on covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower's financial condition. Accordingly, a Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to such loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.

**Collateralized Loan Obligations** 

Some Funds may invest in Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs"). CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. CLOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses.

For CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the "equity" tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches from a trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as aversion to CLO securities as a class. The Fund may invest in any tranche, including the equity tranche, of a CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which the Fund invests.

Normally, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities, although an active dealer market may exist for CLOs allowing them to qualify for Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"). In addition to the normal risks associated with debt instruments discussed elsewhere in the Prospectus and in this Statement (e.g., prepayment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, structural risk, legal risk, default risk and interest rate risk (which may be exacerbated if the interest rate payable on a structured financing changes inversely to changes in interest rates or based on multiples of changes in interest rates)), CLOs may carry additional risks including, but are not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that investments in CLOs are subordinate to other classes or tranches thereof; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

**Collateralized Mortgage Obligations** 

Some Funds may invest in CMOs, which are securities backed by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities held under indentures. CMOs may be issued either by U.S. government instrumentalities or by non-governmental entities. CMOs are not direct obligations of the U.S. government. The issuer's obligation to make interest and principal payments is secured by the underlying portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are issued with a number of classes or series which have different maturities and which may represent interests in some or all of the interest or principal on the underlying collateral or a combination thereof. CMOs of

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different classes generally are retired in sequence as the underlying mortgage loans in the mortgage pool are repaid. In the event of sufficient early prepayments on such mortgages, the class or series of the CMO first to mature generally will be retired prior to its maturity. Thus, the early retirement of a particular class or series of CMO held by a Fund would have a similar effect to the prepayment of mortgages underlying a mortgage pass-through security. CMOs and other asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may be considered derivative instruments. CMOs involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities."

**Common Stocks and Other Equity Securities** 

The Funds may invest in equity securities. Common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and similar securities, together called "equity securities," generally are volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment. Equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices generally.

Equity securities are securities that represent an ownership interest (or the right to acquire such an interest) in a company and may include common and preferred stocks, securities exercisable for, or convertible into, common or preferred stocks, such as warrants, convertible debt securities and convertible preferred stock, and other equity-like interests in an entity. Equity securities may take the form of stock in a corporation, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, depositary receipts, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and other direct or indirect interests in business organizations. Common stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Preferred stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. Shareholders may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid. The market prices of preferred stocks are subject to changes in interest rates and are more sensitive to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness than are the prices of debt securities. Under normal circumstances, preferred stock does not carry voting rights. In the event that an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and other debt securities generally take precedence over holders of preferred stock, whose claims take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

While offering greater potential for long-term growth, equity securities generally are more volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment, particularly debt securities. The value of your investment in a Fund that invests in equity securities may decrease, potentially by a significant amount. A Fund may invest in equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Securities of such companies may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices. See the section "Small Capitalization Companies." A Fund's investments may include securities traded over-the-counter ("OTC") as well as those traded on a securities exchange. Some securities, particularly OTC securities may be more difficult to sell under some market conditions.

Stocks of companies that Loomis Sayles believes have earnings that will grow faster than the economy as a whole are known as growth stocks. Growth stocks typically trade at higher multiples of current earnings than other stocks. As a result, the values of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the values of other stocks. If Loomis Sayles' assessment of the prospects for a company's earnings growth is wrong, or if its judgment of how other investors will value the company's earnings growth is wrong, then the price of that company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that Loomis Sayles has placed on it.

Stocks of companies that are not expected to experience significant earnings growth, but whose stocks Loomis Sayles believes are undervalued compared to their true worth, are known as value stocks. These companies may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused their stocks to be out of favor. If Loomis Sayles' assessment of a company's prospects is wrong, or if other investors do not eventually recognize the value of the company, then the price of the company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that Loomis Sayles has placed on it. The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund generally invests a significant portion of its assets in value stocks.

Many stocks may have both "growth" and "value" characteristics, and for some stocks it may be unclear into which category, if any, the stock should be characterized.

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**Convertible Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes or preferred stocks of U.S. or foreign issuers that can be converted into (exchanged for) common stocks or other equity securities. Convertible securities also include other securities, such as warrants, that provide an opportunity for equity participation. Since convertible securities may be converted into equity securities, their values will normally vary in some proportion with those of the underlying equity securities. Convertible securities usually provide a higher yield than the underlying equity, however, so that the price decline of a convertible security may sometimes be less substantial than that of the underlying equity security. Convertible securities generally are subject to the same risks as non-convertible fixed-income securities, but usually provide a lower yield than comparable fixed-income securities. Many convertible securities are relatively illiquid.

*<u>Contingent Convertible Securities.</u>*

The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund may invest in contingent convertible securities ("CoCos"). CoCos have no stated maturity, have fully discretionary coupons and are typically issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments. CoCos generally either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggering events ("triggers") which may be linked to the issuer's stock price, regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions relating to the issuer's continued viability, or other pre-specified events. As a result, an investment by a Fund in CoCos is subject to the risk that coupon (i.e., interest) payments may be cancelled by the issuer or a regulatory authority in order to help the issuer absorb losses. An investment by a Fund in CoCos is also subject to the risk that, in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of an issuer prior to a trigger event, a Fund's rights and claims will generally rank junior to the claims of holders of the issuer's other debt obligations. In addition, if CoCos held by a Fund are converted into the issuer's underlying equity securities following a trigger event, a Fund's holding may be further subordinated due to the conversion from a debt to equity instrument. Further, the value of an investment in CoCos is unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors and risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. An investment by a Fund in CoCos may result in losses to the Fund.

**Corporate Reorganizations** 

Some Funds may invest in securities for which a tender or exchange offer has been made or announced and in securities of companies for which a merger, consolidation, liquidation or reorganization proposal has been announced if, in the judgment of the Adviser, there is a reasonable prospect of capital appreciation significantly greater than the brokerage and other transaction expenses involved. The primary risk of such investments is that if the contemplated transaction is abandoned, revised, delayed or becomes subject to unanticipated uncertainties, the market price of the securities may decline below the purchase price paid by a Fund.

In general, securities, which are the subject of such an offer or proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of the offer or proposal. However, the increased market price of such securities may also discount what the stated or appraised value of the security would be if the contemplated transaction were approved or consummated. Such investments may be advantageous when the discount significantly overstates the risk of the contingencies involved, significantly undervalues the securities, assets or cash to be received by shareholders of the prospective company as a result of the contemplated transaction or fails adequately to recognize the possibility that the offer or proposal may be replaced or superseded by an offer or proposal of greater value. The evaluation of such contingencies requires unusually broad knowledge and experience on the part of the Adviser which must appraise not only the value of the issuer and its component businesses, but also the financial resources and business motivation of the offer or proposal as well as the dynamics of the business climate when the offer or proposal is in process.

**Cybersecurity, Operational and Technology Risk** 

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or highly sensitive information relating to a Fund and its shareholders; and compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of a Fund and its service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in, among other things, financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders; the inability of a Fund to transact business with its shareholders or to engage in portfolio transactions; delays or mistakes in the calculation of a Fund's net asset value ("NAV") or other materials provided to shareholders; the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties; violations of privacy and

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other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and other expenses. A Fund's service providers (including, but not limited to, the adviser, any subadvisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian), financial intermediaries, companies in which a Fund invests and parties with which a Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cybersecurity and other operational and technology risks, resulting in losses to a Fund or its shareholders. Furthermore, as a result of breaches in cybersecurity or other operational and technology disruptions or failures, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or the entire market, which may result in the Funds being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or unable to accurately price their investments. The Funds have developed processes, risk management systems and business continuity plans designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues. However, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses and operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business and there are inherent limitations in systems designed to minimize the risk of cyber-attacks through the use of technology, processes and controls. Additionally, such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Adviser or the Funds. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause a Fund's investment in such securities to lose value.

**Debt Securities** 

Some of the Funds may invest in debt securities. Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest and must repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero-coupon securities, do not pay interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities. Debt securities include a broad array of short-, medium- and long-term obligations issued by the U.S. or foreign governments, government or international agencies and instrumentalities, and corporate issuers of various types. Some debt securities represent uncollateralized obligations of their issuers; in other cases, the securities may be backed by specific assets (such as mortgages or other receivables) that have been set aside as collateral for the issuer's obligation. Debt securities generally involve an obligation of the issuer to pay interest or dividends on either a current basis or at the maturity of the securities, as well as the obligation to repay the principal amount of the security at maturity.

Debt securities are subject to market/issuer risk and credit/counterparty risk. Credit/counterparty risk relates to the ability of the issuer to make payments of principal and interest and includes the risk of default. Sometimes, an issuer may make these payments from money raised through a variety of sources, including, with respect to issuers of municipal securities, (i) the issuer's general taxing power, (ii) a specific type of tax, such as a property tax or (iii) a particular facility or project such as a highway. The ability of an issuer to make these payments could be affected by general economic conditions, issues specific to the issuer, litigation, legislation or other political events, the bankruptcy of the issuer, war, natural disasters, terrorism or other major events. U.S. government securities are not generally perceived to involve credit/counterparty risks to the same extent as investments in other types of fixed-income securities; as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities generally are lower than the yields available from corporate and municipal debt securities. Market/issuer risk is the risk that the value of the security will fall because of changes in market rates of interest. Generally, the value of debt securities falls when market rates of interest are rising. Some debt securities also involve prepayment or call risk. This is the risk that the issuer will repay a Fund the principal on the security before it is due, thus depriving the Fund of a favorable stream of future interest payments.

Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund that invests in debt securities for any particular period. Fluctuations in the value of a Fund's investments in debt securities will cause the Fund's NAV to increase or decrease. Please see the section "Variable and Floating Rate Instruments".

**Depositary Receipts** 

Some Funds may invest in foreign equity securities by purchasing "depositary receipts." Depositary receipts are instruments issued by banks that represent an interest in foreign equity securities held by arrangement with the bank. Depositary receipts can be either "sponsored" or "unsponsored." Sponsored depositary receipts are issued by banks in cooperation with the issuer of the underlying equity securities. Unsponsored depositary receipts are arranged without involvement by the issuer of the underlying equity securities and, therefore, less information about the issuer of the underlying equity securities may be available and the price may be more volatile than in the case of sponsored depositary receipts. American Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are bought and

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sold in the United States and are typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company. European Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies and evidence ownership of securities issued by either foreign banks or trust companies; they may evidence ownership of securities issued by a U.S. or foreign company. All depositary receipts, including those denominated in U.S. dollars, will be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

Because the Funds may invest in depositary receipts, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect a Fund than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies. See the section "Foreign Securities" for more information.

**Derivative Instruments** 

Some Funds may, but are not required to, use derivative instruments for risk management purposes or to seek to enhance investment returns. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities, related indices and other assets. For additional information about the use of derivatives in connection with foreign currency transactions, see the section "Foreign Currency Transactions." The Adviser may decide not to employ one or more of these strategies and there is no assurance that any derivatives strategy used by a Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. Examples of derivative instruments that a Fund may use include (but are not limited to) options and warrants, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, structured notes, zero-strike warrants and options, swap agreements (including total return, interest rate and credit default swaps), swaptions and debt-linked and equity-linked securities.

Derivatives involve special risks, including credit/counterparty risk, correlation risk, illiquidity, difficulties in valuation, leverage risk and, to the extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of derivatives could result in significantly greater losses or lower income or gains than if they had not been used. A Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income, and the losses may be significantly greater than if derivatives had not been used. The degree of a Fund's use of derivatives may be limited by certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code"). When used, derivatives may affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Although the Adviser will attempt to ensure that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover its obligations under its derivatives contracts, it is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support such obligations under its derivatives positions. See the subsection "Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments" below for additional information about the risks relating to derivative instruments.

Several types of derivative instruments in which a Fund may invest are described in more detail below. However, the Funds are not limited to investments in these instruments and may decide not to employ any or all of these strategies.

<u>Futures Contracts</u> 

Futures transactions involve a Fund's buying or selling futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a particular security, commodity, currency or other asset, or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets, for a specified price on a specified future date. A futures contract creates an obligation by the seller to deliver and the buyer to take delivery of the type of instrument or cash (depending on whether the contract calls for physical delivery or cash settlement) at the time and in the amount specified in the contract. In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index.

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When an investor, such as a Fund, enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as "initial margin" an amount of cash or short-term, high-quality/liquid securities (such as U.S. Treasury bills or high quality tax-exempt bonds acceptable to the broker) equal to approximately 2% to 5% of the delivery or settlement price of the contract (depending on applicable exchange rules and the terms of a Fund's contractual arrangement with its broker). Initial margin is held to secure the performance of the holder of the futures contract. As the value of the contract changes, the value of futures contract positions increases or declines. At the end of each trading day, the amount of such increase and decline is received and paid respectively by and to the holders of these positions. The amount received or paid is known as "variation margin." The gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the net variation margin received or paid over the time the position is held, plus or minus the amount received or paid when the position is closed, minus brokerage commissions and other transaction costs.

Should the value of the assets in the margin account drop below the minimum amount required to be maintained, or "maintenance margin," the Fund will be required to deposit additional assets to the account.

Although many futures contracts call for the delivery (or acceptance) of the specified instrument, futures are usually cash-settled or closed out before the settlement date through the purchase (or sale) of an offsetting contract. If the price of the sale of the futures contract by a Fund is less than the price of the offsetting purchase (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs), the Fund will realize a loss. A futures sale is closed by purchasing a futures contract for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of financial instrument or commodity and with the same delivery date. Similarly, a futures purchase is closed by the purchaser selling an offsetting futures contract.

Futures contract prices, and the prices of the related contracts in which a Fund may trade, may be highly volatile. Such prices are influenced by, among other things: changing supply and demand relationships; government trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; national and international political and economic events; and changes in interest rates. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in these markets, with the specific intention of influencing such prices. The effect of such intervention is often heightened by a group of governments acting in concert. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Furthermore, the low margin deposits normally required in futures trading permit an extremely high degree of leverage. Accordingly, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract can result in immediate and substantial losses to the investor. As an added risk in these volatile and highly leveraged markets, it is not always possible to liquidate futures positions to prevent further losses or recognize unrealized gains. Positions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may be established or closed out only on an exchange or board of trade. There is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. Illiquidity can arise due to daily price limits taking effect or to market disruptions. Futures positions may be illiquid because certain commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day through regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits." Under such daily limits, during a single trading day no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limits. Once the price of a particular futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in that contract can neither be taken nor liquidated unless market participants are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures prices have occasionally moved beyond the daily limits for several consecutive days with little or no trading. If there is not a liquid market at a particular time, it may not be possible to close a futures or options position at such time, and, in the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The potential inability to liquidate futures positions creates the possibility of a Fund being unable to control its losses. If a Fund were to borrow money to use for trading purposes, the effects of such leverage would be magnified. Cash posted as margin in connection with a Fund's futures contracts will not be available to the Fund for investment or other purposes. In addition, a Fund's futures broker may limit a Fund's ability to invest in certain futures contracts. Such restrictions may adversely affect the Fund's performance and its ability to achieve its investment objective.

Funds that invest in futures contracts may be subject to risks related to rolling. When investing in futures contracts, a Fund will generally seek to "roll" its futures positions rather than hold them through expiration. In some circumstances, the prices of futures contracts with near-term expirations are lower than the prices of similar futures contracts with longer-term expirations, resulting in a cost to "roll" the futures contracts. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will depend on the difference in prices of futures contracts with near- and longer-term expirations, and the rolling of futures positions may result in losses to a Fund.

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<u>Options</u> 

Options transactions may involve a Fund's buying or writing (selling) options on securities, futures contracts, securities indices (including futures on securities indices) or currencies. A Fund may engage in these transactions either to enhance investment return or to hedge against changes in the value of other assets that it owns or intends to acquire. Options can generally be classified as either "call" or "put" options. There are two parties to a typical options transaction: the "writer" (seller) and the "buyer." A call option gives the buyer the right to buy a security or other asset (such as an amount of currency or a futures contract) from, and a put option gives the buyer the right to sell a security or other asset to, the option writer at a specified price, on or before a specified date. The buyer of an option pays a premium when purchasing the option, which reduces the return (by the amount of such premium) on the underlying security or other asset if the option is exercised, and results in a loss (equal to the amount of such premium) if the option expires unexercised. The writer of an option receives a premium from writing an option, which may increase its return if the option expires or is closed out at a profit. An "American-style" option allows exercise of the option at any time during the term of the option. A "European-style" option allows an option to be exercised only at a specific time or times, such as the end of its term. Options may be traded on or off an established securities or options exchange.

If the holder (writer) of an option wishes to terminate its position, it may seek to effect a closing sale transaction by selling (buying) an option identical to the option previously purchased. The effect of the purchase is that the previous option position will be canceled. A Fund will realize a profit from closing out an option if the price received for selling the offsetting position is more than the premium paid to purchase the option; the Fund will realize a loss from closing out an option transaction if the price received for selling the offsetting option is less than the premium paid to purchase the option (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs). Since premiums on options having an exercise price close to the value of the underlying securities or futures contracts usually have a time value component (*i.e*., a value that diminishes as the time within which the option can be exercised grows shorter), the value of an options contract may change as a result of the lapse of time even though the value of the futures contract or security underlying the option (and of the security or other asset deliverable under the futures contract) has not changed. As an alternative to purchasing call and put options on index futures, a Fund may purchase or sell call or put options on the underlying indices themselves. Such options would be used in a manner similar to the use of options on index futures.

<u>Commodity Futures Contracts</u> 

Some Funds may invest in commodity futures contracts. There are additional risks associated with transactions in commodity futures contracts including, but not limited to the following:

*Storage*. Unlike the financial futures markets, in the commodity futures markets there are costs of physical storage associated with purchasing the underlying commodity. The price of the commodity futures contract will reflect the storage costs of purchasing the physical commodity, including the time value of money invested in the physical commodity. To the extent that the storage costs for an underlying commodity change while a Fund is invested in futures contracts on that commodity, the value of the futures contract may also change (even if the Fund does not intend to physically settle the commodity futures contract). While the Funds typically do not intend to physically settle any commodity futures contracts, physical delivery of commodities can result in temporary illiquidity and a Fund would incur additional charges associated with the holding and safekeeping of any such commodities.

*Reinvestment*. In the commodity futures markets, producers of the underlying commodity may decide to hedge the price risk of selling the commodity by selling futures contracts today to lock in the price of the commodity at the relevant delivery date. In order to induce speculators to purchase the other side of the same futures contract, the commodity producer generally must sell the futures contract at a lower price than the expected future spot price. Conversely, if most hedgers in the futures market are purchasing futures contracts to hedge against a rise in prices, then speculators will only sell the other side of the futures contract at a higher futures price than the expected future spot price of the commodity. The changing positions and views of the participants in the commodity markets will influence whether futures prices are above or below the expected future spot price, which can have significant implications for a Fund. If the positions and views of the participants in futures markets have shifted when it is time for a Fund to reinvest the proceeds of a maturing contract in a new futures contract, a Fund might reinvest at higher or lower futures prices, or choose to pursue other investments.

*Speculative Position Limits.* The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and domestic futures exchanges have established (and continue to evaluate and monitor) speculative position limits ("position limits") on the maximum speculative position which any person, or group of persons acting in concert, may hold or control in particular contracts. In addition, starting January 1, 2023 federal position limits will apply to swaps that are

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economically equivalent to futures contracts that are subject to CFTC set speculative limits. All positions owned or controlled by the same person or entity, even if in different accounts, must be aggregated for purposes of complying with speculative limits. Thus, even if a Fund does not intend to exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that different clients managed by the Adviser and its affiliates may be aggregated for this purpose. Therefore, the trading decisions of the Adviser may have to be modified and positions held by a Fund liquidated in order to avoid exceeding such limits. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the profitability of the Fund. A violation of position limits could also lead to regulatory action materially adverse to a Fund's investment strategy.

<u>Index Futures Contracts</u> 

In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index. The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. One such distortion stems from the fact that all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the index and futures markets. Another market distortion results from the deposit requirements in the futures market being less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market, and as a result the futures market may attract more speculators than does the securities market. A third distortion is caused by the fact that trading hours for foreign stock index futures may not correspond perfectly to hours of trading on the foreign exchange to which a particular foreign stock index futures contract relates. This may result in a disparity between the price of index futures and the value of the relevant index due to the lack of continuous arbitrage between the index futures price and the value of the underlying index. Finally, hedging transactions using stock indices involve the risk that movements in the price of the index may not correlate with price movements of the particular portfolio securities being hedged.

<u>Warrants and Rights</u> 

Some Funds may invest in warrants and rights. A warrant is an instrument that gives the holder a right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular security at a specified price until a stated expiration date. Buying a warrant generally can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an investment of equivalent amounts in the underlying common stock. The market value of a warrant does not necessarily move with the value of the underlying securities. If a holder does not sell the warrant, it risks the loss of its entire investment if the market price of the underlying security does not, before the expiration date, exceed the exercise price of the warrant. Investment in warrants is a speculative activity. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights (other than the right to purchase the underlying securities) with respect to the assets of the issuer. A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe for shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life, usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price.

Some Funds may invest in low exercise price call warrants, which are equity call warrants with an exercise price that is very low relative to the market price of the underlying instrument at the time of issue. Low exercise price call warrants are typically used to gain exposure to stocks in difficult to access local markets. The warrants typically have a strike price set such that the value of the warrants will be identical to the price of the underlying stock. The value of the warrants is correlated with the value of the underlying stock price and therefore, the risk and return profile of the warrants is similar to owning the underlying securities. In addition, the owner of the warrant is subject to the risk that the issuer of the warrant (*i.e.*, the counterparty) will default on its obligations under the warrant. The warrants have no voting rights. Dividends issued to the warrant issuer by the underlying company will generally be distributed to the warrant holders, net of any taxes or commissions imposed by the local jurisdiction in respect of the receipt of such amount. Low exercise price call warrants are typically sold in private placement transactions, may be illiquid and may be classified as derivative instruments.

<u>Options on Indices</u> 

Some Funds may transact in options on indices ("index options"). Put and call index options are similar to puts and calls on securities or futures contracts except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss at expiration depends on changes in the index in question rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts. When a Fund writes an index call option, it receives a premium and undertakes the obligation that, prior to

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the expiration date (or, upon the expiration date for European-style options), the purchaser of the call, upon exercise of the call, will receive from the Fund an amount of cash if the exercise settlement value of the relevant index is greater than the exercise price of the call. The manner of determining "exercise settlement value" for a particular option series is fixed by the options market on which the series is traded. S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index options, for example, have a settlement value that is calculated using the opening sales price in the primary market of each component security on the last business day (usually a Friday) before the expiration date. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple ("multiplier"). When a Fund buys an index call option, it pays a premium and has the same rights as to such call as are indicated above. When a Fund buys an index put option, it pays a premium and has the right, prior to the expiration date (or, upon the expiration date for European-style options), to collect, upon the Fund's exercise of the put, an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the exercise settlement value of the index, times a multiplier, similar to that described above for calls, if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price. When a Fund writes an index put option, it receives a premium and the purchaser of the put has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the Fund to deliver to it an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and exercise price times the multiplier if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price.

<u>Exchange-Traded and OTC Options</u> 

Some Funds may purchase or write both exchange-traded and OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options in that they are bilateral, uncleared contracts, with price and other terms negotiated between buyer and seller, and generally do not have as much market liquidity as exchange-traded options.

An exchange-traded option may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only on an exchange that generally provides a liquid secondary market for an option of the same series. If a liquid secondary market for an exchange-traded option does not exist, it might not be possible to effect a closing transaction with respect to a particular option. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC") or other clearing organization may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

For some Funds, rather than transferring margin to and from a counterparty, the Fund's custodian (or a securities depository acting for the custodian) acts as a Fund's escrow agent as to securities on which the Fund has written call options. The escrow agent enters into documents known as escrow receipts with respect to the stocks included in the Fund (or escrow receipts with respect to other acceptable securities). The escrow agent releases the stocks from the escrow account when the call option expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. Until such release, the underlying stocks cannot be sold by the Fund, which could prevent the Fund from selling securities when it might otherwise wish to do so.

An OTC option (an option not traded on an established exchange) may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only by agreement with the other party to the original option transaction. With OTC options, a Fund is not only subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the other party to the transaction, but also the risk that its counterparty will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. While a Fund will seek to enter into OTC options only with dealers who agree to or are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to liquidate an OTC option at a favorable price at any time prior to its expiration. OTC options are not subject to the protections afforded purchasers of listed options by the OCC or other clearing organizations.

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<u>Index Warrants</u> 

Some Funds may purchase put warrants and call warrants whose values vary depending on the change in the value of one or more specified securities indices ("index warrants"). Index warrants generally are issued by banks or other financial institutions and give the holder the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive, upon exercise of the warrant, a cash payment from the issuer based on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise. In general, if the value of the underlying index rises above the exercise price of the index warrant, the holder of a call warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the value of the index and the exercise price of the warrant; if the value of the underlying index falls, the holder of a put warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the exercise price of the warrant and the value of the index. The holder of a warrant would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at a time when, in the case of a call warrant, the exercise price is more than the value of the underlying index, or in the case of a put warrant, the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying index. If a Fund were not to exercise an index warrant prior to its expiration, then the Fund would lose the amount of the purchase price paid by it for the warrant. A Fund will normally use index warrants in a manner similar to its use of options on securities indices.

The risks of a Fund's use of index warrants generally are similar to those relating to its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index warrants are issued in limited amounts and are not obligations of a regulated clearing agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution which issues the warrant. Also, index warrants generally have longer terms than index options. Although a Fund will normally invest only in exchange-listed warrants, index warrants are not likely to be as liquid as certain index options backed by a recognized clearing agency. In addition, the terms of index warrants may limit a Fund's ability to exercise the warrants at such time, or in such quantities, as the Fund would otherwise wish to do.

<u>Forward Contracts</u> 

As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions," some Funds may invest in forward contracts. Forward contracts are transactions involving a Fund's obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency or other asset at a future date at a specified price. For example, forward contracts may be used when the Adviser anticipates that particular foreign currencies will appreciate or depreciate in value or to take advantage of the expected relationships between various currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in a Fund's investment portfolio. Forward contracts may also be used by a Fund for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, such as when a Fund anticipates purchasing or selling a foreign security. This technique would allow a Fund to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the investment. Forward contracts also may be used to attempt to protect the value of a Fund's existing holdings of foreign securities. There may be, however, imperfect correlation between a Fund's foreign securities holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to such holdings. The cost to a Fund of engaging in forward contracts varies with factors such as the currency involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing.

Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges and are not standardized; rather, banks and dealers act as principals in these markets negotiating each transaction on an individual basis. Trading in forward contracts is generally unregulated. There is no limitation on the daily price movements of forward contracts. Principals in the forward markets have no obligation to continue to make markets in the forward contracts traded. There have been periods during which certain banks or dealers have refused to quote prices for forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which they are prepared to buy and that at which they are prepared to sell. Disruptions can occur in the forward markets because of unusually high trading volume, government intervention or other factors. For example, the imposition of credit controls by governmental authorities might limit forward trading, to the possible detriment of a Fund. Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as options, warrants and futures contracts described above. As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions," forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. In addition, the effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of a Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable. A Fund's investments in forward contracts may be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

Additionally, in their forward trading, the Funds are subject to the credit/counterparty risk of, or the inability or refusal to perform with respect to their forward contracts by, the principals with which the Funds trade. Funds on deposit with such principals are generally not protected by the same segregation requirements imposed on CFTC regulated commodity brokers and futures commission merchants ("FCMs") in respect of customer funds on deposit with them. A Fund may place forward trades through agents, so that the insolvency or bankruptcy of such agents could also subject the Fund to the risk of loss.

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<u>Swap Transactions</u> 

Some Funds may enter into a variety of swap transactions, including, but not limited to, interest rate, index, commodity, equity-linked, credit default, credit-linked and currency exchange swaps. A Fund may enter into swap transactions for a variety of reasons, including to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to gain exposure to one or more securities, currencies, commodities or interest rates, to protect against or attempt to take advantage of currency fluctuations, to protect against any increase in the price of securities that a Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, to efficiently gain exposure to certain markets, to add economic leverage to the Fund's portfolio or to shift the Fund's investment exposure from one type of investment to another.

Swap transactions are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to a number of years. Swap agreements are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of types of investments or market factors. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties generally are calculated with respect to a "notional amount," such as the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index. In a typical interest rate swap, for example, one party agrees to make regular payments equal to a floating interest rate times a "notional principal amount," in return for payments equal to a fixed rate times the same amount, for the term of the swap agreement. The "notional principal amount" of a swap transaction is the agreed-upon basis for calculating the payments that the parties agree to exchange (*i.e.*, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at particular interest rate) in a particular foreign currency or commodity or in a "basket" of securities. Under most swap agreements, payments by the parties will be exchanged on a "net basis," and a party will receive or pay, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments.

Swap transactions are sophisticated financial instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. Swaps can be highly volatile and may have a considerable impact on a Fund's performance, as the potential gain or loss on any swap transaction is not subject to any fixed limit. A Fund's successful use of swap transactions will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because swaps are two-party contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. If a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. A Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate (or terminate at the time and price desired) outstanding swap transactions (either by assignment or other disposition) or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

Moreover, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. See the section entitled "Credit/Counterparty Risk" below.

Additionally, U.S. regulators, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and certain other jurisdictions have adopted minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. These rules impose minimum margin requirements on derivatives transactions between a Fund and its swap counterparties and may increase the amount of margin the Fund is required to provide. They also impose regulatory requirements on the timing of transferring margin. They also effectively require changes to typical derivatives margin documentation. See the section entitled "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" below.

Some Funds may also enter into swaptions. A Fund may engage in swaptions for hedging purposes or to manage and mitigate credit and interest rate risk. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. The use of swaptions involves risks, including, among others, (i) imperfect correlation between movements of the price of the swaptions and the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the swaption, reducing the effectiveness of the instrument for hedging or investment purposes, (ii) the absence of a liquid market to sell a swaption, which could result in difficulty closing a position, (iii) the exacerbation of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate, and (iv) credit/counterparty risk.

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<u>Credit Default Swaps</u> 

Some Funds may enter into credit default swap agreements, which may have as reference obligations one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. In a credit default swap, one party (the "protection buyer") is obligated to pay the other party (the "protection seller") a stream of payments over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must generally pay the protection buyer the "par value" (the agreed-upon notional value) of the referenced debt obligation in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable reference obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending upon the terms of the swap.

A Fund may be either the protection buyer or protection seller in a credit default swap. If a Fund is a protection buyer, such Fund would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract and would not recover any of those payments if no credit event were to occur. However, if a credit event occurs, a Fund that is a protection buyer has the right to deliver the referenced debt obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending on the terms of the swap, and receive the par value of such debt obligations from the counterparty protection seller. As a protection seller, a Fund would receive fixed payments throughout the term of the contract if no credit event occurs. If a credit event occurs, however, the value of the obligation received by a Fund (*e.g.*, bonds which defaulted), plus the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the par value of the obligation, or cash received, resulting in a loss to the protection seller. Furthermore, a Fund that is a protection seller would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because such Fund will have investment exposure to the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements are subject to greater risk than a direct investment in the reference obligation. Like all swap agreements, credit default swaps are subject to liquidity, credit and counterparty risks. The notional value of credit default swaps with respect to a particular investment is often larger than the total par value of such investment outstanding and, in event of a default, there may be difficulties in making the required deliveries of the reference investments, possibly delaying payments.

A Fund generally may exit its obligations under a credit default swap only by terminating the contract and paying applicable breakage fees, or by entering into an offsetting credit default swap position, which may cause the Fund to incur losses.

<u>Investment Pools of Swap Contracts</u> 

Some Funds may invest in publicly or privately issued interests in investment pools whose underlying assets are credit default, credit-linked, interest rate, currency exchange, equity-linked or other types of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements. The pools' investment results may be designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified securities index or "basket" of securities, or sometimes a single security. These types of pools are often used to gain exposure to multiple securities with less of an investment than would be required to invest directly in the individual securities. They may also be used to gain exposure to foreign securities markets without investing in the foreign securities themselves and/or the relevant foreign market. To the extent that a Fund invests in pools of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements whose performance corresponds to the performance of a foreign securities index or one or more foreign securities, investing in such pools will involve risks similar to the risks of investing in foreign securities. See the section "Foreign Securities". In addition to the risks associated with investing in swaps generally, an investing Fund bears the risks and costs generally associated with investing in pooled investment vehicles, such as paying the fees and expenses of the pool and the risk that the pool or the operator of the pool may default on its obligations to the holder of interests in the pool, such as a Fund. Interests in privately offered investment pools of swap contracts may be considered illiquid and, except to the extent that such interests are deemed liquid under the Funds' policies, subject to a Fund's restriction on investments in illiquid securities.

<u>Swap Execution Facilities ("SEFs")</u> 

Certain derivatives contracts are required to be executed through SEFs. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. Such requirements may make it more difficult and costly for investment funds, such as the Funds, to enter into highly tailored or customized transactions. Trading swaps on a SEF may offer certain advantages over traditional bilateral OTC trading, such as ease of execution, price transparency, increased liquidity and/or favorable pricing. Execution through a SEF is not, however, without additional costs and risks, as parties are required to comply with SEF and CFTC rules and regulations, including disclosure and recordkeeping obligations, and SEF rights of inspection, among others. SEFs typically charge fees, and if the Fund executes derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. The Fund also may be required to

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indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes swaps on a SEF on the Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. In addition, the Fund may be subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared, and no clearing member is willing to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the trade. Similar "trade execution" regulations are being implemented in the European Union.

<u>Structured Notes</u> 

Certain Funds may invest in a broad category of instruments known as "structured notes." These instruments are debt obligations issued by industrial corporations, financial institutions or governmental or international agencies. Traditional debt obligations typically obligate the issuer to repay the principal plus a specified rate of interest. Structured notes, by contrast, obligate the issuer to pay amounts of principal or interest that are determined by reference to changes in some external factor or factors, or the principal and interest rate may vary from the stated rate because of changes in these factors. For example, the issuer's obligations could be determined by reference to changes in the value of a commodity (such as gold or oil) or commodity index, a foreign currency, an index of securities (such as the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index) or an interest rate (such as the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to changes over time in the difference (or "spread") between two or more external factors (such as the U.S. prime lending rate and the total return of the stock market in a particular country, as measured by a stock index). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may fluctuate inversely with changes in an external factor or factors (for example, if the U.S. prime lending rate goes up, the issuer's interest payment obligations are reduced). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may be determined by some multiple of the change in an external factor or factors (for example, three times the change in the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations remain fixed (as with a traditional debt instrument) so long as an external factor or factors do not change by more than the specified amount (for example, if the value of a stock index does not exceed some specified maximum), but if the external factor or factors change by more than the specified amount, the issuer's obligations may be sharply reduced.

Structured notes include, but are not limited to, equity-linked notes. An equity-linked note is a note whose performance is tied to a single stock, a basket of stocks, or a stock index. Equity-linked notes combine the principal protection normally associated with fixed-income securities with the potential for capital appreciation normally associated with equity securities. Upon the maturity of the note, the holder generally receives a return of principal based on the capital appreciation of the linked securities. Depending on the terms of the note, equity-linked notes may also have a "cap" or "floor" on the principal amount to be repaid to holders, irrespective of the performance of the linked securities. For example, a note may guarantee the repayment of the original principal amount invested (even if the linked securities have negative performance during the note's term), but may cap the maximum payment at maturity at a certain percentage of the issuance price or the return of the linked securities. Alternatively, the note may not guarantee a full return on the original principal, but may offer a greater participation in any capital appreciation of the linked securities. The terms of an equity-linked note may also provide for periodic interest payments at either a fixed or floating rate.

Structured notes can serve many different purposes in the management of a Fund. For example, they can be used to increase a Fund's exposure to changes in the value of assets that the Fund would not ordinarily purchase directly (such as commodities or stocks traded in a market that is not open to U.S. investors). They can also be used to hedge the risks associated with other investments a Fund holds. For example, if a structured note has an interest rate that fluctuates inversely with general changes in a country's stock market index, the value of the structured note would generally move in the opposite direction to the value of holdings of stocks in that market, thus moderating the effect of stock market movements on the value of a Fund's portfolio as a whole.

Structured notes involve special risks. As with any debt obligation, structured notes involve the risk that the issuer will become insolvent or otherwise default on its payment obligations. This risk is in addition to the risk that the issuer's obligations (and thus the value of a Fund's investment) will be reduced because of adverse changes in the external factor or factors to which the obligations are linked. The value of structured notes will in many cases be more volatile (that is, will change more rapidly or severely) than the value of traditional debt instruments. Volatility will be especially high if the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to some multiple of the change in the external factor or factors. Many structured notes have limited or no liquidity, so that a Fund would be unable to dispose of the investment prior to maturity. As with all investments, successful use of structured notes depends in significant part on the accuracy of the Adviser's analysis of the issuer's creditworthiness and financial prospects, and of the Adviser's forecast as to changes in relevant economic and financial market conditions and factors. In instances where the issuer of a structured note is a foreign entity, the usual risks associated with

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investments in foreign securities (described below) apply. Structured notes may be considered derivative instruments. A Fund's use of commodity-linked structured notes will potentially be limited by the Fund's intention to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), and will potentially bear on the Fund's ability to so qualify. The tax treatment of certain commodity-linked instruments including structured notes in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund's nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.

<u>Interest Rate Caps, Floors and Collars</u> 

Some Funds may use interest rate caps, floors and collars for the same purposes or similar purposes for which they use interest rate futures contracts and related options. Interest rate caps, floors and collars are similar to interest rate swap contracts because the payment obligations are measured by changes in interest rates as applied to a notional amount and because they are generally individually negotiated with a specific counterparty. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specific index exceeds a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below specified interest rates, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate floor. The purchase of an interest rate collar entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate collar.

<u>Hybrid Instruments</u> 

Some Funds may invest in hybrid instruments. A hybrid instrument is a type of derivative that combines a traditional stock or bond with an option or forward contract. Generally, the principal amount, amount payable upon maturity or redemption or interest rate of a hybrid is tied (positively or negatively) to the price of some currency or securities index, another interest rate or some other economic factor (each a "benchmark"). The interest rate or (unlike most fixed-income securities) the principal amount payable at maturity of a hybrid security may be increased or decreased, depending on changes in the value of the benchmark. An example of a hybrid could be a bond issued by an oil company that pays a small base level of interest with additional interest that accrues in correlation to the extent to which oil prices exceed a certain predetermined level. Such a hybrid instrument would be economically similar to a combination of a bond and a call option on oil.

Hybrids can be used as an efficient means of pursuing a variety of investment goals, including currency hedging, duration management and increased total return. Hybrids may not bear interest or pay dividends. The value of a hybrid or its interest rate may be a multiple of a benchmark and, as a result, may be leveraged and move (up or down) more steeply and rapidly than the benchmark. These benchmarks may be sensitive to economic and political events, such as currency devaluations, which cannot be readily foreseen by the purchaser of a hybrid. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of a hybrid could be zero. Thus, an investment in a hybrid may entail significant market risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional, U.S. dollar-denominated bond that has a fixed principal amount and pays a fixed rate or floating rate of interest. The purchase of hybrids also exposes a Fund to the credit/counterparty risk of the issuer of the hybrids. These risks may cause significant fluctuations in the NAV of a Fund.

Certain hybrid instruments may provide exposure to the commodities markets. These are derivative instruments with one or more commodity-linked components that have payment features similar to commodity futures contracts, commodity options or similar instruments. Commodity-linked hybrid instruments may be either equity or debt securities, leveraged or unleveraged, and are considered hybrid instruments because they have both security and commodity-like characteristics. A portion of the value of these instruments may be derived from the value of a commodity, futures contract, index or other economic variable and therefore are subject to many of the same risks as investments in those underlying securities, instruments or commodities. For more information, see the sections "Commodities" and "Structured Notes."

Certain issuers of structured products such as hybrid instruments may be deemed to be investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, the Fund's investments in these products may be subject to limits applicable to investments in investment companies and may be subject to restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

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<u>Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments</u> 

*<u>General.</u>* As described in the Prospectus, the Funds intend to use derivative instruments, including several of the instruments described above, to seek to enhance investment returns as well as for risk management purposes. Although the Adviser may seek to use these transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. Any or all of these investment techniques may be used at any time. The ability of a Fund to utilize these derivative instruments successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent that a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions. The Funds will comply with applicable regulatory requirements when implementing these strategies, techniques and instruments. Use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, involving greater risks than are involved in hedging. A short exposure through a derivative may present additional risks. If the value of the asset, asset class or index on which a Fund has obtained a short exposure increases, the Fund will incur a loss. Moreover, the potential loss from a short exposure is theoretically unlimited.

The value of some derivative instruments in which the Funds invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates or other economic factors and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts such factors and has taken positions in derivative instruments contrary to prevailing market trends, a Fund could be exposed to the risk of loss. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts interest rates, market values or other economic factors in using a derivatives strategy for a Fund, the Fund might have been in a better position if it had not entered into the transaction at all. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The use of these strategies involves certain special risks, including a possible imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of derivative instruments and price movements of related investments. While some strategies involving derivative instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in related investments or otherwise, due to the possible inability of a Fund to purchase or sell a portfolio security at a time that otherwise would be favorable and the possible inability of the Fund to close out or to liquidate its derivatives positions. In addition, a Fund's use of such instruments may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if it had not used such instruments. To the extent that a Fund gains exposure to an asset class using derivative instruments backed by a collateral portfolio of other securities, changes in the value of those other securities may result in greater or lesser exposure to that asset class than would have resulted from a direct investment in securities comprising that asset class.

Although the Adviser may seek to use derivative transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. One risk arises because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of derivatives contracts and movements in the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the derivative. A Fund's derivative strategies will not be fully effective unless the Fund can compensate for such imperfect correlation. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect such compensation. For example, the correlation between the price movement of the derivatives contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the relevant markets. If the price of the futures contract moves more than the price of the hedged security, a Fund would experience either a loss or a gain on the derivative that is not completely offset by movements in the price of the hedged securities. For example, in an attempt to compensate for imperfect price movement correlations, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a greater dollar amount than the hedged securities if the price movement volatility of the hedged securities is historically greater than the volatility of the futures contract. Conversely, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a smaller dollar amount than the hedged securities if the volatility of the price of hedged securities is historically less than that of the futures contracts. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. With respect to certain derivative transactions (*e.g*., short positions in which a Fund does not hold the instrument to which the short position relates), the potential risk of loss to a Fund is theoretically unlimited.

The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. See the section entitled "Index Futures Contracts" for more information.

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Price movement correlation in derivative transactions also may be distorted by the illiquidity of the derivatives markets and the participation of speculators in such markets. If an insufficient number of contracts are traded, commercial users may not deal in derivatives because they do not want to assume the risk that they may not be able to close out their positions within a reasonable amount of time. In such instances, derivatives market prices may be driven by different forces than those driving the market in the underlying securities, and price spreads between these markets may widen. The participation of speculators in the market enhances its liquidity. Nonetheless, the presence of speculators may create temporary price distortions unrelated to the market in the underlying securities.

Once the daily limit has been reached in a contract, no trades may be entered into at a price beyond the limit, which may prevent the liquidation of open futures or options positions. Futures prices have in the past occasionally exceeded the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Income earned by a Fund from its options activities generally will be treated as capital gain and, if not offset by net recognized capital losses incurred by the Fund, will be distributed to shareholders in taxable distributions. Although gain from options transactions may hedge against a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities, that gain, to the extent not offset by losses, will be distributed in light of certain tax considerations and will constitute a distribution of that portion of the value preserved against decline.

The value of a Fund's derivative instruments may fluctuate based on a variety of market and economic factors. In some cases, the fluctuations may offset (or be offset by) changes in the value of securities or derivatives held in the Fund's portfolio. All transactions in derivatives involve the possible risk of loss to a Fund of all or a significant part of the value of its investment. In some cases, the risk of loss may exceed the amount of a Fund's investment. When a Fund writes a call option or sells a futures contract without holding the underlying securities, currencies or futures contracts, its potential loss is unlimited.

The successful use of derivatives will depend in part on the Adviser's ability to forecast securities market, currency or other financial market movements correctly. For example, a Fund's ability to hedge against adverse changes in the value of securities held in its portfolio through options and futures also depends on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of futures or options positions and changes in the values of the portfolio securities. The successful use of certain other derivatives also depends on the availability of a liquid secondary market to enable a Fund to close its positions on a timely basis. There can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions.

In the case of OTC options, the Fund is at risk that the other party to the transaction will default on its obligations, or will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. See the section entitled "Credit/Counterparty Risk" above for additional information.

The derivatives markets of some foreign countries are small compared to those of the United States and consequently are characterized in some cases by less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, derivatives that are traded on foreign exchanges may not be regulated as effectively as similar transactions in the United States, may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, may be subject to less detailed reporting requirements and regulatory controls, and are subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign securities. The value of such positions also could be adversely affected by (i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the United States of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii) delays in a Fund's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours in the United States, (iv) the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the United States, and (v) lesser trading volume. Furthermore, investments in derivatives markets outside of the United States are subject to many of the same risks as other foreign investments. See the section "Foreign Securities" below.

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*Additional Risk Factors in Cleared Derivatives Transactions.* 

Transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a cleared derivatives transaction, a Fund's counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of a clearing house and only members of clearing houses can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients' obligations to the clearing house.

Under some circumstances, centrally cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to the Funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide greater amounts of margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time or increases in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could also expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of clearing house margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Adviser expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all transactions submitted for clearing that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection offered by the transaction. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and the clearing members is developed by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, this documentation generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member, indemnifying the clearing member against losses it incurs in connection with acting as the Funds' clearing member, and the documentation typically does not give the Funds any rights to exercise remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

Some types of cleared derivatives are required to be executed on an exchange or on a SEF. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. While this execution requirement is designed to increase transparency and liquidity in the cleared derivatives market, trading on a SEF can create additional costs and risks for the Funds. For example, SEFs typically charge fees, and if a Fund executes derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. Also, a Fund may indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes cleared derivatives on a SEF on the Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. See the subsection "Swap Execution Facilities" above for additional information.

*Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives.* 

The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government, self-regulatory organization and judicial action. For example, the U.S. government has enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), which includes provisions for regulation of the derivatives market, including new clearing, margin, reporting and registration requirements. Various U.S. regulatory agencies have implemented and are continuing to implement rules and regulations prescribed by the Dodd-Frank Act. The European Union, the United Kingdom, and some other jurisdictions are also in the process of implementing similar requirements that will affect a Fund when it enters into derivatives transactions with a counterparty organized in that jurisdiction or otherwise subject to that jurisdiction's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are relatively new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. These regulatory changes could, among other things, restrict a Fund's ability to engage in derivatives transactions (including because certain types of derivatives transactions may no longer be available to a Fund) and/or increase the costs of such derivatives transactions (including through increased margin requirements), and the Fund may be unable to execute its investment strategy as a result.

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It is possible that government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including futures and swap agreements, may limit or prevent a Fund from using such instruments as part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent a Fund from being able to achieve its investment goals. It is impossible to fully predict the effects of legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse. It is possible that legislative and regulatory activity could limit or completely restrict the ability of a Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using these instruments or make them less effective. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which a Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent a Fund from using these instruments or affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments, or may change the availability of certain investments.

There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement their investment strategies. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act, has and will continue to change the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act has caused broad changes to the OTC derivatives market and granted significant authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants. Pursuant to such authority, rules have been enacted that currently require clearing of many OTC derivatives transactions and may require clearing of additional OTC derivatives transactions in the future and that impose minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. Similar regulations have been and are being adopted in other jurisdictions around the world.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund's ability to engage in, or increase the cost to a Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to a Fund or otherwise limiting liquidity. The implementation of the clearing requirement has generally increased the costs of derivatives transactions for the Funds, since each Fund has to pay fees to its clearing members and is typically required to post more margin for cleared derivatives than it has historically posted for bilateral derivatives. These rules and regulations are relatively new and evolving, so their full impact on a Fund and the financial system are not yet known. While the rules and regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (*i.e.*, the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that they will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing and related requirements expose the Funds to new kinds of costs and risks.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. The SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering certain derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Funds could, among other things, change how a Fund uses derivatives and may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

Additionally, new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and various other jurisdictions requirements may result in increased uncertainty about credit/counterparty risk and may also limit the ability of a Fund to protect its interests in the event of the insolvency (or similar designation) of a derivatives counterparty. More specifically, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, (or similar designation), a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the liabilities of such counterparties to a Fund could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a "bail in").

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*Credit/Counterparty Risk.* 

The Funds will be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of the counterparties with which it trades, or the brokers, dealers and exchanges through which it trades, whether it engages in exchange-traded or off-exchange transactions. Transactions entered into by the Funds may be executed on various U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, and may be cleared and settled through various clearing houses, custodians, depositories and prime brokers throughout the world. There can be no assurance that a failure by any such entity will not lead to a loss to a Fund. To the extent a Fund engages in cleared derivatives transactions, it will be subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position. If a Fund engages in futures transactions, it will also be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of its futures commissions merchant ("FCM"). If a Fund's FCM or clearing member (as applicable) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise defaults on its obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive all amounts owed to it in respect of its trading, even if the clearing house fully discharges all of its obligations. The Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA") requires an FCM to segregate all funds received from its customers with respect to regulated futures transactions from such FCM's proprietary funds. If an FCM were not to do so to the full extent required by law, the assets of an account might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM's bankruptcy, the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of an FCM's combined customer accounts, even if certain property held by an FCM is specifically traceable to the Fund (for example, U.S. Treasury bills deposited by the Fund). It is possible that a Fund would be unable to recover from the FCM's estate the full amount of its funds on deposit with such FCM and owing to it. Such situations could arise due to various factors, or a combination of factors, including inadequate FCM capitalization, inadequate controls on customer trading and inadequate customer capital. Similar requirements, restrictions and risks apply to clearing members as well. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the clearing house, the Fund might experience a loss of funds deposited through its FCM or clearing member (as applicable) as margin with the clearing house, a loss of unrealized profits on its open positions and the loss of funds owed to it as realized profits on closed positions. Such a bankruptcy or insolvency might also cause a substantial delay before the Fund could obtain the return of funds owed to it by an FCM who is a member of such clearing house.

The Funds may also engage in bilateral (OTC) derivative transactions, which are not centrally cleared. Because bilateral derivative and other transactions are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships, the Funds are subject to the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations under the contracts. Although the Funds intend to enter into transactions only with counterparties which the Adviser believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that a Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result. In situations where a Fund is required to post margin or other collateral with a counterparty, the counterparty may fail to segregate the collateral or may commingle the collateral with the counterparty's own assets. As a result, in the event of the counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency, a Fund's collateral may be subject to conflicting claims of the counterparty's creditors, and the Fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating the Fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral.

When a counterparty's obligations are not fully secured by collateral, then a Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty's credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that a Fund may not receive adequate collateral or that the counterparty may default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations pursuant to such contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in enforcing contractual remedies. Credit/counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty's obligations are secured by collateral because a Fund's interest in collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required. Credit/counterparty risk also may be more pronounced if a counterparty's obligations exceed the amount of collateral held by the Fund (if any), the Fund is unable to exercise its interest in collateral upon default by the counterparty, or the termination value of the instrument varies significantly from the marked-to-market value of the instrument. As described above, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, the Funds' ability to exercise remedies could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty and may prohibit the Fund from exercising termination rights based on the financial institution's insolvency.

Credit/counterparty risk with respect to derivatives is also being affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. Some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and, as described above, a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the FCM clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit/counterparty risk of its

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original counterparty to the derivative transaction. Credit/counterparty risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member's proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing broker from its customers generally are held by the clearing broker on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. The assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund's clearing member, because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker's customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing organization the amount of margin required by the clearing organization for cleared derivatives, which amounts generally are held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the CFTC require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the amount of initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing organization that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not provide accurate reporting, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing organization will use a Fund's assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing organization. In addition, clearing members generally provide to the clearing organization the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than the gross amount of each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing organization will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund's cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

Each Fund is subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which the Fund invests and trades may default on their obligations under those instruments, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments and any derivatives whose value is based on such instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer of an instrument in which the Fund invests will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that the Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

<u>Other Derivatives; Future Developments</u> 

The above discussion relates to the Funds' proposed use of certain types of derivatives currently available. However, the Funds are not limited to the transactions described above. In addition, the relevant markets and related regulations are constantly changing and, in the future, the Funds may use derivatives not currently available or widely in use.

<u>CFTC Regulation</u> 

The Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund is a commodity pool (the "Pool") under the CEA and Loomis Sayles is registered as a commodity pool operator (a "CPO") under the CEA with respect to the Pool. The Adviser and the Pool are subject to dual regulation by the SEC and CFTC. Compliance with these regulatory requirements may have a material impact on Pool expenses, adversely affecting the Pool's total return.

The Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of CPO pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5 (the "exclusion") with respect to its operation of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the "Excluded Funds"). Accordingly, the Adviser, with respect to the Excluded Funds, is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA. To remain eligible for the exclusion, each of the Excluded Funds will be limited in its ability to use certain financial instruments, including futures and options on futures and certain swaps transactions ("commodity interests"). In the event that an Excluded Fund's investments in commodity interests are not within the thresholds set forth in the exclusion, the Adviser may be required to register as a CPO and/or as a "commodity trading advisor" with the CFTC with respect to that Fund. The Adviser's eligibility to claim the exclusion with respect to an Excluded Fund will be based upon, among other things, the level and scope of the Fund's investment in commodity interests, the purposes

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of such investments and the manner in which the Fund holds out its use of commodity interests. Each Excluded Fund's ability to invest in commodity interests is limited by the Adviser's intention to operate the Excluded Fund in a manner that would permit the Adviser to continue to claim the exclusion under Rule 4.5, which may adversely affect such Fund's total return. In the event the Adviser becomes unable to rely on the exclusion in Rule 4.5 and is required to register with the CFTC as a CPO with respect to an Excluded Fund, such Fund's expenses may increase, adversely affecting that Fund's total return.

**Emerging Markets** 

Investments in foreign securities may include investments in emerging or developing countries, whose economies or securities markets are not yet highly developed. The same or similar risks are seen in investments in companies that are located in developed markets but derive substantial revenues from emerging markets. The risks associated with investing in foreign securities are often heightened for investments in emerging market countries. These heightened risks include (i) greater risks of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, nationalization, war, and less social, political and economic stability; (ii) the small size of the markets for securities of emerging market issuers and the oftentimes low or nonexistent volume of trading, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; (iii) certain national policies that may restrict a Fund's investment opportunities, including restrictions on investing in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests or currency transfer or repatriation restrictions; (iv) an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; (v) the absence of developed legal structures governing private or foreign investment and private property and/or less developed custodial and deposit systems and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures; (vi) risks associated with the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. government or the European Union; and (vii) an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. A Fund's purchase and sale of portfolio securities in certain emerging market countries may be constrained by limitations as to daily changes in the prices of listed securities, periodic trading or settlement volume and/or limitations on aggregate holdings of foreign investors. In certain cases, such limitations may be computed based upon the aggregate trading by or holdings of a Fund, the Adviser and its affiliates, and their respective clients and other service providers. A Fund may not be able to sell securities in circumstances where price, trading or settlement volume limitations have been reached. These limitations may have a negative impact on the Fund's performance and may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund's investment to the extent that it invests in certain emerging market countries. In addition, some emerging market countries may have fixed or managed currencies that are not free-floating against the U.S. dollar. Further, certain emerging market countries' currencies may not be internationally traded. Certain of these currencies have experienced a steady devaluation relative to the U.S. dollar. If a Fund does not hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it owns denominated in currencies that are devalued, the Fund's NAV will be adversely affected. Many emerging market countries have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have adverse effects on the economies and securities markets of certain of these countries.

In determining whether to invest in securities of foreign issuers, Loomis Sayles may consider the likely effects of foreign taxes on the net yield available to a Fund and its shareholders. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

For the purposes of determining whether a particular country is considered a developed or emerging market, a Fund will use a country's sovereign quality rating. An emerging market country is defined as a country that carries a sovereign quality rating below investment grade by either S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Moody's Investor Services ("Moody's"), or is unrated by both S&P and Moody's. Thus, an emerging market security is defined as a security that is issued by sovereign or corporate entities domiciled in an emerging market country as defined above.

**Fixed-Income Securities** 

Some of the Funds may invest in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities pay a specified rate of interest or dividends, or a rate that is adjusted periodically by reference to some specified index or market rate. Fixed-income securities include securities issued by federal, state, local and foreign governments and related agencies, and by a wide range of private or corporate issuers. Fixed-income securities include, among others, bonds, debentures, notes, bills and commercial paper. Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund for any particular period. In addition, the prices of fixed-income securities generally vary inversely with changes in interest rates. Prices of fixed-income securities may also be affected by items related to a particular issue or to the debt markets generally. For example, changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve or other regulatory actions could expose fixed income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity

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and reduced liquidity, which may impact a Fund's operations and return potential. The NAV of a Fund's shares will vary as a result of changes in the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio. As inflation increases, the present value of a Fund's fixed income investment typically will decline. Investors' expectation of future inflation can also adversely affect the current value of portfolio investments, resulting in lower asset values and potential losses.

***Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities.*** To be considered investment-grade quality, at least one of the three major rating agencies (Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch"), Moody's or S&P) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

***Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities.*** Below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") are rated below investment-grade quality. To be considered below investment-grade quality, none of the three major rating agencies (Fitch, Moody's and S&P) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, Loomis Sayles must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are subject to greater credit/counterparty risk and market/issuer risk than higher-quality fixed-income securities. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. If a Fund invests in below investment-grade fixed-income securities, a Fund's achievement of its objective may be more dependent on Loomis Sayles' own credit analysis than is the case with funds that invest in higher-quality fixed-income securities. The market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be more severely affected than some other financial markets by economic recession or substantial interest rate increases, by changing public perceptions of this market, or by legislation that limits the ability of certain categories of financial institutions to invest in these securities. In addition, the secondary market may be less liquid for below investment-grade fixed-income securities. This lack of liquidity at certain times may affect the values of these securities and may make the evaluation and sale of these securities more difficult. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be in poor standing or in default and typically have speculative characteristics. These risks are especially acute for distressed instruments, which are securities of issuers in extremely weak financial condition or perceived to have a deteriorating financial condition that will materially affect their ability to meet their financial obligations. Issuers of such instruments are generally experiencing financial or operating difficulties, have substantial capital needs or negative net worth, face special competitive or product obsolescence problems, or may be involved in various stages of bankruptcy, restructuring, or liquidation.

For more information about the ratings services' descriptions of the various ratings categories, see Appendix A. A Fund may continue to hold fixed-income securities that are downgraded in quality subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it would be advantageous to do so.

**Foreign Currency Transactions** 

The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions for both hedging and investment purposes. Many foreign securities in a Fund's portfolio will be denominated in foreign currencies or traded in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies. Any income on such investments is generally paid to a Fund in foreign currencies. The value of these foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar varies continually, causing changes in the dollar value of a Fund's portfolio investments (even if the local market price of the investments is unchanged) and changes in the dollar value of a Fund's income available for distribution to its shareholders. The effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of a Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable.

To protect against a change in the foreign currency exchange rate between the date on which a Fund contracts to purchase or sell a security and the settlement date for the purchase or sale, to gain exposure to one or more foreign currencies or to "lock in" the equivalent of a dividend or interest payment in another currency, a Fund might purchase or sell a foreign currency on a spot (*i.e.*, cash) basis at the prevailing spot rate or may enter into futures contracts on an exchange. If conditions warrant, a Fund may also enter into contracts with banks or broker-dealers to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward contracts"). See the section "Derivative Instruments."

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Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as derivatives described in the section "Derivative Instruments." Forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. A Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies, and the Fund will be subject to increased illiquidity and credit/counterparty risk because forward contracts are not traded on an exchange and often are not standardized. A Fund may also be required to liquidate portfolio assets, or may incur increased currency conversion costs, to compensate for a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency occurring between the time when the Fund declares and pays a dividend, or between the time when the Fund accrues and pays an operating expense in U.S. dollars.

In addition, a Fund may buy and write options on foreign currencies in a manner similar to that in which futures or forward contracts on foreign currencies will be utilized. A Fund may use options on foreign currencies to hedge against adverse changes in foreign currency conversion rates. For example, a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency in which portfolio securities are denominated will reduce the U.S. dollar value of such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency remains constant. In order to protect against such diminutions in the value of the portfolio securities, a Fund may buy put options on the foreign currency. If the value of the currency declines, a Fund will have the right to sell such currency for a fixed amount in U.S. dollars, thereby offsetting, in whole or in part, the adverse effect on its portfolio.

Conversely, when a rise in the U.S. dollar value of a currency in which securities to be acquired are denominated is projected, thereby increasing the cost of such securities, a Fund may buy call options on the foreign currency. The purchase of such options could offset, at least partially, the effects of the adverse movements in exchange rates. As in the case of other types of options, however, the benefit to a Fund from purchases of foreign currency options will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In addition, if currency exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the extent desired, a Fund could sustain losses or lesser gains on transactions in foreign currency options that would require the Fund to forego a portion or all of the benefits of advantageous changes in those rates.

A Fund may also write options on foreign currencies. For example, to hedge against a potential decline in the U.S. dollar due to adverse fluctuations in exchange rates, a Fund could, instead of purchasing a put option, write a call option on the relevant currency. If the decline expected by a Fund occurs, the option will most likely not be exercised and the diminution in value of portfolio securities be offset at least in part by the amount of the premium received. Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option to hedge against a potential increase in the U.S. dollar cost of securities to be acquired, a Fund could write a put option on the relevant currency which, if rates move in the manner projected by the Fund, will expire unexercised and allow the Fund to hedge the increased cost up to the amount of the premium. If exchange rates do not move in the expected direction, the option may be exercised and the Fund would be required to buy or sell the underlying currency at a loss, which may not be fully offset by the amount of the premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, a Fund also may lose all or a portion of the benefits that might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements in exchange rates.

The Adviser may decide not to engage in currency transactions, and there is no assurance that any currency strategy used by a Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable currency transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions when they would be beneficial. The foreign currency transactions in which a Fund may engage involve risks similar to those described in the section "Derivative Instruments."

A Fund's use of currency transactions may be limited by tax considerations. Transactions in foreign currencies, foreign currency denominated debt and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts and forward contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned and may affect the timing or amount of distributions to shareholders.

Transactions in non-U.S. currencies are also subject to many of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities described in the section "Foreign Securities." Because a Fund may invest in foreign securities and foreign currencies, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect a Fund than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information. If a Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on a Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region.

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**Foreign Securities** 

The Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities may include, among other things, securities of issuers organized or headquartered outside the U.S. as well as obligations of supranational entities. The examples described in this section should not be considered a definition of "foreign securities." In addition to the risks associated with investing in securities generally, such investments present additional risks not typically associated with investments in comparable securities of U.S. issuers. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to these risks to a greater extent than those in more developed markets, as described more fully in the section "Emerging Markets".

There may be less information publicly available about a foreign corporate or government issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and foreign corporate issuers are not generally subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. The securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and, at times, more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign brokerage commissions and securities custody costs are often higher than those in the United States, and judgments against foreign entities may be more difficult to obtain and enforce. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited. With respect to certain foreign countries, there is a possibility of governmental expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments that could affect the value of investments in those countries. Foreign issuers may become subject to sanctions imposed by the U.S. or another country or other governmental or non-governmental organizations, which could result in the immediate freeze of the foreign issuers' assets or securities and/or make their securities worthless. The imposition of such sanctions, such as sanctions imposed against Russia, Russian entities and Russian individuals in 2022, could impair the market value of the securities of such foreign issuers and limit a Fund's ability to buy, sell, receive or deliver the securities. Sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, may cause volatility in regional and global markets and may negatively impact the performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies in other countries, which could have a negative effect on the performance of such Fund. If a Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on a Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region. The receipt of interest on foreign government securities may depend on the availability of tax or other revenues to satisfy the issuer's obligations.

Since most foreign securities are denominated in foreign currencies or traded primarily in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies, the value of these investments and the net investment income available for distribution to shareholders of a Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. To the extent a Fund may purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies, a change in the value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund's assets and the Fund's income available for distribution. The 2008 global economic crisis has caused many European countries to experience serious fiscal difficulties, including bankruptcy, public budget deficits, recession, sovereign default, restructuring of government debt, credit rating downgrades and an overall weakening of the banking and financial sectors. In addition, some European economies may depend on others for assistance, and the inability of such economies to achieve the reforms or objectives upon which that assistance is conditioned may result in deeper and/or longer financial downturns among the Eurozone nations. Recent events in the Eurozone have called into question the long-term viability of the euro as a shared currency among the Eurozone nations. Moreover, strict fiscal and monetary controls imposed by the European Economic and Monetary Union as well as any other requirements it may impose on member countries may significantly impact such countries and limit them from implementing their own economic policies to some degree. As the result of economic, political, regulatory or other actions taken in response to this crisis, including any discontinuation of the euro as the shared currency among the Eurozone nations or the implementation of capital controls or the restructuring of financial institutions, a Fund's euro-denominated investments may become difficult to value a Fund may be unable to dispose of investments or repatriate investment proceeds, a Fund's ability to operate its strategy in connection with euro-denominated securities may be significantly impaired and the value of the Fund's euro-denominated investments may decline significantly and unpredictably.

The United Kingdom left the European Union (commonly known as "Brexit") on January 31, 2020. An agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union governing their future trade relationship became effective January 1, 2021, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. There is still considerable uncertainty remaining in the market regarding the ramifications of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the arrangements that will apply to the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union and other countries following its withdrawal; the range and potential implications of possible political, regulatory,

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economic, and market outcomes are difficult to predict. Moreover, other countries may seek to withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political or geopolitical issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments.

Furthermore, many emerging and developing market countries have experienced outbreaks of pandemic or contagious diseases from time to time. Because emerging and developing market countries tend to have less established health care systems, the adverse impact of outbreaks may be more severe for these countries. The risks of such outbreaks and resulting social, political, economic and environmental damage cannot be quantified. Such outbreaks can affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general. The impact may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

Although a Fund's income may be received or realized in foreign currencies, the Fund will be required to compute and distribute its income in U.S. dollars. Therefore, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines after a Fund's income has been earned in that currency, translated into U.S. dollars and declared as a dividend, but before payment of such dividend, the Fund could be required to liquidate portfolio securities to pay such dividend. Similarly, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines between the time a Fund incurs expenses or other obligations in U.S. dollars and the time such expenses or obligations are paid, the amount of such currency required to be converted into U.S. dollars in order to pay such expenses in U.S. dollars will be greater than the equivalent amount in such currency of such expenses at the time they were incurred. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

In addition, because the Funds may invest in foreign securities traded primarily on markets that close prior to the time each Fund determines its NAV, the risks posed by frequent trading may have a greater potential to dilute the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders than a fund investing in U.S. securities. In instances where a significant event that affects the value of one or more foreign securities held by a Fund takes place after the close of the primary foreign market, but before the time that the Fund determines its NAV, certain investors may seek to take advantage of the fact that there will be a delay in the adjustment of the market price for a security caused by this event until the foreign market reopens (sometimes referred to as "price" or "time zone" arbitrage). Shareholders who attempt this type of arbitrage may dilute the value of a Fund's shares by virtue of their transaction, if those prices reflect the fair value of the foreign securities. Although each Fund has procedures designed to determine the fair value of foreign securities for purposes of calculating its NAV when such an event has occurred, fair value pricing, because it involves judgments that are inherently subjective, may not always eliminate the risk of price arbitrage. The Funds' securities may change in price on days on which the U.S. markets are closed and the Funds do not calculate their NAVs or sell or redeem their shares. For more information on how the Funds use fair value pricing, see the section "Net Asset Value."

Foreign withholding or other taxes imposed on a Fund's investments in foreign securities will reduce the Fund's return on those securities. In certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. See the section "Taxes."

<u>Investing through Bond Connect</u> 

In addition to the risks described under "Emerging Markets," there are risks associated with a Fund's investment in Chinese government bonds and other mainland China-based debt instruments traded on the China Interbank Bond Market ("CIBM") through the Bond Connect program, or on other trading platforms in China which may participate in Bond Connect from time to time or in the future. The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging and volatile market. Although China has experienced a relatively stable political environment in recent years, there is no guarantee that such stability will be maintained in the future. Political, regulatory and diplomatic events, such as the U.S.-China "trade war" that intensified in 2018, could have an adverse effect on the Chinese or Hong Kong economies and on investments made through the Bond Connect program. There are significant risks inherent in investing in Chinese debt instruments, similar to the risks of investing in other fixed-income securities in emerging markets. The prices of debt instruments traded on the CIBM may fluctuate significantly due to low trading volume and potential lack of liquidity. Trading through Bond Connect is subject to a number of restrictions that may affect a Fund's investments and returns. Investments made through Bond Connect are subject to order, clearance and settlement procedures that could pose risks to a Fund. In addition, securities offered through Bond Connect may lose their eligibility for trading through the program at any time. If Bond Connect securities lose their eligibility for

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trading through the program, they may be sold but can no longer be purchased through Bond Connect. CIBM does not support all trading strategies (such as short selling) and investments in Chinese debt instruments that trade on the CIBM are subject to the risks of suspension of trading without cause or notice, trade failure or trade rejection and default of securities, depositories and counterparties. Furthermore, securities purchased through Bond Connect will be held via a book entry omnibus account in the name of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Central Money Markets Unit ("CMU") maintained with a China-based custodian (either the China Central Depository & Clearing Co. ("CCDC") or the Shanghai Clearing House ("SCH")). A Fund's ownership interest in Bond Connect securities will not be reflected directly in book entry with CDCC or SCH and will instead only be reflected on the books of its Hong Kong sub-custodian. Therefore, a Fund's ability to enforce rights as a bondholder may depend on CMU's ability or willingness as record-holder of Bond Connect securities to enforce a Fund's rights as a bondholder. Additionally, the omnibus manner in which the securities are held could expose a Fund to the credit/counterparty risk of its Hong Kong sub-custodian. While a Fund holds a beneficial interest in the instrument it acquires through Bond Connect, the mechanisms that beneficial owners may use to enforce their rights are untested. In addition, courts in China have limited experience in applying the concept of beneficial ownership. Moreover, securities purchased through Bond Connect generally may not be sold, purchased or otherwise transferred other than through Bond Connect in accordance with applicable rules.

A primary feature of Bond Connect is the application of the home market's laws and rules applicable to investors in Chinese fixed-income instruments. Therefore, a Fund's investments through Bond Connect are generally subject to Chinese securities regulations and listing rules, loss recovery limitations and disclosure of interest reporting obligations, among other restrictions. A Fund will not benefit from access to Hong Kong investor compensation funds, which are set up to protect against defaults of trades, when investing through Bond Connect. Bond Connect is only available on days when markets in both China and Hong Kong are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days, which may limit a Fund's ability to trade when it would be otherwise attractive to do so. In addition, the trading, settlement and information technology systems required for non-Chinese investors in Bond Connect are relatively new. In the event of systems malfunctions or extreme market conditions, trading through Bond Connect could be disrupted. Uncertainties in China tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments through Bond Connect could result in unexpected tax liabilities for a Fund, which may negatively affect investment returns for shareholders. The withholding tax treatment of dividends and capital gains payable to overseas investors currently is unsettled. Bond Connect trades are settled in Chinese Yuan ("RMB"), and investors must have timely access to a reliable supply of RMB in Hong Kong, which cannot be guaranteed.

CIBM Bonds may also be purchased through the CIBM Direct Access Program. The CIBM Direct Access Program, established by the People's Bank of China, allows eligible foreign institutional investors to conduct trading in the CIBM, subject to other rules and regulations as promulgated by Chinese authorities. Eligible foreign institutional investors who wish to invest directly in the CIBM through the CIBM Direct Access Program may do so through a settlement agent located in China, who would be responsible for making the relevant filings and account opening with the relevant authorities. A Fund is therefore subject to the risk of default or errors on the part of such agent.

A Fund's investments in Chinese issuers are subject to risks associated with China's currency. China has only comparatively recently moved from a pegged currency to a managed float. China's currency is not completely freely tradable and may not at all times reflect economic fundamentals of China's economy. The value of the RMB is subject to changes based on the economic objectives of the Chinese government, including devaluation in order to improve the competitiveness of Chinese goods in an effort to improve the Chinese balance of trade. Additionally, RMB bond markets are emerging markets characterized by relatively small numbers of issuers and relatively low trading volume, resulting in substantially less liquidity and greater price volatility as compared to more developed markets. Newly developed securities markets may be subject to additional risks, including lack of developed regulation, periods of volatility and instability and market suspension. Methods of settlement and clearing in newly developed markets may be subject to increased risks of error or inefficiency. Moreover, information about issuers in emerging markets including China may not be as complete, accurate or timely as information about listed companies in other more developed economies or markets.

The Bond Connect program is a relatively new program and may be subject to further interpretation and guidance. There can be no assurance as to the program's continued existence or whether future developments regarding the program may restrict or adversely affect a Fund's investments or returns. In addition, the application and interpretation of the laws and regulations of Hong Kong and China, and the rules, policies or guidelines published or applied by relevant regulators and exchanges in respect of the Bond Connect program are uncertain, and they may have a detrimental effect on a Fund's investments and returns.

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<u>Canadian Investments</u> 

Some of the Funds may invest in securities of Canadian issuers to a significant extent. The Canadian and U.S. economies are closely integrated, and U.S. market conditions, including consumer spending, can have a significant impact on the Canadian economy such that an investment in Canadian securities may not have the same diversifying affect as investments in other countries. In addition, Canada is a major producer of commodities, such as forest products, metals, agricultural products and energy-related products like oil, gas and hydroelectricity. As a result, the Canadian economy is very dependent on the demand for, and supply and price of, natural resources and the Canadian market is relatively concentrated in issuers involved in the production and distribution of natural resources. Canada's economic growth may be significantly affected by fluctuations in currency and global demand for such commodities. Investments in Canadian securities may be in Canadian dollars; see the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

**Central Securities Depositories Regulation ("CSDR")** 

Beginning February 1, 2022, the European Union adopted a settlement discipline regime pursuant to CSDR that introduced new measures for the authorization and supervision of European Union Central Security Depositories. CSDR aims to reduce the number of settlement fails that occur in European Economic Area ("EEA") central securities depositories ("CSDs") and address settlement fails where they occur. Under the regime, among other things, EEA CSDs are required to impose cash penalties on participants that cause settlement fails and distribute these to receiving participants. The CSDR requirements apply to transactions in transferable securities (e.g., stocks and bonds), money market instruments, shares of funds and emission allowances that will be settled through an EEA CSD and are admitted to trading or traded on an EEA trading venue or cleared by an EEA central counterparty. The Adviser has a CSDR policy in place under which, in most cases, any charges (debit and credit) are netted and applied to the relevant accounts. However, for debit charges over $500 USD, the Adviser will typically seek to cause a broker to take responsibility for the charge, although it may not succeed in doing so.

**Illiquid Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in illiquid securities, either by acquiring illiquid investments or owning investments that become illiquid because of financial distress or geopolitical events (such as trading halts, sanctions or wars). Illiquid securities are generally those that are not readily resalable. Securities whose disposition is restricted by federal securities laws may be considered illiquid. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if a Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security. Investment in illiquid securities involves the risk that a Fund may be unable to sell such a security at the desired time or at the price at which the Fund values the security. Also, a Fund may incur expenses, losses or delays in the process of registering restricted securities prior to resale.

The Funds have implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with Rule 22e-4, the Funds may not acquire any illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Funds would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. In the event a Fund's illiquid investments exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets, the Adviser will seek to bring the Fund's illiquid investments to or below 15% of the Fund's net assets within a reasonable time.

**Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** 

Cryptocurrencies are currencies which exist in a digital form and may act as a store of wealth, a medium of exchange or an investment asset. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin. Some issuers have begun to accept cryptocurrency for payment of services, use cryptocurrencies as reserve assets or invest in cryptocurrencies, and the Funds may invest in securities of such issuers. The Funds may also invest in securities of issuers which provide cryptocurrency-related services.

Cryptocurrencies are subject to fluctuations in value. Cryptocurrencies are not backed by any government, corporation, or other identified body. Rather, the value of a cryptocurrency is determined by other factors, such as the perceived future prospects or the supply and demand for such cryptocurrency in the global market for the trading of cryptocurrency. Such trading markets are unregulated and may be more exposed to operational or technical issues as well as fraud or manipulation in comparison to established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and traditional currencies. The value of a cryptocurrency may decline precipitously (including to zero) for a variety of

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reasons, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes, a loss of confidence in its network or a change in user preference to other cryptocurrencies. An issuer that owns cryptocurrencies may experience custody issues, and may lose its cryptocurrency holdings through theft, hacking, and technical glitches in the applicable blockchain. The Funds may experience losses as a result of the decline in value of its securities of issuers that own or have exposure to cryptocurrencies or which provide cryptocurrency-related services. If an issuer that owns cryptocurrencies intends to pay a dividend using such holdings or to otherwise make a distribution of such holdings to its stockholders, such dividends or distributions may face regulatory, operational and technical issues.

Factors affecting the further development of cryptocurrencies include, but are not limited to: continued worldwide growth of, or possible cessation of or reversal in, the adoption and use of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets; the developing regulatory environment relating to cryptocurrencies, including the characterization of cryptocurrencies as currencies, commodities, or securities, the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, and government and quasi-government regulation or restrictions on, or regulation of access to and operation of, cryptocurrency networks and the exchanges on which cryptocurrencies trade, including anti-money laundering regulations and requirements; perceptions regarding the environmental impact of a cryptocurrency; changes in consumer demographics and public preferences; general economic conditions; maintenance and development of open-source software protocols; the availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services; the use of the networks supporting digital assets, such as those for developing smart contracts and distributed applications; and general risks tied to the use of information technologies, including cyber risks. A hack or failure of one cryptocurrency may lead to a loss in confidence in, and thus decreased usage and/or value of, other cryptocurrencies.

**Inflation-Linked and Inflation-Indexed Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in inflation-linked and -indexed securities. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities are fixed-income securities whose principal values are adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. These securities generally have maturities of ten or thirty years and interest is payable semiannually. The principal amount of these securities increases with increases in the price index used as a reference value for the securities. In addition, the amounts payable as coupon interest payments increase when the price index increases because the interest amount is calculated by multiplying the principal amount (as adjusted) by a fixed coupon rate.

Although inflation-linked and -indexed securities protect their holders from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may result in a decline in value. The values of inflation-linked and -indexed securities generally fluctuate in response to changes to real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a rate faster than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of the inflation-linked and -indexed securities. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of inflation-linked and -indexed securities. If inflation is lower than expected during a period in which a Fund holds inflation-linked and -indexed securities, the Fund may earn less on such securities than on a conventional security. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in inflation-linked and -indexed securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the price index used as a reference for the securities. There can be no assurance that the price index used for an inflation-linked and -indexed security will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Some Funds, particularly Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, may invest in inflation-linked and -indexed securities issued by the Japanese government. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities issued by the Japanese government will be subject to the risks described in the section "Foreign Securities." Inflation-linked and -indexed securities include Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. government (see the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information) but also may include securities issued by state, local and non-U.S. governments and corporations and supranational entities.

A Fund's investments in inflation-linked and -indexed securities can cause the Fund to accrue income for U.S. federal income tax purposes without a corresponding receipt of cash; the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for eligibility to be treated as a RIC under the Code.

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**Initial Public Offerings ("IPO")**

Certain Funds may purchase securities of companies that are offered pursuant to an IPO. An IPO is a company's first offering of stock to the public in the primary market, typically to raise additional capital. A Fund may purchase a "hot" IPO (also known as a "hot issue"), which is an IPO that is oversubscribed and, as a result, is an investment opportunity of limited availability. As a consequence, the price at which these IPO shares open in the secondary market may be significantly higher than the original IPO price. IPO securities tend to involve greater risk due, in part, to public perception and the lack of publicly available information and trading history. There is the possibility of losses resulting from the difference between the issue price and potential diminished value of the stock once traded in the secondary market. A Fund's investment in IPO securities may have a significant impact on the Fund's performance and may result in significant capital gains.

**Investment Companies** 

Certain Funds may invest in other investment companies. Investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") are essentially pools of securities. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying securities, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company level, such as investment advisory fees and operating expenses. In some cases, investing in an investment company may involve the payment of a premium over the value of the assets held in that investment company's portfolio. In other circumstances, the market value of an investment company's shares may be less than the NAV per share of the investment company. As an investor in another investment company, a Fund will bear its ratable share of the investment company's expenses, including advisory fees, and the Fund's shareholders will bear such expenses indirectly, in addition to similar fees and expenses of the Fund. A Fund may also be exposed to the risks associated with the underlying investment company's investments.

Despite the possibility of greater fees and expenses, investment in other investment companies may be attractive nonetheless for several reasons, especially in connection with foreign investments. Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investing indirectly in such countries (by purchasing shares of another fund that is permitted to invest in such countries) may be the most practical and efficient way for a Fund to invest in such countries. In other cases, when the Adviser desires to make only a relatively small investment in a particular country, investing through another fund that holds a diversified portfolio in that country may be more effective than investing directly in issuers in that country. In addition, it may be efficient for a Fund to gain exposure to particular market segments by investing in shares of one or more investment companies.

<u>ETFs</u> 

Some of the Funds may invest in shares of ETFs. An ETF is an investment company that is generally registered under the 1940 Act that holds a portfolio of securities designed to track the performance of a particular index and may be actively managed. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of an ETF may be purchased or redeemed directly from the ETF solely by Authorized Participants ("APs") and only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (typically 25,000 or more) called "creation units." Shares representing fractional interests in these creation units are listed for trading on national securities exchanges and can be purchased and sold in the secondary market in lots of any size at any time during the trading day. The Funds will typically buy and redeem shares of ETFs on the secondary market. ETFs sometimes also refer to entities that are not registered under the 1940 Act that invest directly in commodities or other assets (*e.g.*, gold bullion). Investments in ETFs involve certain inherent risks generally associated with investments in a broadly-based portfolio of securities, including risks that the general level of stock prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of each unit of the ETF or other instrument. In addition, an ETF may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark index because of the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or number of stocks held. ETFs are also subject to additional risks, including, among others, the risk that the market price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below its NAV, the risk that an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained, the risk that trading of an ETF's shares may be halted, and the risk that the ETF's shares may be delisted from the listing exchange. ETFs may have a limited number of financial institutions that act as APs and to the extent that those APs exit the business, or are unable to or choose not to process creation and/or redemption orders for creation units and no other AP steps forward to create and redeem ETF shares, the ETF's shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

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<u>Limitations on Investments in Other Investment Companies.</u> 

Investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, are typically subject to limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act limitations currently provide, in part, that, unless an exception applies, a Fund may not purchase shares of an investment company if such a purchase would cause the Fund (a) to own in the aggregate more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the investment company; (b) to have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in the investment company; or (c) to have more than 10% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in all investment companies. Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which became effective on January 19, 2021, permits the Funds to invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits, subject to certain conditions including that the Fund must enter into investment agreements with other investment companies in certain circumstances. These restrictions could affect a Fund's ability to redeem its investments in other investment companies, make such investments less attractive, cause the Fund to incur losses, realize taxable gains distributable to shareholders, incur greater or unexpected expenses, or experience other adverse consequences.

**LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk** 

The Funds' payment obligations, financing terms and investments in debt securities and derivatives may be tied to floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). LIBOR is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. ICE Benchmark Administration ("IBA"), the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR); however, the process for amending the interest rate provisions of existing contracts to transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. While some contracts may include "fallback" provisions that provide for an alternative rate setting methodology in the event of the unavailability of LIBOR, not all contracts have such provisions or such provisions may not contemplate the permanent unavailability of LIBOR. Federal and state legislation has been enacted to assist with the transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates for instruments known as "tough legacy" contracts. In addition, various financial industry groups have been planning more generally for the transition away from LIBOR (as well as other interbank offered rates such as the Euro Overnight Index Average, which ceased publication in January 2022). However, markets are developing slowly and questions around liquidity in these new rates and how to appropriately adjust them to mitigate any economic value transfer at the time of transition remain a concern. It is difficult to predict the full impact on the Funds of the transition away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition may also result in a reduction in the value of certain LIBOR-based investments held by the Funds or reduce the effectiveness of related transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could adversely impact the performance of the Funds.

**Money Market Instruments** 

Each Fund may invest in money market instruments. Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term securities. A Fund's money market investments at the time of purchase (other than U.S. government securities (defined below) and repurchase agreements relating thereto) generally will be rated at the time of purchase in the two highest short-term rating categories as rated by a major credit agency or, if unrated, will be of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. A Fund may invest in instruments of lesser quality and does not have any minimum credit quality restriction. Money market instruments maturing in less than one year may yield less than obligations of comparable quality having longer maturities.

Although changes in interest rates can change the market value of a security, the Funds expect those changes to be minimal with respect to these securities, which may be purchased by a Fund for defensive purposes. A Fund's money market investments may be issued by U.S. banks, foreign banks (including their U.S. branches) or foreign branches and subsidiaries of U.S. banks. Obligations of foreign banks may be subject to foreign economic, political and legal risks. Such risks include foreign economic and political developments, foreign governmental restrictions that may adversely affect payment of principal and interest on the obligations, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining and enforcing a judgment against a foreign obligor, exchange control regulations (including currency blockage) and the expropriation or nationalization of assets or deposits. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks are not necessarily subject to the same or similar regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks. For instance, such branches and banks may not be subject to the types of requirements imposed on domestic banks with respect to mandatory reserves, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, record keeping and the public availability of information. Obligations of such branches or banks will be purchased only when the Adviser believes the risks are minimal. The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities that include all securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies, authorities or instrumentalities ("U.S. government securities"). Some U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. U.S. government securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are considered riskier than those that are. See the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information.

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Although the Funds may invest in money market instruments, they are not money market funds and therefore are not subject to the portfolio quality, maturity and NAV requirements applicable to money market funds. The Funds will not seek to maintain a stable NAV. The Funds also will not be required to comply with the rating restrictions applicable to money market funds, and will not necessarily sell an investment in cases where a security's rating has been downgraded.

Considerations of liquidity, safety and preservation of capital may preclude a Fund from investing in money market instruments paying the highest available yield at a particular time. In addition, a Fund's ability to trade money market securities may be constrained by the collateral and asset coverage requirements related to the Fund's other investments. As a result, a Fund may need to buy or sell money market instruments at inopportune times. In addition, even though money market instruments generally are considered to be high-quality and a low-risk investment, recently a number of issuers of money market and money market-type instruments have experienced financial difficulties, leading in some cases to rating downgrades and decreases in the value of their securities. In addition, during the 2008 global financial downturn and the market volatility caused by the COVID-19 outbreak beginning in March 2020, many money market instruments that were thought to be highly liquid became illiquid and lost value. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken extraordinary actions with respect to the financial markets generally and money market instruments in particular. While these actions have stabilized the markets for these instruments, there can be no assurances that those actions will continue or continue to be effective. If a Fund's money market instruments become illiquid, the Fund may be unable to satisfy certain of its obligations or may only be able to do so by selling other securities at prices or times that may be disadvantageous to do so.

**Mortgage-Related Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in mortgage-related securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") or Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") certificates, which differ from traditional debt/fixed-income securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans generally may be prepaid at any time. As a result, if a Fund purchases these assets at a premium, a faster-than-expected prepayment rate will tend to reduce yield to maturity, and a slower-than-expected prepayment rate may have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity. If a Fund purchases mortgage-related securities at a discount, faster-than-expected prepayments will tend to increase, and slower-than-expected prepayments will tend to reduce, yield to maturity. Prepayments, and resulting amounts available for reinvestment by a Fund, are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates and, as a result, are likely to be reinvested at lower interest rates. Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased at a premium may result in a loss of principal if the premium has not been fully amortized at the time of prepayment. Although these securities will decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates generally, they are likely to appreciate less than other fixed-income securities when interest rates decline because of the risk of prepayments. In addition, an increase in interest rates would increase the inherent volatility of a Fund by increasing the average life of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by mortgage pools that contain "subprime" or "Alt-A" loans (loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories, less documentation or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans), but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable-rate mortgages. For example, ongoing developments in the residential and commercial mortgage markets may have additional consequences for the market for mortgage-backed securities. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes drastically, with respect to securitizations involving mortgage loans. The effects of the COVID-19 virus and governmental responses to the effects of the virus, as well as effects of and responses to other pandemics and epidemics, may result in increased delinquencies and losses and have other, potentially unanticipated, adverse effects on such investments and the markets for those investments.

Securities issued by the GNMA and the FNMA and similar issuers also may be exposed to risks described in the section "U.S. Government Securities."

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A Fund also may gain exposure to mortgage-related securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on CMBX, which are indices made up of tranches of commercial mortgage-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing CMBX, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying mortgage-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks associated with mortgage-related securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments" above.

<u>Mortgage Dollar Rolls</u> 

Some Funds may enter into mortgage dollar rolls. A dollar roll involves the sale of a security by a Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. A Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**Municipal Obligations** 

Some Funds may purchase municipal obligations. The term "municipal obligations" generally is understood to include debt obligations issued by municipalities to obtain funds for various public purposes, the income from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the proceeds from private activity bonds are used for the construction, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, the interest paid on such bonds may be excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of these issues. A Fund's distributions of any interest it earns on municipal obligations will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

The two principal classifications of municipal obligations are "general obligation" and "revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source, but not from the general taxing power. Private activity bonds are revenue bonds that are issued by municipalities and other public authorities to finance development of industrial or other facilities for use by private enterprise. The private enterprise (and/or any guarantor) pays the principal and interest on the bond; the user does not pledge its faith, credit and taxing power for repayment. The credit and quality of private activity bonds are usually tied to the credit of the corporate user of the facilities. Sizable investments in these obligations could involve an increased risk to the Funds should any of the related facilities experience financial difficulties. Private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and do not generally carry the pledge of the credit of the issuing municipality. There are, of course, variations in the security of municipal obligations, both within a particular classification and between classifications.

Municipal securities include debt obligations issued by governmental entities to obtain funds for various public purposes, such as the construction of a wide range of public facilities, the refunding of outstanding obligations, the payment of general operating expenses, and the extension of loans to other public institutions and facilities. Other types of municipal securities include short-term general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, project notes, tax-exempt commercial paper, construction loan notes and other forms of short-term tax-exempt loans. Such instruments are issued with a short-term maturity in anticipation of the receipt of tax funds, the proceeds of bond placements or other revenues. An issuer's obligations under its municipal securities are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal bankruptcy code, and laws, if any, which may be enacted by Congress or state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon the enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of municipalities to levy taxes. The power or ability of an issuer to meet its obligations for the payment of interest on and principal of its municipal securities may be materially adversely affected by litigation or other conditions.

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Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes, or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal issuer can affect the overall municipal market.

Municipal bonds, which generally have maturities of more than one year when issued, are designed to meet longer-term capital needs. Some longer-term municipal bonds allow an investor to "put" or sell the security at a specified time and price to the issuer or other "put provider." If a put provider fails to honor its commitment to purchase the security, the Fund may have to treat the security's final maturity as its effective maturity, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund.

A fund that invests in the municipal bond market is subject to certain risks. The amount of public information available about the municipal bonds is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds, and the investment performance of the Fund may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the Adviser. Recent events have demonstrated that the lack of disclosure rules in this area can make it difficult for investors to obtain reliable information on the obligations underlying municipal bonds. The secondary market for municipal bonds, particularly the lower-rated bonds, also tends to be less well developed or liquid than many other securities markets, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to sell its bonds at attractive prices. Reduced liquidity in the secondary market for municipal bonds may have an adverse impact on the market price of such bonds and on the Fund's ability to sell such bonds in response to changes or anticipated changes in economic conditions or to meet the Fund's cash needs. Reduced liquidity may also make it more difficult to obtain market quotations based on actual trades for purposes of valuing the Fund's portfolio. The ability of municipal issuers to make timely payments of interest and principal may be diminished during general economic downturns and as governmental cost burdens are reallocated among federal, state and local governments. Local and national market forces–such as declines in real estate prices and general business activity–may result in decreasing tax bases, fluctuations in interest rates, and increasing construction costs, all of which could reduce the ability of certain issuers of municipal bonds to repay their obligations. Certain issuers of municipal bonds have also been unable to obtain additional financing through, or must pay higher interest rates on, new issues, which may reduce revenues available for issuers of municipal bonds to pay existing obligations. The recent economic downturn and budgetary constraints have made municipal bonds more susceptible to downgrade, default and bankruptcy. In the event of bankruptcy of such an issuer, the Fund could experience delays in collecting principal and interest and the Fund may not, in all circumstances, be able to collect all principal and interest to which it is entitled. In addition, difficulties in the municipal bond markets could result in increased liquidity risk, volatility risk and credit/counterparty risk, and a decrease in the number of municipal bond investment opportunities. The perceived increased likelihood of default among issuers of municipal bonds has resulted in reduced liquidity, increased price volatility and credit downgrades of issuers of municipal bonds. Adverse developments in the municipal bond market may negatively affect the value of all or a substantial portion of a fund's holdings in municipal bonds.

The value of municipal bonds may also be affected by uncertainties involving the taxation of municipal bonds or the rights of municipal bond holders in the event of a bankruptcy. Proposals to restrict or eliminate the federal income tax exemption for interest on municipal bonds are introduced before Congress from time to time. In addition, laws enacted in the future by Congress or state legislatures or referenda could extend the time for payment of principal and/or interest, or impose other constraints on enforcement of such obligations, or on the ability of municipal issuers to levy taxes. These legal uncertainties could affect the municipal bond market as a whole, certain specific sectors of the market, or the credit rating of particular securities.

**National Security/Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk** 

The Funds may invest in businesses connected with or related to national security (including, without limitation, critical technology, critical infrastructure, or sensitive data) may be subject to review and approval by CFIUS and/or non-U.S. national security/investment clearance regulators. In the event that CFIUS or another regulator reviews one or more of a Fund's proposed or existing investments, it is possible that CFIUS or another regulator will seek to impose limitations on or prohibit one or more of the Fund's investments or unwind a transaction. Such limitations or restrictions may prevent a Fund from pursuing certain investments, cause delays with respect to consummating such investments, or require the Fund to consummate an investment on terms that are less advantageous than would be the case absent such restrictions. Where a Fund is required to unwind a transaction, in addition to incurring additional legal, administrative, and other costs, the Fund may have to dispose of the investment at a price that is less than it would have received had the Fund exited at a different time or under different circumstances. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect a Fund's performance.

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**Pay-in-Kind Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in pay-in-kind securities, which are securities that pay dividends or interest in the form of additional securities of the issuer, rather than in cash. These securities are usually issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on various factors, such as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of pay-in-kind securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. A Fund would be required to distribute the income on these instruments as it accrues, even though the Fund would not receive the income on a current basis or in cash. Thus, such Fund may have to sell other investments, including when it may not be advisable to do so, to make income distributions to its shareholders.

**Private Placements** 

The Funds may invest in securities that are purchased in private placements. While private placements may offer opportunities for investment that are not otherwise available on the open market, these securities may be subject to restrictions on resale as a matter of contract or under federal securities laws. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for these securities, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, a Fund could find it more difficult or impossible to sell the securities when the Adviser believes that it is advisable to do so or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if the securities were more widely held. At times, it also may be more difficult to determine the fair value of the securities for purposes of computing a Fund's NAV.

The absence of a trading market can make it difficult to ascertain a market value for illiquid investments such as private placements. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to sell the illiquid securities promptly at an acceptable price. A Fund may have to bear the extra expense of registering the securities for resale and the risk of substantial delay in effecting the registration. In addition, market quotations are typically less readily available (if available at all) for these securities. The judgment of the Adviser may at times play a greater role in valuing these securities than in the case of unrestricted securities.

A Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act when reselling privately issued securities to the public. As such, a Fund may be liable to purchasers of the securities if the registration statement prepared by the issuer, or the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement, is materially inaccurate or misleading.

**Privatizations** 

Some Funds may participate in privatizations. In a number of countries around the world, governments have undertaken to sell to investors interests in enterprises that the governments have historically owned or controlled. These transactions are known as "privatizations" and may in some cases represent opportunities for significant capital appreciation. In some cases, the ability of U.S. investors, such as the Funds, to participate in privatizations may be limited by local law, and the terms of participation for U.S. investors may be less advantageous than those for local investors. Also, there is no assurance that privatized enterprises will be successful, or that an investment in such an enterprise will retain its value or appreciate in value.

**REITs** 

Some Funds may invest in REITs. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in either real estate or real estate-related loans. REITs involve certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines in the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds or extended vacancies of property). Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended and changes in interest rates. REITs, whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to risks associated with such industry. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default by borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Code, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act.

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REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks, including prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than more widely held securities.

A Fund's investment in a REIT may result in the Fund making distributions that constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, distributions by a Fund from REITs will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction, or, generally, for treatment as qualified dividend income.

**Repurchase Agreements** 

A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, by which the Fund purchases a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller (a bank or, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, a recognized securities dealer) to repurchase the security at an agreed-upon price and date (usually seven days or less from the date of original purchase). The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market interest rate unrelated to the coupon rate on the purchased security. Repurchase agreements are economically similar to collateralized loans by a Fund. Such transactions afford a Fund the opportunity to earn a return on temporarily available cash at relatively low market/issuer risk. The Funds do not have percentage limitations on how much of their total assets may be invested in repurchase agreements. The Funds typically may also use repurchase agreements for cash management and temporary defensive purposes. A Fund may invest in a repurchase agreement that does not produce a positive return to the Fund if the Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so under the circumstances (for example, to help protect the Fund's uninvested cash against the risk of loss during periods of market turmoil). While the underlying security may be a bill, certificate of indebtedness, note or bond issued by an agency, authority or instrumentality of the U.S. government, the obligation of the seller is not guaranteed by the U.S. government and there is a risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the underlying security. In such event, a Fund would attempt to exercise rights with respect to the underlying security, including possible disposition in the market. However, a Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss, including (a) possible declines in the value of the underlying security during the period while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible reduced levels of income and lack of access to income during this period and (c) inability to enforce rights and the expenses involved in the attempted enforcement, for example, against a counterparty undergoing financial distress. See also the "Credit/Counterparty Risk" and "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" sections for more information regarding the risks of entering into repurchase agreements.

**Reverse Repurchase Agreements** 

The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement a Fund transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another person, such as a financial institution, broker or dealer, in return for cash, and agrees that on a stipulated date in the future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio instrument by remitting the original consideration plus interest at an agreed-upon rate. The ability to use reverse repurchase agreements may enable, but does not ensure the ability of, a Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, a Fund has the option to treat all reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions as "derivatives transactions," or to include all such transactions in the Fund's asset coverage ratio for borrowings.

**Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper** 

The Funds may invest in Rule 144A securities and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper. Rule 144A securities are privately offered securities that can be resold only to certain qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. A Fund may also purchase commercial paper issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or similar debt obligations. Commercial paper is generally considered to be short-term unsecured debt of corporations. Investing in Rule 144A securities and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the level of a Fund's illiquidity to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become, for a time, uninterested in purchasing these securities. The Adviser, in accordance with the Funds' liquidity risk management program, will determine whether securities purchased under Rule 144A and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper are

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illiquid. The Adviser will also monitor the liquidity of Rule 144A securities and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper and, if as a result of changes in market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, the Adviser determines that such securities are no longer liquid, the Adviser will review a Fund's holdings of illiquid securities to determine what, if any, action is required to assure that such Fund complies with its restriction on investment in illiquid securities.

**Securities Lending** 

The Funds may lend a portion of their portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, financial institutions or other borrowers under contracts calling for the deposit by the borrower with the Funds' custodian of collateral equal to at least the market value of the securities loaned, marked to market on a daily basis. If a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. These fees or interest are income to the Fund, although the Fund often must share a portion of the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. The Funds will continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned (although the payment characteristics may change) and may also earn a return from the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund, subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. Under some securities lending arrangements a Fund may receive a set fee for keeping its securities available for lending. Any voting rights, or rights to consent, relating to securities loaned pass to the borrower. However, if a material event (as determined by the Adviser) affecting the investment occurs, a Fund may seek to recall the securities, so that the securities may be voted by the Fund, although the Adviser may not know of such event in time to recall the securities or may be unable to recall the securities in time to vote them. The Funds pay various fees in connection with such loans, including fees to the party arranging the loans, shipping fees and custodian and placement fees approved by the Board or persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Board.

Securities loans must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some credit/counterparty risk to the Funds if the borrower or the party (if any) guaranteeing the loan should default on its obligation and the Funds are delayed in or prevented from recovering or applying the collateral. In addition, any investment of cash collateral is generally at the sole risk of the Funds. New regulations require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many securities lending agreements, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Funds, to terminate such agreements, foreclose upon collateral, exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. It is possible that these new requirements, as well as potential additional government regulation and other developments in the market, could adversely affect a Fund's ability to terminate existing securities lending agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements in the event the counterparty or its affiliate becomes subject to a resolution or insolvency proceeding. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan generally are at the Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. The Funds did not have any securities lending activity during their most recently completed fiscal year.

**Short-Term Trading** 

The Funds may, consistent with their investment objectives, engage in portfolio trading in anticipation of, or in response to, changing economic or market conditions and trends. These policies may result in higher turnover rates in a Fund's portfolio, which may produce higher transaction costs and the realization of taxable capital gains (including short-term gains, which generally are taxed to individuals as ordinary income). Portfolio turnover considerations will not limit the Adviser's investment discretion in managing a Fund's assets. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary significantly from time to time depending on the volatility of economic and market conditions.

**Small Capitalization Companies** 

The Funds may invest in companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Such investments may involve greater risk than is usually associated with more established companies. These companies often have sales and earnings growth rates that exceed those of companies with larger market capitalizations. Such growth rates may in turn be reflected in more rapid share price appreciation. However, companies with smaller market capitalization

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often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent upon a relatively small management group. These securities may have limited marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements in price than securities of companies with larger market capitalization or market averages in general. To the extent that a Fund invests in companies with relatively small market capitalizations, the value of its stock portfolio may fluctuate more widely than broad market averages.

**Step-Coupon Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in step-coupon securities. Step-coupon securities trade at a discount from their face value and pay coupon interest. The coupon rate is low for an initial period and then increases to a higher coupon rate thereafter. Market values of these types of securities generally fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than conventional interest-paying securities of comparable term and quality. Under many market conditions, investments in such securities may be illiquid, making it difficult for a Fund to dispose of them or determine their current value.

**"Stripped" Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in stripped securities, which are usually structured with two or more classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distribution on a pool of U.S. government, or foreign government securities or mortgage assets. In some cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or "IO" class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or "PO" class). Stripped securities commonly have greater market volatility than other types of fixed-income securities. In the case of stripped mortgage securities, if the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to recoup fully its investments in IOs. Stripped securities may be illiquid. Stripped securities may be considered derivative instruments. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

**Supranational Entities** 

Certain Funds may invest in securities issued by supranational entities, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (commonly called the "World Bank"), the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. The governmental members of these supranational entities are "stockholders" that typically make capital contributions to support or promote such entities' economic reconstruction or development activities and may be committed to make additional capital contributions if the entity is unable to repay its borrowings. A supranational entity's lending activities may be limited to a percentage of its total capital, reserves and net income. There can be no assurance that the constituent governments will be able or willing to honor their commitments to those entities, with the result that the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and a Fund may lose money on such investments. Obligations of a supranational entity that are denominated in foreign currencies will also be subject to the risks associated with investments in foreign currencies, as described in the sections "Foreign Securities" and "Foreign Currency Transactions."

**Tax-Exempt Securities** 

The Funds may invest in tax-exempt securities ("Tax-Exempt Securities"), which are debt securities the interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income tax. Tax-Exempt Securities include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (for example, counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts) and authorities to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which certain Tax-Exempt Securities may be issued include the refunding of outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for federal operating expenses or obtaining funds to lend to public or private institutions for the construction of facilities such as educational, hospital and housing facilities. In addition, certain types of private activity bonds have been or may be issued by public authorities or on behalf of state or local governmental units to finance privately operated housing facilities, sports facilities, convention or trade facilities, air or water pollution control facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas, electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal. Such obligations are included within the term "Tax-Exempt Securities" if the interest paid thereon, is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income taxation. The Funds do not expect to qualify to pass through to shareholders the tax-exempt character of interest paid on Tax-Exempt Securities.

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Funds that invest in certain tax-exempt bonds or certain private activity bonds may not be a desirable investment for "substantial users" of facilities financed by such obligations or bonds or for "related persons" of substantial users. You should contact your financial adviser or attorney for more information if you think you may be a "substantial user" or a "related person" of a substantial user.

There are variations in the quality of Tax-Exempt Securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications, depending on numerous factors (see Appendix A).

The two principal classifications of tax-exempt bonds are general obligation bonds and limited obligation (or revenue) bonds. General obligation bonds are obligations involving the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from the issuer's general unrestricted revenues and not from any particular fund or source. The characteristics and method of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer, and payment may be dependent upon an appropriation by the issuer's legislative body. Limited obligation bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities, or in some cases from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source such as the user of the facility. Tax-exempt private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer. The credit and quality of such bonds are usually directly related to the credit standing of the corporate user of the facilities. Principal and interest on such bonds are the responsibilities of the corporate user (and any guarantor).

The yields on Tax-Exempt Securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the Tax-Exempt Securities market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Further, information about the financial condition of an issuer of tax-exempt bonds may not be as extensive as that made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded. The ratings of Moody's, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the Tax-Exempt Securities, which they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, Tax-Exempt Securities with the same maturity, interest rate and rating may have different yields while Tax-Exempt Securities of the same maturity and interest rate with different ratings may have the same yield. Subsequent to its purchase by a Fund, an issue of Tax-Exempt Securities or other investments may cease to be rated or the rating may be reduced below the minimum rating required for purchase by the Fund. Neither event will require the elimination of an investment from the Fund's portfolio, but the Adviser will consider such an event as part of its normal, ongoing review of all the Fund's portfolio securities.

Tax-Exempt Securities are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal Bankruptcy Code, and laws, if any, which may be enacted by Congress or the state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that as a result of litigation or other conditions the power or ability of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their Tax-Exempt Securities may be materially affected or that their obligations may be found to be invalid and unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for tax-exempt bonds or certain segments thereof, or materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular bonds. Adverse economic, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund's Tax-Exempt Securities in the same manner.

From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the purpose of restricting or eliminating the U.S. federal income tax exemption for interest on debt obligations issued by states and their political subdivisions. In this regard, for bonds issued after December 31, 2017, the tax-advantaged treatment previously available to "tax credit bonds" and "advance refunding bonds" is no longer available. Further similar proposals may well be introduced in the future. If such a proposal were enacted, the availability of Tax-Exempt Securities for investment by a Fund and the value of such Fund's portfolios could be materially affected, in which event such Fund would reevaluate its investment objectives and policies and consider changes in their structure or dissolution.

All debt securities, including tax-exempt bonds, are subject to credit and market risk. Generally, for any given change in the level of interest rates, prices for longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices for shorter maturity issues.

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**"To Be Announced" Transactions** 

A Fund may buy securities in a "to be announced" ("TBA") transaction. In a TBA transaction, a Fund commits to purchase securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, the Adviser may dispose of or renegotiate a commitment after it has been entered into, and may sell securities it has committed to purchase before those securities are delivered to a Fund on the settlement date. In these cases, a Fund may realize a short-term capital gain or loss. Securities purchased on a TBA basis have similar risks to when-issued securities.

A Fund will not accrue interest on the security between the time a Fund enters into the commitment and the time the security is delivered. When a Fund buys a security on a TBA basis, it assumes the risks of ownership of the underlying securities. For example, a Fund is subject to the risk that market rates of interest will increase before the time the security is delivered or that the security will otherwise decrease in value. Recently finalized (but not yet implemented) rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") include mandatory margin requirements for the TBA market that require a Fund to post collateral in connection with its TBA transactions. TBA transactions historically have not been required to be collateralized. The collateralization of TBA trades is intended to mitigate counterparty credit risk between trade and settlement, but could increase the cost of TBA transactions to a Fund and impose added operational complexity. Future regulatory changes may limit the ability of a Fund to engage in TBA transactions to the extent desired.

**Trust Preferred Securities** 

Certain Funds may also purchase trust preferred securities, which have characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Trust preferred securities are issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of a corporate parent. These securities generally have a final stated maturity date and a fixed schedule for periodic payments. In addition, these securities have provisions that afford preference over common and preferred stock upon liquidation, although the securities are subordinated to other, more senior debt securities of the same issuer. The issuers of these securities often have the right to defer interest payments for a period of time.

Holders of trust preferred securities have limited voting rights to control the activities of the trust, and no voting rights with respect to the parent company. The market value of trust preferred securities may be more volatile than those of conventional debt securities. Trust preferred securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act or otherwise subject to restrictions on resale. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of trust preferred securities and the ability of holders, such as a Fund, to sell their holdings. If the parent company defaults on interest payments to the trust, the trust will not be able to make dividend payments to holders of its securities.

**U.S. Government Securities** 

The Funds may invest in some or all of the following U.S. government securities:

**U.S. Treasury Bills** – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury that are issued in maturities of one year or less. No interest is paid on Treasury bills; instead, they are issued at a discount and repaid at full face value when they mature. They are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds** – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury issued in maturities that vary between one and thirty years, with interest normally payable every six (6) months. These obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes –**Treasury Floating Rate Notes are relatively new instruments authorized by amendments to the U.S. Treasury's marketable securities auction rules. As with other floating rate securities, at certain intervals the interest payment on a Treasury Floating Rate Note will increase when the applicable index increases, and will decrease when the applicable index decreases. Treasury Floating Rate Notes are a relatively new type of financial instrument. As such, there is no significant trading history of these securities, and there can be no assurance that a liquid market in these securities will develop. Lack of a liquid market may impose the risk of higher transaction costs and the possibility that a Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so.

**Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities** ("TIPS") – Fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on TIPS is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation. Although repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed, the market value of TIPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

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**"Ginnie Maes"** – Debt securities issued by a mortgage banker or other mortgagee that represent an interest in a pool of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or the Rural Housing Service or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. The GNMA guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest when such payments are due, whether or not these amounts are collected by the issuer of these certificates on the underlying mortgages. It is generally understood that a guarantee by GNMA is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Mortgages included in single family or multi-family residential mortgage pools backing an issue of Ginnie Maes have a maximum maturity of 30 years. Scheduled payments of principal and interest are made to the registered holders of Ginnie Maes (such as the Funds) each month. Unscheduled prepayments may be made by homeowners, or as a result of a default. Prepayments are passed through to the registered holder (such as the Funds, which reinvest any prepayments) of Ginnie Maes along with regular monthly payments of principal and interest.

**"Fannie Maes"** – The FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders that purchases residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, including state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions and mortgage banks. Fannie Maes are pass-through securities issued by FNMA that are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**"Freddie Macs"** – The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. government. Freddie Macs are participation certificates issued by FHLMC that represent an interest in residential mortgages from FHLMC's National Portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

U.S. government securities generally do not involve the credit/counterparty risks associated with investments in other types of fixed-income securities, although, as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities generally are lower than the yields available from corporate fixed-income securities. Like other debt securities, however, the values of U.S. government securities change as interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities will not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be reflected in a Fund's NAV. Because the magnitude of these fluctuations generally will be greater at times when a Fund's average maturity is longer, under certain market conditions a Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, accept lower current income from short-term investments rather than investing in higher yielding long-term securities. Securities such as those issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the relevant entity (*e.g.*, FNMA or FHLMC) but have not been backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Instead, they have been supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security, and therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities. From time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. government to increase the statutory debt ceiling could: increase the risk that the U.S. government may default on payments on certain U.S. government securities; cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded or increase volatility in both stock and bond markets; result in higher interest rates; reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities; and/or increase the costs of certain kinds of debt.

S&P downgraded its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from "AAA" to "AA+" on August 5, 2011. The downgrade by S&P and other possible downgrades in the future may result in increased volatility or liquidity risk, higher interest rates and lower prices for U.S. government securities and increased costs for all kinds of debt. The value of the Funds' shares may be adversely affected by S&P's downgrade or any future downgrades of the U.S. government's credit rating given that the Funds may invest in U.S. government securities.

In September 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. The companies remain in conservatorship, and the effect that this conservatorship will have on the companies' debt and equity securities is unclear. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past; there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises in the future. In addition, any such government support may benefit the holders of only certain classes of an issuer's securities.

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Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency's "Single Security Initiative," FNMA and FHLMC have entered into a joint initiative to develop a common securitization platform for the issuance of Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities ("UMBS"), which would generally align the characteristics of FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities. In June 2019 FNMA and FHLMC started to issue UMBS in place of their current offerings of TBA-eligible mortgage-backed securities. The effect of the issuance of UMBS on the market for mortgage-backed securities is uncertain.

The values of TIPS generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in the value of TIPS. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of TIPS. If inflation is lower than expected during the period a Fund holds TIPS, the Fund may earn less on the TIPS than on a conventional bond. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in TIPS may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bonds' inflation measure. There can be no assurance that the inflation index for TIPS will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services.

See the section "Mortgage-Related Securities" for additional information on these securities.

For the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, the Adviser uses a systematic model based on supply and demand patterns in purchasing and selling certain treasury securities and related derivatives. There is a possibility that one or all of the quantitative models may fail to identify profitable opportunities at any time. Furthermore, the models may incorrectly identify opportunities and these misidentified opportunities may lead to substantial losses for a Fund. Models may be predictive in nature and such models may result in an incorrect assessment of future events. Data used in the construction of models may prove to be inaccurate or stale, which may result in losses for a Fund.

**Variable and Floating Rate Instruments** 

Certain Funds may purchase variable and floating rate instruments (which may include bank loans, which are discussed in the section "Bank Loans" above). These instruments may include variable amount master demand notes, which are unsecured demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. These instruments may also include leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments, or "inverse floaters." The interest rate of an inverse floater resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest on a security or interest to which it is related. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest, and is subject to many of the same risks as derivatives. The higher degree of leverage inherent in inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values. Certain of these investments may be illiquid. The absence of an active secondary market with respect to these investments could make it difficult for a Fund to dispose of a variable or floating rate note if the issuer defaulted on its payment obligation or during periods that the Fund is not entitled to exercise its demand rights, and the Fund could, for these or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to such instruments.

Many variable and floating rate instruments use or may use a floating rate based on LIBOR, which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Global efforts are underway to transition financial instruments away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. See "LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk" section for more information about this transition.

**When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities** 

To reduce the risk of changes in interest rates and securities prices, a Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis, which means delivery and payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable with respect to such purchases are fixed when a Fund enters into the commitment, but the Fund does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. The Adviser will commit to purchase such securities only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but the Adviser may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable.

Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject to changes in value, generally changing in the same way, (*i.e.*, appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise), based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or

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anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities so purchased may expose a Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis when the Adviser is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of a Fund's net assets. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by a Fund on a forward commitment basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, the Fund may incur a loss.

**Zero-Coupon Securities** 

Some Funds may invest in zero-coupon securities. Zero-coupon securities are debt obligations that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest either for the entire life of the obligation or for an initial period after the issuance of the obligations; the holder generally is entitled to receive the par value of the security at maturity. These securities are issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on such factors as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of zero-coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. A Fund's investment in zero-coupon securities will require the Fund to accrue income without a corresponding receipt of cash. A Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for treatment as a RIC under the Code.

**TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS** 

Each Fund has the flexibility to respond promptly to changes in market and economic conditions. In the interest of preserving shareholders' capital, Loomis Sayles may employ a temporary defensive strategy if it determines such a strategy to be warranted. Pursuant to such a defensive strategy, a Fund may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) or invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, high-quality debt securities or money market instruments of U.S. or foreign issuers. It is impossible to predict whether, when or for how long a Fund will employ temporary defensive strategies. The use of temporary defensive strategies may prevent a Fund from achieving its goal.

In addition, pending investment of proceeds from new sales of Fund shares or to meet ordinary daily cash needs, a Fund may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and may invest any portion of its assets in money market or other short-term high quality debt instruments.

**PORTFOLIO TURNOVER** 

A Fund's portfolio turnover rate for a fiscal year is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year, in each case excluding securities having maturity dates at acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund, thereby decreasing the Fund's total return. High portfolio turnover also may give rise to additional taxable income for the Fund's shareholders, including through the realization of short term capital gains which are typically taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates, and therefore can result in higher taxes for shareholders that hold their shares in taxable accounts. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether future portfolio turnover rates will be higher or lower than those experienced during past periods. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary from time to time depending on the volatility of economic, market and other conditions. The rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor when the Adviser believes that portfolio changes are appropriate.

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**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION** 

The Board has adopted policies to limit the disclosure of confidential portfolio holdings information and to ensure equal access to such information, except in certain circumstances as approved by the Board. These policies are summarized below. Generally, portfolio holdings information will not be posted until it is first posted on the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com. Generally, full portfolio holdings information will not be posted until it is aged for at least 30 days (60 days for Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund). A list of the Funds' top 10 holdings will generally be available on a monthly basis within 7 business days after month end. Any holdings information that is released must clearly indicate the date of the information, and must state that due to active management, the Funds may or may not still invest in the securities listed. Portfolio characteristics, such as industry/sector breakdown, current yield, quality breakdown, duration, average price-earnings ratio and other similar information may be provided on a current basis. However, portfolio characteristics do not include references to specific portfolio holdings.

The Board has approved exceptions to the general policy on the sharing of portfolio holdings information as in the best interests of the Funds, as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Disclosure of portfolio holdings posted on the Funds' website, provided that the information is shared no
sooner than the next day following the day on which the information is posted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Disclosure to firms offering industry-wide services, provided that the firm has agreed in writing to maintain
the confidentiality of the Funds' portfolio holdings. Entities that receive information pursuant to this exception include Lipper (monthly disclosure of full portfolio holdings, provided 6 days after month-end);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Disclosure (subject to a written confidentiality provision) to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. as part of
the proxy voting recordkeeping services provided to the Funds, and to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") as part of the proxy voting administration and research services, provided to the Adviser (votable portfolio holdings of
issuers as of record date for shareholder meetings);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Disclosure to employees of the Adviser, (and the Adviser's participating affiliates, if any), principal
underwriter, administrator, custodian, financial printer, Fund accounting agent, independent registered public accounting firm, Fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, as well as to broker-dealers executing and third-party firms
analyzing the trading costs of portfolio transactions for the Funds, provided that such disclosure is made for bona fide business purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Disclosure to Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, either (i) in its capacity as the seed capital investor
for the Funds, in order to satisfy certain reporting obligations to its parent company, or (ii) for its own risk management purposes; in the first scenario, Natixis agrees to maintain its seed capital invested in the Funds for a set period and
does not effect a redemption of Fund shares while in possession of information that is not publicly available to other investors in the Fund. Natixis and its parent utilize a third-party service provider, Aptimum Formation Développement
("Aptimum"), to assist with its analysis of risk. Any sharing of holdings information with Aptimum is subject to a confidentiality agreement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Other disclosures made for non-investment purposes, but only if approved in writing in advance by an officer of
the Funds. Such exceptions will be reported to the Board.

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With respect to items (2) through (5) above, disclosure is made pursuant to procedures that have been approved by the Board, and may be made by employees of the Adviser, administrator or custodian. With respect to (6) above, approval will be granted only when the officer determines that a Fund has a legitimate business reason for sharing the portfolio holdings information and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the information. As of the date of this Statement, the only entities that receive information pursuant to this exception are:

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| **Entity** | **Fund(s)** | **Holdings** | **Frequency** | **Purpose** |
| Bloomberg | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| Confluence Technologies, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to quarterly Form N-PORT filings |
| Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC") | All Funds | Transactions | As Needed | Trade matching and confirmation services |
| Donnelley Financial Solutions | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Certain functions related to the production of the Funds' semi-annual financial statements, quarterly Form N-PORT filings and other related items |
| Electra Information Systems, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Certain electronic reconciliations of portfolio holdings of the Funds |
| Ernst & Young LLP | All Funds | Foreign equity holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to the production of the Funds' Federal income and excise tax returns |
| FactSet | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| ICE Data Services | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing functions related to the liquidity classification of investments, and facilitating reporting to Natixis Investment Managers as disclosed previously in this section |
| KPMG LLP | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| KPMG Global Services Private Limited | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| Qontigo | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Compliance testing related to the Funds' use of derivatives |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | Full portfolio holdings | Monthly, or more frequently as needed | Helping the Adviser perform technical analysis on portfolio securities |
| William O'Neil + Co. | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | Full portfolio holdings | Monthly, or more frequently as needed | Providing software that helps the Adviser analyze new and existing portfolio securities via technical and fundamental analysis |

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These entities may in turn disclose portfolio holdings information to their affiliates and third parties in connection with the provision of services to the Funds. Although each Trust may enter into written confidentiality agreements, in other circumstances, such as those described in (5) above, the obligation to keep information confidential may be based on common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality. Common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality, including the duty not to trade on the information, may not be as clearly delineated and may be more difficult to enforce than contractual duties. Each Fund's officers determine on a case by case basis whether it is appropriate for the Funds to rely on such common law, professional or statutory duties. The Board exercises oversight of the disclosure of portfolio holdings by, among other things, receiving and reviewing reports from each Fund's chief compliance officer regarding any material issues concerning the Fund's disclosure of portfolio holdings or from officers of the Fund in connection with proposed new exceptions or new disclosures pursuant to item (6) above.

Notwithstanding the above, there is no assurance that the Funds' policies on the sharing of portfolio holdings information will protect the Funds from the potential misuse of holdings by individuals or firms in possession of that information.

Other registered investment companies that are advised or sub-advised by each Fund's Adviser may be subject to different portfolio holdings disclosure policies, and neither the Adviser nor the Board of each Trust exercises control over such policies or disclosure. In addition, separate account clients of the Adviser have access to their portfolio holdings and are not subject to each Fund's portfolio holdings disclosure policies. Some of the funds that are advised or sub-advised by the Adviser and some of the separate accounts managed by the Adviser may have investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar or identical to the Funds', and therefore potentially substantially similar, and in certain cases nearly identical, portfolio holdings as certain Funds.

In addition, any disclosures of portfolio holdings information by a Fund or the Adviser must be consistent with the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, each Fund's and the Adviser's fiduciary duty to shareholders, and each Fund's code of ethics. Each Fund's policies expressly prohibit the sharing of portfolio holdings information if the Fund, the Adviser, or any other affiliated party receives compensation or other consideration in connection with such arrangement. The term "consideration" includes any agreement to maintain assets in a Fund or in other funds or accounts managed by the Adviser or by any affiliated person of the Adviser.

**MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUSTS** 

Each Trust is governed by the Board, which is responsible for generally overseeing the conduct of Fund business and for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees of the Board (the "Trustees") meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds' activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds and review the Funds' performance.

**Trustees and Officers** 

The table below provides certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of the Trusts. For the purposes of this table and for purposes of this Statement, the term "Independent Trustee" means those Trustees who are not "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trusts. In certain circumstances, Trustees are also required to have no direct or indirect financial interest in the approval of a matter being voted on in order to be considered "independent" for the purposes of the requisite approval. For purposes of this Statement, the term "Interested Trustee" means those Trustees who are "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the relevant Trust.

The following table provides information about the members of the Board, including information about their principal occupations during the past five years, information about other directorships held at public companies, and a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as such. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197.

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| **Name and Year of**<br> **Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts, Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience,**<br> **Qualifications,**<br> **Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** |  |  |  |
| **Edmond J. English**<br> (1953) | Trustee<br> Since 2013<br>Chairperson of the Governance Committee and Contract Review Committee Member | Executive Chairman of Bob's Discount Furniture (retail) | 54<br>Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail); Director, Rue Gilt Groupe, Inc. (e-commerce retail) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company) |
| **Richard A. Goglia** <br> (1951) | Trustee<br> Since 2015<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Formerly, Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry) | Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company) |
| **Wendell J. Knox**<br> (1948) | Trustee<br> Since 2009<br>Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee | Retired | 54<br>Director, Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting);<br> Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company) |

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| **Name and Year of**<br> **Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts, Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience,**<br> **Qualifications,**<br> **Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **Martin T. Meehan**<br> (1956) | Trustee<br> Since 2012<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | President, University of Massachusetts | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience |
| **Maureen B. Mitchell**<br> (1951) | Trustee<br> Since 2017<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank) | Experience on the<br> Board; financial<br> services industry and<br> executive experience<br> (including role as<br> president of global<br> sales and marketing at<br> a financial services<br> company) |
| **James P. Palermo**<br> (1955) | Trustee<br> Since 2016<br>Audit Committee Member | Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity) | 54<br>Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels) | Significant experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company) |

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| **Name and Year of**<br> **Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts, Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience,**<br> **Qualifications,**<br> **Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **Erik R. Sirri**<br> (1958) | Chairperson of the Board since 2021<br>Trustee<br> Since 2009<br>*Ex Officio* member of the Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee | Professor of Finance at Babson College | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist |
| **Peter J. Smail**<br> (1952) | Trustee<br> Since 2009<br>Audit Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser) |
| **Kirk A. Sykes**<br> (1958) | Trustee<br> Since 2019<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance) | 54<br>Advisor, Eastern Bank (bank); Director,<br> Apartment<br> Investment and<br> Management<br> Company (real<br> estate investment<br> trust); formerly, Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust) | Experience on the Board and significant<br> experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks) |
| **Cynthia L. Walker**<br> (1956) | Trustee<br> Since 2005<br>Chairperson of the Audit Committee | Retired; formerly, Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration) |

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| **Name and Year of**<br> **Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts, Length of**<br> **Time Served and Term**<br> **of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal**<br> **Occupation(s)**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in Fund**<br> **Complex Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other**<br> **Directorships Held**<br> **During Past 5**<br> **Years** | **Experience,**<br> **Qualifications,**<br> **Attributes, Skills**<br> **for Board**<br> **Membership** |
| **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** |
| **Kevin P. Charleston<sup>3</sup>**<br> (1965)<br> One Financial Center<br> Boston, MA 02111 | Trustee<br> Since 2015<br>President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2015 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
| **David L. Giunta<sup>4</sup>**<br> (1965) | Trustee<br> Since 2011<br>Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2015 and President of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2008 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC |

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<sup>1</sup> Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term.

<sup>2</sup> The Trustees of the Trusts serve as Trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, and Gateway Trust (collectively, the "Natixis Funds Trusts"), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the "Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts"), and Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the "Natixis ETF Trusts") (collectively, the "Fund Complex"). 

<sup>3</sup> Mr. Charleston is deemed an "interested person" of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

<sup>4</sup> Mr. Giunta is deemed an "interested person" of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC

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| **Name and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts** | **Term of Office<sup>1</sup> and**<br> **Length of Time Served** | **Principal Occupation**<br> **During Past 5 Years<sup>2</sup>** |
| <u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS</u> | <u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS</u> | <u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS</u> | <u>OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS</u> |
| **Matthew J. Block**<br> (1981) | Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Since 2022 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Assistant Treasurer of Fund Complex; and Managing Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company |

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| **Name and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with**<br> **the Trusts** | **Term of Office<sup>1</sup> and**<br> **Length of Time Served** | **Principal Occupation**<br> **During Past 5 Years<sup>2</sup>** |
| **Susan McWhan Tobin**<br> (1963) | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | Since 2022 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Natixis Investment Managers (March 2019–May 2022) and Senior Vice President and Head of Compliance, US for Natixis Investment Managers (July 2011–March 2019) |
| **Natalie R. Wagner**<br> (1979) | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Since 2021 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Vice President, Head of Corporate Compliance, Global Atlantic Financial Group |

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<sup>1</sup> Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts' current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

<sup>2</sup> Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, LLC, Natixis Advisors, LLC or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer's current position with such entity. 

**Qualifications of Trustees** 

The preceding tables provide an overview of the considerations that led the Board to conclude that each individual serving as a Trustee of the Trusts should so serve. The current members of the Board have joined the Board at different points in time. Generally, no one factor was determinative in the original selection of an individual to join the Board. Among the factors the Board considered when concluding that an individual should serve on the Board were the following: (i) the individual's knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the individual as a director or senior officer of other public companies; (iii) the individual's educational background; (iv) the individual's reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the individual, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi) the individual's perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the individual's ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the individual's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (viii) such other factors as the Board determined to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions. Each Trustee's professional experience and additional considerations that contributed to the Board's conclusion that an individual should serve on the Board are summarized in the tables above.

**Leadership and Structure of the Board** 

The Board is led by the Chairperson of the Board, who is an Independent Trustee. The Board currently consists of twelve Trustees, ten of whom are Independent Trustees. The Trustees have delegated significant oversight authority to the three standing committees of each Trust, the Audit Committee, the Contract Review Committee, and Governance Committee, all of which consist solely of Independent Trustees. These committees meet separately and at times jointly, with the joint meetings intended to educate and involve all Independent Trustees in significant committee-level topics. As well as handling matters directly, the committees raise matters to the Board for consideration. In addition to the oversight performed by the committees and the Board, the Chairperson of the Board and the chairpersons of each committee interact frequently with management regarding topics to be considered at Board and committee meetings as well as items arising between meetings. At least once a year the Governance Committee reviews the Board's governance practices and procedures and recommends appropriate changes to the full Board. The Board believes its leadership structure is appropriate and effective in that it allows for oversight at the committee or board level, as the case may be, while facilitating communications among the Trustees and between the Board and Fund management.

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The Contract Review Committee of each Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors"), Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") or their affiliates and considers matters relating to advisory and distribution arrangements and potential conflicts of interest between the Adviser and the Trust. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held five meetings.

The Governance Committee of each Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, LLC or their affiliates and considers matters relating to candidates for membership on the Board and Trustee compensation. The Governance Committee makes nominations for Independent Trustee membership on the Board when necessary and considers recommendations from shareholders of the Fund that are submitted in accordance with the procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, shareholders must submit a recommendation for nomination in a signed writing addressed to the attention of the Board, c/o Secretary of the Funds, Natixis Advisors, LLC, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199. This written communication must (i) be signed by the shareholder, (ii) include the name and address of the shareholder, (iii) identify the name of the Fund to which the communication relates, and (iv) identify the account number, class and number of shares held by the shareholder as of a recent date or the intermediary through which the shares are held. The recommendation must be received in a timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to the Fund). A recommendation for Trustee nomination shall be kept on file and considered by the Board for six (6) months from the date of receipt, after which the recommendation shall be considered stale and discarded. The recommendation must contain sufficient background information concerning the Trustee candidate to enable a proper judgment to be made as to the candidate's qualifications. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held four meetings.

The Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by an individual to be recommended for nomination as an Independent Trustee. The Governance Committee, however, believes that the Board as a whole should reflect a diversity of viewpoints, and will generally consider each nominee's professional experience, education, financial expertise, gender, ethnicity, age and other individual qualities and attributes. Such considerations will vary based on the Board's existing composition. The Governance Committee has adopted a diversity policy pursuant to which the committee, through its nomination and evaluation process, will seek to maintain a well-rounded and diverse Board that is composed of individuals who can fairly represent the interests and concerns of Fund shareholders. The Governance Committee conducts an annual self-assessment and will consider the effectiveness of its diversity policy as part of this process.

In evaluating candidates for a position on the Board, the Governance Committee may consider a variety of factors, including (i) the nominee's reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards; (ii) the nominee's educational and professional accomplishments; (iii) the nominee's demonstrated business acumen, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the mutual fund industry and/or any experience possessed by the nominee as a director or senior officer of a financial services company or a public company; (iv) the nominee's ability to exercise sound judgment in matters related to the objectives of the Funds; (v) the nominee's willingness to contribute positively to the decision-making process of the Board and to bring an independent point of view; (vi) the nominee's commitment and ability to devote the necessary time and energy to be an effective Independent Trustee; (vii) the nominee's ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of various constituencies of the Funds and to act in the interests of all shareholders; (viii) the absence of conflicts of interests that would impair his or her ability to represent all shareholders and to fulfill director fiduciary responsibilities; (ix) the nominee's ability to be collegial and compatible with current members of the Board and management of the Funds; (x) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the nominee, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (xi) the nominee's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (xii) such other factors as the Committee may request in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions.

The Audit Committee of each Trust consists solely of Independent Trustees and considers matters relating to the scope and results of such Trusts' audits and serves as a forum in which the independent registered public accounting firm can raise any issues or problems identified in an audit with the Board. This Committee also reviews and monitors compliance with stated investment objectives and policies, SEC regulations as well as operational issues relating to the transfer agent, administrator, sub-administrator and custodian. In addition, the Audit Committee implements procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by a Fund regarding its accounting, internal accounting controls and the confidential, anonymous submission by officers of a Fund or employees of certain service providers of concerns related to such matters. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this Committee held four meetings.

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The current membership of each committee is as follows:

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| **Audit Committee** | **Contract Review Committee** | **Governance Committee** |
| Cynthia L. Walker – Chairperson | Wendell J. Knox – Chairperson | Edmond J. English – Chairperson |
| Richard A. Goglia<br>James P. Palermo<br>Peter J. Smail<br>Kirk A. Sykes | Edmond J. English<br>Maureen B. Mitchell<br>Martin T. Meehan | Richard A. Goglia<br>Maureen B. Mitchell<br>Martin T. Meehan<br>Kirk A. Sykes |

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As chairperson of the Board, Mr. Sirri is an *ex officio* member of each Committee.

**Board's Role in Risk Oversight of the Funds** 

The Board's role is one of oversight of the practices and processes of the Funds and their service providers, rather than active management of the Trusts, including in matters relating to risk management. The Board seeks to understand the key risks facing the Funds, including those involving conflicts of interest; how Fund management identifies and monitors these risks on an ongoing basis; how Fund management develops and implements controls to mitigate these risks; and how Fund management tests the effectiveness of those controls. The Board cannot foresee, know, or guard against all risks, nor are the Trustees guarantors against risk.

Periodically, Fund officers provide the full Board with an overview of the enterprise risk assessment program in place at Natixis Advisors and the Distributor, which serve as the administrator of and principal underwriter to the Funds, respectively. Fund officers on a quarterly and annual basis also provide the Board (or one of its standing committees) with written and oral reports on regulatory and compliance matters, operational and service provider matters, organizational developments, product proposals, Fund and internal audit results, and insurance and fidelity bond coverage, along with a discussion of the risks and controls associated with these matters, and periodically make presentations to management on risk issues and industry best practices. Fund service providers, including advisers, sub-advisers, transfer agents and the custodian, periodically provide Fund management and/or the Board with information about their risk assessment programs and/or the risks arising out of their activities. The scope and frequency of these reports vary. Fund officers also communicate with the Trustees between meetings regarding material exceptions and other items germane to the Board's risk oversight function.

Pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") who is responsible for administering the Funds' compliance program, including monitoring and enforcing compliance by the Funds and their service providers with the federal securities laws. The CCO has an active role in daily Fund operations and maintains a working relationship with all relevant advisory, compliance, operations and administration personnel for the Funds' service providers. On at least a quarterly basis, the CCO reports to the Independent Trustees on significant compliance program developments, including material compliance matters, and on an annual basis, the CCO provides the full Board with a written report that summarizes his review and assessment of the adequacy of the compliance programs of the Funds and their service providers. The CCO also periodically communicates with the Audit Committee members between its scheduled meetings.

**Fund Securities Owned by the Trustees** 

As of December 31, 2022, the Trustees had the following ownership in the Funds and in all of the funds in the Fund Complex:

**<u>Interested Trustees:</u>**

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| **Dollar Range of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
| Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund A |
| Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund D A |
| Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund E A |

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| **Dollar Range of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
| Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund E A |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund E B |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund E A |
| Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund A |
| **Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in All Funds Overseen by Trustee in the Fund Complex** |

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<sup>1</sup> A. None C. $10,001 - $50,000 E. over $100,000 

B. $1 - 10,000 D. $50,001 - $100,000 <br>

**<u>Independent Trustees:</u>**

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| **Dollar Range<br>of Fund**<br> **Shares<sup>1</sup>** |
| Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund A E |
| Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund A |
| Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund A |
| Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund A |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund A E |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund A |
| Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund A |
| **Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in All Funds Overseen by Trustee in the Fund Complex** |

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<sup>1</sup> A. None D. $50,001 - $100,000 

B. $1 - 10,000 E. over $100,000 <br>

C. $10,001 - $50,000 <br>

<sup>2</sup> Amounts include economic value of notional investments held through the deferred compensation plan. 

As of December 31, 2022, none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of the Adviser, the Distributor, or of a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or the Distributor.

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**Trustee Fees** 

The Trusts pay no compensation to their officers or to Trustees who are employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates.

The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $369,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $210,000. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, the Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the Chairperson of the Governance Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $20,000. Each Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Governance Committee member is compensated $2,500 for each committee meeting that he or she attends. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Complex based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each mutual fund portfolio. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

The table below shows the amounts received by the Trustees for serving as Trustees of the Trusts and of the Fund Complex during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. The table also sets forth, as applicable, pension or retirement benefits accrued as part of fund expenses, as well as estimated annual retirement benefits:

**Compensation Table** 

**For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022** 

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|  | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Loomis<br>Sayles Funds I<sup>1</sup>** | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Loomis<br>Sayles Funds II<sup>2</sup>** | **Pension or<br>Retirement<br>Benefits<br>Accrued as<br>Part of Fund<br>Expenses** | **Estimated<br>Annual<br>Benefits Upon<br>Retirement** | **Total<br>Compensation<br>from the**<br>**Fund<br>Complex<sup>3</sup>** |
|  **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** |  |  |  |
|  Edmond J. English | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Richard A. Goglia | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Wendell J. Knox | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Martin T. Meehan | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Maureen B. Mitchell | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  James P. Palermo | $48859 | $109187 | $0 | $0 | $282250 |
|  Erik R. Sirri | $62342 | $170831 | $0 | $0 | $369000 |
|  Peter J. Smail | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Kirk A. Sykes | $49731 | $111076 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Cynthia L. Walker | $53181 | $119050 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  INTERESTED TRUSTEES |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Kevin P. Charleston | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
|  David L. Giunta | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |

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<sup>1</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to Loomis Sayles Funds I. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds I as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English $280,353, Goglia $218,432, Knox $875,867, Meehan $264,722, Palermo $190,267, Sirri $522,839, Sykes $4,548 and Walker $1,359,789. 

<sup>2</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to Loomis Sayles Funds II. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds II as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English $305,092, Goglia $286,188, Knox $925,921, Meehan $294,799, Palermo $324,911, Sirri $556,033, Sykes $9,391 and Walker $1,587,703. 

<sup>3</sup> Total Compensation represents amounts paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 to a Trustee for serving on the Board of eight (8) trusts with a total of fifty-four (54) funds as of September 30, 2022. 

The Fund Complex does not provide pension or retirement benefits to the Trustees, but have adopted a deferred payment arrangement under which each Trustee may elect not to receive fees from the Funds on a current basis but to receive in a subsequent period an amount equal to the value that such fees would have been if they had been invested in a Fund or another fund in the Fund Complex selected by the Trustee on the normal payment date for such fees.

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*Code of Ethics.* The Trusts, Loomis Sayles and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics permit the personnel of these entities to invest in securities, including securities that the Funds may purchase or hold. The codes of ethics are on public file with, and are available from the SEC.

*Proxy Voting Policies.* The Board has adopted the Proxy Voting Policy and Guidelines (the "Procedures") for the voting of proxies for securities held by the Funds. Under the Procedures, the responsibility for voting proxies generally is delegated to Loomis Sayles, the investment adviser. Decisions regarding the voting of proxies shall be made solely in the interest of each Fund and its shareholders. Loomis Sayles shall exercise its fiduciary responsibilities to vote proxies with respect to a Fund's investments that are managed by Loomis Sayles in a prudent manner in accordance with the Procedures and the proxy voting policies. Proposals that, in the opinion of Loomis Sayles, are in the best interests of shareholders generally are voted "for" and proposals that, in the judgment of Loomis Sayles, are not in the best interests of shareholders are generally voted "against." The Procedures, as implemented by the Loomis Sayles Proxy Committee, are intended to support good corporate governance, including those corporate practices that address environmental and social issues, in all cases with the objective of protecting each Fund's interests and maximizing its shareholders' value. Loomis Sayles is responsible for maintaining certain records and reporting to the Audit Committee of the Trusts in connection with the voting of proxies. Upon request for reasonable periodic review as well as annual reporting to the SEC, Loomis Sayles shall make available to each such Fund, or Natixis Advisors, each such Fund's administrator, the records and information maintained by Loomis Sayles under the Procedures.

Loomis Sayles uses the services of third parties (each a "Proxy Voting Service" and collectively the "Proxy Voting Services"), to provide research, analysis and voting recommendations and to administer the process of voting proxies for those clients for which Loomis Sayles has voting authority. Any reference in these Proxy Voting Procedures to a "Proxy Voting Services" is a reference either to the Proxy Voting Service that provides research, analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles or to the Proxy Voting Service that administers the process of voting proxies for Loomis Sayles or to both, as the context may require. Loomis Sayles will generally follow its express policy with input from the Proxy Voting Service that provides research, analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles unless the Proxy Committee determines that the client's best interests are served by voting otherwise.

All issues presented for shareholder vote are subject to the oversight of the Proxy Committee, either directly or by application of this policy. All non-routine issues will generally be considered directly by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Fund holding the security, and will be voted in the best investment interests of the Fund. All routine "for" and "against" issues will be voted according to this policy unless special factors require that they be considered by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Fund holding the security.

The Proxy Committee's specific responsibilities include the following: (A) developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Procedures, including: (i) annually reviewing the Proxy Voting Procedures to ensure consistency with internal policies and regulatory agency policies, including determining the continuing adequacy of the Proxy Voting Procedures to confirm that they have been formulated reasonably and implemented effectively, including whether they continue to be reasonably designed to ensure that proxy votes are cast in clients' best interest, annually reviewing existing voting guidelines and developing of additional voting guidelines to assist in the review of proxy proposals, and (ii) annually reviewing the proxy voting process and addressing any general issues that relate to proxy voting, (B) overseeing the proxy voting process, including: (i) overseeing the vote on proposals according to the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines, (ii) directing the vote on proposals where there is reason not to vote according to the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines or where proposals require special consideration, (iii) consulting with portfolio managers and analysts for the accounts holding the security when necessary or appropriate, and (iv) periodically sampling or engaging an outside party to sample proxy votes to ensure they comply with the Proxy Voting Procedures and are cast in accordance with the clients' best interests; (C) engaging and overseeing third-party vendors that materially assist Loomis Sayles with respect to proxy voting, such as the Proxy Voting Services, including (i) determining and periodically reassessing whether, as relevant, the Proxy Voting Service has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues by considering: (a) the adequacy and quality of the Proxy Voting Service's staffing, personnel and technology, (b) whether the Proxy Voting Service has adequately disclosed its methodologies in formulating voting recommendations, such that Loomis Sayles can understand the factors underlying the Proxy Voting Service's voting recommendations, (c) the robustness of the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding its ability to ensure that its recommendations are based on current, materially complete and accurate information, and (d) the

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Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding how it identifies and addresses conflicts of interest, including whether the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures provide for adequate disclosure of its actual and potential conflicts of interest with respect to the services it provides to Loomis Sayles; (ii) providing ongoing oversight of the Proxy Voting Services to ensure that proxies continue to be voted in the best interests of clients and in accordance with these Proxy Voting Procedures and the determinations and directions of the Proxy Committee, (iii) receiving and reviewing updates from the Proxy Voting Services regarding relevant business changes or changes to the Proxy Voting Services' conflict policies and procedures, and (iv) in the event that the Proxy Committee becomes aware that a recommendation of the Proxy Voting Service was based on a material factual error (including materially inaccurate or incomplete information): investigating the error, considering the nature of the error and the related recommendation, and determining whether the Proxy Voting Service has taken reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood of similar errors in the future; and (D) further developing and/or modifying these Proxy Voting Procedures as otherwise appropriate or necessary.

Loomis Sayles has established policies and procedures to ensure that proxy votes are voted in its clients' best interests and are not affected by any possible conflicts of interest. First, except in certain limited instances, Loomis Sayles votes in accordance with its pre-determined policies set forth in the these Proxy Voting Procedures. Second, where these Proxy Voting Procedures allow for discretion, Loomis Sayles will generally consider the recommendations of the Proxy Voting Service in making its voting decisions. However, if the Proxy Committee determines that the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation is not in the best interests of the firm's clients, then the Proxy Committee may use its discretion to vote against the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation, but only after taking the following steps: (1) conducting a review for any material conflict of interest Loomis Sayles may have and, (2) if any material conflict is found to exist, excluding anyone at Loomis Sayles who is subject to that conflict of interest from participating in the voting decision in any way. However, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Proxy Committee after full disclosure of any conflict, that person may provide information, opinions or recommendations on any proposal to the Proxy Committee. In such event, prior to directing any vote, the Proxy Committee will make reasonable efforts to obtain and consider, information, opinions and recommendations from or about the opposing position.

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to their respective portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds' website, www.loomissayles.com and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

**OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES** 

The following table provides information on the principal holders of each Fund. A principal holder is a person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of any class of a Fund's outstanding securities. Information provided in this table is as of December 30, 2022.\*

To the extent that any shareholder listed below beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund, it may be deemed to "control" such Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The effect of such control may be to reduce the ability of other shareholders of a Fund to take actions requiring the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality or majority of the Fund's shares without the approval of the controlling shareholder.

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| **Fund** | **Shareholder and Address** | **Percentage of<br>Shares Held** |
|  **Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | Valley Hospital Development Fund | 17.95% |
|  | Ridgewood, NJ 07450-2736 |  |
|  | Saxon & Co. | 8.91% |
|  | Cleveland, OH 44101-4597 |  |
|  | Comerica Bank<br> FBO Carpenters Pension | 6.31% |
|  | Detroit, MI 48275-3446 |  |
|  | US Bank NA | 5.48% |
|  | Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787 |  |

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| **Fund** | **Shareholder and Address** | **Percentage of<br>Shares Held** |
|  **Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund<sup>1</sup>** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 25.08% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |  |
|  | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 21.31% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |  |
|  | Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc. | 10.34% |
|  | Burlington, MA 01805-0001 |  |
|  | Pershing LLC<br> Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 | 8.19% |
|  | John Hancock Trust Company LLC | 6.28% |
|  | Westwood, MA 02090-2324 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Retail Class Shares) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 44.95% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151<br>|  |
|  | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 23.88% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010<br>|  |
|  | TD Ameritrade Inc.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Clients | 7.18% |
|  | Omaha, NE 68103-2226 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Class N Shares) | Edward Jones & Co<br> For the Benefit of its Customers | 23.16% |
|  | St. Louis, MO 63131-3710 |  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 18.82% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |  |
|  | Voya Institutional Trust Company<br> For the Benefit of State of Arkansas Deferred Compensation Plan | 15.71% |
|  | Little Rock, AR 72203-3507 |  |
|  | Capinco C/O US Bank NA | 12.54% |
|  | Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787 |  |
|  **Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 19.29% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010<br>|  |
|  | Pershing LLC | 16.16% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001<br>|  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 11.73% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151<br>|  |
|  | LPL Financial | 13.70% |
|  | San Diego, CA 92121-3091<br>|  |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC | 6.54% |
|  | Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |  |

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| **Fund** | **Shareholder and Address** | **Percentage of<br>Shares Held** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Retail Class Shares) | VALIC Retirement Services Company | 33.70% |
|  | Houston, TX 77019-2107<br>|  |
|  | National Financial Services Corp. | 20.11% |
|  | For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers |  |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010<br>|  |
|  | VALIC Retirement Services Company | 16.35% |
|  | Houston, TX 77019-2107<br>|  |
|  | RBC Capital Markets | 9.16% |
|  | Minneapolis, MN 55401-7554<br>|  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 5.03% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Class N Shares) | Special Custody A/C FBO Customers | 18.48% |
|  | San Fransciso, CA 94105-1905 |  |
|  | National Financial Services Corp. | 12.64% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 |  |
|  | Lincoln Retirement Services Company | 6.83% |
|  | Fort Wayne, IN 46801-7876 |  |
|  | Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund | 5.25% |
|  | Boston, MA 02199-8192 |  |
|  **Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | McLaren Health Care Corporation | 23.30% |
|  | Grand Blanc, MI 48439-7471 |  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 12.55% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |  |
|  | Daniel J. Fuss & Rosemary B Fuss JT WROS | 8.18% |
|  | Wellesley, MA 02481-5221 |  |
|  | Daniel J. Fuss TTEE & Rosemary B Fuss TTEE | 5.42% |
|  | Wellesley, MA 02481-5221 |  |
|  **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund<sup>2</sup>** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 35.65% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010<br>|  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 16.87% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |  |
|  | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company | 7.85% |
|  | Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600 |  |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce | 6.00% |
|  | Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |  |

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| **Fund** | **Shareholder and Address** | **Percentage of<br>Shares Held** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Retail Class Shares) | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 51.60% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995<br>|  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 11.54% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151<br>|  |
|  | Voya Institutional Trust Company<br> Braintree, MA 02184-8747<br>| 6.09% |
|  | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company | 5.81% |
|  | Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600<br>|  |
|  | Empower Trust FBO | 5.22% |
|  | Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Class N Shares) | National Financial Service LLC | 46.48% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 |  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 8.25% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |  |
| **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 23.50% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |  |
|  | PIMS/Prudential Retirement | 23.13% |
|  | New York, NY 10041-0004 |  |
|  | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 15.69% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |  |
|  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 7.71% |
|  | New York, NY 10004-1965 |  |
|  | Saxon & Co. | 6.80% |
|  | Philadelphia, PA 19182-0001 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Admin Class Shares) | Reliance Trust Company FBO | 85.30% |
|  | Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002<br>|  |
|  | John Hancock Trust Company LLC | 6.04% |
|  | Westwood, MA 02090-2324 |  |

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| **Fund** | **Shareholder and Address** | **<u>Percentage of</u><br> Shares Held** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Retail Class Shares) | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 29.84% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94104-4151<br>|  |
|  | National Financial Services Corporation<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 27.22% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010<br>|  |
|  | Voya Retirement Insurance & Annuity Co. | 24.96% |
|  | Windsor, CT 06095-4773 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Class N Shares) | Reliance Trust Company | 33.06% |
|  | Atlanta, GA 30328-1195 |  |
|  | National Financial Services LLC | 25.41% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 |  |
|  | Reliance Trust Company FBO | 16.68% |
|  | Mid Atlantic Trust Company | 9.02% |
|  | Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228 |  |
|  | DCGT as TTEE and/or CUST | 5.50% |
|  | Westwood, MA 02090-2324 |  |
|  **Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund<sup>3</sup>** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Institutional Class Shares) | National Financial Services Corp.<br> For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers | 34.46% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |  |
|  | Reliance Trust Company FBO | 22.98% |
|  | Atlanta, GA 30357 |  |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 11.40% |
|  | San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |  |
|  | ATTN Mutual Funds | 11.33% |
|  | Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |  |
|  | ATTN Mutual Funds | 7.65% |
|  | Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Class N Shares) | National Financial Services LLC | 58.07% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995<br>|  |
|  | Capinco C/O US Bank NA | 36.25% |
|  | Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787<br>|  |
|  | National Financial Services LLC | 5.61% |
|  | Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 |  |

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<sup>1</sup> As of December 30, 2022, Charles Schwab & Company Inc., San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 owned 28.53% of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than National Financial Services Corp. 

<sup>2</sup> As of December 30, 2022, National Financial Services Corp., Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 owned 45.78% of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than National Financial Services Corp. 

<sup>3</sup> As of December 30, 2022, National Financial Services Corp., Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 owned 39.67% of the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than National Financial Services Corp. 

\* Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner listed. To the extent that any listed shareholder beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund, it may be deemed to "control" such Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The effect of such control may be to reduce the ability of other shareholders of the Fund to take actions requiring the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality or majority of the Fund's shares without the approval of the controlling shareholder. 

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Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. A Fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in Fund shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on a Fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, a Fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase a Fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of a Fund's shares, a large redemption by a fund of funds could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratio. Redemptions by a large investor may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Furthermore, large redemptions could also result in a Fund failing to comply with its investment restrictions or relevant regulatory requirements. When possible, a Fund's Adviser will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

**Management Ownership** 

As of record on December 30, 2022, the officers and trustees of the Trusts collectively owned less than 1% of the then outstanding shares of each of the Funds. The amounts include shares held by the Loomis Sayles Employees' Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan") or the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan").

As of December 30, 2022, the Profit Sharing Plan owned the following percentages of the outstanding Institutional Class shares of the indicated Funds: 5.13% of the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, 5.64% of the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, and 8.60% of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, the Profit Sharing Plan owned 2.08% of the outstanding Class N shares of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund.

As of December 30, 2022, the Pension Plan owned the following percentages of the outstanding Institutional Class shares of the indicated Funds: 0.22% of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and 0.68% of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund.

The trustee of the Pension Plan and Profit Sharing Plan is Charles Schwab Trust Company. The Pension Plan's Advisory Committee, which is composed of the same individuals listed below as trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan, has the sole voting and investment power with respect to the Pension Plan's shares. The trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan are Michael Duffy, Stephanie Lord, Richard Skaggs, Greg O'Hara, Tom Fahey, Justin Terman, Kevin Perry, Susan Sieker, John Russell, Michael Giles, Rich Bruder and Tom Roberts. Except for Tom Roberts, Richard Skaggs and Kevin Perry, each member of the Advisory Committee is an officer and employee of Loomis Sayles. Plan participants are entitled to exercise investment and voting power over shares owned of record by the Profit Sharing Plan. Shares not voted by participants are voted in the same proportion as the shares voted by the voting participants. The address for the Profit Sharing Plan and the Pension Plan is One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111.

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**INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES** 

Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc. is indirectly owned by Natixis Investment Managers, the holding company for the North American asset management business ("NATIXIS IM-NA").

NATIXIS IM-NA is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France, that is in turn owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is wholly owned by BPCE, France's second largest banking group. BPCE is owned by banks comprising two autonomous and complementary retail banking networks consisting of the Caisse d'Epargne regional savings banks and the Banque Populaire regional cooperative banks. The registered address of Natixis is 30, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France. The registered address of BPCE is 50, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France.

The 8 principal subsidiary or affiliated asset management firms of Natixis IM-NA collectively had over $474 billion in assets under management or administration as of December 31, 2022.

*Advisory Agreements.* Each Fund's advisory agreement with Loomis Sayles provides that the Adviser will furnish or pay the expenses of the applicable Fund for office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Trusts and certain administrative services. The Adviser is responsible for obtaining and evaluating such economic, statistical and financial data and information and performing such additional research as is necessary to manage each Fund's assets in accordance with its investment objectives and policies. For these services, the advisory agreements provide that each Fund shall pay Loomis Sayles a monthly investment advisory fee at the following annual percentage rates of the particular Fund's average daily net assets:

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| **Fund** | **Rate** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | 0.50% |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | 0.55% of the first $1 billion |
|  | 0.50% of the next $1 billion |
|  | 0.48% of the next $3 billion |
|  | 0.45% of the next $5 billion |
|  | 0.40% thereafter |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | 0.25% |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | 0.60% |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | 0.75% |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | 0.75% |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0.75% |

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Each Fund pays all expenses not borne by the Adviser including, but not limited to, the charges and expenses of the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, independent registered public accounting firm, legal counsel for the Funds, legal counsel for the Trusts' Independent Trustees, 12b-1 fees, all brokerage commissions and transfer taxes in connection with portfolio transactions, all taxes and filing fees, litigation and other extraordinary expenses, the fees and expenses for registration or qualification of its shares under federal and state securities laws, all expenses of shareholders' and Trustees' meetings, cost of preparing, printing and mailing reports to shareholders, and the compensation of Trustees who are not directors, officers or employees of the Adviser, or its affiliates, other than affiliated registered investment companies. See the section "Description of the Trusts."

Each advisory agreement provides that it will continue in effect for two years from its date of execution and thereafter from year to year if its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by the Board of the relevant Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (ii) by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

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Each advisory agreement may be terminated without penalty by vote of the Board of the relevant Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, upon 60 days' written notice, or by the Adviser upon 90 days' written notice, and each terminates automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Each advisory agreement provides that Loomis Sayles shall not be subject to any liability in connection with the performance of its services thereunder in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

During the periods shown below, pursuant to the advisory agreements described above, Loomis Sayles received the following amounts of investment advisory fees from each Fund (before fee waivers and expense assumptions) and bore the following amounts of fee waivers for each Fund.

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/22** | **Fiscal Year Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
| **Fund** | **Advisory**<br>**Fees** | **Fee<br>Waivers** | **Advisory**<br>**Fees** | **Fee<br>Waivers** | **Advisory**<br>**Fees** | **Fee**<br>**Waivers** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | $3585115 |  | $3113585 |  | $2272520 |  |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | $3882400 | $369601 | $4178923 | $332995 | $3552849 | $287848 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $131076 | $131076 \* | $425496 | $204850 | $712460 | $254540 |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | $3201401 |  | $2658278 |  | $2081774 |  |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | $13879951 |  | $21669026 |  | $18479365 |  |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | $4342299 | $242252 | $4483393 | — \* | $4039249 | — \* |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | $313390 | $151521 \* | $569723 | $111300 | $1004898 | $88872 |

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\* In addition to the waiver of management fees, class level and other expenses have been reimbursed as indicated below.

The table below shows expenses of the Funds that were reimbursed for the last three fiscal years, as applicable.

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $26324 |  |  |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund |  | $169338 | $122879 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | $3635 |  |  |

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Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking (for all classes of the Funds in the table below) to waive the advisory fees and, if necessary, to reimburse certain expenses related to operating the Funds in order to limit their expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses, to the annual rates indicated below. The undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis, thereafter, subject to the obligation of each applicable Fund to repay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses in later periods to the extent that a class's expenses in later periods fall below the expense limit. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne to the extent that the Funds' expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the undertaking. However, Loomis Sayles will not be entitled to recover any such waived/reimbursed fees more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee/expense was waived/reimbursed.

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| **Fund** | **Expense<br>Limit** | **Date of Undertaking** |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.65% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.69% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | 0.94% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.64% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.40% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | 0.65% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.35% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.75% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 1.00% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | 1.25% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.95% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.90% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | 1.15% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Admin Class | 1.40% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.85% |  |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund<sup>1</sup>*** |  | February 1, 2023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Institutional Class | 0.85% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Class N | 0.83% |  |

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In addition to serving as investment adviser to each series of the Trusts, Loomis Sayles also acts as investment adviser to certain series of Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II, each a registered open-end management investment company. Loomis Sayles also serves as subadviser to a number of other open-end management companies and provides investment advice to numerous other corporate and fiduciary clients.

*Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans.* Under separate agreements with the Funds, the Distributor serves as the principal distributor of each class of shares of the Funds. The Distributor's principal business address is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199. Under these agreements (each a "Distribution Agreement") the Distributor conducts a continuous offering and is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares. The Distributor bears the cost of making information about the Funds available through advertising and other means, printing and mailing the Prospectus to persons other than shareholders and providing compensation to underwriters, broker-dealers and sales personnel. Each Fund pays the cost of registering and qualifying its shares under state and federal securities laws and distributing the Prospectus to existing shareholders. The Distributor currently is paid a fee for serving as Distributor for the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund.

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<sup>1</sup> Natixis Advisors will bear a portion of the waiver/reimbursement. The Natixis Advisors portion of the waiver/reimbursement will be equal to the ratio of the Natixis Advisors Support Services Fee divided by the management fee earned by Loomis Sayles.

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The Distributor is paid by each Fund the service and distribution fees described in the applicable Prospectus. The SEC is of the view that dealers receiving all or substantially all of the sales charge may be deemed underwriters of a fund's shares.

As described in their Prospectus, the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund have adopted Rule 12b-1 plans ("Plans") for their Retail Class shares and with respect to the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, their Admin Class shares. Class N shares and Institutional Class shares have no such plans. The Plans, among other things, permit the Retail and Admin Classes to pay the Distributor monthly fees, at annual rates not exceeding 0.25% of the assets of the Retail Class and Admin Class as compensation for its services as principal underwriter of the shares of such class. Some Funds' classes may pay the Distributor monthly fees of less than 0.25% of the relevant Class's assets. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Plan (together with the Distribution Agreements) was approved by the relevant Trust's Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trusts (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Plan or the Distribution Agreements. Under these Plans, intermediaries providing shareholder servicing and/or account maintenance services for the benefit of retirement plan record keeping investors and/or "no transaction fee" or wrap program investors may be eligible to receive Admin Class share payments. Payments under these Plans also may be made for activities such as advertising, printing, and mailing the Prospectus to persons who are not current shareholders, compensation to underwriters, compensation to broker-dealers, compensation to sales personnel, and interest, carrying, or other financing charges.

Each Plan may be terminated by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant class of shares of the relevant Fund. Each Plan may be amended by vote of the relevant Trustees, including a majority of the relevant Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose. Any change in any Plan that would materially increase the fees payable thereunder by the relevant Class of shares of the relevant Fund requires approval by a vote of the holders of a majority of such shares outstanding. The Trusts' Trustees review quarterly a written report of such costs and the purposes for which such costs have been incurred. For so long as a Plan is in effect, selection and nomination of those Trustees who are Independent Trustees of the relevant Trust shall be committed to the discretion of such Trustees.

Benefits to the Funds and their shareholders resulting from the Plans are believed to include (1) enhanced shareholder service, (2) asset retention and (3) enhanced portfolio management opportunities and bargaining position with third party service providers and economies of scale arising from having asset levels higher than they would be if the Plans were not in place.

The Distribution Agreements and the Plans will continue in effect for successive one-year periods, provided that each such continuance is specifically approved (i) by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the entire Board cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding securities of a Fund (or the relevant class, in the case of the Plans).

The following table provides information on the amount of fees paid by each of the Funds under these Plans during the past three fiscal years:

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/20** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/21** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**9/30/22** |
|  **Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | $470965 | $441238 | $365071 |
|  TOTAL | $470965 | $441238 | $365071 |
|  **Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | $8984 | $52095 | $102319 |
|  TOTAL | $8984 | $52095 | $102319 |
|  **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | $232060 | $286313 | $211376 |
|  TOTAL | $232060 | $286313 | $211376 |
|  **Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Class | $263201 | $243962 | $201206 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Admin Class<sup>\*</sup> | $49820 | $46372 | $42646 |
|  TOTAL | $313021 | $290334 | $243852 |

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\* Up to 50% of the fees paid to the Distributor are administrative service fees and are not paid pursuant to a 12b-1 plan. 

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During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor used the Rule 12b-1 fees paid by the Funds under the Plans as follows:

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| **Fund** | **Compensation<br>to Broker-<br>Dealers** | **Retained by the<br>Distributor** | **Total** |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | $365071 | $0 | $365071 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $102319 | $0 | $102319 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | $211376 | $0 | $211376 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | $243852 | $0 | $243852 |

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The Funds may pay fees to intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisers or other financial institutions for sub-administration, sub-transfer agency and other services, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping, shareholder or participant reporting or shareholder or participant recordkeeping ("recordkeeping and processing-related services") associated with shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. These fees are paid directly or indirectly by the Funds (with the exception of Class N shares, which do not bear such expenses) in light of the fact that other costs may be avoided by the Funds where the intermediary, not the Funds' service providers, provides shareholder services to Fund shareholders. The intermediary may impose other account or service charges directly on account holders or participants. In addition, depending on the arrangements, the Funds' Adviser and/or Distributor or their affiliates may, out of their own resources, compensate such financial intermediaries or their agents directly or indirectly for such recordkeeping and processing-related services; such payments will not be made with respect to Class N shares. The services provided and related payments vary from firm to firm. In certain cases, a recipient of 12b-1 distribution payments, shareholder servicing payments or revenue sharing payments may rebate some or all of such amounts to its clients or plan participants, or use such amounts to defray client or plan expenses. For more information, investors should contact their financial representatives or plan administrator.

*<u>Additional Payments</u>*

The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, make additional payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Funds (with the exception of Class N shares, for which such additional payments are not made). Such payments and compensation are in addition to any fees paid or reimbursed by the Funds. These payments may include: (i) additional compensation with respect to the sale and/or servicing of Institutional Class and Retail Class shares, (ii) payments based upon various factors described below and (iii) financial assistance programs to firms who sell or arrange for the sale of Fund shares including, but not limited to, remuneration for: the firm's internal sales contests and incentive programs, marketing and sales fees, expenses related to advertising or promotional activity and events and shareholder record keeping or miscellaneous administrative services. From its own profits and resources, the Adviser may, from time to time, make payments to qualified wholesalers, registered financial institutions and third-party marketers for marketing support services and/or retention of assets (with the exception of Class N shares, for which no such payments are made). Among others, the Adviser has agreed to make such payments for marketing support services to AXA Advisors, LLC. In addition to marketing and/or financial support payments described above, payment for travel, lodging and related expenses may be provided for attendance at Fund seminars and conferences, e.g., due diligence meetings held for

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training and educational purposes. The Adviser intends that the payment of these concessions and any other compensation offered will conform with state and federal laws and the rules of any self-regulatory organization, such as the FINRA. The participation of such firms in financial assistance programs is at the discretion of the firm and the Adviser. The payments described in (iii) above may be based on sales (generally 0.10% of gross sales) or the amount of assets a financial intermediary's clients have invested in the Funds (at annual rates generally ranging from 0.03% to 0.35% of the value of the clients' shares). The actual payment rates to a financial intermediary will depend upon how the particular arrangement is structured (e.g., solely asset-based fees, solely sales-based fees or a combination of both) and other factors such as the length of time assets have remained invested in the Funds, redemption rates and the willingness of the financial intermediary to provide access to its representatives for educational and marketing purposes. The payments to financial intermediaries described in this section and elsewhere in this Statement, which may be significant to the financial intermediaries, may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or sell shares of a particular Fund or shares class over other mutual funds or share classes. Additionally, these payments may result in a Fund's inclusion on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or in other sales programs. Investors should contact their financial representative for details about the payment the financial intermediaries may receive.

*Other Services.* Natixis Advisors, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199, performs certain accounting and administrative services for the Funds, pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement dated January 1, 2005, as amended from time to time (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, Natixis Advisors provides the following services to the Funds: (i) personnel that perform bookkeeping, accounting, internal auditing and financial reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Funds, (ii) services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses, registration of shares in various states, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Funds or regulatory authorities and reports and questionnaires for SEC compliance, and (iii) the various registrations and filings required by various regulatory authorities.

For the last three fiscal years, pursuant to the Administrative Agreement between Natixis Advisors and the Trusts, Natixis Advisors received the following fees from the Funds for administrative services:

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| **Fund** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/20** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/21** | **Fiscal Year**<br>**Ended**<br>**09/30/22** |
|  | *Fee* | *Fee* | *Fee* |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $316698 | $266637 | $200579 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $316698 | $266637 | $200579 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $311890 | $325263 | $284557 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $311890 | $325263 | $284557 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $23181 | $72756 | $125778 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $23181 | $72756 | $125778 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $235670 | $189816 | $153250 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $235670 | $189816 | $153250 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $817150 | $1236240 | $1084767 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $817150 | $1236240 | $1084767 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $255444 | $255823 | $237337 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $255444 | $255823 | $237337 |
|  ***Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund*** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gross Administrative Fees | $18443 | $32493 | $59585 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiver of Administrative Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net Administrative Fees | $18443 | $32493 | $59585 |

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*Support Services.* Pursuant to an intercompany agreement between Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors, Natixis Advisors provides various marketing, relationship management and support services to the Funds and Loomis Sayles. Loomis Sayles, and not the Funds, pay Natixis Advisors for these services.

*Custodial Arrangements*. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111, serves as the custodian for the Trusts. As such, State Street Bank holds in safekeeping certificated securities and cash belonging to each Fund and, in such capacity, is the registered owner of securities in book-entry form belonging to each Fund. Upon instruction, State Street Bank receives and delivers cash and securities of each Fund in connection with Fund transactions and collects all dividends and other distributions made with respect to Fund portfolio securities. State Street Bank also maintains certain accounts and records of the Trusts and calculates the total NAV, total net income and NAV per share of each Fund on a daily basis.

*Transfer Agency Services.* Pursuant to contracts between the Trusts, on behalf of each Fund, and SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc. ("SS&C GIDS" or the "Transfer Agent"), whose principal business address is 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA 02169, SS&C GIDS acts as shareholder servicing, transfer agent and dividend paying agent for the Funds and is responsible for services in connection with the establishment, maintenance and recording of shareholder accounts, including all related tax and other reporting requirements and the implementation of investment and redemption arrangements offered in connection with the sale of the Funds' shares. From time to time, the Funds, directly or indirectly through arrangements with the Adviser or the Transfer Agent, may pay amounts to third parties that provide recordkeeping and other administrative services relating to a Fund to persons who beneficially own interests in the Fund, such as shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. See the section "Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans."

*Transfer Agency Expenses.* Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period June 9, 2022 to January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.

Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares of the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund and the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund $2,129 and $1,137, respectively, for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.

*Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.* The Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm is PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, located at 101 Seaport Blvd, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The independent registered public accounting firm conducts an annual audit of each Fund's financial statements, assists in the review of federal and state income tax returns and consults with the Trusts as to matters of accounting and federal and state

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income taxation. The financial highlights in the Prospectus for the Funds, and the financial statements contained in the [Loomis Sayles Funds I annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and [Loomis Sayles Funds II annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 and incorporated by reference into this Statement, have been so included in reliance on the reports of the Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

*Counsel to the Funds.* Ropes & Gray LLP, located at Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199, serves as counsel to the Funds.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION** 

**Portfolio Managers' Management of Other Accounts** 

As of September 30, 2022, many of the Portfolio Managers of the Funds managed other accounts in addition to managing one or more of the Funds. The following table provides information on the other accounts managed by each portfolio manager.

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|  | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** |
|  | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee is<br>Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee is<br>Based on<br>Performance** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee is<br>Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee is<br>Based on<br>Performance** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee is Based on<br>Performance** |
| **Name of<br>Portfolio<br>Manager** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** |
|  Mark F. Burns | 3 | $724.3 million | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1.3 billion | 0 | $0 | 34 | $1.3 billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Matthew J. Eagan | 18 | $24.6 billion | 0 | $0 | 25 | $10.3 billion | 0 | $0 | 116 | $23.3 billion | 5 | $360.8 million |
|  Joseph R. Gatz | 3 | $488.4 million | 0 | $0 | 2 | $435.2 million | 0 | $0 | 38 | $923.2 million | 0 | $0 |
|  Elaine Kan | 1 | $49.7 million | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8.5 million | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2.2 million | 0 | $0 |
|  Kevin P. Kearns | 3 | $459.8 million | 0 | $0 | 12 | $4.2 billion | 0 | $0 | 43 | $5.0 billion | 4 | $792.3 million |
|  Brian P. Kennedy | 16 | $24.1 billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2 billion | 0 | $0 | 114 | $23.2 billion | 5 | $360.8 million |
|  David W. Rolley | 2 | $603.6 million | 0 | $0 | 28 | $6.8 billion | 0 | $0 | 54 | $18.4 billion | 4 | $6.3 billion |
|  Jeffrey Schwartz | 3 | $488.4 million | 0 | $0 | 2 | $435.2 million | 0 | $0 | 52 | $906.1 million | 0 | $0 |
|  Lynda L. Schweitzer | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 28 | $6.6 billion | 0 | $0 | 46 | $18.3 billion | 4 | $6.3 billion |
|  Scott M. Service | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 28 | $6.6 billion | 0 | $0 | 47 | $18.3 billion | 4 | $6.3 billion |
|  John J. Slavik | 3 | $724.3 million | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1.3 billion | 0 | $0 | 36 | $1.3 billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Elaine M. Stokes | 16 | $24.1 billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2 billion | 0 | $0 | 125 | $23.2 billion | 5 | $360.8 million |
|  Todd P. Vandam | 7 | $1.65 billion | 0 | $0 | 13 | $3.3 billion | 0 | $0 | 62 | $8.7 billion | 5 | $360.8 million |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest** 

Conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the allocation of aggregated orders among the Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio managers. A portfolio manager potentially could give favorable treatment to some accounts for a variety of reasons, including favoring larger accounts,

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accounts that pay higher fees, accounts that pay performance-based fees, accounts of affiliated companies and accounts in which the portfolio manager has an interest. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions among the Funds and a portfolio manager's other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Funds. Although, such favorable treatment could lead to more favorable investment opportunities or allocations for some accounts and may appear to create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time and resources, Loomis Sayles strives to ensure that portfolio managers endeavor to exercise their discretion in a manner that is equitable to all interested persons. Furthermore, Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for all accounts (including institutional accounts, mutual funds, hedge funds and affiliated accounts) based on each account's investment objective, investment guidelines and restrictions, the availability of other comparable investment opportunities and Loomis Sayles' desire to treat all accounts fairly and equitably over time. Loomis Sayles maintains Trade Allocation and Aggregation Policies and Procedures to mitigate these effects of these potential conflicts as well as other types of conflicts of interest. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation where a conflict arises or that Loomis Sayles will treat all accounts identically. Conflicts of interest also arise to the extent a portfolio manager short sells a stock or otherwise takes a short position in one client account but holds that stock long in other accounts, including the Funds, or sells a stock for some accounts while buying the stock for others, and through the use of "soft dollar arrangements," which are discussed in Loomis Sayles' Brokerage Allocation Policies and Procedures and Loomis Sayles' Trade Aggregation and Allocation Policies and Procedures.

**Compensation** 

**Fixed Income Portfolio Managers** 

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Although portfolio manager compensation is not directly tied to assets under management, a portfolio manager's base salary and/or bonus potential may reflect the amount of assets for which the manager is responsible relative to other portfolio managers. The annual bonus is incentive-based and generally represents a significant multiple of base salary. The bonus is based on three factors: investment performance, profit growth of the firm, and personal conduct. Investment performance is the primary component of the annual bonus and generally represents at least 60% of the total for fixed-income managers. The other factors are used to determine the remainder of the annual incentive bonus, subject to the discretion of the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and senior management. The CIO and senior management evaluate these other factors annually.

The investment performance component of the annual incentive bonus depends primarily on investment performance against benchmark and/or against peers within similar disciplines. The score is based upon the product's institutional composite performance; however, adjustments may be made if there is significant dispersion among the returns of the composite and accounts not included in the composite. For most products, the product investment score compares the product's rolling three year performance over the past nine quarters (a five year view) against both a benchmark and a peer group established by the CIO. The scoring rewards both the aggregate excess performance of the product against a benchmark and the product's relative rank within a peer group. In addition, for fixed income products, the performance score rewards for the consistency of that outperformance and is enhanced if over the past five years it has kept its rolling three-year performance ahead of its benchmark. Managers working on several product teams receive a final score based on the relative revenue weight of each product.

Portfolio managers may also participate in the three segments of the long-term incentive program. The amount of the awards for each segment are dependent upon role, industry experience, team and firm profitability, and/or investment performance.

*General* 

The core elements of the Loomis Sayles compensation plan include a base salary, an annual incentive bonus, and, for senior investor and leadership roles, a long-term incentive bonus. The base salary is a fixed amount based on a combination of factors, including industry experience, firm experience, job performance and market considerations. The annual incentive bonus and long term incentive bonus is driven by a variety of factors depending upon the specific role. Factors include investment performance, individual performance, team and firm profitability, role, and industry experience. Both the annual and long term bonus have a deferral component. Loomis Sayles has developed and implemented three long-term incentive plan segments to attract and retain investment talent.

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For the senior-most investment roles, a Long Term Incentive Plan provides annual grants relative to the role, and includes a post retirement payment feature to incentivize effective succession management. Participation is contingent upon signing an award agreement, which includes a non-compete covenant. The second and third Long Term Incentive Plans are constructed to create mid- term alignment for key positions, including a two year deferral feature. The second plan is role based, and the third is team based which is more specifically dependent upon team profitability and/or investment performance.

In addition, Loomis Sayles also offers a profit sharing plan for all employees and a defined benefit plan for employees who joined the firm prior to May 3, 2003. The profit sharing contribution to the retirement plan of each employee is based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). The defined benefit plan is based on years of service and base compensation (up to a maximum amount).

**Equity Portfolio Managers** 

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Although portfolio manager compensation is not directly tied to assets under management, a portfolio manager's base salary and/or bonus potential may reflect the amount of assets for which the manager is responsible relative to other portfolio managers. The annual bonus is incentive-based and generally represents a significant multiple of base salary. The bonus is based on three factors: investment performance, profit growth of the firm, and personal conduct. Investment performance is the primary component of annual bonus and generally represents at least 70% of the total for equity managers. The other factors are used to determine the remainder of the annual incentive bonus, subject to the discretion of the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and senior management. The CIO and senior management evaluate these other factors annually.

The investment performance component of the annual incentive bonus depends primarily on investment performance against benchmark and/or against peers within similar disciplines. The score is based upon the product's institutional composite performance; however, adjustments may be made if there is significant dispersion among the returns of the composite and accounts not included in the composite. For most products, the product investment score compares the product's rolling three year performance over the past nine quarters (a five year view) against both a benchmark and a peer group established by the CIO. The scoring rewards both the aggregate excess performance of the product against a benchmark and the product's relative rank within a peer group. In addition, for fixed income products, the performance score rewards for the consistency of that outperformance and is enhanced if over the past five years it has kept its rolling three-year performance ahead of its benchmark. Managers working on several product teams receive a final score based on the relative revenue weight of each product.

Portfolio managers may also participate in the three segments of the long-term incentive program. The amount of the awards for each segment are dependent upon role, industry experience, team and firm profitability, and/or investment performance.

**General** 

The core elements of the Loomis Sayles compensation plan include a base salary, an annual incentive bonus, and, for senior investor and leadership roles, a long-term incentive bonus. The base salary is a fixed amount based on a combination of factors, including industry experience, firm experience, job performance and market considerations. The annual incentive bonus and long term incentive bonus is driven by a variety of factors depending upon the specific role. Factors include investment performance, individual performance, team and firm profitability, role, and industry experience. Both the annual and long term bonus have a deferral component. Loomis Sayles has developed and implemented three long-term incentive plan segments to attract and retain investment talent.

For the senior-most investment roles, a Long Term Incentive Plan provides annual grants relative to the role, and includes a post retirement payment feature to incentivize effective succession management. Participation is contingent upon signing an award agreement, which includes a non-compete covenant. The second and third Long Term Incentive Plans are constructed to create mid- term alignment for key positions, including a two year deferral feature. The second plan is role based, and the third is team based which is more specifically dependent upon team profitability and/or investment performance.

In addition, Loomis Sayles also offers a profit sharing plan for all employees and a defined benefit plan for employees who joined the firm prior to May 3, 2003. The profit sharing contribution to the retirement plan of each employee is based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). The defined benefit plan is based on years of service and base compensation (up to a maximum amount).

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**Portfolio Managers' Ownership of Fund Shares** 

As of September 30, 2022, the portfolio managers had the following ownership in the Funds:

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| **Name of Portfolio Manager** | **Fund(s) Managed** | **Dollar Range of Equity**<br> **Securities Invested\*** |
|  Mark F. Burns | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund<br>Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | F<br>F |
|  Matthew J. Eagan | Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund<br>Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A<br>E |
|  Joseph R. Gatz | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | G |
|  Elaine Kan | Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | D |
|  Kevin P. Kearns | Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | A |
|  Brian P. Kennedy | Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund<br>Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A<br>D |
|  David W. Rolley | Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | G |
|  Jeffrey Schwartz | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | E |
|  Lynda L. Schweitzer | Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | D |
|  Scott M. Service | Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | E |
|  John J. Slavik | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund<br>Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | G<br>F |
|  Elaine M. Stokes | Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund<br>Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A<br>E |
|  Todd P. Vandam | Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A |

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|  <sup>\*</sup> A. None | E. $100,001 - $500,000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 - 10,000 | F. $500,001 - $1,000,000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000 | G. over $1,000,000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. $50,001 - $100,000 |  |

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There are various reasons why a portfolio manager may not own shares of the Fund he or she manages. One reason is that the Fund's investment objectives and strategies may not match the portfolio manager's personal investment objective. In addition, portfolio managers may invest in other funds or pooled investment vehicles or separate accounts managed by the portfolio manager in a similar style to the Fund managed by such portfolio manager. Administrative reasons (such as facilitating compliance with the Adviser's code of ethics) also may explain why a portfolio manager has chosen not to invest in a Fund.

**Allocation of Investment Opportunity Among Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Other Investors Managed by the Adviser; Cross Relationships of Officers and Trustees** 

Loomis Sayles has organized its business into two investment groups: the Fixed-Income Group and the Equity Group. The Fixed-Income Group and the Equity Group make investment decisions for the funds managed by Loomis Sayles. The groups make investment decisions independently of one another. These groups also have responsibility for the management of other client portfolios. The other investment companies and clients served by Loomis Sayles' investment platforms sometimes invest in securities in which the funds (or segments thereof) advised or subadvised by Loomis Sayles also invest. If one of these funds and such other clients advised or subadvised by the same investment group of Loomis Sayles desire to buy or sell the same portfolio securities at or about the same time, the respective group allocates purchases and sales, to the extent practicable, on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount desired to be purchased or sold for each fund or client advised or subadvised by that investment group. It is recognized that in some cases the practices described in this paragraph could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities which each of the funds purchases or sells. In other cases, however, it is believed that these practices may benefit the relevant Fund. The goal of Loomis Sayles' policies and procedures is to act in good faith and to treat all client accounts in a fair and equitable manner over time, regardless of their strategy or fee arrangements. These policies include those addressing the fair allocation of investment opportunities across client accounts.

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**PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE** 

**All Income Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers dealers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge spreads, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from the issuer or a primary market maker acting as principal on a net basis with no brokerage commission paid by the Fund.

**All Equity Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of equity securities for each Equity Fund, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge commission rates that, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. This does not necessarily mean that the lowest available brokerage commission, if any, will be paid. However, the commissions charged are believed to be competitive with generally prevailing rates. Loomis Sayles will use its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and will evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions, if any, paid on transactions by reference to such data. In making such evaluation, factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker in connection with the order, are taken into account. Loomis Sayles may place orders for the Funds which, combined with orders for its other clients, may impact the price of the relevant security. This could cause the Funds to obtain a worse price on the transaction than would otherwise be the case if the orders were placed in smaller amounts or spread out over a longer period of time.

Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best possible execution of orders, Loomis Sayles may allocate brokerage transactions to affiliated brokers. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. In order for the affiliated broker to effect portfolio transactions for the Funds, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the affiliated broker must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees and other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period. Furthermore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, has adopted procedures that are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to an affiliated broker are consistent with the foregoing standard.

As discussed in more detail below, Loomis Sayles' receipt of brokerage and research products may sometimes be a factor in the Loomis Sayles' selection of a broker or dealer to execute transactions for a Fund, subject to Loomis Sayles' duty to seek best execution of the transactions. Such brokerage and research services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles' own assets or may, in connection with transactions in securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (the latter, sometimes referred to as "soft dollars").

Generally, Loomis Sayles seeks to obtain quality executions at favorable security prices and at competitive commission rates, where applicable, through brokers and dealers who, in Loomis Sayles' opinion, can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Transactions in equity securities are frequently executed through a primary market maker, but may also be executed on an Electronic Communication Network ("ECN"), Alternative Trading System ("ATS"), or other execution systems that in Loomis Sayles' opinion can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Equity securities may also be purchased from underwriters at prices which include underwriting fees.

Transactions on stock, option, and futures exchanges involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. In the case of securities traded in the OTC market, there is generally no stated commission but the price usually includes an undisclosed commission or mark-up.

**Commissions and Other Factors in Broker or Dealer Selection** 

Loomis Sayles uses its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and to evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on client portfolio transactions by reference to such data. In making this evaluation, all factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker or dealer, are taken into account. Other relevant factors may include, without limitation: (a) the execution capabilities

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of the brokers and/or dealers, (b) research and other products or services (as described in the section "Soft Dollars" below) provided by such brokers and/or dealers which are expected to enhance Loomis Sayles' general portfolio management capabilities, (c) the size of the transaction, (d) the difficulty of execution, (e) the operations facilities of the brokers and/or dealers involved, (f) the risk in positioning a block of securities, (g) fair dealing and (h) the quality of the overall brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer.

**Soft Dollars** 

Brokerage trading activity is an essential factor in accessing Wall Street and third-party firm research., First and foremost, Loomis Sayles recognizes that it has a fiduciary duty to seek best execution of its clients' transactions. In regard to equity trading commissions paid to our trading counterparts, Loomis Sayles is unbundled across all our dealers, with execution and research commission splits being consistent across dealers. This enables our trading desk to route orders to dealers solely based on achieving best execution. Research products or services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles' own assets or may, in connection with transactions in equity securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (i.e. "soft dollars").

For purposes of this soft dollars discussion, the term "commission" includes commissions paid to brokers in connection with transactions effected on an agency basis. Loomis Sayles does not generate soft dollars on fixed-income transactions.

If Loomis Sayles receives a particular product or service that both aids it in carrying out its investment decision-making responsibilities (*i.e.*, a "research use") and provides non-research related uses, Loomis Sayles will make a good faith determination as to the allocation of the cost of such "mixed-use item" between the research and non-research uses and will only use soft dollars to pay for the portion of the cost relating to its research use. As of the date of this Statement, there are no mixed-use services being provided to Loomis Sayles.

In connection with Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars, a Fund may pay a broker-dealer an amount of commission for effecting a transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission it or another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if Loomis Sayles determines in good faith that the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research products or services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Loomis Sayles' overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion.

Loomis Sayles may use soft dollars to acquire brokerage or research products and services that have potential application to all client accounts, including the Funds. The soft dollars generated by Loomis Sayles' clients that are used to purchase research services with a Fund's commissions are not necessarily for the exclusive benefit of the particular Fund, but rather for the benefit of the funds/clients in the same product (e.g., Large Cap Growth). The soft dollar commissions of an account in one product are not used for the benefit of a product managed by a different investment team. Furthermore given the fact that soft dollars are generated from the trading in client/fund portfolios, those clients/funds that have cash flows will generally generate more soft dollars than clients/funds that do not have cash flows. However, the clients/funds with cash flows will not generate more soft dollars than the amount budgeted for the client/fund in a given year. Finally, while some clients do not generate soft dollar

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commissions, such as Wrap/Model Program clients, clients with directed brokerage or zero commission arrangements (which may limit or prevent Loomis Sayles from using such clients' commissions to pay for research and research services), and certain fixed income accounts, they may still benefit from the research provided to Loomis Sayles in connection with other transactions placed for other clients. As a result, certain clients may have more of their commissions directed for research and research services than others.

Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars to acquire brokerage and research products and services benefits Loomis Sayles by allowing it to obtain such products and services without having to purchase them with its own assets. Loomis Sayles believes that its use of soft dollars also benefits the Funds as described above. However, conflicts may arise between a Fund's interest in paying the lowest commission rates available and Loomis Sayles' interest in receiving brokerage and research products and services from particular brokers and dealers without having to purchase such products and services with Loomis Sayles' own assets.

**Client Commission Arrangements** 

Loomis Sayles has entered into several client commission arrangements ("CCAs") (also known as commission sharing arrangements) with some of its key broker-dealer relationships. In a CCA, subject to best execution, Loomis Sayles will allocate a higher portion of its clients' equity trading with broker-dealers who have agreed to unbundle their commission rates in order to enable Loomis Sayles to separately negotiate rates for execution and research and research services. The execution rates Loomis Sayles has negotiated with such firms vary depending on the type of orders Loomis Sayles executes with the CCAs.

Pursuant to the CCAs Loomis Sayles has with these broker-dealers, each firm will pool the research commissions accumulated during a calendar quarter and then, at the direction of Loomis Sayles, pay various broker-dealers and third-party services from this pool for the research and research services such firms have provided to Loomis Sayles.

These CCAs are deemed to be soft dollar arrangements, and Loomis Sayles and each CCA intends to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, as well as the Commission Guidance Regarding Client Commission Practices under Section 28(e) in the SEC Release No. 34-54165 dated July 18, 2006.

The CCAs enable Loomis Sayles to strengthen its relationships with its key broker-dealers, and limit the broker-dealers with whom it trades to those with whom it has FIX Connectivity, while still maintaining the research relationships with broker-dealers that provide Loomis Sayles with research and research services. In addition, the ability to unbundle the execution and research components of commissions enables Loomis Sayles to provide greater transparency to its clients in their commission reports.

In addition to trading with the CCA broker-dealers discussed above, Loomis Sayles continues to trade with full service broker-dealers and ECNs, ATSs and other electronic systems.

As a result of guidance from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Loomis Sayles pays broker-dealers a "Corporate Access" arrangement fee in hard dollars in connection with the Corporate Access meetings attended by investment team members who manage equity accounts of clients organized in the United Kingdom.

**Brokerage Commissions** 

The following tables set forth, for each of the last three fiscal years, (1) the aggregate dollar amount of brokerage commissions paid on portfolio transactions during such year, (2) the dollar amount of transactions on which brokerage commissions were paid during such year that were directed to brokers providing research services ("directed transactions") and (3) the dollar amount of commissions paid on directed transactions during such year. Funds not listed in a table did not pay brokerage commissions during the relevant year. Amounts in the tables include amounts paid by the Funds' predecessors, where applicable. The information in the tables includes transactions that were directed to broker-dealers based on the internal "broker vote" allocation policy of Loomis Sayles as well as transactions that were allocated under arrangements with brokers providing research services. The "broker vote" is an internal voting process whereby Loomis Sayles' equity portfolio managers, research analysts and strategists vote on various aspects of a broker-dealer's qualitative services, which include without limitation: research and other services, idea generation, models, expert consultants, political and economic analysts, technical analysts, discussions with research analysts and corporate executives, seminars and conferences. This internal voting process is performed on a quarterly basis, and Loomis Sayles uses the results of this internal vote to determine, in good faith, the value of the research and research services it receives from the broker-dealers that provide such services, and it will pay such broker-dealers for these services through its CCAs and/or through trading directly with the broker-dealer.

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**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage**<br>**Commission** | **Directed**<br>**Transactions** | **Commissions**<br>**Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | $994 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | $71872 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $466 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | $235 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | $1550289 | $1765691993 | $1483976 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | $426273 | $394542849 | $425555 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | $25415 | $42148235 | $23606 |

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**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage**<br>**Commission** | **Directed**<br>**Transactions** | **Commissions**<br>**Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund\* | $28142 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | $93871 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $1351 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund\* | $42902 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | $1540767 | $2324259839 | $1449352 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | $353239 | $380437528 | $348531 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | $36009 | $63443520 | $33846 |

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\* The aggregate brokerage commissions paid changed significantly from 2020 to 2021 as a result of increased trading volume in the Fund's portfolio.

**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage<br>Commission** | **Directed Transactions** | **Commissions<br>Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund\* | $9999 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund\* | $17159 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | $11438 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund\* | $12015 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | $1393334 | $2324259839 | $1449352 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | $359254 | $380437528 | $348531 |
|  Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund\*\* | $102659 | $63443520 | $33846 |

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\* The aggregate brokerage commissions paid changed significantly from 2021 to 2022 as a result of decreased trading volume in the Fund's portfolio.

\*\* The aggregate brokerage commissions paid changed significantly from 2021 to 2022 as a result of increased trading volume in the Fund's portfolio.

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**Regular Broker-Dealers** 

The table below presents information regarding the securities of the Funds' regular broker-dealers\* (or the parent of the regular broker-dealers) that were held by each Fund, if any, as of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

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| **Fund** | **Regular Broker-Dealer** | **Aggregate Value of<br>Securities of Each<br>Regular Broker or Dealer**<br>**(or its Parent) Held by<br>Fund** | **Aggregate Value of<br>Securities of Each<br>Regular Broker or Dealer**<br>**(or its Parent) Held by<br>Fund** |
|  Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund  | Bank of America Corp.<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Credit Suisse <br> Citigroup, Inc.<br> Morgan Stanley<br> Wells Fargo & Co<br> Barclays PLC<br> JP Morgan Chase Bank NA | $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ | 4956834<br> 4874036<br> 3664438<br> 2067607<br> 2031936<br> 1504341<br> 1459669<br> 1399146 |
|  Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | Citigroup, Inc.<br> Credit Suisse<br> Barclays PLC | $ $ $ | 3252528<br> 1071804<br> 1384022 |
|  Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Bank of America Corp.<br> Credit Suisse  | $ $ | 1196672<br> 580874  |
|  Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | Morgan Stanley<br> JPMorgan Chase Commercial<br> Credit Suisse<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Citigroup, Inc.<br> Wells Fargo & Co | $ $ $ $ $ $ | 2425458<br> 1621738<br> 1344558<br> 1326370<br> 716302<br> 605709 |

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\* "Regular Broker-Dealers" are defined by the SEC as: (a) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that received the greatest dollar amount of brokerage commissions by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the company's portfolio transactions during the company's most recent fiscal year; (b) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of portfolio transactions of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year; or (c) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that sold the largest dollar amount of securities of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year. 

**General** 

Subject to procedures adopted by the Board of each Trust, the Funds' brokerage transactions may be executed by brokers that are affiliated with Natixis US or Loomis Sayles. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, or other applicable restrictions as permitted by the SEC pursuant to exemptive relief or otherwise.

Under the 1940 Act, persons affiliated with each Trust are prohibited from dealing with each Trust's Funds as a principal in the purchase and sale of securities. Since transactions in the OTC market usually involve transactions with dealers acting as principals for their own accounts, affiliated persons of the Trusts may not serve as the Funds' dealer in connection with such transactions.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, and in all instances subject to the foregoing policy of best execution, Loomis Sayles may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including affiliates of the Distributor) that have entered into arrangements in which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund toward the reduction of that Fund's expenses.

It is expected that the portfolio transactions in fixed-income securities will generally be with issuers or dealers on a net basis without a stated commission. Securities firms may receive brokerage commissions on transactions involving options, futures and options on futures and the purchase and sale of underlying securities upon exercise of options. The brokerage commissions associated with buying and selling options may be proportionately higher than those associated with general securities transactions.

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**DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS** 

The Declarations of Trust of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II permit the Board to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of each series. Each share of each Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in such Fund with each other share of that Fund and is entitled to a proportionate interest in the dividends and distributions from that Fund. The Declarations of Trust further permit the Board to divide the shares of each series into any number of separate classes, each having such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same series as the Board may determine. When you invest in a Fund, you acquire freely transferable shares of beneficial interest that entitle you to receive dividends as determined by the Board and to cast a vote for each share you own at shareholder meetings. The shares of each Fund do not have any preemptive rights. Upon termination of any Fund, whether pursuant to liquidation of the Trust or otherwise, shareholders of each class of that Fund are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets attributable to that class of shares of that Fund available for distribution to shareholders. Each Declaration of Trust also permits the applicable Board to charge shareholders directly for custodial, transfer agency, servicing and other expenses.

Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares. The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund offer Retail Class shares. The Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund offers a third class of shares designated Admin Class shares. The Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund offer an additional class of shares designated Class N shares.

The assets received by each class of a Fund for the issue or sale of its shares and all income, earnings, profits, losses and proceeds therefrom, subject only to the rights of creditors, are allocated to, and constitute the underlying assets of, that class of the Fund. The underlying assets of each class of a Fund are segregated and are charged with the expenses with respect to that class of the Fund and with a share of the general expenses of the relevant Fund and Trust. Any general expenses of a Trust that are not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular class of a Fund are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. While the expenses of each Trust are allocated to the separate books of account of each Fund, certain expenses may be legally chargeable against the assets of all of the Funds in a Trust.

Each Declaration of Trust also permits the Board, without shareholder approval, to subdivide any Fund or series or class of shares into various sub-series or sub-classes with such dividend preferences and other rights as the trustees may designate. The Board may also, without shareholder approval (except to the extent such approval is required by law), establish one or more additional series or classes or merge two or more existing series or classes without shareholder approval. Shareholders' investments in such an additional or merged series would be evidenced by a separate series of shares (*i.e.*, a new "fund").

Each Declaration of Trust provides for the perpetual existence of the Trusts. Each Trust, however, may be terminated at any time by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each series of the relevant Trusts entitled to vote. In addition, each Fund may be terminated at any time by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of such Fund. Similarly, any class within a Fund may be terminated by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of such class. Each Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board may also, without shareholder approval, terminate the relevant Trust or Fund upon written notice to its shareholders.

**Voting Rights** 

Shareholders of each Fund are entitled to one vote for each full share held (with fractional votes for each fractional share held) and may vote (to the extent provided in the relevant Declaration of Trust) on the election of Trustees and the termination of a Trust and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders.

All classes of shares of the Funds have identical voting rights except that each class of shares has exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to that class, and has separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class. On any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, all shares of a Trust then entitled to vote shall, except as otherwise provided in each Trust's by-laws, be voted in the aggregate as a single class without regard to series or

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class of shares, except (1) when required by the 1940 Act, or when the Trustees shall have determined that the matter affects one or more series or class of shares materially differently, shares shall be voted by individual series or class and (2) when the matter affects only the interest of one or more series or classes, only shareholders of such series or class shall be entitled to vote thereon. Consistent with the current position of the SEC, shareholders of all series and classes vote together, irrespective of series or class, on the election of Trustees and the selection of the Trusts' independent registered public accounting firm, but shareholders of each series vote separately on most other matters requiring shareholder approval, such as certain changes in investment policies of that series or the approval of the investment advisory and subadvisory agreement relating to that series, and shareholders of each class within a series vote separately as to the Rule 12b-1 plan (if any) relating to that class.

There will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees, except that, in accordance with the 1940 Act, (i) a Trust will hold a shareholders' meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, and (ii) if there is a vacancy on a Board, such vacancy may be filled only by a vote of the shareholders unless, after filling such vacancy by other means, at least two-thirds of the Trustees holding office shall have been elected by the shareholders. In addition, Trustees may be removed from office by a written consent signed by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares and filed with a Trust's custodian or by a vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares at a meeting duly called for that purpose.

Upon written request by a minimum of ten holders of shares having held their shares for a minimum of six months and having a NAV of at least $25,000 or constituting at least 1% of the outstanding shares, whichever is less, stating that such shareholders wish to communicate with the other shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the signatures necessary to demand a meeting to consider removal of a Trustee, the Trusts have undertaken to provide a list of shareholders or to disseminate appropriate materials (at the expense of the requesting shareholders).

Except as set forth above, the Trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees. Shareholder voting rights are not cumulative.

The affirmative vote of a majority of shares of the Trusts voted (assuming a quorum is present in person or by proxy) is required to amend the relevant Declaration of Trust if such amendment (1) affects the power of shareholders to vote, (2) amends the section of the relevant Declaration of Trust governing amendments, (3) is one for which a vote is required by law or by the Trusts' registration statement or (4) is submitted to the shareholders by the Trustees. If one or more new series of a Trust is established and designated by the Trustees, the shareholders having beneficial interests in the Funds shall not be entitled to vote on matters exclusively affecting such new series, such matters including, without limitation, the adoption of or any change in the investment objectives, policies or restrictions of the new series and the approval of the investment advisory contracts of the new series. Similarly, the shareholders of the new series shall not be entitled to vote on any such matters as they affect the other funds.

**Shareholder and Trustee Liability** 

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trusts. However, each Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of each Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by a Trust or the Trustees. Each Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each Fund's property for all loss and expense of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund by reason of owning shares of such Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is considered remote since it is limited to circumstances in which the disclaimer is inoperative and a Fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations.

Each Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board will not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. However, nothing in the Declarations of Trust protects a Trustee against any liability to which the Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. The by-laws of each Trust provide for indemnification by the Trusts of Trustees and officers of the Trusts, except with respect to any matter as to which any such person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust. Such persons may not be indemnified against any liability to the Trusts or the Trusts' shareholders to whom he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. Each Trust offers only its own Funds' shares for sale, but it is possible that a Trust might become liable for any misstatements in a prospectus that relate to another Trust. The Trustees of the Trusts have considered this possible liability and approved the use of a combined prospectus for Funds of the Trusts.

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**HOW TO BUY SHARES** 

The procedures for purchasing shares of each Fund are summarized in its Prospectus. All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to Loomis Sayles Funds or the Funds' custodian bank.

Shares may also be purchased either in writing, by phone, by wire, by electronic funds transfer using Automated Clearing House ("ACH") or by exchange, as described in the Prospectus, or through firms that are members of the FINRA and that have selling agreements with the Distributor. For purchase of Fund shares by mail, the trade date is the day of receipt of the check in good order by the transfer agent so long as it is received by the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on a day when the NYSE is open. For purchases through the ACH system, the shareholder's bank or credit union must be a member of the ACH system and the shareholder must have approved banking information on file. With respect to shares purchased by wire or through the ACH system, shareholders should bear in mind that the transactions may take two or more days to complete. Banks may charge a fee for transmitting funds by wire.

Shareholders, other than Class N shareholders, may also go to www.loomissayles.com to purchase fund shares if they have established the electronic transfer privilege. Class N shares are not eligible to be purchased, exchanged or redeemed through the website or through the Automated Voice Response System.

Shareholders of the Funds may be permitted to open an account without an initial investment and then wire funds into the account once established. These shareholders will still be subject to the investment minimums as detailed in the Prospectus of each Fund.

**REDEMPTIONS** 

The Funds will only accept medallion signature guarantees bearing the STAMP 2000 Medallion imprint. However, a medallion signature guarantee may not be required if the proceeds of the redemption do not exceed $100,000 and the proceeds check is made payable to the registered owner(s) and mailed to the record address or if the proceeds are going to a bank on file. Please contact the Funds at 800-633-3330 with any questions regarding when a medallion signature guarantee is required.

If you select the telephone redemption service in the manner described in the next paragraph, shares of the Funds may be redeemed by calling toll free 800-633-3330. As noted above, Class N shares are not eligible to be redeemed through the website or through the Automated Voice Response System. A wire fee may be deducted from the proceeds if you elect to receive the funds wired to your bank on record. Telephone redemption requests must be received by the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Requests made after that time or on a day when the NYSE is closed for business will receive the next business day's closing price. The proceeds of a telephone withdrawal will normally be sent within three business days following receipt of a proper redemption request, although it may take longer.

A shareholder automatically receives access to the ability to redeem shares by telephone following the completion of the Fund application, which is available at www.loomissayles.com or from your investment dealer. When selecting the service, a shareholder may have their withdrawal proceeds sent to his or her bank, in which case the shareholder must designate a bank account on his or her application to which the redemption proceeds should be sent as well as provide a check marked "VOID" and/or a deposit slip that includes the routing number of his or her bank. Any change in the bank account so designated or addition of a new bank account may be made by furnishing to SS&C GIDS or your investment dealer a completed Account Options Form, which may require a medallion signature guarantee. Telephone redemptions by ACH or wire may only be made if the designated bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System or has a correspondent bank that is a member of the System. If the account is with a savings bank, it must have only one correspondent bank that is a member of the System. The Funds, the Distributor, the transfer agent and State Street Bank (the Funds' custodian) are not responsible for the authenticity of withdrawal instructions received by telephone, although they will apply established verification procedures. SS&C GIDS (the Funds' transfer agent), as agreed to with the Funds, will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that your telephone instructions are genuine, and if it does not, it may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Such verification procedures include, but are not limited to, requiring a form of personal identification prior to acting on an investor's telephone instructions and recording an investor's instructions.

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The redemption price will be the NAV per share next determined after the redemption request and any necessary special documentation are received by the Funds' transfer agent or your investment dealer in proper form. Payment normally will be made by State Street Bank on behalf of a Fund within seven days thereafter. Shares purchased by check or through ACH may not be available immediately for redemption to the extent that the check or ACH transaction has not cleared. The Funds may withhold redemption proceeds for 10 days when redemptions are made within 10 calendar days of purchase by check or through ACH.

Each Fund will normally redeem shares for cash; however, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in kind, if Loomis Sayles determines it to be advisable and in the interest of the remaining shareholders of a Fund. The redemptions in kind will generally, but will not necessarily result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in the Fund's portfolio. If portfolio securities are distributed in lieu of cash, the shareholder will normally incur brokerage commissions upon subsequent disposition of any such securities. However, the Funds have elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which each Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash for any shareholder during any 90-day period up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the total NAV of each Fund at the beginning of such period.

The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after a Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

**Other** 

The Funds have authorized one or more brokers to accept on their behalf purchase and redemption orders; such brokers are authorized to designate intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on the Funds' behalf. The Funds will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized broker or, if applicable, a broker's authorized designee accepts the order. The broker's customers will receive the Funds' NAV next computed after an order is accepted by an authorized broker or the broker's authorized designee.

**SHAREHOLDER SERVICES** 

**Open Accounts** 

A shareholder's investment is automatically credited to an open account maintained for the shareholder by SS&C GIDS. Following each additional investment or redemption from the account initiated by an investor (with the exception of systematic investment plans), a shareholder will receive a confirmation statement disclosing the current balance of shares owned and the details of recent transactions in the account. After the close of each calendar year, the Funds will send each shareholder a statement providing account information which may include federal tax information on dividends and distributions paid to the shareholder during the year. This statement should be retained as a permanent record.

The open account system provides for full and fractional shares expressed to three decimal places and, by making the issuance and delivery of stock certificates unnecessary, eliminates problems of handling and safekeeping, and the cost and inconvenience of replacing lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed certificates. Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.

The costs of maintaining the open account system are paid by the Funds, and no direct charges are made to shareholders. Although the Funds have no present intention of making such direct charges to shareholders, they each reserve the right to do so. Shareholders will receive prior notice before any such charges are made.

**Unclaimed Property Laws** 

States increasingly are looking at inactive mutual fund accounts as possible "unclaimed" or "abandoned" property. If your account is deemed unclaimed or abandoned under state law, the Funds may be required to "escheat" or transfer the assets in your account to the applicable state's unclaimed property administration. The state may sell escheated shares and, if you subsequently seek to reclaim your proceeds of liquidation from the state, you may only be able to recover the amount received when the shares were sold.

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It is your responsibility to ensure that you maintain a correct address for your account, keep your account active in ways such as by contacting the Transfer Agent by mail or telephone or accessing your account through the Funds' website at least every three years, and promptly cash all checks for dividends, capital gains and redemptions. Each State's requirements to keep an account active can vary and are subject to change. If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, we encourage you to contact the financial intermediary regarding applicable state unclaimed property laws. The Funds, the Transfer Agent and the Distributor will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with state unclaimed property laws.

**Minimum Balance Policy** 

The Funds' minimum balance policy is described in the Prospectus.

**Automatic Investment Plans** 

Subject to each Fund's investor eligibility requirements, investors may automatically invest in additional shares of a Fund on a monthly basis by authorizing the Fund to draw from an investor's bank account. An Account Options Form must be completed to open an automatic investment plan and may be obtained by calling the Funds at 800-633-3330 or your investment dealer or by visiting the Funds' website at loomissayles.com.

This program is voluntary and may be terminated at any time by SS&C GIDS upon notice to existing plan participants. The Automatic Investment plan may be discontinued at any time by the investor by written notice to SS&C GIDS, which must be received at least five business days prior to any payment date. The plan may be discontinued by State Street Bank at any time without prior notice if any check is not paid upon presentation or by written notice to the shareholder at least thirty days prior to any payment date. The Funds are under no obligation to notify shareholders as to the nonpayment of any check.

**Systematic Withdrawal Plan** 

A Systematic Withdrawal Plan (a "SWP"), referred to in the Prospectus in the section "General Information - How to Redeem Shares," provides for monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual withdrawal payments of $50 or more from the account of an eligible shareholder, as provided in the Prospectus, provided that the account has a value of at least $10,000 at the time the plan is established.

A shareholder under an SWP may elect to receive payments monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually for a fixed amount of not less than $50 or a variable amount based on (1) the market value of a stated number of shares, (2) a specified percentage of the account's market value Other options are available for individual retirement accounts retirement accounts under the Loomis Sayles prototype document. Please review the IRA distribution form available from SS&C GIDS, your financial representative or by visiting our website at loomissayles.com.

Payments will be made either to the shareholder or to any other person designated by the shareholder. If payments are issued to an individual other than the registered owner(s), a medallion signature guarantee will be required on the SWP application. Income dividends and capital gain distributions will be reinvested based upon the NAV determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for the dividend or distribution.

Since withdrawal payments represent proceeds from the liquidation of shares, withdrawals may reduce and possibly exhaust the value of the account, particularly in the event of a decline in NAV. Accordingly, a shareholder should consider whether an SWP and the specified amounts to be withdrawn are appropriate under the circumstances. The Funds and the Distributor make no recommendations or representations in this regard. It may be appropriate for a shareholder to consult a tax adviser before establishing such a plan. See the section "Taxes" for certain information as to U.S. federal income taxes.

**Dividend Diversification Program** 

You may also establish a Dividend Diversification Program, which allows you to have all dividends and any other distributions automatically invested in shares of the same class of another Fund, subject to the investor eligibility requirements of that other Fund and to state securities law requirements. Shares will be purchased based

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upon the selected Fund's NAV determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for each dividend and distribution. A dividend diversification account must be registered to the same shareholder as the distributing Fund account and, if a new account in the purchased Fund is being established, the purchased Fund's minimum investment requirements must be met. Before establishing a Dividend Diversification Program into any other Fund, you must obtain and carefully read a copy of that Fund's Prospectus.

**Exchanging or Converting Shares** 

A Fund's policies for exchanging or converting shares are described in its Prospectus.

Before requesting an exchange into any other Loomis Sayles Fund, please read its Prospectus carefully. Subject to the applicable rules of the SEC, the Board reserves the right to modify the exchange privilege at any time. Except as otherwise permitted by SEC rule, shareholders will receive at least 60 days' advance notice of any material change to the exchange privilege.

**Automatic Exchange Plan** 

A shareholder may establish an Automatic Exchange Plan under which shares of a Fund are automatically exchanged each month for shares of the same class of one or more of the other series of the Loomis Sayles Funds. Registration on all accounts must be identical. The fund minimum of the new fund must be met in connection with each investment. Exchanges may be processed on any day of the month (or the first business day thereafter if the exchange date is not a business day) until the account is exhausted or until SS&C GIDS is notified in writing to terminate the plan. Exchanges may be made in amounts of $50 or more. There is no fee for exchanges made under this plan. The Accounts Options Form may be used to establish an Automatic Exchange Plan and is available from SS&C GIDS, your financial representative or by visiting our website at loomissayles.com.

**Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares** 

As stated in the Funds' Prospectus, each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, the Fund or the Distributor will send notice to the prospective investor or the investor's financial intermediary promptly after receipt of the rejected order**.**

**Broker Trading Privileges** 

The Distributor may, from time to time, enter into agreements with one or more brokers or other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares until the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each day that the NYSE is open for trading); such purchase and redemption orders will be deemed to have been received by a Fund when the authorized broker or intermediary accepts such orders; and such orders will be priced using that Fund's NAV next computed after the orders are placed with and accepted by such brokers or intermediaries. Any purchase and redemption orders received by a broker or intermediary under these agreements will be transmitted daily to the Fund no later than the time specified in such agreement; but, in any event, no later than market open, Eastern time, following the day that such purchase or redemption orders are received by the broker or intermediary.

**Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs")** 

IRAs may be established under a prototype plan made available by Loomis Sayles. These plans may be funded with shares of any Fund. All income dividends and capital gain distributions of plan participants must be reinvested. Plan documents and further information can be obtained from Loomis Sayles.

Check with your financial or tax adviser as to the suitability of Fund shares for your retirement plan.

**Certain Retirement Plans** 

"Certain Retirement Plans" as it relates to share class eligibility and account minimums is defined as follows:

Certain Retirement Plans includes 401(k) plans, 457 plans, 401(a) plans (including profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans), 403(b) and 403(b)(7) plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Taft Hartley multi-employer plans and retiree health benefit plans. The accounts must be plan level omnibus accounts to qualify.

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Certain Retirement Plans does not include individual retirement plan accounts such as IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, SARSEP, etc. Any retirement plan accounts registered in the name of a participant would not qualify.

**Transcript Requests** 

Transcripts of account transactions will be provided, free of charge, at the shareholder's request.

**NET ASSET VALUE** 

The method for determining the public offering price and NAV per share is summarized in the Prospectus.

The total NAV of each class of shares of a Fund (the excess of the assets of such Fund attributable to such class over the liabilities attributable to such class) is determined at the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading. Each Fund will not price its shares on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. A Fund may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids. Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and ETFs), exchange-traded notes, rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an
independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid
quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no
reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an
independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Valuations based on information
from foreign markets may be subject to the Fund's fair value policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying
security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio. If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities** — evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an
independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Senior Loans** — bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices
obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Bilateral Swaps** — bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid and
ask prices) supplied by an independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an
independent pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Centrally Cleared Swaps** — settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded
or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Options** — domestic exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options
on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price.
Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Other
exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC

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currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and ask prices) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC options contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices obtained from broker-dealers. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below. <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Futures** — most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time,
they are traded most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts** — interpolated rates determined based on information provided by
an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. As noted below, fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in its capacity as "valuation designee." A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuation for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services.

On December 3, 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which addresses valuation practices and the role of the board of directors with respect to the fair value of the investments of a registered investment company. Among other things, Rule 2a-5 permits a fund's board to designate the fund's primary investment adviser to perform the fund's fair value determinations, which are subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. As of the date of this Statement, the Adviser serves as the Fund's valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

The per share NAV of a class of each Fund's shares is computed by dividing the number of shares outstanding into the total NAV attributable to such class.

**DISTRIBUTIONS** 

As described in the Prospectus, it is the policy of each Fund to pay shareholders at least annually according to the schedule specified in each Funds' Prospectus, as dividends, all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually (or, in the case of short-term gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders) all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any, after offsetting any capital loss carryforwards. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.

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Ordinary income dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested based upon the NAV determined as of the close of the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for each dividend or distribution. Shareholders, however, may elect to receive their ordinary income dividends or capital gain distributions, or both, in cash. The election may be made at any time by submitting a written request directly to Loomis Sayles Funds. In order for a change to be in effect for any dividend or distribution, it must be received by Loomis Sayles Funds on or before the record date for such dividend or distribution.

If you elect to receive your dividends in cash and the dividend checks sent to you are returned as "undeliverable" to the Funds or remain uncashed for six months, your cash election will automatically be changed and your future dividends will be reinvested. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed dividend or redemption checks.

As required by federal law, U.S. federal tax information regarding Fund distributions will be furnished to each shareholder for each calendar year early in the succeeding year. Funds with significant investments in REITs typically request a 30-day extension to provide such federal tax information to their shareholders.

**TAXES** 

The following discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, and other applicable authorities, all as of the date of this Statement. These authorities are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, possibly with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax considerations generally applicable to an investment in a Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular situations and the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.

**Taxation of the Funds** 

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify and be eligible to be treated each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs under the Code, each Fund must, among other things: (i) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and (b) net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships ("QPTPs"); (ii) diversify its holdings so that at the end of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year (a) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets consists of cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities limited, with respect to any one issuer, to no more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest (1) in the securities (other than those of the U.S. government or other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (2) in the securities of one or more QPTPs; and (iii) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt income, if any, for such year.

In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (i) above, income derived by a Fund from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by the Fund. However, 100% of the net income derived by the Fund from an interest in a QPTP (a partnership (x) the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in (i)(a) above) will be treated as qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a QPTP.

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For purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, outstanding voting securities of an issuer include the equity securities of a QPTP. Also for purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a particular Fund investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers) is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") with respect to identification of the issuer for a particular type of investment may adversely affect a Fund's ability to satisfy the diversification requirements in (ii) above.

Assuming that it qualifies for treatment as a RIC, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income or gains distributed to its shareholders in a timely manner in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below). If a Fund were to fail to meet the income, diversification or distribution requirements described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a fund-level tax or interest, disposing of certain assets or making additional distributions. If a Fund were ineligible to or did not cure such a failure for any year, or if the Fund otherwise were to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment for such year, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gain, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to be treated as "qualified dividend income" in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals, provided in both cases that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements in respect of a Fund's shares (as described below). In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.

Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction). If a Fund retains any investment company taxable income, the Fund will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. Each Fund also intends to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, in each case, determined with reference to any loss carryforwards). If a Fund retains any net capital gain, it will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amounts retained, but may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to its shareholders, who in turn (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gains, their shares of such undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds on properly filed U.S. federal income tax returns to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If a Fund makes this designation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of a Fund will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder's gross income under clause (i) of the preceding sentence and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Funds are not required to, and there can be no assurance that a Fund will, make this designation if a Fund retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a taxable year.

In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend, its taxable income and its earnings and profits, a RIC may elect to treat any post-October capital loss (defined as any net capital loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after October 31 or, if there is no such loss, the net long-term capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to such portion of the taxable year) and certain late-year ordinary losses (generally, the sum of its (i) net ordinary loss, if any, from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, and its (ii) other net ordinary loss, if any, attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains ("net capital losses") are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund's net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, a Fund may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to subsequent taxable years to offset capital gains, if any, realized during such subsequent taxable years. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether a Fund retains or distributes such gains. If a Fund incurs or has incurred net capital losses, those losses will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration to offset capital gains realized during such subsequent taxable years; any such carryforward losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term.

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If a Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (or December 31 of that year if the Fund is eligible to and so elects) plus any such amounts retained from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts. For purposes of the required excise tax distribution, a Fund's ordinary gains and losses from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property that would be taken into account after October 31 (or December 31, if the Fund is eligible to and makes the election referred to above) generally are treated as arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Also for purposes of the excise tax, each Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year. Each Fund generally intends to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

**Taxation of Fund Distributions** 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of a Fund's earnings and profits. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. In general, a Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of assets it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of investments it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less. Distributions of net capital gain that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions of the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as ordinary income. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued final regulations that impose special rules in respect of Capital Gain Dividends received through partnership interests constituting "applicable partnership interests" under Section 1061 of the Code.

Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund's shares. In general, a dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or the shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company (as defined below). Income derived from investments in fixed-income securities, REITs and derivatives generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. The Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund and Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to qualify for treatment as qualified dividend income.

In general, distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income in the hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to such Fund's shares. If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during any taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income, excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, then 100% of the Fund's dividends (other than dividends properly reported as Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

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In general, properly reported dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund will qualify for the dividends received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of eligible dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. In general, a dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as an eligible dividend (1) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock) or (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received deduction may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of the Fund or (2) otherwise by application of various provisions of the Code (for instance, the dividends received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend received on debt-financed portfolio stock — generally, stock acquired with borrowed funds). The Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund and Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to be eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Any distribution of income that is attributable to (i) income received by a Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, or (ii) dividend income received by a Fund on securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a loan by the Fund, may not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and may not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Distributions by a RIC to its shareholders that the RIC properly reports as "section 199A dividends," as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, are treated as qualified REIT dividends in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. Non-corporate shareholders are permitted a federal income tax deduction equal to 20% of qualified REIT dividends received by them, subject to certain limitations. Very generally, a "section 199A dividend" is any dividend or portion thereof that is attributable to certain dividends received by the RIC from REITs, to the extent such dividends are properly reported as such by the RIC in a written notice to its shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A RIC is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.

The Code generally imposes a 3.8% tax on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. For these purposes, "net investment income" generally includes, among other things, (i) distributions paid by a Fund of net investment income and capital gains as described above, and (ii) any net gain from the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this additional tax on their investment in a Fund.

Distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or in additional shares.

Dividends declared and payable by a Fund during October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in any such month and paid by the Fund during the following January generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as paid by the Fund and received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividends are declared rather than the calendar year in which they are received.

If a Fund makes a distribution in excess of its current and accumulated "earnings and profits" in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital generally is not taxable, but it reduces a shareholder's basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of such shares.

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**Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Shares**

A sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares generally will give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code's "wash sale" rules if other substantially identical shares are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

Upon the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, the Fund or, in the case of shares purchased through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary may be required to provide you and the IRS with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. See the Funds' Prospectus for more information.

**Certain Fixed-Income and Other Instruments** 

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance (and zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that are acquired by a Fund will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of the OID is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund's income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having "market discount." Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligation issued with OID, its "revised issue price") over the purchase price of such obligation. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the "accrued market discount" on such debt security. Alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund's income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund may be treated as having OID or, in certain cases, "acquisition discount" (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price). The Fund will be required to include the OID or acquisition discount in income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which OID or acquisition discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of debt obligations, or other debt obligations subject to special rules under the Code, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or, if necessary, by disposition of portfolio securities including at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. These dispositions may cause a Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates) and, in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than if the Fund had not held such obligations.

**Securities Purchased at a Premium** 

Very generally, where a Fund purchases a bond at a price that exceeds the redemption price at maturity (*i.e.*, a premium), the premium is amortizable over the remaining term of the bond. In the case of a taxable bond, if a Fund makes an election applicable to all such bonds it purchases, which election is irrevocable without consent of the IRS, the Fund reduces the current taxable income from the bond by the amortized premium and reduces its tax basis in the bond by the amount of such offset; upon the disposition or maturity of such bonds acquired on or after January 4, 2013, the Fund is permitted to deduct, any remaining premium allocable to a prior period. In the case of a tax-exempt bond, tax rules require a Fund to reduce its tax basis by the amount of amortized premium.

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**Certain Higher-Risk and High Yield Securities** 

A Fund may invest in lower-quality debt obligations or debt obligations that are unrated, including debt obligations of issuers not currently paying interest or who are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of default, or are in default, present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation and, if so, the amount of market discount the Fund should recognize, when a Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent a Fund may take deductions for bad debts or worthless securities and how a Fund should allocate payments received on obligations in default between principal and interest. These and other related issues will be addressed by each Fund when as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.

A portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations in which a Fund may invest may be treated as a dividend for purposes of the corporate dividends received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by the Fund to corporate shareholders may be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the extent of the deemed dividend portion of such accrued interest.

**Passive Foreign Investment Companies** 

Funds that invest in foreign securities may own shares (or be treated as owning shares) in certain foreign entities that are treated as "passive foreign investment companies" (each a "PFIC"), which could potentially subject such a Fund to U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the PFIC or on proceeds received from a disposition of shares in the PFIC. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, the Fund may make certain elections to avoid the imposition of that tax. For example, a Fund may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in a PFIC "to the market" as though the Fund had sold and repurchased its holdings in the PFIC on the last day of each taxable year of the Fund. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. Each Fund may also in certain cases elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" (*i.e*., make a "QEF election"), in which case the Fund would be required to include in its income annually its share of the PFIC's income and net capital gains, regardless of whether it receives any distributions from the PFIC.

The mark-to-market and QEF elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

Because it is not always possible to identify a foreign corporation as a PFIC, a Fund may incur the tax and interest charges described above in some instances.

**Foreign Taxes** 

Funds that invest in foreign securities, such as the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, may be liable to foreign governments for taxes relating to income, proceeds and gains received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries, and may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If more than 50% of a Fund's assets at taxable year end consists of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities that the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes paid by the Fund. A shareholder's ability to claim an offsetting foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by the Fund is subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which

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may result in the shareholder's not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. Shareholders who do not itemize on their U.S. federal income tax returns, tax-exempt shareholders and those who invest in the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements (including those who invest in the Fund through IRAs or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by the Fund. Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so.

**Tax Implications of Certain Fund Investments** 

**Options, Futures, Forward Contracts, Swap Agreements and Hedging Transactions** 

The tax treatment of certain positions entered into by the Funds, including regulated futures contracts, certain foreign currency positions and certain listed non-equity options, will be governed by Section 1256 of the Code ("Section 1256 Contracts"). Gains or losses on Section 1256 Contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses ("60/40" gains or losses) although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character, as described below. Also, any Section 1256 Contracts held by the Funds at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are "marked to market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as 60/40 or ordinary gain or loss, as applicable.

A Fund's investments in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, straddles, contingent payment debt instruments, trust preferred securities, convertible bonds, swap agreements, and options on swaps and foreign currencies, derivatives, as well as any of its other hedging, short sale, or similar transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules (including the mark-to-market, constructive sale, notional principal contract, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income (without receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation, defer losses to the Fund, or cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, thereby affecting whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules, therefore, could affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. In certain cases, these tax implications may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements (to avoid the payment of Fund-level taxes), which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return.

Moreover, because the tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.

In general, option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund. Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (*e.g.*, through a closing transaction). If a call option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) the sum of the strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Fund's basis in the stock. Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it, that Fund generally will subtract the premium received for purposes of computing its cost basis in the securities purchased. Gain or loss arising in respect of a termination of a Fund's obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the underlying stock will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by that Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, that Fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.

Certain covered call writing activities of a Fund may trigger the U.S. federal income tax straddle rules contained primarily in Section 1092 of the Code. Very generally, where applicable, Section 1092 requires (i) that losses be deferred on positions deemed to be offsetting positions with respect to "substantially similar or related property," to the extent of unrealized gain in the latter, and (ii) that the holding period of such a straddle position that has not already been held for the long-term holding period be terminated and begin anew once the position is no longer part of a straddle. Options on single stocks that are not "deep in the money" may constitute qualified covered calls, which generally are not subject to the straddle rules; the holding period on stock underlying qualified covered calls that are "in the money" although not "deep in the money" will be suspended during the period that such calls

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are outstanding. Thus, the straddle rules and the rules governing qualified covered calls could cause gains that would otherwise constitute long-term capital gains to be treated as short-term capital gains, and distributions that would otherwise constitute "qualified dividend income" or qualify for the dividends-received deduction to fail to satisfy the holding period requirements and therefore to be taxed as ordinary income or to fail to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, as the case may be.

A Fund's use of certain commodity-linked instruments and commodity-linked structured notes will potentially be limited by the Fund's intention to qualify as a RIC, and will potentially bear on the Fund's ability to so qualify. The tax treatment of certain commodity-linked instruments including structured notes in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund's nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.

Certain of a Fund's investments, including but not limited to, derivative instruments, foreign currency denominated instruments, and any of the Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, may produce a difference between its book income and its taxable income. If a Fund's book income is less than the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment and avoid a fund-level tax. If a Fund's book income exceeds the sum of its taxable income, including net realized capital gains, and net tax-exempt income (if any), the distribution (if any) of such excess will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund's remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income, if any), (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient's basis in the shares, and (iii) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.

**Foreign Currency Transactions** 

Gain or loss on foreign currency denominated debt securities and on certain other financial instruments, such as forward currency options, futures contracts, forward contracts and currency swaps (and similar instruments, that is attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates occurring between the date of acquisition and the date of settlement or disposition of such securities or instruments may be treated under Section 988 of the Code as ordinary income or loss. Any such net gains could require a larger dividend toward the end of the calendar year. Any such net losses generally will reduce and potentially require the recharacterization of prior ordinary income distributions. Such ordinary income treatment may accelerate Fund distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. Any net ordinary losses so created cannot be carried forward by a Fund to offset income or gains earned in subsequent taxable years.

A Fund may elect out of the application of Section 988 of the Code with respect to the tax treatment of each of its foreign currency forward contracts to the extent that (i) such contract is a capital asset in the hands of the Fund and is not part of a straddle transaction and (ii) the Fund makes an election by the close of the day the contract is entered into to treat the gain or loss attributable to such contract as capital gain or loss.

The Fund's forward contracts may qualify as Section 1256 contracts under the Code if the underlying currencies are currencies for which there are futures contracts that are traded on and subject to the rules of a qualified board or exchange. However, a forward currency contract that is a Section 1256 contract would, absent an election out of Section 988 of the Code as described in the preceding paragraph, be subject to Section 988. Accordingly, although such a forward currency contract would be marked-to-market annually like other Section 1256 contracts, the resulting gain or loss would be ordinary. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to forward currency contracts that qualify as Section 1256 contracts, the tax treatment generally applicable to Section 1256 contracts, as described above, would apply to those forward currency contracts: that is, the contracts would be marked-to-market annually and gains and losses with respect to the contracts would be treated as 60/40 gain or loss. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to any of its forward currency contracts that do not qualify as Section 1256 contracts, such contracts would not be marked to market annually and the Fund would recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on the Fund's holding period therein. A Fund may elect out of Section 988 with respect to all, some or none of its forward currency contracts.

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**Investments in Other RICs** 

If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC, and the investment company reports such dividends as qualified dividend income, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report a portion of its distributions as qualified dividend income, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC and the investment company reports such dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report its distributions derived from those dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction as well, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

If a Fund were to own 20% or more of the voting interests of an investment company, subject to a safe harbor in respect of certain fund of funds arrangements, the Fund would be required to "look through" the investment company to its holdings and combine the appropriate percentage (as determined pursuant to the applicable Treasury Regulations) of the investment company's assets with the Fund's assets for purposes of satisfying the 25% diversification test described above.

**Partnerships and Other Pass-Through Structures** 

To the extent the Fund invests in entities that are treated as partnerships (other than QPTPs, as defined above), trusts, or other pass-through structures for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all or a portion of any income and gains from such entities could constitute non-qualifying income to the Fund for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described above. For example, income that the Fund derives from indirect investments, through such entities, in certain commodity-linked instruments generally will not or may not be considered qualifying income for the purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. In such cases, the Fund's investments in such entities could be limited by its intention to qualify as a RIC, and could bear on its ability to so qualify. Income from such entities may be allocated to the Fund on a gross, rather than net, basis, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement.

**Investments in Exchange-Traded Notes** 

The timing and character of income or gains arising from exchange-traded notes can be uncertain. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to such rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect the Fund's ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC and to avoid a fund-level tax.

**REITs, REMICs and TMPs** 

A Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may result in the Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings; if the Fund distributes these amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A Fund may invest directly or indirectly (including through REITs) in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs") (including by investing in residual interests in CMOs with respect to which an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools ("TMPs"). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of a Fund's income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an "excess inclusion") will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC generally will be allocated to shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, a Fund investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts ("CRTs"), as noted below. The Funds do not intend to invest in REITs in which a substantial portion of the assets will consist of residual interests in REMICs.

In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions) and (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income. A shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such inclusions notwithstanding any exemption from such income tax otherwise available under the Code. See also the section "Tax-Exempt Shareholders" below for a discussion of the special tax consequences that may result where a tax-exempt entity invests in a RIC that recognizes excess inclusion income.

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**Tax-Exempt Shareholders** 

Income of a RIC that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this "blocking effect", a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investments in a Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Section 514(b) of the Code.

A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes excess inclusion income derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs, as described above, if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund's investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund). Furthermore, any investment in residual interests of a CMO that has elected to be treated as a REMIC can create complex tax consequences, especially if a Fund has state or local governments or other tax-exempt organizations as shareholders.

In addition, special tax consequences apply when CRTs invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, if a CRT (as defined in Section 664 of the Code) realizes any UBTI for a taxable year, a 100% excise tax is imposed on such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income. Rather, if at any time during any taxable year, a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income, then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its excess inclusion income for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT (or other shareholder), and thus reduce such shareholder's distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder's interest in the Fund. CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.

**Backup Withholding** 

Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish a Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to a Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

**Non-U.S. Shareholders** 

Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not "U.S. persons" within the meaning of the Code ("Foreign Persons") properly reported by the Fund as (1) Capital Gain Dividends, (2) interest-related dividends and (3) short-term capital gain dividends, each as defined below and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.

In general, the Code defines (1) "short-term capital gain dividends" as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) "interest-related dividends" as distributions attributable to U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those that would not have been subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders. The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual Foreign Person who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the Foreign Person of a trade or business within the United States under special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends does not apply to distributions to a Foreign Person (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that

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the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the Foreign Person is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, and (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the Foreign Person and the Foreign Person is a controlled foreign corporation. The Funds, however, do not intend to report any eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends, and the Funds may choose not to report potentially eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding.

In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend. Foreign Persons should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

Distributions by the Fund to Foreign Persons other than Capital Gain Dividends, interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends (e.g., dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).

If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person has a trade or business in the United States, and Fund dividends received by such holder are effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal net income taxation at regular income tax rates and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the holder in the United States. More generally, a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person and who or which is a resident in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and is urged to consult its tax advisors.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a Foreign Person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on a sale or redemption of shares of a Fund unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States, (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale, or redemption and certain other conditions are met or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of "U.S. real property interests" ("USRPIs") apply to the Foreign Person's sale of shares of the Fund (as described below).

Subject to certain exceptions (for example, for a fund that is a "United States real property holding corporation" as described below), the Fund is generally not required to withhold on the amount of a non-dividend distribution (*i.e.*, a distribution that is not paid out of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits for the applicable taxable year) when paid to a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person.

Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity ("QIE") because it is either a "U.S. real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation's USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.

If a Fund were a QIE, under a special "look-through" rule, any distributions by the Fund to a shareholder that is a Foreign Person (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund's shareholders that are Foreign Persons and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the Foreign

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Person being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a Foreign Person, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the Foreign Person's current and past ownership of the Fund.

In addition, if an interest in the Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in which case such Foreign Person generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

Shareholders of the Fund that are Foreign Persons also may be subject to "wash sale" rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.

The Funds generally do not expect that they will be QIEs.

In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, Foreign Persons must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to their non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign Persons should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of owning shares of the Funds, including the certification and filing requirements imposed on Foreign Persons in order to qualify for exemption from the backup withholding tax rates described above or a reduced rate of withholding provided by treaty.

**Shareholder Reporting Obligations With Respect to Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.** 

Shareholders that are U.S. persons and own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Fund by vote or value could be required to report annually their financial interest in the Fund's foreign financial accounts, if any, on FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. Shareholders should consult a tax advisor, or if holding shares through an intermediary, their intermediary, regarding the applicability to them of this reporting requirement.

**Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations.** 

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct holders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

**Certain Additional Reporting and Withholding Requirements** 

Sections 1471-1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance issued thereunder (collectively, "FATCA") generally require a Fund to obtain information sufficient to identify the status of each of its shareholders under FATCA or under an applicable intergovernmental agreement (an "IGA") between the United States and a foreign government. If a shareholder fails to provide the requested information or otherwise fails to comply with FATCA or an IGA, the Fund may be required to withhold under FATCA at a rate of 30% with respect to that shareholder on ordinary dividends it pays. The IRS and the Department of Treasury have issued proposed regulations providing that these withholding rules will not apply to the gross proceeds of share redemptions or Capital Gain Dividends the Fund pays. If a payment by the Fund is subject to FATCA withholding, the Fund is required to withhold even if such payment would otherwise be exempt from withholding under the rules applicable to foreign shareholders described above (e.g., interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends).

Each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax adviser regarding the applicability of FATCA and any other reporting requirements with respect to the prospective investor's own situation, including investments through an intermediary.

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**Other Tax Matters** 

Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans and tax-advantaged arrangements. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the suitability of shares of a Fund as an investment through such plans and arrangements and the precise effect of such an investment in their particular tax situations.

Dividends and distributions, and gains from the sale of Fund shares may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to federal, state, local, and where applicable, foreign taxes.

**PERFORMANCE INFORMATION** 

**Yield and Total Return** 

Each Fund may advertise the yield and total return of each class of its shares.

Each Fund's yield and total return will vary from time to time depending upon market conditions, the composition of its portfolios and operating expenses of the Trusts allocated to each Fund. These factors, possible differences in the methods used in calculating yield and total return, and the tax-exempt status of distributions, should be considered when comparing a Fund's yield and total return to yields and total return published for other investment companies and other investment vehicles. Yield and total return should also be considered relative to changes in the value of the Fund's shares and to the relative risks associated with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund. Yield and total returns may be stated with or without giving effect to any expense limitations in effect for a Fund. For those funds that present yield and total returns reflecting an expense limitation, its yield and total return would have been lower if no limitation were in effect.

A Fund may also present one or more distribution rates for each class in its sales literature. These rates will be determined by annualizing the class's distributions from net investment income and net short-term capital gain over a recent 12-month, 3-month or 30-day period and dividing that amount by the maximum offering price or the NAV. If the NAV, rather than the maximum offering price, is used to calculate the distribution rate, the rate will be higher.

At any time in the future, yields and total return may be higher or lower than past yields or total returns, and there can be no assurance that any historical results will continue.

Investors in the Funds are specifically advised that share prices, expressed as the NAVs per share, will vary just as yield and total return will vary. An investor's focus on the yield of a Fund to the exclusion of the consideration of the share price of that Fund may result in the investor's misunderstanding the total return he or she may derive from the Fund.

**<u>Benchmark Comparisons</u>**

Performance information for a Fund will be included in the Fund's Prospectus (in the subsection "Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table" within the Fund Summary), along with the performance of an appropriate benchmark index. Because index comparisons are generally calculated as of the end of each month, index performance information under the "Since Inception," "Life of Fund" or "Life of Class" headings in the Prospectuses for Funds with less than ten years of performance history may not be coincident with the inception date of the Fund (or class, as applicable). In such instances, index performance is generally presented from the month-end nearest to the inception date of the Fund (or class, as applicable).

**THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION** 

The Prospectus and this Statement may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively "Natixis Affiliates") and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates' services, funds or other financial products.

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The index information contained in the Prospectus and this Statement is derived from third parties and is provided on an "as is" basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements, financial highlights and the reports of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm included in the [Loomis Sayles Funds I annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and [Loomis Sayles Funds II annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872649/000119312522302943/d302277dncsr.htm) dated September 30, 2022 are incorporated herein by reference to such reports. The Funds' annual and semiannual reports are available upon request and without charge. Each Fund will send a single copy of its annual and semiannual report to an address at which more than one shareholder of record with the same last name has indicated that mail is to be delivered. Shareholders may request additional copies of any annual or semiannual report by telephone at 800-633-3330, by writing Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594 or by visiting the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com. The annual and semiannual reports are also available online at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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**APPENDIX A** 

**DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS** 

The Funds make use of average portfolio credit quality standards to assist institutional investors whose own investment guidelines limit their investments accordingly. In determining a Fund's overall dollar-weighted average quality, unrated securities are treated as if rated, based on the Adviser's view of their comparability to rated securities. A Fund's use of average quality criteria is intended to be a guide for those investors whose investment guidelines require that assets be invested according to comparable criteria. Reference to an overall average quality rating for a Fund does not mean that all securities held by the Fund will be rated in that category or higher. A Fund's investments may range in quality from securities rated in the lowest category in which the Fund is permitted to invest to securities rated in the highest category (as rated by S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality). The percentage of a Fund's assets invested in securities in a particular rating category will vary. Following is a description of S&P Global Ratings, Moody's, and Fitch ratings applicable to fixed-income securities.

*S&P Global Ratings*—A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of S&P Global Ratings and their meanings (as published by S&P Global Ratings) follows:

**Issue Credit Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P Global Ratings' view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term issue credit ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market, typically with an original maturity of no more than 365 days. Short-term issue credit ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. We would typically assign a long-term issue credit rating to an obligation with an original maturity of greater than 365 days. However, the ratings we assign to certain instruments may diverge from these guidelines based on market practices. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

**Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings' analysis of the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The likelihood of payment—the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on
an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of a bankruptcy,
reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

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An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

**AAA** 

An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.

**AA** 

An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.

**A** 

An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.

**BBB** 

An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**BB, B, CCC, CC, and C** 

Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

**BB** 

An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CCC** 

An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CC** 

An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

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**C** 

An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

**D** 

An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within the next five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or the next 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

\* Ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.

**Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

**A-1** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.

**A-2** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.

**A-3** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

**C** 

A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**D** 

A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

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**SPUR (S&P Underlying Rating)** 

A SPUR is an opinion about the stand-alone capacity of an obligor to pay debt service on a credit-enhanced debt issue, without giving effect to the enhancement that applies to it. These ratings are published only at the request of the debt issuer or obligor with the designation SPUR to distinguish them from the credit-enhanced rating that applies to the debt issue. S&P Global Ratings maintains surveillance of an issue with a published SPUR.

**Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings' opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P Global Ratings' analysis will review the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Amortization schedule—the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be
treated as a note; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Source of payment—the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will
be treated as a note.

**SP-1** 

Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

**SP-2** 

Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

**SP-3** 

Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

**D** 

'D' is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed debt restructuring, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.

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**Dual Ratings** 

Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, 'AAA/A-1+' or 'A-1+/A-1'). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, 'SP-1+/A-1+').

**S&P Global Ratings Disclaimers** 

The analyses, including ratings, of S&P Global Ratings and its affiliates (together, S&P Global Ratings) are statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell any securities or make any investment decisions. S&P Global Ratings assumes no obligation to update any information following publication. Users of ratings or other analyses should not rely on them in making any investment decision. S&P Global Ratings' opinions and analyses do not address the suitability of any security. S&P Global Ratings does not act as a fiduciary or an investment advisor except where registered as such. While S&P Global Ratings has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, it does not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any information it receives. Ratings and other opinions may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn at any time.

**Active Qualifiers** 

S&P Global Ratings uses the following qualifiers that limit the scope of a rating. The structure of the transaction can require the use of a qualifier such as a 'p' qualifier, which indicates the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. A qualifier appears as a suffix and is part of the rating.

**Federal deposit insurance limit: 'L' qualifier** 

Ratings qualified with 'L' apply only to amounts invested up to federal deposit insurance limits.

**Principal: 'p' qualifier** 

This suffix is used for issues in which the credit factors, the terms, or both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The 'p' suffix indicates that the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only and that the interest is not rated.

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**Preliminary ratings: 'prelim' qualifier** 

Preliminary ratings, with the 'prelim' suffix, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circumstances described below. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by S&P Global Ratings of appropriate documentation. S&P Global Ratings reserves the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and project finance issues, pending
receipt of final documentation and legal opinions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations that will likely be issued upon the obligor's emergence
from bankruptcy or similar reorganization, based on late-stage reorganization plans, documentation, and discussions with the obligor. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligors. These ratings consider the anticipated general credit
quality of the reorganized or post-bankruptcy issuer as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to entities that are being formed or that are in the process of being
independently established when, in S&P Global Ratings' opinion, documentation is close to final. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligations of these entities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned when a previously unrated entity is undergoing a well-formulated
restructuring, recapitalization, significant financing, or other transformative event, generally at the point that investor or lender commitments are invited. The preliminary rating may be assigned to the entity and to its proposed obligation(s).
These preliminary ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the obligor, as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s), assuming successful completion of the transformative event. Should the transformative event not occur,
S&P Global Ratings would likely withdraw these preliminary ratings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A preliminary recovery rating may be assigned to an obligation that has a preliminary issue credit rating.

**Termination structures: 't' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates termination structures that are designed to honor their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final maturity date.

**Counterparty instrument rating: 'cir' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates a counterparty instrument rating (CIR), which is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an issuer in a securitization structure with respect to a specific financial obligation to a counterparty (including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and liquidity facilities). The CIR is determined on an ultimate payment basis; these opinions do not take into account timeliness of payment.

**Inactive Qualifiers** 

Inactive qualifiers are no longer applied or outstanding.

**Contingent upon final documentation: '\*' inactive qualifier** 

This symbol indicated that the rating was contingent upon S&P Global Ratings' receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows. Discontinued use in August 1998.

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**Termination of obligation to tender: 'c' inactive qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer was lowered to below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer's bonds were deemed taxable. Discontinued use in January 2001.

**U.S. direct government securities: 'G' inactive qualifier** 

The letter 'G' followed the rating symbol when a fund's portfolio consisted primarily of direct U.S. government securities.

**Interest Payment: 'i' inactive qualifier** 

This suffix was used for issues in which the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of interest are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of principal on the obligation. The 'i' suffix indicated that the rating addressed the interest portion of the obligation only. The 'i' suffix was always used in conjunction with the 'p' suffix, which addresses likelihood of receipt of principal. For example, a rated obligation could have been assigned a rating of 'AAApNRi' indicating that the principal portion was rated 'AAA' and the interest portion of the obligation was not rated.

**Public information ratings: 'pi' qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to indicate ratings that were based on an analysis of an issuer's published financial information, as well as additional information in the public domain. Such ratings did not, however, reflect in-depth meetings with an issuer's management and therefore could have been based on less comprehensive information than ratings without a 'pi' suffix. Discontinued use as of December 2014 and as of August 2015 for Lloyd's Syndicate Assessments.

**Provisional ratings: 'pr' inactive qualifier** 

The letters 'pr' indicate that the rating was provisional. A provisional rating assumed the successful completion of a project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements was largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, made no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion.

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**Quantitative analysis of public information: 'q' inactive qualifier** 

A 'q' subscript indicates that the rating is based solely on quantitative analysis of publicly available information. Discontinued use in April 2001.

**Extraordinary risks: 'r' inactive qualifier** 

The 'r' modifier was assigned to securities containing extraordinary risks, particularly market risks, that are not covered in the credit rating. The absence of an 'r' modifier should not be taken as an indication that an obligation would not exhibit extraordinary noncredit-related risks. S&P Global Ratings discontinued the use of the 'r' modifier for most obligations in June 2000 and for the balance of obligations (mainly structured finance transactions) in November 2002.

**Local Currency And Foreign Currency Ratings** 

S&P Global Ratings' issuer credit ratings make a distinction between foreign currency ratings and local currency ratings. A foreign currency rating on an issuer can differ from the local currency rating on it when the obligor has a different capacity to meet its obligations denominated in its local currency versus obligations denominated in a foreign currency.

*Moody's Investors Service, Inc.*—A brief description of the applicable Moody's rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody's) follows:

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**Moody's Global Rating Scales** 

Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Moody's defines credit risk as the risk that an entity may not meet its contractual financial obligations as they come due and any estimated financial loss in the event of default or impairment. The contractual financial obligations addressed by Moody's ratings are those that call for, without regard to enforceability, the payment of an ascertainable amount, which may vary based upon standard sources of variation (e.g., floating interest rates), by an ascertainable date. Moody's rating addresses the issuer's ability to obtain cash sufficient to service the obligation, and its willingness to pay. Moody's ratings do not address non-standard sources of variation in the amount of the principal obligation (e.g., equity indexed), absent an express statement to the contrary in a press release accompanying an initial rating. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Moody's issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the short-term scale. Typically, ratings are made publicly available although private and unpublished ratings may also be assigned.

Moody's differentiates structured finance ratings from fundamental ratings (*i.e.*, ratings on nonfinancial corporate, financial institution, and public sector entities) on the global long-term scale by adding (sf) to all structured finance ratings. The addition of (sf) to structured finance ratings should eliminate any presumption that such ratings and fundamental ratings at the same letter grade level will behave the same. The (sf) indicator for structured finance security ratings indicates that otherwise similarly rated structured finance and fundamental securities may have different risk characteristics. Through its current methodologies, however, Moody's aspires to achieve broad expected equivalence in structured finance and fundamental rating performance when measured over a long period of time.

**Global Long-Term Rating Scale** 

***Aaa***

Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

***Aa***

Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

***A***

Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

***Baa***

Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

***Ba***

Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

***B***

Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

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***Caa***

Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

***Ca***

Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

***C***

Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

**Note**: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a "(hyb)" indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. \*

\* *By their terms, hybrid securities allow for omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.* 

**Issuer Ratings** 

Issuer Ratings are opinions of the ability of entities to honor senior unsecured debt and debt like obligations. As such, Issuer Ratings incorporate any external support that is expected to apply to all current and future issuance of senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, such as explicit support stemming from a guarantee of all senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, and/or implicit support for issuers subject to joint default analysis (*e.g.* banks and government-related issuers). Issuer Ratings do not incorporate support arrangements, such as guarantees, that apply only to specific (but not to all) senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts.

While Issuer Ratings reflect the risk that debt and debt-like claims are not serviced on a timely basis, they do not reflect the risk that a contract or other non-debt obligation will be subjected to commercial disputes. Additionally, while an issuer may have senior unsecured obligations held by both supranational institutions and central banks (*e.g.*, IMF, European Central Bank), as well as other investors, Issuer Ratings reflect only the risks faced by other investors.

**Long-Term and Short-Term Obligation Ratings** 

Moody's assigns ratings to long-term and short-term financial obligations. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.

**Medium-Term Note Program Ratings** 

Moody's assigns provisional ratings to medium-term note (MTN) or similar programs and definitive ratings to the individual debt securities issued from them (referred to as drawdowns or notes).

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MTN program ratings are intended to reflect the ratings likely to be assigned to drawdowns issued from the program with the specified priority of claim (*e.g.* senior or subordinated). To capture the contingent nature of a program rating, Moody's assigns provisional ratings to MTN programs. A provisional rating is denoted by a (P) in front of the rating and is defined elsewhere in this document.

The rating assigned to a drawdown from a rated MTN or bank/deposit note program is definitive in nature, and may differ from the program rating if the drawdown is exposed to additional credit risks besides the issuer's default, such as links to the defaults of other issuers, or has other structural features that warrant a different rating. In some circumstances, no rating may be assigned to a drawdown.

Moody's encourages market participants to contact Moody's Ratings Desks or visit moodys.com directly if they have questions regarding ratings for specific notes issued under a medium-term note program. Unrated notes issued under an MTN program may be assigned an NR (not rated) symbol.

**Global Short-Term Rating Scale** 

***P-1***

Ratings of Prime-1 reflect a superior ability to repay short-term obligations.

***P-2***

Ratings of Prime-2 reflect a strong ability to repay short-term obligations.

***P-3***

Ratings of Prime-3 reflect an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

***NP***

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

**Short-Term Issuer Ratings** 

***N-1***

N-1 issuers or issuances represent the strongest likelihood of repayment of short term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-2***

N-2 issuers or issuances represent an above average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-3***

N-3 issuers or issuances represent an average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-4***

N-4 issuers or issuances represent a below average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

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*Fitch Investor Services, Inc. –* A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of Fitch and their meanings (as published by Fitch) follows:

**About Ratings and Rating Scales** 

Fitch Ratings publishes credit ratings that are forward-looking opinions on the relative ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) are assigned to corporations, sovereign entities, and financial institutions, such as banks, leasing companies and insurers, and public finance entities (local and regional governments). Issue-level ratings are also assigned and often include an expectation of recovery, which may be notched above or below the issuer-level rating.

Issue ratings are assigned to secured and unsecured debt securities, loans, preferred stock and other instruments, Structured finance ratings are issue ratings to securities backed by receivables or other financial assets that consider the obligations' relative vulnerability to default.

Credit ratings are indications of the likelihood of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e. rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation). Please see the section Specific Limitations Relating to Credit Rating Scales for details.

Fitch also publishes other ratings, scores and opinions. For example, Fitch provides specialized ratings of servicers of residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and funds. In each case, users should refer to the definitions of each individual scale for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered in each assessment.

Fitch's credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade) with an additional +/-for AA through CCC levels indicating relative differences of probability of default or recovery for issues. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment-grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative categories signal either a higher level of credit risk or that a default already occurred.

Fitch may also disclose issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not been rated. Such issues are also denoted as 'NR' on its webpage.

Credit ratings express risk in relative rank order, which is to say they are ordinal measures of credit risk and are not predictive of a specific frequency of default or loss. For information about the historical performance of ratings, please refer to Fitch's *Ratings Transition* and *Default Studies*, which detail the historical default rates. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains a central repository of historical default rates.

Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. Credit ratings do not deal with the risk of market value loss due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and/or other market considerations. However, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay or refinance a financial commitment. Nonetheless, ratings do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, payments linked to performance of an equity index).

Fitch will use credit rating scales to provide ratings to privately issued obligations or certain note issuance programs, or for private ratings using the same public scale and criteria. Private ratings are not published, and are only provided to the issuer or its agents in the form of a rating letter.

The primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide ratings for a narrower scope, including interest strips and return of principal, or in other forms of opinions, such as Credit Opinions or Rating Assessment Services.

Credit Opinions are either a notch- or category-specific view using the primary rating scale and omit one or more characteristics of a full rating or meet them to a different standard. Credit Opinions will be indicated using a lowercase letter symbol combined with either an '\*' (e.g. 'bbb+\*') or (cat) suffix to denote the opinion status. Credit Opinions will be typically point-in-time but may be monitored if the analytical group believes information will be sufficiently available.

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Rating Assessment Services are a notch-specific view using the primary rating scale of how an existing or potential rating may be changed by a given set of hypothetical circumstances. While Credit Opinions and Rating Assessment Services are point-in-time and are not monitored, they may have a directional Watch or Outlook assigned, which can signify the trajectory of the credit profile.

Ratings assigned by Fitch are opinions based on established, approved and published criteria. A variation to criteria may be applied but will be explicitly cited in our rating action commentaries (RACs), which are used to publish credit ratings when established and upon annual or periodic reviews.

Ratings are the collective work product of Fitch, and no individual, or group of individuals, is solely responsible for a rating. Ratings are not facts and, therefore, cannot be described as being "accurate" or "inaccurate." Users should refer to the definition of each individual rating for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered by the rating.

**Issuer Default Ratings** 

Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies and certain sectors within public finance, are generally assigned IDRs. IDRs are also assigned to certain entities or enterprises in global infrastructure, project finance and public finance. IDRs opine on an entity's relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. The threshold default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts.

In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency's view of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood of default.

**AAA: *Highest Credit Quality.*** 

'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

**AA: *Very High Credit Quality.*** 

'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

**A: *High Credit Quality.*** 

'A' ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

**BBB: *Good Credit Quality.*** 

'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

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**BB: *Speculative.*** 

'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.

**B: *Highly Speculative.*** 

'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

**CCC: *Substantial Credit Risk.*** 

Very low margin for safety. Default is a real possibility.

**CC: *Very High Levels of Credit Risk.*** 

Default of some kind appears probable.

**C: *Near Default.*** 

A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill, or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a 'C' category rating for an issuer include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on
a material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to pay
interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where no payment default is imminent

**RD: *Restricted Default.*** 

'RD' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has experienced:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation,
but

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation, or other formal winding-up
procedure, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not otherwise ceased operating. This would include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment
default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial
obligations, either in series or in parallel; ordinary execution of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.

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**D: *Default***

'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or that has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.

In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency's opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer's financial obligations or local commercial practice.

**Specific Limitations Relevant to Ratings Assigned Using the Primary Credit Rating Scale, Financial Institution Viability Ratings and Support Ratings** 

The following specific limitations relate to issuer default scales, ratings assigned to corporate finance obligations, ratings assigned to public finance obligations, ratings assigned to structured finance transactions, ratings assigned to global infrastructure and project finance transactions, ratings assigned for banks and non-bank financial institutions (Viability Ratings and Support Ratings, Support Floors, Government Supporting Ratings, Shareholder Supporting Ratings), derivative counterparty ratings and insurer financial strength ratings:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of default likelihood or failure likelihood over any given time
period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the market value of an issuer's securities or stock, or the likelihood that this
value may change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of an issuer's securities or stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the possible loss severity on an obligation should an issuer (or an obligation with
respect to structured finance transactions) default, except in the following cases:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings assigned to individual obligations of issuers in corporate finance, banks, non-bank financial
institutions, insurance and covered bonds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In limited circumstances for U.S. public finance obligations where Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code provides
reliably superior prospects for ultimate recovery to local government obligations that benefit from a statutory lien on revenues or during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding under the Code if there is sufficient visibility on potential recovery
prospects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the suitability of an issuer as a counterparty to trade credit.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative vulnerability to default or in the case of Viability Ratings on its relative vulnerability to failure. For the avoidance of doubt, not all defaults will be considered a default for rating purposes. Typically, a default relates to a liability payable to an unaffiliated, outside investor.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to a transaction's profile other than the agency's opinion on the relative vulnerability to default of an issuer and/or of each rated tranche or security.

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of extraordinary support likelihood over any given period.

In the case of Financial Institution Support Ratings and Support Rating Floors, the ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative likelihood of receiving external extraordinary support.

The ratings do not opine on the suitability of any security for investment or any other purposes.

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**Short-Term Ratings Assigned to Issuers and Obligations** 

A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention (a long-term rating can also be used to rate an issue with short maturity). Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.

**F1*: Highest Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

**F2*: Good Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

**F3*: Fair Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

**B*: Speculative Short-Term Credit Quality*** 

Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

**C*: High Short-Term Default Risk.*** 

Default is a real possibility.

**RD*: Restricted Default*** 

Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

**D*: Default*** 

Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

**Rating Actions and Reviews** 

**Assignment (New Rating)\*:** 

A rating has been assigned to a previously unrated issuer or issue.

**Publication (Publish)\*:** 

Initial public announcement of a rating on the agency's website, although not necessarily the first rating assigned. This action denotes when a previously private rating is published. In cases where the publication coincides with a rating change, Fitch will only publish the changed rating. The rating history during the time when the rating was private will not be published.

**Affirmations\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed with no change in rating through this action. Ratings affirmations may also include an affirmation of, or change to, an Outlook when an Outlook is used.

**Upgrade\*:** 

The rating has been raised in the scale.

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**Downgrade\*:** 

The rating has been lowered in the scale.

**Reviewed- No Action\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed by a credit rating committee with no change in rating or Outlook. As of the review date, the credit rating committee determined that nothing had sufficiently changed to warrant a new rating action. Such review will be published on the agency's website, but a RAC will not be issued.

**Matured\*/Paid-In-Full:** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Matured' – Denoted as 'NR'. This action is used when an issue has reached its
redemption date and rating coverage is discontinued. This indicates that a previously rated issue has been repaid, but other issues of the same program (rated or unrated) may remain outstanding. For the convenience of investors, Fitch may also
include issues relating to a rated issuer or transaction that are not and have not been rated on its section of the web page relating to the respective issuer or transaction. Such issues will also be denoted 'NR'.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Paid-In-Full' – Denoted as 'PIF'. This action indicates that an issue has been paid in
full. In covered bonds, PIF is only used when all issues of a program have been repaid.

**Pre-refunded\*:** 

Assigned to certain long-term U.S. public finance issues after Fitch assesses refunding escrow.

**Withdrawn\*:** 

The rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. Withdrawals may occur for one or several of the following reasons:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Incorrect or insufficient information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bankruptcy of the rated entity, debt restructuring or default.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Reorganization of rated entity (e.g. merger or acquisition of rated entity or rated entity no longer exists).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The debt instrument was taken private.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Withdrawal of a guarantor rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An Expected Rating that is no longer expected to convert to a Final Rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Criteria or policy change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bonds were pre-refunded, repaid early (off schedule), or canceled. This includes cases where the issuer has no
debt outstanding and is no longer issuing debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings are no longer considered relevant to the agency's coverage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Commercial reasons.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Other reasons.

When a public rating is withdrawn, Fitch will issue a RAC that details the current rating and Outlook or Watch status (if applicable), a statement that the rating is withdrawn and the reason for the withdrawal.

Withdrawals cannot be used to forestall a rating action. Every effort is therefore made to ensure that the rating opinion upon withdrawal reflects an updated view. Where significant elements of uncertainty remain (for example, a rating for an entity subject to a takeover bid) or where information is otherwise insufficient to support a revised opinion, the agency attempts when possible to indicate in the withdrawal disclosure the likely direction and scale of any rating movement had coverage been maintained.

Ratings that have been withdrawn will be indicated by the symbol 'WD'.

**Rating Modifier Actions** 

Modifiers include Rating Outlooks and Rating Watches.

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**Outlook Revision:** 

Outlook revisions (e.g. to Rating Outlook Stable from Rating Outlook Positive) are used to indicate changes in the ratings trend. In structured finance transactions, the Outlook may be revised independently of a full review of the underlying rating.

An Outlook revision may also be used when a series of potential event risks has been identified, none of which individually warrants a Rating Watch but which cumulatively indicate heightened probability of a rating change over the following one to two years.

A revision to the Outlook may also be appropriate where a specific event has been identified that could lead to a change in ratings, but where the conditions and implications of that event are largely unclear and subject to high execution risk over a one-to two-year period.

**Rating Watch On\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been placed on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Maintained\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been reviewed and remains on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Revision\*:** 

Rating Watch status has changed.

**Support Floor Rating Revision:** 

Applicable only to Support Ratings related to financial institutions, which are amended only with this action.

**Under Review:** 

Applicable to ratings that may undergo a change in scale not related to changes in fundamental credit quality. Final action will be "Revision Rating."

\* *A Rating Action or Review must be recorded for each rating in a required cycle to be considered compliant with Fitch policy concerning aging of ratings. Not all Rating Actions, Data Actions, or changes in rating modifiers, meet this requirement. Actions or Reviews that meet this requirement are noted with an \* in the definitions.* 

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**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

**February 1, 2023** 

**LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

Institutional Class (LSIOX)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

Institutional Class (LSSAX)

This Statement of Additional Information (the "Statement") contains specific information that may be useful to investors but that is not included in the Statutory Prospectus of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (each a "Fund" and together, the "Funds"). This Statement is not a prospectus and is authorized for distribution only when accompanied or preceded by the Funds' Summary or Statutory Prospectus, each dated February 1, 2023, as may be revised and supplemented from time to time (collectively, the "Prospectus"). This Statement should be read together with the Prospectus. Investors may obtain the Prospectus without charge from Loomis Sayles Funds, P.O. Box 219594, Kansas City, MO 64121-9594, by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by visiting the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

The Funds' financial statements and accompanying notes that appear in the Funds' [annual](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) and [semiannual](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522167203/d330436dncsrs.htm) reports are incorporated by reference into this Statement. The Funds' annual and semiannual reports contain additional performance information and are available upon request and without charge by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330 or by visiting the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com.

M-LSHO33-0223

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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|  [THE TRUST](#sai407477_1) | 3 |
|  [INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS](#sai407477_2) | 3 |
|  [INVESTMENT STRATEGIES](#sai407477_3) | 5 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TURNOVER](#sai407477_4) | 46 |
|  [TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS](#sai407477_5) | 46 |
|  [PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION](#sai407477_6) | 47 |
|  [MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST](#sai407477_7) | 49 |
|  [OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES](#sai407477_8) | 59 |
|  [INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES](#sai407477_9) | 60 |
|  [PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION](#sai407477_10) | 63 |
|  [PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE](#sai407477_11) | 66 |
|  [DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST](#sai407477_12) | 70 |
|  [NET ASSET VALUE](#sai407477_13) | 73 |
|  [DISTRIBUTIONS](#sai407477_14) | 74 |
|  [TAXES](#sai407477_15) | 75 |
|  [THIRD PARTY INFORMATION](#sai407477_16) | 86 |
|  [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#sai407477_17) | 87 |
|  [APPENDIX A](#sai407477_18) | A-88 |

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**THE TRUST** 

Loomis Sayles Funds I (the "Trust") is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust (a "Declaration of Trust") dated December 23, 1993, as amended and restated on June 22, 2005, and is a "series" company as described in Section 18(f)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Prior to July 1, 2003, Loomis Sayles Funds I was named "Loomis Sayles Investment Trust." The Trust offers a total of ten series. The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on April 12, 2004. The Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund was organized in Massachusetts and commenced operations on March 2, 2006. Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

Shares of the Funds are continuously offered, freely transferable and entitle shareholders to receive dividends as determined by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") and to cast a vote for each share held at shareholder meetings. The Trust generally does not hold shareholder meetings and expects to do so only when required by law. Shareholders may call meetings to consider removal of the Trust's Trustees.

**INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS** 

The investment policies of the Funds set forth in its Prospectus and in this Statement may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval, except that the investment objective of the Funds, as set forth in the Prospectus, and any Fund policy explicitly identified as "fundamental" may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares of the funds (which in the Prospectus and this Statement means the lesser of (i) 67% of the shares of that Fund present at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares). The percentage limitations set forth below and in the Prospectus will apply at the time a security is purchased and will not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such purchase.

**Investment Restrictions** 

The following is a description of restrictions on the investments to be made by the Funds. The restrictions marked with an asterisk (\*) are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). The other restrictions set forth below are not fundamental policies and may be changed by the Board. Except in the case of restrictions marked with a dagger (†) below, the percentages set forth below and the percentage limitations set forth in each Fund's Prospectus apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.

**<u>The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund will not:</u>**

\*(1) Act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

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| \*(2) | Invest in oil, gas, or other mineral leases, rights, or royalty contracts, or in real estate, commodities, or commodity contracts. (This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions in futures contracts relating to securities indices, currencies, interest rates, or financial instruments or options, or from investing in issuers that invest or deal in the foregoing types of assets or from purchasing securities that are secured by real estate.)  |

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| \*(3) | Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. (For purposes of this investment restriction, each of the following is not considered the making of a loan: (i) entering into repurchase agreements; (ii) purchasing debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent with its investment policies; and (iii) loaning portfolio securities.)  |

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| \*(4) | Purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry (in the utilities category, gas, electric, water, and telephone companies will be considered as being in separate industries).  |

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| \*(5) | Borrow money in excess of 10% of its assets (taken at cost) or 5% of its assets (taken at current value), whichever is lower, nor borrow any money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes; however, the Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements and "dollar roll" arrangements shall not constitute borrowing by the Fund for purposes of this restriction.  |

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| †(6) | Purchase any illiquid security, including any security that is not readily marketable, if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities.  |

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| \*(7) | Issue senior securities other than any borrowing permitted by restriction (5) above. (For the purposes of this restriction, none of the following is deemed to be a senior security: any pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, or other encumbrance of assets; any collateral arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and with respect to initial and variation margin; and the purchase or sale of or entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swap contracts, or any other derivative investments to the extent that Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") determines that the Fund is not required to treat such investments as senior securities pursuant to the pronouncements of the SEC.  |

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**<u>The Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund may not</u>:** 

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| \*(1) | Purchase any security if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in any one industry. For purposes of this restriction, telephone, gas and electric public utilities are each regarded as separate industries and finance companies, whose financing activities are related primarily to the activities of their parent companies, are classified in the industry of their parents. For purposes of this restriction with regard to bank obligations, bank obligations are considered to be one industry, and asset-backed securities are not considered to be bank obligations. For purposes of this restriction, the Fund takes the position that mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities do not represent investments in any industry or group of industries. As a result of this, the Fund may invest more than 25% of its net assets in mortgage-related securities.  |

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| \*(2) | Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions, and the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.  |

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\*†(3) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

\*(4) Make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, provided however, this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities.

\*(5) Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except that, in the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws.

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| \*(6) | Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in real estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.  |

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\*(7) Purchase or sell commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options, may enter into foreign exchange contracts and may enter into swap agreements and other financial transactions not requiring the delivery of physical commodities.

\*(8) Issue senior securities, except for permitted borrowings or as otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act.

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The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in securitized assets (for example, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities). Prior to any change to such policy adopted by the Board of the Fund, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders as required by Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, as such Rule may be interpreted from time to time by the staff of the SEC.

The 80% policy is applied at the time of investment. However, if the Fund no longer meets the 80% policy (due to changes in the value of its portfolio holdings or other circumstances beyond its control), it must make future investments in a manner that would bring the Fund into compliance with the 80% requirements, but would not be required to sell portfolio holdings that have increased in value.

For Restriction (1), the Fund does not reserve the right to concentrate in any industry. If, in the future, mortgage-related securities and other asset-backed securities are considered to represent any particular industry or industries, the Fund reserves the freedom of action to concentrate in such an industry or industries.

<u>General Notes on Investment Restrictions</u> 

With respect to restrictions on borrowing, the 1940 Act limits a Fund's ability to borrow money on a non-temporary basis if such borrowings constitute "senior securities." In addition to temporary borrowing, and subject to any stricter restrictions on borrowing applicable to any particular Fund, a Fund may borrow from any bank, provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by a Fund and provided further, that in the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, a Fund shall, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) thereafter or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. The Fund may also borrow money or engage in economically similar transactions if those transactions do not constitute "senior securities" under the 1940 Act.

Where applicable, the foregoing investment restrictions shall be interpreted based upon rules, no-action letters and other pronouncements of the staff of the SEC. 

A Fund may not purchase any illiquid security if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets (based on current value) would then be invested in such securities. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if the Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security.

**INVESTMENT STRATEGIES** 

The table and the descriptions below summarize and describe certain investment strategies, including particular types of securities or instruments or specific practices that may be used by Loomis Sayles in managing the Funds. The Funds' principal strategies are described in the Prospectus. This Statement describes some of the non-principal strategies the Funds may use, including the related risks, in addition to providing additional information about their principal strategies.

The list of securities or other instruments under each category below is not intended to be an exclusive list of securities, instruments and practices for investment. Unless a strategy, practice or security is specifically prohibited by the investment restrictions listed in the Prospectus, in the section "Investment Restrictions" in this Statement or under applicable law, each Fund may engage in each of the strategies and invest in securities and instruments in addition to those listed below. A Fund is not required to engage in a particular transaction or invest in any security or instrument, even if to do so might benefit the Fund. Loomis Sayles may invest in some securities under a given category as a primary strategy and in other securities under the same category as a secondary strategy. Loomis Sayles may invest in a general category listed below and, where applicable, with particular emphasis on a certain type of security, but investment is not limited to the categories listed below or the securities specifically enumerated under each category. The Prospectus and/or this Statement will be updated if a Fund begins to engage in investment practices that are not described in the Prospectus or this Statement.

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| **Fund** | **Securities** | **Practices** |
| **Loomis Sayles High Income**<br> **Opportunities Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Asset-Backed Securities, Bank Loans, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Commercial Paper, Convertible Securities, Corporate Securities, Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities, Loan Assignments, Mortgage-Related Securities, Municipal Bonds, Pay-in-Kind Securities, Rule 144A Securities, Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities, Senior Floating Rate Loans, Step-Coupon Securities, Stripped Mortgage-Related Securities, Structured Notes, Tax-Exempt Securities, U.S. Government Securities, Variable and Floating Rate Instruments, When-Issued Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities)<br>**Equity Securities** (Common Stock, Investment Companies, Preferred Stock, REITs, Rights, Small-Capitalization Companies, Warrants)<br>**Foreign Securities** (Depositary Receipts, Emerging Markets, Foreign Currency Transactions, Foreign Investment Companies, Supranational Entities)<br>**Money Market Instruments** | **Derivative Instruments** ***(Futures Contracts, Options, Swap Contracts)***<br> **Dollar Rolls**<br> **Illiquid Securities**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk**<br> **Initial Public Offerings**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Private Placements**<br> **Privatizations**<br> **Repurchase Agreements**<br> **Securities Lending**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies** |
| **Loomis Sayles Securitized**<br> **Asset Fund** | **Debt Securities** (Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, CMOs, Commercial Paper, Corporate Securities, Investment-Grade Securities, Mortgage-Related Securities, Rule 144A Securities, Step-Coupon Securities, Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities, U.S. Government Securities, Tax-Exempt Securities, Variable and Floating Rate Instruments, When-Issued Securities, Zero-Coupon Securities)<br>**Foreign Securities** (Foreign Investment Companies)<br>**Money Market Instruments** | **Derivative Instruments** ***(Futures Contracts, Options, Swap Contracts*)**<br> **Dollar Rolls**<br> **Illiquid Securities**<br> **Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk**<br> **Initial Public Offerings**<br> **National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk**<br> **Private Placements**<br> **Privatizations**<br> **Repurchase Agreements**<br> **Securities Lending**<br> **Temporary Defensive Strategies**<br> **"To Be Announced" Transactions** |

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**TYPES OF SECURITIES** 

**<u>Debt Securities and Fixed-Income Securities</u>**

**Debt Securities** 

Each of the Funds may invest in debt securities. Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest and must repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero-coupon securities, do not pay interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities. Debt securities include a broad array of short-, medium- and long-term obligations issued by the U.S. or foreign governments, government or international agencies and instrumentalities, and corporate issuers of various types. Some debt securities represent uncollateralized obligations of their issuers; in other cases, the securities may be backed by specific assets (such as mortgages or other receivables) that have been set aside as collateral for the issuer's obligation. Debt securities generally involve an obligation of the issuer to pay interest or dividends on either a current basis or at the maturity of the securities, as well as the obligation to repay the principal amount of the security at maturity.

Debt securities are subject to market/issuer risk and credit/counterparty risk. Credit/counterparty risk relates to the ability of the issuer to make payments of principal and interest and includes the risk of default. Sometimes, an issuer may make these payments from money raised through a variety of sources, including, with respect to issuers of municipal securities, (i) the issuer's general taxing power, (ii) a specific type of tax, such as a property tax, or (iii) a particular facility or project such as a highway. The ability of an issuer to make these payments could be affected by general economic conditions, issues specific to the issuer, litigation, legislation or other political events, the bankruptcy of the issuer, war, natural disasters, terrorism or other major events. U.S. government securities are not generally perceived to involve credit/counterparty risks to the same extent as investments in other types of fixed-income securities; as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from corporate and municipal debt securities. Market/issuer risk is the risk that the value of the security will fall because of changes in market rates of interest. Generally, the value of debt securities falls when market rates of interest are rising. Some debt securities also involve prepayment or call risk. This is the risk that the issuer will repay a Fund the principal on the security before it is due, thus depriving the Fund of a favorable stream of future interest payments.

Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund that invests in debt securities for any particular period. Fluctuations in the value of a Fund's investments in debt securities will cause the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") to increase or decrease. See section "Variable and Floating Rate Instruments."

***Fixed-Income Securities.*** Fixed-income securities pay a specified rate of interest or dividends, or a rate that is adjusted periodically by reference to some specified index or market rate. Fixed-income securities include securities issued by federal, state, local and foreign governments and related agencies, and by a wide range of private or corporate issuers. Fixed-income securities include, among others, bonds, debentures, notes, bills and commercial paper. Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income of a Fund for any particular period. In addition, the prices of fixed-income securities generally vary inversely with changes in interest rates. Prices of fixed-income securities may also be affected by items related to a particular issue or to the debt markets generally. For example, changes in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve or other regulatory actions could expose fixed income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact a Fund's operations and return potential. The NAV of a Fund's shares will vary as a result of changes in the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio. As inflation increases, the present value of a Fund's fixed income investment typically will decline. Investors' expectation of future inflation can also adversely affect the current value of portfolio investments, resulting in lower asset values and potential losses.

***Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities****.* To be considered investment-grade quality, at least one of the three major rating agencies (Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or S&P Global Ratings ("S&P")) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, Loomis Sayles must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

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***Below Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Securities****.* Below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") are rated below investment-grade quality. To be considered below investment-grade quality, none of the three major rating agencies (Fitch, Moody's and S&P) must have rated the security in one of its respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, Loomis Sayles must have determined it to be of comparable quality.

Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are subject to greater credit/counterparty risk and market/issuer risk than higher-quality fixed-income securities. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. If a Fund invests in below-investment-grade fixed-income securities, a Fund's achievement of its objective may be more dependent on Loomis Sayles' own credit analysis than is the case with funds that invest in higher-quality fixed-income securities. The market for below-investment-grade fixed-income securities may be more severely affected than some other financial markets by economic recession or substantial interest rate increases, by changing public perceptions of this market, or by legislation that limits the ability of certain categories of financial institutions to invest in these securities. In addition, the secondary market may be less liquid for below-investment-grade fixed-income securities. This lack of liquidity at certain times may affect the values of these securities and may make the evaluation and sale of these securities more difficult. Below investment-grade fixed-income securities may be in poor standing or in default and typically have speculative characteristics. These risks are especially acute for distressed instruments, which are securities of issuers in extremely weak financial condition or perceived to have a deteriorating financial condition that will materially affect their ability to meet their financial obligations. Issuers of such instruments are generally experiencing financial or operating difficulties, have substantial capital needs or negative net worth, face special competitive or product obsolescence problems, or may be involved in various stages of bankruptcy, restructuring, or liquidation.

For more information about the ratings services' descriptions of the various ratings categories, see Appendix A. A Fund may continue to hold fixed-income securities that are downgraded in quality subsequent to their purchase if Loomis Sayles believes it would be advantageous to do so.

**Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMS")** 

The Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund may invest in ARMs. An ARM, like a traditional mortgage security, is an interest in a pool of mortgage loans that provides investors with payments consisting of both principal and interest as mortgage loans in the underlying mortgage pool are paid off by the borrowers. ARMs have interest rates that are reset at periodic intervals, usually by reference to some interest rate index or market interest rate. Although the rate adjustment feature may act as a buffer to reduce sharp changes in the value of adjustable rate securities, these securities are still subject to changes in value based on changes in market interest rates or changes in the issuer's creditworthiness. Since the interest rates are reset only periodically, changes in the interest rate on ARMs may lag behind changes in prevailing market interest rates. In addition, some ARMs (or the underlying mortgages) are subject to caps or floors that limit the maximum change in interest rate during a specified period or over the life of the security. As a result, changes in the interest rate on an ARM may not fully reflect changes in prevailing market interest rates during certain periods. Because of the resetting of interest rates, ARMs are less likely than non-adjustable rate securities of comparable quality and maturity to increase significantly in value when market interest rates fall. In addition, a Fund will not benefit from increases in interest rates to the extent that interest rates rise to the point where they cause the current coupon of the underlying ARM to exceed a cap rate for a particular mortgage. See "Mortgage-Related Securities" for more information on the risks involved in ARMs.

**Asset-Backed Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in asset-backed securities, which are securities that represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets, most often a pool or pools of similar assets (*e.g.,* trade receivables). The credit quality of these securities depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. Mortgage-backed securities are a type of asset-backed security. The securitization techniques used to develop mortgage securities are also applied to a broad range of other assets. Through the use of trusts and special purpose vehicles, assets, such as automobile and credit card receivables, are securitized in pass-through structures similar to mortgage pass-through structures or in a pay-through structure similar to a collateralized mortgage obligation ("CMO") structure (described below). Generally, the issuers of asset-backed bonds, notes or pass-through certificates are special purpose entities and do not have any significant assets other than the receivables securing such obligations. In general, the collateral supporting asset-backed securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans. Instruments backed by pools of receivables are similar

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to mortgage-backed securities in that they are subject to unscheduled prepayments of principal prior to maturity. When the obligations are prepaid, a Fund will ordinarily reinvest the prepaid amounts in securities the yields of which reflect interest rates prevailing at the time. Therefore, a Fund's ability to maintain a portfolio that includes high-yielding asset-backed securities will be adversely affected to the extent that prepayments of principal must be reinvested in securities that have lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Moreover, prepayments of securities purchased at a premium could result in a realized loss.

In addition, the value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. Asset-backed securities involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities". The Funds may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities, which are interests in the excess cash flow remaining after the issuer makes required payments on the securities and pays related administrative expenses. The total amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities depends in part on the characteristics of the underlying assets, the coupon rate on the securities, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual performance of the underlying assets. Among other things, such performance is influenced by the amount and timing of losses incurred on the assets and leasing and disposition activity of the asset manager.

Asset-backed securities also involve the risk that borrowers may default on the obligations backing them and that the values of and interest earned on such investments will decline as a result. Loans made to lower quality borrowers, including those of sub-prime quality, involve a higher risk of default. Therefore, the values of asset-backed securities backed by lower quality assets, such as lower quality loans, including those of sub-prime quality, may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, payment delays or a perceived increased risk of default, especially during periods when economic conditions worsen. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to securitizations involving loans, sales contracts, receivables and other obligations underlying asset-backed securities.

The Funds may also gain exposure to asset-backed securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on asset-backed securities, which are indices made up of tranches of asset-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing asset-backed securities, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying asset-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to asset-backed securities are subject to the risks associated with asset-backed securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments."

**Bank Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in bank loans, which include both senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers. Typically, these loans hold the most senior position in a borrower's capital structure, may be secured by the borrower's assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, and, to a lesser extent, to finance internal growth and for other corporate purposes. These loans may not be rated investment-grade by the rating agencies. Although secured loans are secured by collateral of the borrower, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment and default rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to a default. However, as compared to junk bonds, senior floating rate loans are typically senior in the capital structure and are often secured by collateral of the borrower. Some senior loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate such senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the borrower or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans including, in certain circumstances, invalidating such senior loans or causing interest previously paid to be refunded to the borrower.

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The Fund's investments in loans are subject to credit risk, and, as described above, even secured bank loans may not be adequately collateralized. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks, and may be highly speculative. The interest rates on many bank loans reset frequently, and thus bank loans are subject to interest rate risk. Most bank loans, like most investment-grade bonds, are not traded on any national securities exchange. There may also be less public information available about bank loans as compared to other debt securities.

Bank loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities. Transactions in bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale. As a result, the proceeds related to the sale of bank loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations until a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In order to finance redemptions pending settlement of bank loans, the Fund may employ a wide variety of means to meet short-term liquidity needs, including, without limitation, drawing on its cash and other short-term positions, all of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. With limited exceptions, the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material non-public information about the issuers of bank loans who also issue publicly traded securities, and therefore the Adviser may have less information than other investors about certain of the loans in which it seeks to invest.

The Fund may participate in the primary syndicate for a bank loan or it may also purchase loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. The Fund may also acquire a participation interest in another lender's portion of the senior loan. Large loans to corporations or governments may be shared or syndicated among several lenders, usually (but often not limited to) banks. The Fund may participate in such syndicates, or can buy part of a loan, becoming a direct lender. Participation interests involve special types of risk, including liquidity risk and the risks of being a lender. Loans and loan participations may be transferable among financial institutions; however, they may not have the liquidity of conventional debt securities and because they may be subject to restrictions on resale, they are potentially illiquid. The purchase or sale of loans may require the consent of a third party or of the borrower, and although such consent is rarely withheld in practice, the consent requirement could delay a purchase or affect the Fund's ability to dispose of its investments in loans in a timely fashion. Although the market for loans and loan participations has become increasingly liquid over time, this market is still developing, and there can be no assurance that adverse developments with respect to this market or particular borrowers will not prevent the Fund from selling these loans at their market values at a desirable time or price. To the extent a senior loan has been deemed illiquid, it will be subject to the Fund's restrictions on investment in illiquid securities. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund typically will have the right to receive payments only from the lender to the extent the lender receives payments from the borrower, and not from the borrower itself. Likewise, the Fund typically will be able to enforce its rights only through the lender, and not directly against the borrower. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation.

Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks to the Fund. For example, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, the Fund could be held liable as a co-lender.

Some loans may not be considered "securities" for certain purposes under the federal securities laws, and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws. Loans and other debt instruments that are not in the form of securities may offer less legal protection to the Fund in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.

Some of the loans in which the Fund may invest or to which the Fund may gain exposure may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms that allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Under such loans, lenders typically must rely on covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower's financial condition. Accordingly, the Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to such loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.

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**Collateralized Loan Obligations** 

Each Fund may invest in Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs"). CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. CLOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses.

For CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the "equity" tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches from a trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as aversion to CLO securities as a class. The Funds may invest in any tranche, including the equity tranche, of a CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which the Fund invests.

Normally, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized by a Fund as illiquid securities, although an active dealer market may exist for CLOs allowing them to qualify for Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In addition to the normal risks associated with debt instruments discussed elsewhere in the Prospectus and in this Statement (e.g., prepayment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, structural risk, legal risk, default risk and interest rate risk (which may be exacerbated if the interest rate payable on a structured financing changes inversely to changes in interest rates or based on multiples of changes in interest rates)), CLOs may carry additional risks including, but are not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that investments in CLOs are subordinate to other classes or tranches thereof; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

**Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMOs")** 

Each Fund may invest in CMOs. CMOs are securities backed by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities held under indentures. CMOs may be issued either by U.S. government instrumentalities or by non-governmental entities. CMOs are not direct obligations of the U.S. government. The issuer's obligation to make interest and principal payments is secured by the underlying portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are issued with a number of classes or series which have different maturities and which may represent interests in some or all of the interest or principal on the underlying collateral or a combination thereof. CMOs of different classes generally are retired in sequence as the underlying mortgage loans in the mortgage pool are repaid. In the event of sufficient early prepayments on such mortgages, the class or series of the CMO first to mature generally will be retired prior to its maturity. Thus, the early retirement of a particular class or series of CMO held by a Fund would have a similar effect to the prepayment of mortgages underlying a mortgage pass-through security. CMOs and other asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may be considered derivative instruments. CMOs involve risks similar to those described in the section "Mortgage-Related Securities."

**Convertible Securities** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes or preferred stocks of U.S. or foreign issuers that can be converted into (exchanged for) common stocks or other equity securities. Convertible securities also include other securities, such as warrants, that provide an opportunity for equity participation. Since convertible securities may be converted into equity securities, their values will normally vary in some proportion with those of the underlying equity securities. Convertible securities usually provide a higher yield than the underlying equity, however, so that the price decline of a convertible security may sometimes be less substantial than that of the underlying equity security. Convertible securities generally are subject to the same risks as non-convertible fixed-income securities, but usually provide a lower yield than comparable fixed-income securities. Many convertible securities are relatively illiquid.

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**LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk** 

The Funds' payment obligations, financing terms and investments in debt securities and derivatives may be tied to floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). LIBOR is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR); however, the process for amending the interest rate provisions of existing contracts to transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. While some contracts may include "fallback" provisions that provide for an alternative rate setting methodology in the event of the unavailability of LIBOR, not all contracts have such provisions or such provisions may not contemplate the permanent unavailability of LIBOR. Federal and state legislation has been enacted to assist with the transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates for instruments known as "tough legacy" contracts. In addition, various financial industry groups have been planning for transition away from LIBOR (and other interbank offered rates such as the Euro Overnight Index Average, which ceased publication in January 2022). However, markets are developing slowly and questions around liquidity in these rates and how to appropriately adjust these rates to mitigate any economic value transfer at the time of transition remains a concern. It is difficult to predict the full impact on the Funds of the transition away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition may also result in a reduction in the value of certain LIBOR-based investments held by the Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could adversely impact the performance of the Funds.

**Mortgage-Related Securities** 

The Funds may invest in mortgage-related securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") or Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") certificates, which differ from traditional fixed-income securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that the principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans generally may be prepaid at any time. As a result, if a Fund purchases these assets at a premium, a faster-than-expected prepayment rate will tend to reduce yield to maturity, and a slower-than-expected prepayment rate may have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity. If a Fund purchases mortgage-related securities at a discount, faster-than-expected prepayments will tend to increase, and slower-than-expected prepayments will tend to reduce, yield to maturity. Prepayments, and resulting amounts available for reinvestment by a Fund, are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates and, as a result, are likely to be reinvested at lower interest rates. Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased at a premium may result in a loss of principal if the premium has not been fully amortized at the time of prepayment. Although these securities will decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates generally, they are likely to appreciate less than other fixed-income securities when interest rates decline because of the risk of prepayments. In addition, an increase in interest rates would increase the inherent volatility of a Fund by increasing the average life of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The value of some mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by mortgage pools that contain "subprime" or "Alt-A" loans (loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories, less documentation or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans), but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable-rate mortgages. For example, ongoing developments in the residential and commercial mortgage markets may have additional consequences for the market for mortgage-backed securities. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes drastically, with respect to securitizations involving mortgage loans. The effects of the COVID-19 virus and governmental responses to the effects of the virus, as well as the effects of and responses to other pandemics and epidemics, may result in increased delinquencies and losses and may have other, potentially unanticipated, adverse effects on such investments and the markets for those investments.

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Securities issued by the GNMA and the FNMA and similar issuers may also be exposed to risks described in the section "U.S. Government Securities." The Funds also may gain exposure to mortgage-related securities through entering into credit default swaps or other derivative instruments related to this asset class. For example, a Fund may enter into credit default swaps on CMBX, which are indices made up of tranches of commercial mortgage-backed securities, each with different credit ratings. Utilizing CMBX, one can either gain synthetic risk exposure to a portfolio of such securities by "selling protection" or take a short position by "buying protection." The protection buyer pays a monthly premium to the protection seller, and the seller agrees to cover any principal losses and interest shortfalls of the referenced underlying mortgage-backed securities. Credit default swaps and other derivative instruments related to mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks associated with mortgage-related securities generally, as well as the risks of derivative transactions. See the section "Derivative Instruments" below.

*<u>Mortgage Dollar Rolls</u>*

The Funds may enter into mortgage dollar rolls. A dollar roll involves the sale of a security by the Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. The Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that the Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.

**Pay-in-Kind Securities** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in pay-in-kind securities, which are securities that pay dividends or interest in the form of additional securities of the issuer, rather than in cash. These securities are usually issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on various factors, such as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of pay-in-kind securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. The Fund would be required to distribute the income on these instruments as it accrues, even though the Fund would not receive the income on a current basis or in cash. Thus, the Fund may have to sell other investments, including when it may not be advisable to do so, to make income distributions to its shareholders.

**Rule 144A Securities and Section 4(a)(2) Commercial Paper** 

The Funds may invest in Rule 144A securities and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper. Rule 144A securities are privately offered securities that can be resold only to certain qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. A Fund may also purchase commercial paper issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or similar debt obligations. Commercial paper is generally considered to be short-term unsecured debt of corporations. Investing in Rule 144A securities and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the level of a Fund's illiquidity to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become, for a time, uninterested in purchasing these securities. The Adviser, in accordance with the Funds' liquidity risk management program, will determine whether securities purchased under Rule 144A and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper are illiquid. The Adviser will also monitor the liquidity of Rule 144A securities and/or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper and, if as a result of changes in market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, the Adviser determines that such securities are no longer liquid, the Adviser will review a Fund's holdings of illiquid securities to determine what, if any, action is required to assure that such Fund complies with its restriction on investment in illiquid securities.

**Step-Coupon Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in step-coupon securities. Step-coupon securities trade at a discount from their face value and pay coupon interest. The coupon rate is low for an initial period and then increases to a higher coupon rate thereafter. Market values of these types of securities generally fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than conventional interest-paying securities of comparable term and quality. Under many market conditions, investments in such securities may be illiquid, making it difficult for a Fund to dispose of them or determine their current value.

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**"Stripped" Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in stripped securities, which are usually structured with two or more classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distribution on a pool of U.S. government, or foreign government securities or mortgage assets. In some cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or "IO" class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or "PO" class). Stripped securities commonly have greater market volatility than other types of fixed-income securities. In the case of stripped mortgage securities, if the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to recoup fully its investments in IOs. Stripped securities may be illiquid. Stripped securities may be considered derivative instruments. See "Derivative Instruments."

**Tax-Exempt Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in tax-exempt securities ("Tax-Exempt Securities"), which are debt securities the interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income tax. Tax-Exempt Securities include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (for example, counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts) and authorities to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which certain Tax-Exempt Securities may be issued include the refunding of outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for federal operating expenses or obtaining funds to lend to public or private institutions for the construction of facilities such as educational, hospital and housing facilities. In addition, certain types of private activity bonds have been or may be issued by public authorities or on behalf of state or local governmental units to finance privately operated housing facilities, sports facilities, convention or trade facilities, air or water pollution control facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas, electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal. Such obligations are included within the term "Tax-Exempt Securities" if the interest paid thereon is, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by a Fund's portfolio manager to be reliable), exempt from U.S. federal income taxation. The Funds do not expect to qualify to pass through to shareholders the tax-exempt character of interest paid on Tax-Exempt Securities.

A Fund that invests in certain tax-exempt bonds or certain private activity bonds may not be a desirable investment for "substantial users" of facilities financed by such obligations or bonds or for "related persons" of substantial users. You should contact your financial adviser or attorney for more information if you think you may be a "substantial user" or a "related person" of a substantial user.

There are variations in the quality of Tax-Exempt Securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications, depending on numerous factors (see Appendix A for a description of securities ratings).

The two principal classifications of tax-exempt bonds are general obligation bonds and limited obligation (or revenue) bonds. General obligation bonds are obligations involving the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from the issuer's general unrestricted revenues and not from any particular fund or source. The characteristics and method of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer, and payment may be dependent upon an appropriation by the issuer's legislative body. Limited obligation bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities, or in some cases from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source such as the user of the facility. Tax-exempt private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer. The credit and quality of such bonds are usually directly related to the credit standing of the corporate user of the facilities. Principal and interest on such bonds are the responsibilities of the corporate user (and any guarantor).

The yields on Tax-Exempt Securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the Tax-Exempt Securities market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Further, information about the financial condition of an issuer of tax-exempt bonds may not be as extensive as that made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded. The ratings of Moody's, Fitch and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the Tax-Exempt Securities, which they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, Tax-Exempt Securities with the same maturity, interest rate and rating may have different yields while Tax-Exempt Securities of the same maturity and interest rate with different

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ratings may have the same yield. Subsequent to its purchase by a Fund, an issue of Tax-Exempt Securities or other investments may cease to be rated or the rating may be reduced below the minimum rating required for purchase by the Fund. Neither event will require the elimination of an investment from a Fund's portfolio, but the Adviser will consider such an event as part of its normal, ongoing review of all the Fund's portfolio securities.

Tax-Exempt Securities are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal Bankruptcy Code, and laws, if any, which may be enacted by Congress or the state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that as a result of litigation or other conditions the power or ability of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their Tax-Exempt Securities may be materially affected or that their obligations may be found to be invalid and unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for tax-exempt bonds or certain segments thereof, or materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular bonds. Adverse economic, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund's Tax-Exempt Securities in the same manner.

From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the purpose of restricting or eliminating the U.S. federal income tax exemption for interest on debt obligations issued by states and their political subdivisions. In this regard, for bonds issued after December 31, 2017, the tax-advantaged treatment previously available to "tax credit bonds" and "advance refunding bonds" is no longer available. Further similar proposals may well be introduced in the future. If such a proposal were enacted, the availability of Tax-Exempt Securities for investment by a Fund and the value of such Fund's portfolios could be materially affected, in which event such a Fund would reevaluate its investment objectives and policies and consider changes in their structure or dissolution.

All debt securities, including tax-exempt bonds, are subject to credit and market risk. Generally, for any given change in the level of interest rates, prices for longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices for shorter maturity issues.

**U.S. Government Securities** 

The Funds may invest in some or all of the following U.S. government securities:

**U.S. Treasury Bills**—Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury that are issued in maturities of one year or less. No interest is paid on Treasury bills; instead, they are issued at a discount and repaid at full face value when they mature. They are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds**—Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury issued in maturities that vary between one and 30 years, with interest normally payable every six months. These obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes**—Treasury Floating Rate Notes are new instruments authorized by amendments to the U.S. Treasury's marketable securities auction rules. As with other floating rate securities, at certain intervals the interest payment on a Treasury Floating Rate Note will increase when the applicable index increases, and will decrease when the applicable index decreases. Treasury Floating Rate Notes are a relatively new type of financial instrument. As such, there is no significant trading history of these securities, and there can be no assurance that a liquid market in these securities will develop. Lack of a liquid market may impose the risk of higher transaction costs and the possibility that a Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so.

**Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities** ("TIPS")—Fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on TIPS is fixed at issuance, but over the life of the bond this interest may be paid on an increasing or decreasing principal value that has been adjusted for inflation. Although repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed, the market value of TIPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

**"Ginnie Maes"**—Debt securities issued by a mortgage banker or other mortgagee that represent an interest in a pool of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or the Rural Housing Service or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. The GNMA guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest when such payments are due, whether or not these amounts are collected by the issuer of these

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certificates on the underlying mortgages. It is generally understood that a guarantee by GNMA is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Mortgages included in single family or multi-family residential mortgage pools backing an issue of Ginnie Maes have a maximum maturity of 30 years. Scheduled payments of principal and interest are made to the registered holders of Ginnie Maes (such as the Funds) each month. Unscheduled prepayments may be made by homeowners, or as a result of a default. Prepayments are passed through to the registered holder (such as the Funds, which reinvest any prepayments) of Ginnie Maes along with regular monthly payments of principal and interest.

**"Fannie Maes"**—The FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders that purchases residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, including state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions and mortgage banks. Fannie Maes are pass-through securities issued by FNMA that are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**"Freddie Macs"**—The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. government. Freddie Macs are participation certificates issued by FHLMC that represent an interest in residential mortgages from FHLMC's National Portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but these obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

U.S. government securities generally do not involve the credit/counterparty risks associated with investments in other types of fixed-income securities, although, as a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities generally are lower than the yields available from corporate fixed-income securities. Like other debt securities, however, the values of U.S. government securities change as interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities will not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be reflected in a Fund's NAV. Because the magnitude of these fluctuations generally will be greater at times when a Fund's average maturity is longer, under certain market conditions a Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, accept lower current income from short-term investments rather than investing in higher yielding long-term securities. Securities such as those issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the relevant entity (*e.g.*, FNMA or FHLMC) but have not been backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Instead, they have been supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency's obligations. An event affecting the guaranteeing entity could adversely affect the payment of principal or interest or both on the security, and therefore, these types of securities should be considered to be riskier than U.S. government securities. From time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. government to increase the statutory debt ceiling could: increase the risk that the U.S. government may default on payments on certain U.S. government securities; cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded or increase volatility in both stock and bond markets; result in higher interest rates; reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities; and/or increase the costs of certain kinds of debt.

S&P downgraded its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from "AAA" to "AA+" on August 5, 2011. The downgrade by S&P and other possible downgrades in the future may result in increased volatility or liquidity risk, higher interest rates and lower prices for U.S. government securities and increased costs for all kinds of debt. Further, the value of the Funds' shares may be adversely affected by S&P's downgrade or any future downgrades of the U.S. government's credit rating given that the Funds may invest in U.S. government securities.

In September 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. The companies remain in conservatorship, and the effect that this conservatorship will have on the companies' debt and equity securities is unclear. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past; there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises in the future. In addition, any such government support may benefit the holders of only certain classes of an issuer's securities.

Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency's "Single Security Initiative," FNMA and FHLMC have entered into a joint initiative to develop a common securitization platform for the issuance of Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities ("UMBS"), which would generally align the characteristics of FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities. In June 2019, FNMA and FHLMC started to issue UMBS in place of their current offerings of TBA-eligible mortgage-backed securities. The effect of the issuance of UMBS on the market for mortgage-backed securities is uncertain.

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The values of TIPS generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in the value of TIPS. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of TIPS. If inflation is lower than expected during the period a Fund holds TIPS, the Fund may earn less on the TIPS than on a conventional bond. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in TIPS may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bonds' inflation measure. There can be no assurance that the inflation index for TIPS will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services.

See the section "Mortgage-Related Securities" for additional information on these securities.

**When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities** 

To reduce the risk of changes in interest rates and securities prices, a Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis, which means delivery and payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable with respect to such purchases are fixed when a Fund enters into the commitment, but the Fund does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. The Adviser will commit to purchase such securities only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but the Adviser may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable.

Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject to changes in value, generally changing in the same way, (i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise), based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities so purchased may expose a Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis when the Adviser is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of a Fund's net assets. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by a Fund on a forward commitment basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, the Fund may incur a loss.

**Variable and Floating Rate Instruments** 

Certain Funds may purchase variable and floating rate instruments (which may include bank loans, which are discussed in the section "Bank Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments" above). These instruments may include variable amount master demand notes, which are unsecured demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. These instruments may also include leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments, or "inverse floaters." The interest rate of an inverse floater resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest on a security or interest to which it is related. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest, and is subject to many of the same risks as derivatives. The higher degree of leverage inherent in inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values. Certain of these investments may be illiquid. The absence of an active secondary market with respect to these investments could make it difficult for a Fund to dispose of a variable or floating rate note if the issuer defaulted on its payment obligation or during periods that the Fund is not entitled to exercise its demand rights, and the Fund could, for these or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to such instruments.

Many variable and floating rate instruments use or may use a floating rate based on LIBOR, which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Global efforts are underway to transition financial instruments away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. See "LIBOR Replacement and Other Reference Rates Risk" section for more information about this transition.

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**Zero-Coupon Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in zero-coupon securities. Zero-coupon securities are debt obligations that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest either for the entire life of the obligation or for an initial period after the issuance of the obligations; the holder generally is entitled to receive the par value of the security at maturity. Such securities are issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts. The amount of the discount varies depending on such factors as the time remaining until maturity of the securities, prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security, and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. The market prices of zero-coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than are other types of securities having similar maturities and credit quality. A Fund's investment in zero-coupon securities will require the Fund to accrue income without a corresponding receipt of cash; the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

**<u>Common Stocks and Other Equity Securities</u>**

Common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and similar securities, together called "equity securities," generally are volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment. Equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices generally.

Equity securities are securities that represent an ownership interest (or the right to acquire such an interest) in a company and may include common and preferred stocks, securities exercisable for, or convertible into, common or preferred stocks (such as warrants, convertible debt securities and convertible preferred stock, and other equity-like interests in an entity). Equity securities may take the form of stock in a corporation, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, depositary receipts, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and other direct or indirect interests in business organizations. Common stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Preferred stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. Shareholders may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid. The market prices of preferred stocks are subject to changes in interest rates and are more sensitive to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness than are the prices of debt securities. Under normal circumstances, preferred stock does not carry voting rights. In the event that an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and other debt securities generally take precedence over holders of preferred stock, whose claims take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

While offering greater potential for long-term growth, equity securities generally are more volatile and more risky than some other forms of investment, particularly debt securities. The value of your investment in a Fund that invests in equity securities may decrease, potentially by a significant amount. A Fund may invest in equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Securities of such companies may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies and the broad equity market indices. See the section "Small-Capitalization Companies." A Fund's investments may include securities traded over-the-counter ("OTC") as well as those traded on a securities exchange. Some securities, particularly OTC securities, may be more difficult to sell under some market conditions.

Stocks of companies that Loomis Sayles believes have earnings or cash flows that will grow faster than the economy as a whole are known as growth stocks. Growth stocks typically trade at higher multiples of current earnings than other stocks. As a result, the values of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the values of other stocks. If Loomis Sayles' assessment of the prospects for a company's earnings growth is wrong, or if its judgment of how other investors will value the company's earnings growth is wrong, then the price of that company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that Loomis Sayles has placed on it.

Stocks of companies that are not expected to experience significant earnings growth, but whose stocks Loomis Sayles believes are undervalued compared to their true worth, are known as value stocks. These companies may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused their stocks to be out of favor. If Loomis Sayles' assessment of a company's prospects is wrong, or if other investors do not eventually recognize the value of the company, then the price of the company's stock may fall or may not approach the value that Loomis Sayles has placed on it.

Many stocks may have both "growth" and "value" characteristics, and for some stocks it may be unclear into which category, if any, the stock should be characterized.

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**Investment Companies** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in other investment companies. Investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), are essentially pools of securities. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying securities, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company level, such as investment advisory fees and operating expenses. In some cases, investing in an investment company may involve the payment of a premium over the value of the assets held in that investment company's portfolio. In other circumstances, the market value of an investment company's shares may be less than the NAV per share of the investment company. As an investor in another investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of the investment company's expenses, including advisory fees, and the Fund's shareholders will bear such expenses indirectly, in addition to similar fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund may also be exposed to the risks associated with the underlying investment company's investments.

Despite the possibility of greater fees and expenses, investment in other investment companies may be attractive nonetheless for several reasons, especially in connection with foreign investments. Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investing indirectly in such countries (by purchasing shares of another fund that is permitted to invest in such countries) may be the most practical and efficient way for the Fund to invest in such countries. In other cases, when the Adviser desires to make only a relatively small investment in a particular country, investing through another fund that holds a diversified portfolio in that country may be more effective than investing directly in issuers in that country. In addition, it may be efficient for the Fund to gain exposure to particular market segments by investing in shares of one or more investment companies.

*ETFs* 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in shares of ETFs. An ETF is an investment company that is generally registered under the 1940 Act that holds a portfolio of securities designed to track the performance of a particular index and may be actively managed. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of an ETF may be purchased or redeemed directly from the ETF solely by Authorized Participants ("APs") and only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (typically 25,000 or more) called "creation units." Shares representing fractional interests in these creation units are listed for trading on national securities exchanges and can be purchased and sold in the secondary market in lots of any size at any time during the trading day. The Funds will typically buy and redeem shares of ETFs on the secondary market. ETFs sometimes also refer to entities that are not registered under the 1940 Act that invest directly in commodities or other assets (*e.g.,* gold bullion). Investments in ETFs involve certain inherent risks generally associated with investments in a broadly-based portfolio of securities, including risks that the general level of stock prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of each unit of the ETF or other instrument. In addition, an ETF may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark index because of the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or number of stocks held. ETFs are also subject to additional risks, including, among others, the risk that the market price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below its NAV, the risk that an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained, the risk that trading of an ETF's shares may be halted, and the risk that the ETF's shares may be delisted from the listing exchange. ETFs may have a limited number of financial institutions that act as APs and to the extent that those APs exit the business, or are unable to or choose not to process creation and/or redemption orders for creation units and no other AP steps forward to create and redeem ETF shares, the ETF's shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

*Limitations on Investments in Other Investment Companies.* 

Investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, are typically subject to limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act limitations currently provide, in part, that, unless an exception applies, a Fund may not purchase shares of an investment company if such a purchase would cause the Fund (a) to own in the aggregate more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the investment company; (b) to have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in the investment company; or (c) to have more than 10% of its total assets invested in the aggregate in all investment companies. Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which became effective on January 19, 2021,permits the Funds to invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits, subject to certain conditions, including that the Fund must enter into investment agreements with other investment companies in certain circumstances. These restrictions could affect a Fund's ability to redeem its investments in other investment companies, make such investments less attractive, cause the Fund to incur losses, realize taxable gains distributable to shareholders, incur greater or unexpected expenses, or experience other adverse consequences.

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**REITs** 

REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in either real estate or real estate-related loans. REITs involve certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines in the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds, or extended vacancies of property). Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended and changes in interest rates. REITs, whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to risks associated with such industry. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default by borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Code, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks, including prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than more widely held securities.

A Fund's investment in a REIT may result in the Fund making distributions that constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, distributions by a Fund from REITs will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction, or, generally, for treatment as qualified dividend income.

**Small-Capitalization Companies** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Such investments may involve greater risk than is usually associated with more established companies. These companies often have sales and earnings growth rates that exceed those of companies with larger market capitalizations. Such growth rates may in turn be reflected in more rapid share price appreciation. However, companies with smaller market capitalization often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent upon a relatively small management group. These securities may have limited marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements in price than securities of companies with larger market capitalization or market averages in general. To the extent that a Fund invests in companies with relatively small market capitalizations, the value of its stock portfolio may fluctuate more widely than broad market averages.

**Foreign Investment Companies** 

Some of the countries in which a Fund may invest may not permit, or may place economic restrictions on, direct investment by outside investors. Investments in such countries may only be permitted through foreign government-approved or authorized investment vehicles, which may include other investment companies. A Fund may also invest in registered or unregistered closed-end investment companies that invest in foreign securities. Investing through such vehicles may involve frequent or layered fees or expenses and may also be subject to limitation under the 1940 Act or to special tax rules under the Code. If a Fund invests in investment companies, shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund's expenses (including operating expenses and the fees of the Adviser), but also, indirectly, the similar expenses of the underlying investment companies.

**Foreign Securities** 

The Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities may include, among other things, securities of issuers organized or headquartered outside the U.S. as well as obligations of supranational entities. The examples described in this section should not be considered a definition of "foreign securities." In addition to the risks associated with investing in securities generally, such investments present additional risks not typically associated with investments in comparable securities of U.S. issuers. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to these risks to a greater extent than those in more developed markets, as described more fully under "Emerging Markets" below.

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The non-U.S. securities in which a Fund may invest, all or a portion of which may be non-U.S. dollar-denominated, may include, among other investments: (a) debt obligations issued or guaranteed by non-U.S. national, provincial, state, municipal or other governments or by their agencies or instrumentalities, including "Brady Bonds;" (b) debt obligations of supranational entities; (c) debt obligations of the U.S. government issued in non-dollar securities; (d) debt obligations and other fixed-income securities of foreign corporate issuers; (e) non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities of U.S. corporate issuers; and (f) equity securities issued by foreign corporations or other business organizations. In addition to the risks associated with investing in foreign securities generally, such investments present additional risks not typically associated with investments in comparable securities of U.S. issuers.

There may be less information publicly available about a foreign corporate or government issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and foreign corporate issuers are not generally subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the U.S. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. The securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign brokerage commissions and securities custody costs are often higher than those in the U.S., and judgments against foreign entities may be more difficult to obtain and enforce. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited. With respect to certain foreign countries, there is a possibility of governmental expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments that could affect the value of investments in those countries. Foreign issuers may become subject to sanctions imposed by the U.S. or another country or other governmental or non-governmental organizations, which could result in the immediate freeze of the foreign issuers' assets or securities and/or make their securities worthless. The imposition of such sanctions, such as sanctions imposed against Russia, Russian entities and Russian individuals in 2022, could impair the market value of the securities of such foreign issuers and limit a Fund's ability to buy, sell, receive or deliver the securities. Sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, may cause volatility in regional and global markets and may negatively impact the performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies in other countries, which could have a negative effect on the performance of such Fund. If a Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on the Fund than if the Fund was not over-weighted in that region. The receipt of interest on foreign government securities may depend on the availability of tax or other revenues to satisfy the issuer's obligations.

Since most foreign securities are denominated in foreign currencies or traded primarily in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies, the value of these investments and the net investment income available for distribution to shareholders of a Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. To the extent a Fund may purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies, a change in the value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund's assets and the Fund's income available for distribution. The 2008 global economic crisis has caused many European countries to experience serious fiscal difficulties, including bankruptcy, public budget deficits, recession, sovereign default, restructuring of government debt, credit rating downgrades and an overall weakening of the banking and financial sectors. In addition, some European economies may depend on others for assistance, and the inability of such economies to achieve the reforms or objectives upon which that assistance is conditioned may result in deeper and/or longer financial downturns among the Eurozone nations. Recent events in the Eurozone have called into question the long-term viability of the euro as a shared currency among the Eurozone nations. Moreover, strict fiscal and monetary controls imposed by the European Economic and Monetary Union as well as any other requirements it may impose on member countries may significantly impact such countries and limit them from implementing their own economic policies to some degree. As the result of economic, political, regulatory or other actions taken in response to this crisis, including any discontinuation of the euro as the shared currency among the Eurozone nations or the implementation of capital controls or the restructuring of financial institutions, the Fund's euro-denominated investments may become difficult to value, the Fund may be unable to dispose of investments or repatriate investment proceeds, the Fund's ability to operate its strategy in connection with euro-denominated securities may be significantly impaired and the value of the Fund's euro-denominated investments may decline significantly and unpredictably.

The United Kingdom left the European Union (commonly known as "Brexit") on January 31, 2020. An agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union governing their future trade relationship became effective January 1, 2021, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation

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and agreement. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. There is still considerable uncertainty remaining in the market regarding the ramifications of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the arrangements that will apply to the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union and other countries following its withdrawal; the range and potential implications of possible political, regulatory, economic, and market outcomes are difficult to predict. Moreover, other countries may seek to withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political or geopolitical issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments.

Furthermore, many emerging and developing market countries have experienced outbreaks of pandemic or contagious diseases from time to time. Because emerging and developing market countries tend to have less established health care systems, the adverse impact of outbreaks may be more severe for these countries. The risks of such outbreaks and resulting social, political, economic and environmental damage cannot be quantified. Such outbreaks can affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general. The impact may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

Although a Fund's income may be received or realized in foreign currencies, the Fund will be required to compute and distribute its income in U.S. dollars. Therefore, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines after a Fund's income has been earned in that currency, translated into U.S. dollars and declared as a dividend, but before payment of such dividend, the Fund could be required to liquidate portfolio securities to pay such dividend. Similarly, if the value of a currency relative to the U.S. dollar declines between the time a Fund incurs expenses or other obligations in U.S. dollars and the time such expenses or obligations are paid, the amount of such currency required to be converted into U.S. dollars in order to pay such expenses in U.S. dollars will be greater than the equivalent amount in such currency of such expenses at the time they were incurred. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

In addition, because the Funds may invest in foreign securities traded primarily on markets that close prior to the time each Fund determines its NAV, the risks posed by frequent trading may have a greater potential to dilute the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders than a fund investing in U.S. securities. In instances where a significant event that affects the value of one or more foreign securities held by a Fund takes place after the close of the primary foreign market, but before the time that the Fund determines its NAV, certain investors may seek to take advantage of the fact that there will be a delay in the adjustment of the market price for a security caused by this event until the foreign market reopens (sometimes referred to as "price" or "time zone" arbitrage). Shareholders who attempt this type of arbitrage may dilute the value of a Fund's shares by virtue of their transaction, if those prices reflect the fair value of the foreign securities. Although each Fund has procedures designed to determine the fair value of foreign securities for purposes of calculating its NAV when such an event has occurred, fair value pricing, because it involves judgments that are inherently subjective, may not always eliminate the risk of price arbitrage. The Funds' securities may change in price on days on which the U.S. markets are closed and the Funds do not calculate their NAVs or sell or redeem its shares. For more information on how the Funds use fair value pricing, see the section "Net Asset Value."

Foreign withholding or other taxes imposed on a Fund's investments in foreign securities will reduce the Fund's return on those securities. In certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. See the section "Taxes."

**Central Securities Depositories Regulation ("CSDR")**

Beginning February 1, 2022, the European Union adopted a settlement discipline regime pursuant to CSDR that introduced new measures for the authorization and supervision of European Union Central Security Depositories. CSDR aims to reduce the number of settlement fails that occur in European Economic Area ("EEA") central securities depositories ("CSDs") and address settlement fails where they occur. Under the regime, among other things, EEA CSDs are required to impose cash penalties on participants that cause settlement fails and distribute these to receiving participants. The CSDR requirements apply to transactions in transferable securities (e.g., stocks and bonds), money market instruments, shares of funds and emission allowances that will be settled through an EEA CSD and are admitted to trading or traded on an EEA trading venue or cleared by an EEA central counterparty. The Adviser has a CSDR policy in place under which, in most cases, any charges (debit and credit) are netted and applied to the relevant accounts. However, for debit charges over $500 USD, the Adviser will typically seek to cause a broker to take responsibility for the charge, although it may not succeed in doing so.

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**Depositary Receipts** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in foreign equity securities by purchasing "depositary receipts." Depositary receipts are instruments issued by banks that represent an interest in foreign equity securities held by arrangement with the bank. Depositary receipts can be either "sponsored" or "unsponsored." Sponsored depositary receipts are issued by banks in cooperation with the issuer of the underlying equity securities. Unsponsored depositary receipts are arranged without involvement by the issuer of the underlying equity securities and, therefore, less information about the issuer of the underlying equity securities may be available and the price may be more volatile than in the case of sponsored depositary receipts. American Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are bought and sold in the U.S. and are typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company. European Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts are depositary receipts that are typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies and evidence ownership of securities issued by either foreign banks or trust companies; they may evidence ownership of securities issued by a U.S. or foreign company. All depositary receipts, including those denominated in U.S. dollars, will be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

Because the Fund may invest in depositary receipts, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect the Fund than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information. If the Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region. See the section "Foreign Securities" for more information.

**Emerging Markets** 

Investments in foreign securities may include investments in emerging or developing countries, whose economies or securities markets are not yet highly developed. The same or similar risks are seen in investments in companies that are located in developed markets but derive substantial revenues from emerging markets. The risks associated with investing in foreign securities are often heightened for investments in emerging market countries. These heightened risks include (i) greater risks of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, nationalization, war, and less social, political and economic stability; (ii) the small size of the markets for securities of emerging market issuers and the oftentimes low or nonexistent volume of trading, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; (iii) certain national policies that may restrict a Fund's investment opportunities, including restrictions on investing in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests or currency transfer or repatriation restrictions; (iv) an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; (v) the absence of developed legal structures governing private or foreign investment and private property and/or less developed custodial and deposit systems and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures; (vi) risks associated with the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. government or the European Union; and (vii) an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. A Fund's purchase and sale of portfolio securities in certain emerging market countries may be constrained by limitations as to daily changes in the prices of listed securities, periodic trading or settlement volume and/or limitations on aggregate holdings of foreign investors. In certain cases, such limitations may be computed based upon the aggregate trading by or holdings of a Fund, the Adviser and its affiliates, and their respective clients and other service providers. A Fund may not be able to sell securities in circumstances where price, trading or settlement volume limitations have been reached. These limitations may have a negative impact on a Fund's performance and may adversely affect the liquidity of a Fund's investment to the extent that it invests in certain emerging market countries. In addition, some emerging market countries may have fixed or managed currencies that are not free-floating against the U.S. dollar. Further, certain emerging market countries' currencies may not be internationally traded. Certain of these currencies have experienced a steady devaluation relative to the U.S. dollar. If a Fund does not hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it owns denominated in currencies that are devalued, the Fund's NAV will be adversely affected. Many emerging market countries have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have adverse effects on the economies and securities markets of certain of these countries. In determining whether to invest in securities of foreign issuers, Loomis Sayles may consider the likely effects of foreign taxes on the net yield available to the Fund and its shareholders. Compliance with foreign tax laws may reduce a Fund's net income available for distribution to shareholders.

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For the purposes of determining whether a particular country is considered a developed or emerging market, a Fund will use a country's sovereign quality rating. An emerging market country is defined as a country that carries a sovereign quality rating below investment grade by either S&P or Moody's, or is unrated by both S&P and Moody's. Thus, an emerging market security is defined as a security that is issued by sovereign or corporate entities domiciled in an emerging market country as defined above.

**Foreign Currency Transactions** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions for both hedging and investment purposes. Many foreign securities in the Fund's portfolio will be denominated in foreign currencies or traded in securities markets in which settlements are made in foreign currencies. Any income on such investments is generally paid to the Fund in foreign currencies. The value of these foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar varies continually, causing changes in the dollar value of the Fund's portfolio investments (even if the local market price of the investments is unchanged) and changes in the dollar value of the Fund's income available for distribution to its shareholders. The effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of the Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable.

To protect against a change in the foreign currency exchange rate between the date on which the Fund contracts to purchase or sell a security and the settlement date for the purchase or sale, to gain exposure to one or more foreign currencies or to "lock in" the equivalent of a dividend or interest payment in another currency, the Fund might purchase or sell a foreign currency on a spot (*i.e.*, cash) basis at the prevailing spot rate or may enter into futures contracts on an exchange. If conditions warrant, the Fund may also enter into contracts with banks or broker-dealers to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward contracts"). See the section "Derivative Instruments."

Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as derivatives described in the section "Derivative Instruments." Forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. The Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies, and the Fund will be subject to increased illiquidity and credit/counterparty risk because forward contracts are not traded on an exchange and often are not standardized. The Fund may also be required to liquidate portfolio assets, or may incur increased currency conversion costs, to compensate for a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency occurring between the time when the Fund declares and pays a dividend, or between the time when the Fund accrues and pays an operating expense in U.S. dollars.

Additionally, in its forward trading, the Fund is subject to the risk of the bankruptcy of, or the inability or refusal to perform with respect to its forward contracts by, the principals with which the Fund trades. Funds on deposit with such principals are generally not protected by the same segregation requirements imposed on U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") regulated commodity brokers and futures commission merchants ("FCMs") in respect of customer funds on deposit with them. A Fund may place forward trades through agents, so that the insolvency or bankruptcy of such agents could also subject the Fund to the risk of loss.

In addition, the Fund may buy and write options on foreign currencies in a manner similar to that in which futures or forward contracts on foreign currencies will be utilized. The Fund may use options on foreign currencies to hedge against adverse changes in foreign currency conversion rates. For example, a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency in which portfolio securities are denominated will reduce the U.S. dollar value of such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency remains constant. In order to protect against such diminutions in the value of the portfolio securities, the Fund may buy put options on the foreign currency. If the value of the currency declines, the Fund will have the right to sell such currency for a fixed amount in U.S. dollars, thereby offsetting, in whole or in part, the adverse effect on its portfolio.

Conversely, when a rise in the U.S. dollar value of a currency in which securities to be acquired are denominated is projected, thereby increasing the cost of such securities, the Fund may buy call options on the foreign currency. The purchase of such options could offset, at least partially, the effects of the adverse movements in exchange rates. As in the case of other types of options, however, the benefit to the Fund from purchases of foreign currency options will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In addition, if currency exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the extent desired, the Fund could sustain losses or lesser gains on transactions in foreign currency options that would require the Fund to forego a portion or all of the benefits of advantageous changes in those rates.

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The Fund may also write options on foreign currencies. For example, to hedge against a potential decline in the U.S. dollar due to adverse fluctuations in exchange rates, the Fund could, instead of purchasing a put option, write a call option on the relevant currency. If the decline expected by the Fund occurs, the option will most likely not be exercised and the diminution in value of portfolio securities be offset at least in part by the amount of the premium received. Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option to hedge against a potential increase in the U.S. dollar cost of securities to be acquired, the Fund could write a put option on the relevant currency which, if rates move in the manner projected by the Fund, will expire unexercised and allow the Fund to hedge the increased cost up to the amount of the premium. If exchange rates do not move in the expected direction, the option may be exercised and the Fund would be required to buy or sell the underlying currency at a loss, which may not be fully offset by the amount of the premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, the Fund also may lose all or a portion of the benefits that might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements in exchange rates.

The Adviser may decide not to engage in currency transactions, and there is no assurance that any currency strategy used by the Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable currency transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in these transactions when they would be beneficial. The foreign currency transactions in which the Fund may engage involve risks similar to those described in the section "Derivative Instruments."

The Fund's use of currency transactions may be limited by tax considerations. Transactions in foreign currencies, foreign currency denominated debt and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts and forward contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned and may affect the timing or amount of distributions to shareholders.

Transactions in non-U.S. currencies are also subject to many of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities described in the section "Foreign Securities." Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities and foreign currencies, changes in foreign economies and political climates are more likely to affect the Fund than a mutual fund that invests exclusively in U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information. If the Fund's portfolio is over-weighted in a certain geographic region, any negative development affecting that region will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not over-weighted in that region.

**Supranational Entities** 

The Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in securities issued by supranational entities, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (commonly called the "World Bank"), the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. The governmental members of these supranational entities are "stockholders" that typically make capital contributions to support or promote such entities' economic reconstruction or development activities and may be committed to make additional capital contributions if the entity is unable to repay its borrowings. A supranational entity's lending activities may be limited to a percentage of its total capital, reserves and net income. There can be no assurance that the constituent governments will be able or willing to honor their commitments to those entities, with the result that the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and the Fund may lose money on such investments. Obligations of a supranational entity that are denominated in foreign currencies will also be subject to the risks associated with investments in foreign currencies, as described in the sections "Foreign Securities" and "Foreign Currency Transactions."

**TYPES OF PRACTICES** 

**Cybersecurity, Operational and Technology Risk** 

The Funds, their service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or highly sensitive information relating to a Fund and its shareholders; and compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of a Fund and its service providers. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in, among other things, financial losses to a Fund and its

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shareholders; the inability of a Fund to transact business with its shareholders or to engage in portfolio transactions; delays or mistakes in the calculation of a Fund's NAV or other materials provided to shareholders; the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties; violations of privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and other expenses. A Fund's service providers (including, but not limited to, the Adviser, any sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian), financial intermediaries, companies in which a Fund invests and parties with which a Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cybersecurity and other operational and technology risks, resulting in losses to a Fund or its shareholders. Furthermore, as a result of breaches in cybersecurity or other operational and technology disruptions or failures, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or the entire market, which may result in the Funds being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or unable to accurately price their investments. The Funds have developed processes, risk management systems and business continuity plans designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues. However, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses and operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business and there are inherent limitations in systems designed to minimize the risk of cyber-attacks through the use of technology, processes and controls. Additionally, such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Adviser or the Fund. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause a Fund's investment in such securities to lose value.

**Derivative Instruments** 

Each Fund may, but is not required to, use derivative instruments for risk management purposes or to seek to enhance investment returns. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities, related indices and other assets. For additional information about the use of derivatives in connection with foreign currency transactions, see the section "Foreign Currency Transactions." The Adviser may decide not to employ one or more of these strategies and there is no assurance that any derivatives strategy used by a Fund will succeed. In addition, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. Examples of derivative instruments that a Fund may use include (but are not limited to) options and warrants, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, structured notes, zero-strike warrants and options, swap agreements (including total return, interest rate and credit default swaps), swaptions and debt-linked and equity-linked securities.

Derivatives involve special risks, including credit/counterparty risk, correlation risk, illiquidity, difficulties in valuation, leverage risk and, to the extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect the risk that the use of derivatives could result in significantly greater losses or lower income or gains than if they had not been used. A Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income, and the losses may be significantly greater than if derivatives had not been used. The degree of a Fund's use of derivatives may be limited by certain provisions of the Code. When used, derivatives may affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Although the Adviser will attempt to ensure that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover its obligations under its derivatives contracts, it is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support such obligations under its derivatives positions. See the subsection "Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments" below for additional information about the risks relating to derivative instruments.

Several types of derivative instruments in which a Fund may invest are described in more detail below. However, the Funds are not limited to investments in these instruments and may decide not to employ any or all of these strategies.

<u>Futures Contracts</u> 

Futures transactions involve a Fund's buying or selling futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a particular security, commodity, currency or other asset, or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets, for a specified price on a specified future date. A futures contract creates an obligation by the seller to deliver and the buyer to take delivery of the type of instrument or cash (depending

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on whether the contract calls for physical delivery or cash settlement) at the time and in the amount specified in the contract. In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index.

When an investor, such as a Fund, enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as "initial margin" an amount of cash or short-term, high-quality/liquid securities (such as U.S. Treasury bills or high-quality tax-exempt bonds acceptable to the broker) equal to approximately 2% to 5% of the delivery or settlement price of the contract (depending on applicable exchange rules and the terms of a Fund's contractual arrangement with its broker). Initial margin is held to secure the performance of the holder of the futures contract. As the value of the contract changes, the value of futures contract positions increases or declines. At the end of each trading day, the amount of such increase and decline is received and paid respectively by and to the holders of these positions. The amount received or paid is known as "variation margin."

The gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the net variation margin received or paid over the time the position is held, plus or minus the amount received or paid when the position is closed, minus brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. Should the value of the assets in the margin account drop below the minimum amount required to be maintained, or "maintenance margin," a Fund will be required to deposit additional assets to the account.

Although many futures contracts call for the delivery (or acceptance) of the specified instrument, futures are usually cash-settled or closed out before the settlement date through the purchase (or sale) of an offsetting contract. If the price of the sale of the futures contract by a Fund is less than the price of the offsetting purchase (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs), the Fund will realize a loss. A futures sale is closed by purchasing a futures contract for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of financial instrument or commodity and with the same delivery date. Similarly, a futures purchase is closed by the purchaser selling an offsetting futures contract.

Futures contract prices, and the prices of the related contracts in which a Fund may trade, may be highly volatile. Such prices are influenced by, among other things: changing supply and demand relationships; government trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; national and international political and economic events; and changes in interest rates. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in these markets, with the specific intention of influencing such prices. The effect of such intervention is often heightened by a group of governments acting in concert. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Furthermore, the low margin deposits normally required in futures trading permit an extremely high degree of leverage. Accordingly, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract can result in immediate and substantial losses to the investor. As an added risk in these volatile and highly leveraged markets, it is not always possible to liquidate futures positions to prevent further losses or recognize unrealized gains. Positions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may be established or closed out only on an exchange or board of trade. There is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. Illiquidity can arise due to daily price limits taking effect or to market disruptions. Futures positions may be illiquid because certain commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day through regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits." Under such daily limits, during a single trading day no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limits. Once the price of a particular futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in that contract can neither be taken nor liquidated unless market participants are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures prices have occasionally moved beyond the daily limits for several consecutive days with little or no trading. If there is not a liquid market at a particular time, it may not be possible to close a futures or options position at such time, and, in the event of adverse price movements, a Fund will continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The potential inability to liquidate futures positions creates the possibility of a Fund being unable to control its losses. If a Fund were to borrow money to use for trading purposes, the effects of such leverage would be magnified. Cash posted as margin in connection with a Fund's futures contracts will not be available to a Fund for investment or other purposes. In addition, a Fund's futures broker may limit a Fund's ability to invest in certain futures contracts. Such restrictions may adversely affect the Fund's performance and its ability to achieve its investment objective.

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Funds that invest in futures contracts may be subject to risks related to rolling. When investing in futures contracts, a Fund will generally seek to "roll" its futures positions rather than hold them through expiration. In some circumstances, the prices of futures contracts with near-term expirations are lower than the prices of similar futures contracts with longer-term expirations, resulting in a cost to "roll" the futures contracts. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will depend on the difference in prices of futures contracts with near- and longer-term expirations, and the rolling of futures positions may result in losses to a Fund.

<u>Options</u> 

Options transactions may involve a Fund's buying or writing (selling) options on securities, futures contracts, securities indices (including futures on securities indices) or currencies. A Fund may engage in these transactions either to enhance investment return or to hedge against changes in the value of other assets that it owns or intends to acquire. Options can generally be classified as either "call" or "put" options. There are two parties to a typical options transaction: the "writer" (seller) and the "buyer." A call option gives the buyer the right to buy a security or other asset (such as an amount of currency or a futures contract) from, and a put option gives the buyer the right to sell a security or other asset to, the option writer at a specified price, on or before a specified date. The buyer of an option pays a premium when purchasing the option, which reduces the return (by the amount of such premium) on the underlying security or other asset if the option is exercised, and results in a loss (equal to the amount of such premium) if the option expires unexercised. The writer of an option receives a premium from writing an option, which may increase its return if the option expires or is closed out at a profit. An "American-style" option allows exercise of the option at any time during the term of the option. A "European-style" option allows an option to be exercised only at a specific time or times, such as the end of its term. Options may be traded on or off an established securities or options exchange.

If the holder (writer) of an option wishes to terminate its position, it may seek to effect a closing sale transaction by selling (buying) an option identical to the option previously purchased. The effect of the purchase is that the previous option position will be canceled. A Fund will realize a profit from closing out an option if the price received for selling the offsetting position is more than the premium paid to purchase the option; the Fund will realize a loss from closing out an option transaction if the price received for selling the offsetting option is less than the premium paid to purchase the option (in each case taking into account any brokerage commission and other transaction costs). Since premiums on options having an exercise price close to the value of the underlying securities or futures contracts usually have a time value component (*i.e*., a value that diminishes as the time within which the option can be exercised grows shorter), the value of an options contract may change as a result of the lapse of time even though the value of the futures contract or security underlying the option (and of the security or other asset deliverable under the futures contract) has not changed. As an alternative to purchasing call and put options on index futures, a Fund may purchase or sell call or put options on the underlying indices themselves. Such options would be used in a manner similar to the use of options on index futures.

<u>Commodity Futures Contracts</u> 

The Funds may invest in commodity futures contracts. There are additional risks associated with transactions in commodity futures contracts including, but not limited to the following:

*Storage*. Unlike the financial futures markets, in the commodity futures markets there are costs of physical storage associated with purchasing the underlying commodity. The price of the commodity futures contract will reflect the storage costs of purchasing the physical commodity, including the time value of money invested in the physical commodity. To the extent that the storage costs for an underlying commodity change while a Fund is invested in futures contracts on that commodity, the value of the futures contract may also change (even if the Fund does not intend to physically settle the commodity futures contract). While the Fund typically does not intend to physically settle any commodity futures contracts, physical delivery of commodities can result in temporary illiquidity and a Fund would incur additional charges associated with the holding and safekeeping of any such commodities.

*Reinvestment*. In the commodity futures markets, producers of the underlying commodity may decide to hedge the price risk of selling the commodity by selling futures contracts today to lock in the price of the commodity at the relevant delivery date. In order to induce speculators to purchase the other side of the same futures contract, the commodity producer generally must sell the futures contract at a lower price than the expected future spot price. Conversely, if most hedgers in the futures market are purchasing futures contracts to hedge against a rise in prices, then speculators will only sell the other side of the futures contract at a higher futures price than the expected future spot price of the commodity. The changing positions and views of the participants in the commodity markets will influence whether futures prices are above or below the expected future spot price, which can have significant implications for a Fund. If the positions and views of the participants in futures markets have shifted when it is time for a Fund to reinvest the proceeds of a maturing contract in a new futures contract, a Fund might reinvest at higher or lower futures prices, or choose to pursue other investments.

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*Speculative Position Limits*. The CFTC and domestic futures exchanges have established (and continue to evaluate and monitor) speculative position limits ("position limits") on the maximum speculative position which any person, or group of persons acting in concert, may hold or control in particular contracts. In addition, starting January 1, 2023 federal position limits will apply to swaps that are economically equivalent to futures contracts that are subject to CFTC set speculative limits. All positions owned or controlled by the same person or entity, even if in different accounts, must be aggregated for purposes of complying with speculative limits. Thus, even if a Fund does not intend to exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that different clients managed by the Adviser and its affiliates may be aggregated for this purpose. Therefore, the trading decisions of the Adviser may have to be modified and positions held by a Fund liquidated in order to avoid exceeding such limits. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the profitability of the Fund. A violation of position limits could also lead to regulatory action materially adverse to a Fund's investment strategy.

<u>Index Futures Contracts</u> 

In the case of futures on an index, the seller and buyer agree to settle in cash, at a future date, based on the difference in value of the contract between the date it is opened and the settlement date. The value of each contract is equal to the value of the index from time to time multiplied by a specified dollar amount. For example, S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index futures may trade in contracts with a value equal to $250 multiplied by the value of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index. The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. One such distortion stems from the fact that all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the index and futures markets. Another market distortion results from the deposit requirements in the futures market being less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market, and as a result the futures market may attract more speculators than does the securities market. A third distortion is caused by the fact that trading hours for foreign stock index futures may not correspond perfectly to hours of trading on the foreign exchange to which a particular foreign stock index futures contract relates. This may result in a disparity between the price of index futures and the value of the relevant index due to the lack of continuous arbitrage between the index futures price and the value of the underlying index. Finally, hedging transactions using stock indices involve the risk that movements in the price of the index may not correlate with price movements of the particular portfolio securities being hedged.

<u>Warrants and Rights</u> 

A Fund may invest in warrants and rights. A warrant is an instrument that gives the holder a right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular security at a specified price until a stated expiration date. Buying a warrant generally can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an investment of equivalent amounts in the underlying common stock. The market value of a warrant does not necessarily move with the value of the underlying securities. If a holder does not sell the warrant, it risks the loss of its entire investment if the market price of the underlying security does not, before the expiration date, exceed the exercise price of the warrant. Investment in warrants is a speculative activity. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights (other than the right to purchase the underlying securities) with respect to the assets of the issuer. A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe for shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life, usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price.

A Fund may invest in low exercise price call warrants, which are equity call warrants with an exercise price that is very low relative to the market price of the underlying instrument at the time of issue. Low exercise price call warrants are typically used to gain exposure to stocks in difficult to access local markets. The warrants typically have a strike price set such that the value of the warrants will be identical to the price of the underlying stock. The value of the warrants is correlated with the value of the underlying stock price and therefore, the risk and return profile of the warrants is similar to owning the underlying securities. In addition, the owner of the warrant is subject to the risk that the issuer of the warrant (*i.e.*, the counterparty) will default on its obligations under the warrant. The warrants have no voting rights. Dividends issued to the warrant issuer by the underlying company will generally be distributed to the warrant holders, net of any taxes or commissions imposed by the local jurisdiction in respect of the receipt of such amount. Low exercise price call warrants are typically sold in private placement transactions, may be illiquid and may be classified as derivative instruments.

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<u>Options on Indices</u> 

The Funds may transact in options on indices ("index options"). Put and call index options are similar to puts and calls on securities or futures contracts except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss at expiration depends on changes in the index in question rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts. When a Fund writes an index call option, it receives a premium and undertakes the obligation that, prior to the expiration date (or upon the expiration date for European-style options), the purchaser of the call, upon exercise of the call, will receive from the Fund an amount of cash if the exercise settlement value of the relevant index is greater than the exercise price of the call. The manner of determining "exercise settlement value" for a particular option series is fixed by the options market on which the series is traded. S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index options, for example, have a settlement value that is calculated using the opening sales price in the primary market of each component security on the last business day (usually a Friday) before the expiration date. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple ("multiplier"). When a Fund buys an index call option, it pays a premium and has the same rights as to such call as are indicated above. When a Fund buys an index put option, it pays a premium and has the right, prior to the expiration date (or, upon the expiration date for European-style options), to collect, upon the Fund's exercise of the put, an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the exercise settlement value of the index, times a multiplier, similar to that described above for calls, if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price. When a Fund writes an index put option, it receives a premium and the purchaser of the put has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the Fund to deliver to it an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise settlement value of the index and exercise price times the multiplier if the exercise settlement value is less than the exercise price.

<u>Exchange-Traded and Over-the-Counter Options</u> 

The Funds may purchase or write both exchange-traded and OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options in that they are bilateral, uncleared contracts, with price and other terms negotiated between buyer and seller, and generally do not have as much market liquidity as exchange-traded options.

An exchange-traded option may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only on an exchange that generally provides a liquid secondary market for an option of the same series. If a liquid secondary market for an exchange-traded option does not exist, it might not be possible to effect a closing transaction with respect to a particular option. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC") or other clearing organization may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

For some Funds, rather than transferring margin to and from a counterparty, the Fund's custodian (or a securities depository acting for the custodian) acts as a Fund's escrow agent as to securities on which the Fund has written call options. The escrow agent enters into documents known as escrow receipts with respect to the stocks included in the Fund (or escrow receipts with respect to other acceptable securities). The escrow agent releases the stocks from the escrow account when the call option expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. Until such release, the underlying stocks cannot be sold by the Fund, which could prevent the Fund from selling securities when it might otherwise wish to do so.

An OTC option (an option not traded on an established exchange) may be closed out before its scheduled maturity only by agreement with the other party to the original option transaction. With OTC options, a Fund is not only subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the other party to the transaction, but also the risk that its counterparty will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. While a Fund will seek to enter into OTC options only with dealers who agree to or are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to liquidate an OTC option or that it will be able to liquidate at a favorable price at any time prior to its expiration. OTC options are not subject to the protections afforded purchasers of listed options by the OCC or other clearing organizations.

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<u>Index Warrants</u> 

The Funds may purchase put warrants and call warrants whose values vary depending on the change in the value of one or more specified securities indices ("index warrants"). Index warrants generally are issued by banks or other financial institutions and give the holder the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive, upon exercise of the warrant, a cash payment from the issuer based on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise. In general, if the value of the underlying index rises above the exercise price of the index warrant, the holder of a call warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the value of the index and the exercise price of the warrant; if the value of the underlying index falls, the holder of a put warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the exercise price of the warrant and the value of the index. The holder of a warrant would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at a time when, in the case of a call warrant, the exercise price is more than the value of the underlying index, or in the case of a put warrant, the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying index. If a Fund were not to exercise an index warrant prior to its expiration, then the Fund would lose the amount of the purchase price paid by it for the warrant. A Fund will normally use index warrants in a manner similar to its use of options on securities indices.

The risks of a Fund's use of index warrants generally are similar to those relating to its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index warrants are issued in limited amounts and are not obligations of a regulated clearing agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution which issues the warrant. Also, index warrants generally have longer terms than index options. Although a Fund will normally invest only in exchange-listed warrants, index warrants are not likely to be as liquid as certain index options backed by a recognized clearing agency. In addition, the terms of index warrants may limit a Fund's ability to exercise the warrants at such time, or in such quantities, as the Fund would otherwise wish to do.

<u>Forward Contracts</u> 

As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions," the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund may invest in forward contracts. Forward contracts are transactions involving the Fund's obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency or other asset at a future date at a specified price. For example, forward contracts may be used when the Adviser anticipates that particular foreign currencies will appreciate or depreciate in value or to take advantage of the expected relationships between various currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in the Fund's investment portfolio. Forward contracts may also be used by the Fund for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, such as when the Fund anticipates purchasing or selling a foreign security. This technique would allow the Fund to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the investment. Forward contracts also may be used to attempt to protect the value of the Fund's existing holdings of foreign securities. There may be, however, imperfect correlation between the Fund's foreign securities holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to such holdings. The cost to the Fund of engaging in forward contracts varies with factors such as the currency involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing.

Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges and are not standardized; rather, banks and dealers act as principals in these markets negotiating each transaction on an individual basis. Trading in forward contracts is generally unregulated. There is no limitation on the daily price movements of forward contracts. Principals in the forward markets have no obligation to continue to make markets in the forward contracts traded. There have been periods during which certain banks or dealers have refused to quote prices for forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which they are prepared to buy and that at which they are prepared to sell. Disruptions can occur in the forward markets because of unusually high trading volume, government intervention or other factors. For example, the imposition of credit controls by governmental authorities might limit forward trading, to the possible detriment of the Fund. Forward contracts are subject to many of the same risks as options, warrants and futures contracts described above. As described in the section "Foreign Currency Transactions," forward contracts may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. In addition, the effect of changes in the dollar value of a foreign currency on the dollar value of the Fund's assets and on the net investment income available for distribution may be favorable or unfavorable. The Fund's investment in forward contracts may be subject to foreign currency risk. See the section "Foreign Currency Transactions" for more information.

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Additionally, in its forward trading, the Fund is subject to the credit/counterparty risk of, or the inability or refusal to perform with respect to its forward contracts by, the principals with which the Fund trades. Funds on deposit with such principals are generally not protected by the same segregation requirements imposed on CFTC regulated commodity brokers and FCMs in respect of customer funds on deposit with them. The Fund may place forward trades through agents, so that the insolvency or bankruptcy of such agents could also subject the Fund to the risk of loss.

<u>Swap Transactions</u> 

The Funds may enter into a variety of swap transactions, including, but not limited to, interest rate, index, commodity, equity-linked, credit default, credit-linked and currency exchange swaps. A Fund may enter into swap transactions for a variety of reasons, including to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to gain exposure to one or more securities, currencies, commodities or interest rates, to protect against or attempt to take advantage of currency fluctuations, to protect against any increase in the price of securities that a Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, to efficiently gain exposure to certain markets, to add economic leverage to the Fund's portfolio or to shift the Fund's investment exposure from one type of investment to another.

Swap transactions are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to a number of years. Swap agreements are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of types of investments or market factors. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties generally are calculated with respect to a "notional amount," such as the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index. In a typical interest rate swap, for example, one party agrees to make regular payments equal to a floating interest rate times a "notional principal amount," in return for payments equal to a fixed rate times the same amount, for the term of the swap agreement. The "notional principal amount" of a swap transaction is the agreed-upon basis for calculating the payments that the parties agree to exchange (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate), in a particular foreign currency or commodity or in a "basket" of securities. Under most swap agreements, payments by the parties will be exchanged on a "net basis," and a party will receive or pay, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments.

Swap transactions are sophisticated financial instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. Swaps can be highly volatile and may have a considerable impact on a Fund's performance, as the potential gain or loss on any swap transaction is not subject to any fixed limit. A Fund's successful use of swap transactions will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because swaps are two-party contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. If a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. A Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate (or terminate at the time and price desired) outstanding swap transactions (either by assignment or other disposition) or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions. Moreover, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. See the section "Credit/Counterparty Risk" below.

Additionally, U.S. regulators, the European Union, the United Kingdom and certain other jurisdictions have adopted minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. These rules impose minimum margin requirements on derivatives transactions between a Fund and its swap counterparties and may increase the amount of margin the Fund is required to provide. They also impose regulatory requirements on the timing of transferring margin. They also effectively require changes to typical derivatives margin documentation. See the section "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" below.

The Funds may also enter into swaptions. A Fund may engage in swaptions for hedging purposes or to manage and mitigate credit and interest rate risk. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. The use of swaptions involves risks, including, among others, (i) imperfect correlation between movements of the price of the swaptions and the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the swaption, reducing the effectiveness of the instrument for hedging or investment purposes, (ii) the absence of a liquid market to sell a swaption, which could result in difficulty closing a position, (iii) the exacerbation of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate, and (iv) credit/counterparty risk.

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<u>Credit Default Swaps</u> 

The Funds may enter into credit default swap agreements, which may have as reference obligations one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. In a credit default swap, one party (the "protection buyer") is obligated to pay the other party (the "protection seller") a stream of payments over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must generally pay the protection buyer the "par value" (the agreed-upon notional value) of the referenced debt obligation in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable reference obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending upon the terms of the swap.

A Fund may be either the protection buyer or protection seller in a credit default swap. If a Fund is a protection buyer, such Fund would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract and would not recover any of those payments if no credit event were to occur. However, if a credit event occurs, a Fund that is a protection buyer has the right to deliver the referenced debt obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending on the terms of the swap, and receive the par value of such debt obligations from the counterparty protection seller. As a protection seller, a Fund would receive fixed payments throughout the term of the contract if no credit event occurs. If a credit event occurs, however, the value of the obligation received by a Fund (*e.g.*, bonds which defaulted), plus the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the par value of the obligation, or cash received, resulting in a loss to the protection seller. Furthermore, a Fund that is a protection seller would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because such Fund will have investment exposure to the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements are subject to greater risk than a direct investment in the reference obligation. Like all swap agreements, credit default swaps are subject to liquidity, credit and counterparty risks. The notional value of credit default swaps with respect to a particular investment is often larger than the total par value of such investment outstanding and, in event of a default, there may be difficulties in making the required deliveries of the reference investments, possibly delaying payments.

A Fund generally may exit its obligations under a credit default swap only by terminating the contract and paying applicable breakage fees, or by entering into an offsetting credit default swap position, which may cause the Fund to incur losses.

<u>Investment Pools of Swap Contracts</u> 

The Funds may invest in publicly or privately issued interests in investment pools whose underlying assets are credit default, credit-linked, interest rate, currency exchange, equity-linked or other types of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements. The pools' investment results may be designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified securities index or "basket" of securities, or sometimes a single security. These types of pools are often used to gain exposure to multiple securities with less of an investment than would be required to invest directly in the individual securities. They may also be used to gain exposure to foreign securities markets without investing in the foreign securities themselves and/or the relevant foreign market. To the extent that a Fund invests in pools of swap contracts and related underlying securities or securities loan agreements whose performance corresponds to the performance of a foreign securities index or one or more foreign securities, investing in such pools will involve risks similar to the risks of investing in foreign securities. See "Foreign Securities" above. In addition to the risks associated with investing in swaps generally, an investing Fund bears the risks and costs generally associated with investing in pooled investment vehicles, such as paying the fees and expenses of the pool and the risk that the pool or the operator of the pool may default on its obligations to the holder of interests in the pool, such as a Fund. Interests in privately offered investment pools of swap contracts may be considered illiquid and, except to the extent that such interests are deemed liquid under the Funds' policies, subject to a Fund's restriction on investments in illiquid securities.

<u>Swap Execution Facilities ("SEFs")</u> 

Certain derivatives contracts are required to be executed through SEFs. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. Such requirements may make it more difficult and costly for investment funds, such as the Funds, to enter into highly tailored or customized transactions. Trading swaps on a SEF may offer certain advantages over traditional bilateral OTC trading, such as ease of execution, price transparency, increased liquidity and/or favorable pricing. Execution through a SEF is not, however, without additional costs and risks, as parties are required to comply

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with SEF and CFTC rules and regulations, including disclosure and recordkeeping obligations, and SEF rights of inspection, among others. SEFs typically charge fees, and if the Funds execute derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. The Funds also may be required to indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes swaps on a SEF on a Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. In addition, a Fund may be subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivative transaction that is required to be cleared, and no clearing member is willing to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the trade. Similar "trade execution" regulations are being implemented in the European Union and the United Kingdom.

<u>Structured Notes</u> 

Each Fund may invest in a broad category of instruments known as "structured notes." These instruments are debt obligations issued by industrial corporations, financial institutions or governmental or international agencies. Traditional debt obligations typically obligate the issuer to repay the principal plus a specified rate of interest. Structured notes, by contrast, obligate the issuer to pay amounts of principal or interest that are determined by reference to changes in some external factor or factors, or the principal and interest rate may vary from the stated rate because of changes in these factors. For example, the issuer's obligations could be determined by reference to changes in the value of a commodity (such as gold or oil) or commodity index, a foreign currency, an index of securities (such as the S&P 500 Index) or an interest rate (such as the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to changes over time in the difference (or "spread") between two or more external factors (such as the U.S. prime lending rate and the total return of the stock market in a particular country, as measured by a stock index). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may fluctuate inversely with changes in an external factor or factors (for example, if the U.S. prime lending rate goes up, the issuer's interest payment obligations are reduced). In some cases, the issuer's obligations may be determined by some multiple of the change in an external factor or factors (for example, three times the change in the U.S. Treasury bill rate). In some cases, the issuer's obligations remain fixed (as with a traditional debt instrument) so long as an external factor or factors do not change by more than the specified amount (for example, if the value of a stock index does not exceed some specified maximum), but if the external factor or factors change by more than the specified amount, the issuer's obligations may be sharply reduced.

Structured notes can serve many different purposes in the management of a Fund. For example, they can be used to increase a Fund's exposure to changes in the value of assets that the Fund would not ordinarily purchase directly (such as commodities or stocks traded in a market that is not open to U.S. investors). They can also be used to hedge the risks associated with other investments a Fund holds. For example, if a structured note has an interest rate that fluctuates inversely with general changes in a country's stock market index, the value of the structured note would generally move in the opposite direction to the value of holdings of stocks in that market, thus moderating the effect of stock market movements on the value of a Fund's portfolio as a whole.

Structured notes involve special risks. As with any debt obligation, structured notes involve the risk that the issuer will become insolvent or otherwise default on its payment obligations. This risk is in addition to the risk that the issuer's obligations (and thus the value of a Fund's investment) will be reduced because of adverse changes in the external factor or factors to which the obligations are linked. The value of structured notes will in many cases be more volatile (that is, will change more rapidly or severely) than the value of traditional debt instruments. Volatility will be especially high if the issuer's obligations are determined by reference to some multiple of the change in the external factor or factors. Many structured notes have limited or no liquidity, so that a Fund would be unable to dispose of the investment prior to maturity. As with all investments, successful use of structured notes depends in significant part on the accuracy of the Adviser's analysis of the issuer's creditworthiness and financial prospects, and of the Adviser's forecast as to changes in relevant economic and financial market conditions and factors. In instances where the issuer of a structured note is a foreign entity, the usual risks associated with investments in foreign securities (described below) apply. Structured notes may be considered derivative instruments.

A Fund's use of commodity-linked structured notes will potentially be limited by the Fund's intention to qualify as a RIC, and will potentially bear on the Fund's ability to so qualify. The tax treatment of certain commodity-linked instruments including structured notes in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund's nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.

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*Interest Rate Caps, Floors and Collars* 

The Funds may use interest rate caps, floors and collars for the same purposes or similar purposes for which they use interest rate futures contracts and related options. Interest rate caps, floors and collars are similar to interest rate swap contracts because the payment obligations are measured by changes in interest rates as applied to a notional amount and because they are generally individually negotiated with a specific counterparty. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specific index exceeds a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below specified interest rates, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate floor. The purchase of an interest rate collar entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a specified interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate collar.

*Hybrid Instruments* 

The Funds may invest in hybrid instruments. A hybrid instrument is a type of derivative that combines a traditional stock or bond with an option or forward contract. Generally, the principal amount, amount payable upon maturity or redemption or interest rate of a hybrid is tied (positively or negatively) to the price of some currency or securities index, another interest rate or some other economic factor (each a "benchmark"). The interest rate or (unlike most fixed-income securities) the principal amount payable at maturity of a hybrid security may be increased or decreased, depending on changes in the value of the benchmark. An example of a hybrid could be a bond issued by an oil company that pays a small base level of interest with additional interest that accrues in correlation to the extent to which oil prices exceed a certain predetermined level. Such a hybrid instrument would be economically similar to a combination of a bond and a call option on oil.

Hybrids can be used as an efficient means of pursuing a variety of investment goals, including currency hedging, duration management and increased total return. Hybrids may not bear interest or pay dividends. The value of a hybrid or its interest rate may be a multiple of a benchmark and, as a result, may be leveraged and move (up or down) more steeply and rapidly than the benchmark. These benchmarks may be sensitive to economic and political events, such as currency devaluations, which cannot be readily foreseen by the purchaser of a hybrid. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of a hybrid could be zero. Thus, an investment in a hybrid may entail significant market risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional, U.S. dollar-denominated bond that has a fixed principal amount and pays a fixed rate or floating rate of interest. The purchase of hybrids also exposes a Fund to the credit/counterparty risk of the issuer of the hybrids. These risks may cause significant fluctuations in the NAV of a Fund.

Certain hybrid instruments may provide exposure to the commodities markets. These are derivative instruments with one or more commodity-linked components that have payment features similar to commodity futures contracts, commodity options or similar instruments. Commodity-linked hybrid instruments may be either equity or debt securities, leveraged or unleveraged, and are considered hybrid instruments because they have both security and commodity-like characteristics. A portion of the value of these instruments may be derived from the value of a commodity, futures contract, index or other economic variable and therefore are subject to many of the same risks as investments in those underlying securities, instruments or commodities. For more information, see the sections "Commodities" and "Structured Notes."

Certain issuers of structured products such as hybrid instruments may be deemed to be investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, a Fund's investments in these products may be subject to limits applicable to investments in investment companies and may be subject to restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

<u>Certain Additional Risks of Derivative Instruments</u> 

*<u>General.</u>* As described in the Prospectus, the Funds intend to use derivative instruments, including several of the instruments described above, to seek to enhance investment returns as well as for risk management purposes. Although the Adviser may seek to use these transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. Any or all of these investment techniques may be used at any time. The ability of a Fund to utilize these derivative instruments successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility

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of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent that a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions. The Funds will comply with applicable regulatory requirements when implementing these strategies, techniques and instruments. Use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, involving greater risks than are involved in hedging. A short exposure through a derivative may present additional risks. If the value of the asset, asset class or index on which a Fund has obtained a short exposure increases, the Fund will incur a loss. Moreover, the potential loss from a short exposure is theoretically unlimited.

The value of some derivative instruments in which the Funds invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates or other economic factors and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts such factors and has taken positions in derivative instruments contrary to prevailing market trends, a Fund could be exposed to the risk of loss. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts interest rates, market values or other economic factors in using a derivatives strategy for a Fund, the Fund might have been in a better position if it had not entered into the transaction at all. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The use of these strategies involves certain special risks, including a possible imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of derivative instruments and price movements of related investments. While some strategies involving derivative instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in related investments or otherwise, due to the possible inability of a Fund to purchase or sell a portfolio security at a time that otherwise would be favorable and the possible inability of the Fund to close out or to liquidate its derivatives positions. In addition, a Fund's use of such instruments may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if it had not used such instruments. To the extent that a Fund gains exposure to an asset class using derivative instruments backed by a collateral portfolio of other securities, changes in the value of those other securities may result in greater or lesser exposure to that asset class than would have resulted from a direct investment in securities comprising that asset class.

Although the Adviser may seek to use derivative transactions to achieve a Fund's investment goals, no assurance can be given that the use of these transactions will achieve this result. One risk arises because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of derivatives contracts and movements in the price of the securities, indices or other assets serving as reference instruments for the derivative. A Fund's derivative strategies will not be fully effective unless the Fund can compensate for such imperfect correlation. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect such compensation. For example, the correlation between the price movement of the derivatives contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the relevant markets. If the price of the futures contract moves more than the price of the hedged security, a Fund would experience either a loss or a gain on the derivative that is not completely offset by movements in the price of the hedged securities. For example, in an attempt to compensate for imperfect price movement correlations, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a greater dollar amount than the hedged securities if the price movement volatility of the hedged securities is historically greater than the volatility of the futures contract. Conversely, a Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in a smaller dollar amount than the hedged securities if the volatility of the price of hedged securities is historically less than that of the futures contracts. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. With respect to certain derivative transactions (*e.g.,* short positions in which a Fund does not hold the instrument to which the short position relates), the potential risk of loss to a Fund is theoretically unlimited.

The price of index futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. See the section entitled, "Index Futures Contracts" for more information.

Price movement correlation in derivative transactions also may be distorted by the illiquidity of the derivatives markets and the participation of speculators in such markets. If an insufficient number of contracts are traded, commercial users may not deal in derivatives because they do not want to assume the risk that they may not be able to close out their positions within a reasonable amount of time. In such instances, derivatives market prices may be driven by different forces than those driving the market in the underlying securities, and price spreads between these markets may widen. The participation of speculators in the market enhances its liquidity. Nonetheless, the presence of speculators may create temporary price distortions unrelated to the market in the underlying securities.

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Once the daily limit has been reached in a contract, no trades may be entered into at a price beyond the limit, which may prevent the liquidation of open futures or options positions. Futures prices have in the past occasionally exceeded the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading. However, if futures or options are used to hedge portfolio securities, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract.

Income earned by a Fund from its options activities generally will be treated as capital gain and, if not offset by net recognized capital losses incurred by the Fund, will be distributed to shareholders in taxable distributions. Although gain from options transactions may hedge against a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities, that gain, to the extent not offset by losses, will be distributed in light of certain tax considerations and will constitute a distribution of that portion of the value preserved against decline.

The value of a Fund's derivative instruments may fluctuate based on a variety of market and economic factors. In some cases, the fluctuations may offset (or be offset by) changes in the value of securities or derivatives held in the Fund's portfolio. All transactions in derivatives involve the possible risk of loss to a Fund of all or a significant part of the value of its investment. In some cases, the risk of loss may exceed the amount of a Fund's investment. For example, when a Fund writes a call option or sells a futures contract without holding the underlying securities, currencies or futures contracts, its potential loss is unlimited.

The successful use of derivatives will depend in part on the Adviser's ability to forecast securities market, currency or other financial market movements correctly. For example, a Fund's ability to hedge against adverse changes in the value of securities held in its portfolio through options and futures also depends on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of futures or options positions and changes in the values of the portfolio securities. The successful use of certain other derivatives also depends on the availability of a liquid secondary market to enable a Fund to close its positions on a timely basis. There can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. Furthermore, a Fund's use of certain derivatives may in some cases involve forms of financial leverage, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of a Fund's NAV. Leveraging may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. To the extent a Fund is not able to close out a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, its liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets used as collateral for its derivatives transactions.

In the case of OTC options, a Fund is at risk that the other party to the transaction will default on its obligations, or will not permit the Fund to terminate the transaction before its scheduled maturity. See the section entitled "Credit/Counterparty Risk"above for additional information.

The derivatives markets of some foreign countries are small compared to those of the United States and consequently are characterized in some cases by less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, derivatives that are traded on foreign exchanges may not be regulated as effectively as similar transactions in the United States, may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, may be subject to less detailed reporting requirements and regulatory controls, and are subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign securities. The value of such positions also could be adversely affected by (i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the United States of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii) delays in a Fund's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours in the United States, (iv) the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the United States, and (v) lesser trading volume. Furthermore, investments in derivatives markets outside of the U.S. are subject to many of the same risks as other foreign investments. See "Foreign Securities" above.

<u>Additional Risk Factors in Cleared Derivatives Transactions</u> 

Transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a cleared derivatives transaction, a Fund's counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of a clearing house and only members of clearing houses can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients' obligations to the clearing house.

Under some circumstances, centrally cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to the Funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide greater amounts of margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of existing

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cleared derivatives transactions at any time or increases in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could also expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of clearing house margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivative transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Adviser expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund's behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and its clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all transactions submitted for clearing that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection offered by the transaction. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and the clearing members is developed by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, this documentation generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member, indemnifying the clearing member against losses it incurs in connection with acting as the Funds' clearing member, and the documentation typically does not give the Funds any rights to exercise remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

Some types of cleared derivatives are required to be executed on an exchange or on a SEF. A SEF is a trading platform where multiple market participants can execute derivatives by accepting bids and offers made by multiple other participants in the platform. While this execution requirement is designed to increase transparency and liquidity in the cleared derivatives market, trading on a SEF can create additional costs and risks for the Funds. For example, SEFs typically charge fees, and if a Fund executes derivatives on a SEF through a broker intermediary, the intermediary may impose fees as well. Also, a Fund may indemnify a SEF, or a broker intermediary who executes cleared derivatives on a SEF on the Fund's behalf, against any losses or costs that may be incurred as a result of the Fund's transactions on the SEF. See the subsection "Swap Execution Facilities" above for additional information.

*Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives* 

The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government, self-regulatory organization and judicial action. For example, the U.S. government has enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), which includes provisions for regulation of the derivatives market, including new clearing, margin, reporting and registration requirements. Various U.S. regulatory agencies have implemented and are continuing to implement rules and regulations prescribed by the Dodd-Frank Act. The European Union, the United Kingdom, and some other jurisdictions are also in the process of implementing similar requirements that will affect a Fund when it enters into derivatives transactions with a counterparty organized in that jurisdiction or otherwise subject to that jurisdiction's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are relatively new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. These regulatory changes could, among other things, restrict a Fund's ability to engage in derivatives transactions (including because certain types of derivatives transactions may no longer be available to a Fund) and/or increase the costs of such derivatives transactions (including through increased margin requirements), and the Fund may be unable to execute its investment strategy as a result.

It is possible that government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including futures and swap transactions, may limit or prevent a Fund from using such instruments as part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent a Fund from being able to achieve its investment goals. It is impossible to fully predict the effects of legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse. It is possible that legislative and regulatory activity could limit or completely restrict the ability of a Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using these instruments or make them less effective. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which a Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent a Fund from using these instruments or affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments, or may change the availability of certain investments.

There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement their investment strategies. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act, has and will continue to change the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and

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regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act has caused broad changes to the OTC derivatives market and granted significant authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants. Pursuant to such authority, rules have been enacted that currently require clearing of many OTC derivatives transactions and may require clearing of additional OTC derivatives transactions in the future and that impose minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. Similar regulations have been and are being adopted in other jurisdictions around the world.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund's ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund or otherwise limiting liquidity. The implementation of the clearing requirement generally has increased the costs of derivatives transactions for the Funds, since each Fund has to pay fees to its clearing members and is typically required to post more margin for cleared derivatives than it has historically posted for bilateral derivatives. These rules and regulations are relatively new and evolving, so their full impact on the Fund and the financial system are not yet known. While the rules and regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that they will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing and related requirements expose the Funds to new kinds of costs and risks.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. The SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.

Effective August 19, 2022, the Fund began operating under new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the Funds are no longer required to comply with the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering derivative instruments and related transactions. Compliance with the new rule by the Funds could, among other things, change how a Fund uses derivatives and may adversely affect the Fund's performance and/or increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

Additionally, new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and various other jurisdictions may result in increased uncertainty about credit/counterparty risk and may also limit the ability of a Fund to protect its interests in the event of the insolvency (or similar designation) of a derivatives counterparty. More specifically, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, (or similar designation), a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the liabilities of such counterparties to a Fund could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a "bail in").

*Credit/Counterparty Risk* 

The Funds will be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of the counterparties with which they trade, or the brokers, dealers and exchanges through which they trade, whether they engage in exchange traded or off-exchange transactions. Transactions entered into by the Funds may be executed on various U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, and may be cleared and settled through various clearing houses, custodians, depositories and prime brokers throughout the world. There can be no assurance that a failure by any such entity will not lead to a loss to a Fund. To the extent a Fund engages in cleared derivatives transactions, it will be subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position. If a Fund engages in futures transactions, it will also be exposed to the credit/counterparty risk of its FCM. If a Fund's FCM or clearing member (as applicable) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise defaults on its obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive all amounts owed to it in respect of its trading, even if the clearing house fully discharges all of its obligations. The Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA") requires an FCM to segregate all funds received from its customers with

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respect to regulated futures transactions from such FCM's proprietary funds. If an FCM were not to do so to the full extent required by law, the assets of an account might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM's bankruptcy, a Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of an FCM's combined customer accounts, even if certain property held by an FCM is specifically traceable to the Fund (for example, U.S. Treasury bills deposited by the Fund). It is possible that a Fund would be unable to recover from the FCM's estate the full amount of its funds on deposit with such FCM and owing to it. Such situations could arise due to various factors, or a combination of factors, including inadequate FCM capitalization, inadequate controls on customer trading and inadequate customer capital. Similar requirements, restrictions and risks apply to clearing members as well. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a clearing house, a Fund might experience a loss of funds deposited through its FCM or clearing member (as applicable) as margin with the clearing house, a loss of unrealized profits on its open positions and the loss of funds owed to it as realized profits on closed positions. Such a bankruptcy or insolvency might also cause a substantial delay before a Fund could obtain the return of funds owed to it by an FCM who is a member of such clearing house.

The Funds may also engage in bilateral (OTC) derivative transactions, which are not centrally cleared. Because bilateral derivative and other transactions are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships, the Funds are subject to the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations under the contracts. Although the Funds intend to enter into transactions only with counterparties which the Adviser believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that a Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result. In situations where a Fund is required to post margin or other collateral with a counterparty, the counterparty may fail to segregate the collateral or may commingle the collateral with the counterparty's own assets. As a result, in the event of the counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency, a Fund's collateral may be subject to conflicting claims of the counterparty's creditors, and the Fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating the Fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral.

When a counterparty's obligations are not fully secured by collateral, then a Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty's credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that a Fund may not receive adequate collateral or that the counterparty may default. If the counterparty defaults, a Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations pursuant to such contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in enforcing contractual remedies. Credit/counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty's obligations are secured by collateral because a Fund's interest in collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required. Credit/counterparty risk also may be more pronounced if a counterparty's obligations exceed the amount of collateral held by a Fund (if any), the Fund is unable to exercise its interest in collateral upon default by the counterparty, or the termination value of the instrument varies significantly from the marked-to-market value of the instrument. As described above, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, the Funds' ability to exercise remedies could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty and may prohibit the Fund from exercising termination rights based on the financial institution's insolvency.

Credit/counterparty risk with respect to derivatives is also being affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. Some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and, as described above, a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit/counterparty risk of the clearing house and the FCM clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit/counterparty risk of its original counterparty to the derivative transaction. Credit/counterparty risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member's proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing broker from its customers generally are held by the clearing broker on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. The assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund's clearing member, because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker's customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing organization the amount of margin required by the clearing organization for cleared derivatives, which amounts generally are held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the CFTC require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the amount of initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing

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organization that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not provide accurate reporting, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing organization will use a Fund's assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing organization. In addition, clearing members generally provide to the clearing organization the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than the gross amount of each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing organization will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund's cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

Each Fund is subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which the Fund invests and trades may default on their obligations under those instruments, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments and any derivatives whose value is based on such instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer of an instrument in which a Fund invests will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that the Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

<u>Other Derivatives; Future Developments</u> 

The above discussion relates to the Funds' proposed use of certain types of derivatives currently available. However, the Funds are not limited to the transactions described above. In addition, the relevant markets and related regulations are constantly changing and, in the future, the Funds may use derivatives not currently available or widely in use.

<u>CFTC Regulation</u> 

The Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator ("CPO") pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5 (the "exclusion") with respect to its operation of each Fund. Accordingly, the Adviser, with respect to the Funds, is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA. To remain eligible for the exclusion, each of the Funds will be limited in its ability to use certain financial instruments including futures and options on futures and certain swaps transactions ("commodity interests"). In the event that a Fund's investments in commodity interests are not within the thresholds set forth in the exclusion, the Adviser may be required to register as a CPO and/or "commodity trading advisor" with the CFTC with respect to that Fund. The Adviser's eligibility to claim the exclusion with respect to a Fund will be based upon, among other things, the level and scope of a Fund's investment in commodity interests, the purposes of such investments and the manner in which the Fund holds out its use of commodity interests. Each Fund's ability to invest in commodity interests is limited by the Adviser's intention to operate the Fund in a manner that would permit the Adviser to continue to claim the exclusion under Rule 4.5, which may adversely affect such Fund's total return. In the event the Adviser becomes unable to rely on the exclusion in Rule 4.5 and is required to register with the CFTC as a CPO with respect to a Fund, such Fund's expenses may increase, adversely affecting that Fund's total return.

**Illiquid Securities** 

Each Fund may invest in illiquid securities, either by acquiring illiquid investments or owning investments that become illiquid because of financial distress or geopolitical events (such as trading halts, sanctions or wars). Illiquid securities generally are those that are not readily resalable. Securities whose disposition is restricted by federal securities laws may be considered illiquid. Securities generally will be considered "illiquid" if the Fund reasonably expects the security cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security. Investment in illiquid securities involves the risk that a Fund may be unable to sell such a security at the desired time or at the price at which the Fund values the security. Also, a Fund may incur expenses, losses or delays in the process of registering restricted securities prior to resale.

The Funds have implemented a liquidity risk management program pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with Rule 22e-4, the Funds may not acquire any illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Funds would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. In the event a Fund's illiquid investments exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets, the Adviser will seek to bring the Fund's illiquid investments to or below 15% of the Fund's net assets within a reasonable time.

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**Indirect Exposure to Cryptocurrency Risk** 

Cryptocurrencies are currencies which exist in a digital form and may act as a store of wealth, a medium of exchange or an investment asset. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin. Some issuers have begun to accept cryptocurrency for payment of services, use cryptocurrencies as reserve assets or invest in cryptocurrencies, and the Funds may invest in securities of such issuers. The Funds may also invest in securities of issuers which provide cryptocurrency-related services.

Cryptocurrencies are subject to fluctuations in value. Cryptocurrencies are not backed by any government, corporation, or other identified body. Rather, the value of a cryptocurrency is determined by other factors, such as the perceived future prospects or the supply and demand for such cryptocurrency in the global market for the trading of cryptocurrency. Such trading markets are unregulated and may be more exposed to operational or technical issues as well as fraud or manipulation in comparison to established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and traditional currencies. The value of a cryptocurrency may decline precipitously (including to zero) for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes, a loss of confidence in its network or a change in user preference to other cryptocurrencies. An issuer that owns cryptocurrencies may experience custody issues, and may lose its cryptocurrency holdings through theft, hacking, and technical glitches in the applicable blockchain. The Funds may experience losses as a result of the decline in value of its securities of issuers that own or have exposure to cryptocurrencies or which provide cryptocurrency-related services. If an issuer that owns cryptocurrencies intends to pay a dividend using such holdings or to otherwise make a distribution of such holdings to its stockholders, such dividends or distributions may face regulatory, operational and technical issues.

Factors affecting the further development of cryptocurrencies include, but are not limited to: continued worldwide growth of, or possible cessation of or reversal in, the adoption and use of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets; the developing regulatory environment relating to cryptocurrencies, including the characterization of cryptocurrencies as currencies, commodities, or securities, the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, and government and quasi-government regulation or restrictions on, or regulation of access to and operation of, cryptocurrency networks and the exchanges on which cryptocurrencies trade, including anti-money laundering regulations and requirements; perceptions regarding the environmental impact of a cryptocurrency; changes in consumer demographics and public preferences; general economic conditions; maintenance and development of open-source software protocols; the availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services; the use of the networks supporting digital assets, such as those for developing smart contracts and distributed applications; and general risks tied to the use of information technologies, including cyber risks. A hack or failure of one cryptocurrency may lead to a loss in confidence in, and thus decreased usage and/or value of, other cryptocurrencies.

**Inflation-Linked and Inflation-Indexed Securities** 

The Funds may invest in inflation-linked and -indexed securities. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities are fixed-income securities whose principal values are adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. These securities generally have maturities of ten or thirty years and interest is payable semiannually. The principal amount of these securities increases with increases in the price index used as a reference value for the securities. In addition, the amounts payable as coupon interest payments increase when the price index increases because the interest amount is calculated by multiplying the principal amount (as adjusted) by a fixed coupon rate.

Although inflation-linked and -indexed securities protect their holders from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may result in a decline in value. The values of inflation-linked and -indexed securities generally fluctuate in response to changes to real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If inflation were to rise at a rate faster than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of the inflation-linked and -indexed securities. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of inflation-linked and -indexed securities. If inflation is lower than expected during a period in which a Fund holds inflation-linked and -indexed securities, the Funds may earn less on such securities than on a conventional security. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in inflation-linked and -indexed securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the price index used as a reference for the securities. There can be no assurance that the price index used for an inflation-linked and -indexed security will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods

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and services. Inflation-linked and -indexed securities include Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. government (see the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information), but also may include securities issued by state, local and non-U.S. governments and corporations and supranational entities.

A Fund's investments in inflation-linked and -indexed securities can cause the Fund to accrue income for U.S. federal income tax purposes without a corresponding receipt of cash; the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio securities (including when not otherwise advantageous to do so) in order to obtain sufficient cash to meet its distribution requirements for eligibility to be treated as a RIC under the Code.

**Initial Public Offerings**

Each Fund may purchase securities of companies that are offered pursuant to an initial public offering ("IPO"). An IPO is a company's first offering of stock to the public in the primary market, typically to raise additional capital. A Fund may purchase a "hot" IPO (also known as a "hot issue"), which is an IPO that is oversubscribed and, as a result, is an investment opportunity of limited availability. As a consequence, the price at which these IPO shares open in the secondary market may be significantly higher than the original IPO price. IPO securities tend to involve greater risk due, in part, to public perception and the lack of publicly available information and trading history. There is the possibility of losses resulting from the difference between the issue price and potential diminished value of the stock once traded in the secondary market. A Fund's investment in IPO securities may have a significant impact on the Fund's performance and may result in significant capital gains.

**National Security / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Regulation Risk** 

The Funds may invest in businesses connected with or related to national security (including, without limitation, critical technology, critical infrastructure, or sensitive data) may be subject to review and approval by CFIUS and/or non-U.S. national security/investment clearance regulators. In the event that CFIUS or another regulator reviews one or more of a Fund's proposed or existing investments, it is possible that CFIUS or another regulator will seek to impose limitations on or prohibit one or more of the Fund's investments or unwind a transaction. Such limitations or restrictions may prevent a Fund from pursuing certain investments, cause delays with respect to consummating such investments, or require the Fund to consummate an investment on terms that are less advantageous than would be the case absent such restrictions. Where a Fund is required to unwind a transaction, in addition to incurring additional legal, administrative, and other costs, the Fund may have to dispose of the investment at a price that is less than it would have received had the Fund exited at a different time or under different circumstances. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect a Fund's performance.

**Private Placements** 

Each Fund may invest in securities that are purchased in private placements. While private placements may offer opportunities for investment that are not otherwise available on the open market, these securities may be subject to restrictions on resale as a matter of contract or under federal securities laws. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for these securities, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, a Fund could find it more difficult or impossible to sell the securities when Loomis Sayles believes that it is advisable to do so, or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if the securities were more widely held. At times, it also may be more difficult to determine the fair value of the securities for purposes of computing a Fund's NAV.

The absence of a trading market can make it difficult to ascertain a market value for illiquid investments such as private placements. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to sell the illiquid securities promptly at an acceptable price. A Fund may have to bear the extra expense of registering the securities for resale and the risk of substantial delay in effecting the registration. In addition, market quotations are typically less readily available (if available at all) for these securities. The judgment of Loomis Sayles may at times play a greater role in valuing these securities than in the case of unrestricted securities.

A Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act when reselling privately issued securities to the public. As such, a Fund may be liable to purchasers of the securities if the registration statement prepared by the issuer, or the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement, is materially inaccurate or misleading.

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**Privatizations** 

Each Fund may participate in privatizations. In a number of countries around the world, governments have undertaken to sell to investors interests in enterprises that the governments have historically owned or controlled. These transactions are known as "privatizations" and may in some cases represent opportunities for significant capital appreciation. In some cases, the ability of U.S. investors, such as the Funds, to participate in privatizations may be limited by local law, and the terms of participation for U.S. investors may be less advantageous than those for local investors. Also, there is no assurance that privatized enterprises will be successful, or that an investment in such an enterprise will retain its value or appreciate in value.

**Repurchase Agreements** 

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements, by which the Fund purchases a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller (a bank, or to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, a recognized securities dealer) to repurchase the security at an agreed-upon price and date (usually seven days or less from the date of original purchase). The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market interest rate unrelated to the coupon rate on the purchased security. Repurchase agreements are economically similar to collateralized loans by a Fund. Such transactions afford a Fund the opportunity to earn a return on temporarily available cash at relatively low market/issuer risk. The Funds do not have percentage limitations on how much of their total assets may be invested in repurchase agreements. The Funds typically may also use repurchase agreements for cash management and temporary defensive purposes. A Fund may invest in a repurchase agreement that does not produce a positive return to the Fund if the Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so under the circumstances (for example, to help protect a Fund's uninvested cash against the risk of loss during periods of market turmoil). While the underlying security may be a bill, certificate of indebtedness, note or bond issued by an agency, authority or instrumentality of the U.S. government, the obligation of the seller is not guaranteed by the U.S. government, and there is a risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the underlying security. In such event, a Fund would attempt to exercise rights with respect to the underlying security, including possible disposition in the market. However, a Fund may be subject to various delays and risks of loss, including (a) possible declines in the value of the underlying security during the period while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible reduced levels of income and lack of access to income during this period, and (c) the inability to enforce rights and the expenses involved in the attempted enforcement, for example, against a counterparty undergoing financial distress. See also the "Credit/Counterparty Risk" and "Risk of Government Regulation of Derivatives" sections for more information regarding the risks of entering into repurchase agreements.

**Securities Lending** 

The Funds may lend a portion of their portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, financial institutions or other borrowers under contracts calling for the deposit by the borrower with the Funds' custodian of collateral equal to at least the market value of the securities loaned, marked to market on a daily basis. If the Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. These fees or interest are income to the Fund, although the Fund often must share a portion of the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. The Funds will continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned (although the payment characteristics may change) and may also earn a return from the collateral, which may include shares of a money market fund subject to any investment restrictions listed in this Statement. Under some securities lending arrangements a Fund may receive a set fee for keeping its securities available for lending. Any voting rights, or rights to consent, relating to securities loaned pass to the borrower. However, if a material event (as determined by the Adviser) affecting the investment occurs, a Fund may seek to recall the securities so that the securities may be voted by the Fund, although the Adviser may not know of such event in time to recall the securities or may be unable to recall the securities in time to vote them. The Funds pay various fees in connection with such loans, including fees to the party arranging the loans, shipping fees and custodian and placement fees approved by the Board or persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Board.

Securities loans must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some credit/counterparty risk to the Funds if the borrower or the party (if any) guaranteeing the loan should default on its obligation and the Funds are delayed in or prevented from recovering or applying the collateral. In addition, any investment of cash collateral is generally at the sole risk of the Funds. New regulations require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many securities lending agreements, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Funds, to terminate such agreements, foreclose upon collateral,

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exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. It is possible that these new requirements, as well as potential additional government regulation and other developments in the market, could adversely affect a Fund's ability to terminate existing securities lending agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements in the event the counterparty or its affiliate becomes subject to a resolution or insolvency proceeding. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan generally are at the Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. The Funds did not have any securities lending activity during their most recently completed fiscal year.

**Short-Term Trading** 

Each Fund may, consistent with its investment objectives, engage in portfolio trading in anticipation of, or in response to, changing economic or market conditions and trends. These policies may result in higher turnover rates in a Fund's portfolio, which may produce higher transaction costs and the realization of taxable capital gains (including short-term gains, which generally are taxed to individuals at ordinary income tax rates). Portfolio turnover considerations will not limit Loomis Sayles' investment discretion in managing a Fund's assets. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary significantly from time to time depending on the volatility of economic and market conditions.

**"To Be Announced" Transactions** 

The Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund may buy securities in a "to be announced" ("TBA") transaction. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchase securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, the Adviser may dispose of or renegotiate a commitment after it has been entered into, and may sell securities it has committed to purchase before those securities are delivered to the Fund on the settlement date. In these cases, the Fund may realize a short-term capital gain or loss. Securities purchased on a TBA basis have similar risks to when-issued securities. The Fund will not accrue interest on the security between the time the Fund enters into the commitment and the time the security is delivered. When the Fund buys a security on a TBA basis, it assumes the risks of ownership of the underlying securities. For example, the Fund is subject to the risk that market rates of interest will increase before the time the security is delivered or that the security will otherwise decrease in value. Recently finalized (but not yet implemented) rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") include mandatory margin requirements for the TBA market that require the Fund to post collateral in connection with its TBA transactions. TBA transactions historically have not been required to be collateralized. The collateralization of TBA trades is intended to mitigate counterparty credit risk between trade and settlement, but could increase the cost of TBA transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity. Future regulatory changes may limit the ability of the Fund to engage in TBA transactions to the extent desired.

**Money Market Instruments** 

Each Fund may invest in money market instruments. Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term securities. A Fund's money market investments at the time of purchase (other than U.S. government securities (defined below) and repurchase agreements relating thereto) generally will be rated at the time of purchase in the two highest short-term rating categories as rated by a major credit agency or, if unrated, will be of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. A Fund may invest in instruments of lesser quality and does not have any minimum credit quality restriction. Money market instruments maturing in less than one year may yield less than obligations of comparable quality having longer maturities.

Although changes in interest rates can change the market value of a security, the Funds expect those changes to be minimal with respect to these securities, which may be purchased by a Fund for defensive purposes. A Fund's money market investments may be issued by U.S. banks, foreign banks (including their U.S. branches) or foreign branches and subsidiaries of U.S. banks. Obligations of foreign banks may be subject to foreign economic, political and legal risks. Such risks include foreign economic and political developments, foreign governmental restrictions that may adversely affect payment of principal and interest on the obligations, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining and enforcing a judgment against a foreign obligor, exchange control regulations (including currency blockage) and the expropriation or nationalization of assets or deposits. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks are not necessarily subject to the same or similar regulatory requirements

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that apply to domestic banks. For instance, such branches and banks may not be subject to the types of requirements imposed on domestic banks with respect to mandatory reserves, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, record keeping and the public availability of information. Obligations of such branches or banks will be purchased only when the Adviser believes the risks are minimal.

The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities that include all securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies, authorities or instrumentalities ("U.S. government securities"). Some U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. U.S. government securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are considered riskier than those that are. See the section "U.S. Government Securities" for additional information.

Although the Funds may invest in money market instruments, they are not money market funds and therefore are not subject to the portfolio quality, maturity and NAV requirements applicable to money market funds. The Funds will not seek to maintain a stable NAV. The Funds also will not be required to comply with the rating restrictions applicable to money market funds, and will not necessarily sell an investment in cases where a security's rating has been downgraded.

Considerations of liquidity, safety and preservation of capital may preclude the Funds from investing in money market instruments paying the highest available yield at a particular time. In addition, a Fund's ability to trade money market securities may be constrained by the collateral and asset coverage requirements related to the Fund's other investments. As a result, a Fund may need to buy or sell money market instruments at inopportune times. In addition, even though money market instruments generally are considered to be high-quality and a low-risk investment, recently a number of issuers of money market and money market-type instruments have experienced financial difficulties, leading in some cases to rating downgrades and decreases in the value of their securities. In addition, during the 2008 global financial downturn and the market volatility caused by the COVID-19 outbreak beginning in March 2020, many money market instruments that were thought to be highly liquid became illiquid and lost value. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken extraordinary actions with respect to the financial markets generally and money market instruments in particular. While these actions have stabilized the markets for these instruments, there can be no assurances that those actions will continue or continue to be effective. If a Fund's money market instruments become illiquid, the Fund may be unable to satisfy certain of its obligations or may only be able to do so by selling other securities at prices or times that may be disadvantageous to do so.

**PORTFOLIO TURNOVER** 

Each Fund's portfolio turnover rate for a fiscal year is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year, in each case excluding securities having maturity dates at acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by a Fund, thereby decreasing the Fund's total return. High portfolio turnover also may give rise to additional taxable income for the Fund's shareholders, including through the realization of short-term capital gains which are typically taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates, and therefore can result in higher taxes for shareholders that hold their shares in taxable accounts. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether future portfolio turnover rates will be higher or lower than those experienced during past periods. Each Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will vary from time to time depending on the volatility of economic, market and other conditions. The rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor when the Adviser believes that portfolio changes are appropriate.

**TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS** 

Each Fund has the flexibility to respond promptly to changes in market and economic conditions. In the interest of preserving shareholders' capital, Loomis Sayles may employ a temporary defensive strategy if it determines such a strategy to be warranted. Pursuant to such a defensive strategy, each Fund may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, high quality debt securities or money market instruments of U.S. or foreign issuers. It is impossible to predict whether, when or for how long the Funds will employ temporary defensive strategies. The use of temporary defensive strategies may prevent the Funds from achieving their objectives.

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In addition, pending investment of proceeds from new sales of Fund shares or to meet ordinary daily cash needs, the Funds may temporarily hold cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and may invest any portion of its assets in money market or other short-term high quality instruments.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION** 

The Board has adopted policies to limit the disclosure of confidential portfolio holdings information and to ensure equal access to such information, except in certain circumstances as approved by the Board. These policies are summarized below. Generally, portfolio holdings information will not be disclosed until it is first posted on the Funds' website at www.loomissayles.com. Generally, full portfolio holdings information will not be posted until it is aged for at least 30 days. A list of the Funds' top 10 holdings will generally be available on a monthly basis within 7 business days after month end. Any holdings information that is released must clearly indicate the date of the information, and must state that due to active management the Funds may or may not still invest in the securities listed. Portfolio characteristics, such as industry/sector breakdown, current yield, quality breakdown, duration, average price-earnings ratio and other similar information may be provided on a current basis. However, portfolio characteristics do not include references to specific portfolio holdings.

The Board has approved exceptions to the general policy on the sharing of portfolio holdings information as in the best interests of the Funds:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Disclosure of portfolio holdings posted on the Funds' website provided that the information is shared no
sooner than the next day following the day on which the information is posted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Disclosure (subject to a written confidentiality provision) to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. as part of
the proxy voting recordkeeping services provided to the Funds, and to Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. ("ISS") as part of the proxy voting administration and research services, provided to the Adviser (votable portfolio holdings of
issuers as of record date for shareholder meetings);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Disclosure to employees of the Adviser, principal underwriter, administrator, custodian, financial printer,
Fund accounting agent, independent registered public accounting firm, Fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, as well as to broker-dealers executing and third-party firms analyzing the trading costs of portfolio transactions for the
Funds, provided that such disclosure is made for bona fide business purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Disclosure to Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, a division of Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis
Advisors"), solely for the purpose of providing portfolio characteristics to clients of Natixis Investment Managers Solutions that are eligible to invest in the Funds. Any sharing of holdings information with Natixis Investment Managers
Solutions is subject to a confidentiality agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Disclosure to Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, either (i) in its capacity as the seed capital investor
for the Funds, in order to satisfy certain reporting obligations to its parent company, or (ii) for its own risk management purposes; in the first scenario, Natixis agrees to maintain its seed capital invested in the Funds for a set period and
does not effect a redemption of Fund shares while in possession of information that is not publicly available to other investors in the Fund. Natixis and its parent utilize a third-party service provider, Aptimum Formation Développement
("Aptimum"), to assist with its analysis of risk. Any sharing of holdings information with Aptimum is subject to a confidentiality agreement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Other disclosures made for non-investment purposes, but only if approved in writing in advance by an officer of
the Funds. Such exceptions will be reported to the Board.

With respect to items (2) through (5) above, disclosure is made pursuant to procedures that have been approved by the Board and may be made by employees of the Adviser and each Fund's administrator or custodian. With respect to (6) above, approval will be granted only when the officer determines that the Funds have a legitimate business reason for sharing the portfolio holdings information and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the information. As of the date of this Statement, the only entities that receive information pursuant to this exception are:

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| Bloomberg | High Income Opportunities Fund | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| Confluence Technologies, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to quarterly Form N-PORT filings |
| Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC") | All Funds | Transactions | As Needed | Trade matching and confirmation services |
| Donnelley Financial Solutions | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Quarterly, or more frequently as needed | Certain functions related to the production of the Funds' semi-annual financial statements, quarterly Form N-PORT filings and other related items |
| Electra Information Systems, Inc. | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Certain electronic reconciliations of portfolio holdings of the Funds |
| Ernst & Young LLP | All Funds | Foreign equity holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain functions related to the production of the Funds' Federal income and excise tax returns |
| FactSet | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing attribution analysis and portfolio analytics |
| ICE Data Services | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily, provided next business day | Performing functions related to the liquidity classification of investments, and facilitating reporting to Natixis as disclosed previously in this section |
| KPMG LLP | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| KPMG Global Services Private Limited | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Annually, or more frequently as needed | Performing certain duties related to tax compliance services |
| Qontigo | All Funds | Full portfolio holdings | Daily | Compliance testing related to the Funds' use of derivatives |

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These entities may in turn disclose portfolio holdings information to their affiliates and third parties in connection with the provision of services to the Funds. Although the Trust may enter into written confidentiality agreements, in other circumstances, such as those described in (3) above, the obligation to keep information confidential may be based on common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality. Common law, professional or statutory duties of confidentiality, including the duty not to trade on the information, may not be as clearly delineated and may be more difficult to enforce than contractual duties. Each Fund's officers determine on a case by case basis whether it is appropriate for the Fund to rely on such common law, professional or statutory duties. The Board exercises oversight of the disclosure of portfolio holdings by, among other things, receiving and reviewing reports from each Fund's chief compliance officer regarding any material issues concerning each Fund's disclosure of portfolio holdings or from officers of the Funds in connection with proposed new exceptions or new disclosures pursuant to item (6) above.

Notwithstanding the above, there is no assurance that the Funds' policies on the sharing of portfolio holdings information will protect the Funds from the potential misuse of holdings by individuals or firms in possession of that information.

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Other registered investment companies that are advised or sub-advised by the Adviser may be subject to different portfolio holdings disclosure policies, and neither the Adviser nor the Board exercises control over such policies or disclosure. In addition, separate account clients of the Adviser have access to their portfolio holdings and are not subject to each Fund's portfolio holdings disclosure policies. Some of the funds that are advised or sub-advised by the Adviser and some of the separate accounts managed by the Adviser may have investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar or identical to the Funds' investment objectives and strategies, and therefore potentially substantially similar, and in certain cases nearly identical, portfolio holdings as the Funds.

In addition, any disclosures of portfolio holdings information by each Fund or the Adviser must be consistent with the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, each Fund and the Adviser's fiduciary duty to shareholders and each Fund's code of ethics. Each Fund's policies expressly prohibit the sharing of portfolio holdings information if the Fund, the Adviser, or any other affiliated party receives compensation or other consideration in connection with such arrangement. The term "consideration" includes any agreement to maintain assets in a Fund or in other funds or accounts managed by the Adviser or by any affiliated person of the Adviser.

**MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST** 

The Trust is governed by the Board, which is responsible for generally overseeing the conduct of Fund business and for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees of the Board (the "Trustees") meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds' activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds and review the Funds' performance.

**Trustees and Officers** 

The table below provides certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of the Trust. For purposes of this table and for purposes of this Statement, the term "Independent Trustee" means those Trustees who are not "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust. In certain circumstances, Trustees are also required to have no direct or indirect financial interest in the approval of a matter being voted on in order to be considered "independent" for the purposes of the requisite approval. For purposes of this Statement, the term "Interested Trustee" means those Trustees who are "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust.

The following table provides information about the members of the Board including information about their principal occupations during the past five years, information about other directorships held at public companies, and a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as such. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197.

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| **Name and<br>Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held<br>with the Trust,<br>Length of Time<br>Served and**<br> **Term of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal<br>Occupation(s)<br>During**<br> **Past 5 Years** | **Number of Portfolios<br>in Fund Complex<br>Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other<br>Directorships Held<br>During Past 5 Years** | **Experience,<br>Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills for<br>Board Membership** |
|  **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES</u>** |  |  |  |
| **Edmond J. English**<br> (1953) | Trustee since 2013<br>Chairperson of Governance Committee and Contract Review Committee Member | Executive Chairman of Bob's Discount Furniture (retail) | 54<br>Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail); Director, Rue Gilt Groupe, Inc. (e-commerce retail) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company) |

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| **Name and<br>Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held<br>with the Trust,<br>Length of Time<br>Served and**<br> **Term of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal<br>Occupation(s)<br>During**<br> **Past 5 Years** | **Number of Portfolios<br>in Fund Complex<br>Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other<br>Directorships Held<br>During Past 5 Years** | **Experience,<br>Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills for<br>Board Membership** |
| **Richard A. Goglia**<br>(1951) | Trustee since 2015<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Formerly, Director, Triumph Group (aerospace industry) | Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company) |
| **Wendell J. Knox**<br>(1948) | Trustee since 2009<br>Chairperson of Contract Review Committee | Retired | 54<br>Director, Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank) | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company) |
| **Martin T. Meehan**<br> (1956) | Trustee since 2012<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | President, University of Massachusetts | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience |
| **Maureen B. Mitchell**<br>(1951) | Trustee since 2017<br>Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank) | Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company) |

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| **Name and<br>Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held<br>with the Trust,<br>Length of Time<br>Served and**<br> **Term of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal<br>Occupation(s)<br>During**<br> **Past 5 Years** | **Number of Portfolios<br>in Fund Complex<br>Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other<br>Directorships Held<br>During Past 5 Years** | **Experience,<br>Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills for<br>Board Membership** |
| **James P. Palermo**<br>(1955) | Trustee since 2016<br>Audit Committee Member | Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity) | 54<br>Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels) | Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company) |
| **Erik R. Sirri**<br>(1958) | Chairperson of the Board since 2021<br>Trustee since 2009<br>Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee | Professor of Finance at Babson College | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist |
| **Peter J. Smail**<br>(1952) | Trustee since 2009<br>Audit Committee Member | Retired | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser) |
| **Kirk A. Sykes**<br>(1958) | Trustee since 2019<br>Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member | Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager) | 54<br>Advisor, Eastern Bank (bank); Director, Apartment Investment and Management Company (real estate investment trust);<br> formerly, Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust) | Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks) |

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| **Name and<br>Year**<br> **of Birth** | **Position(s) Held<br>with the Trust,<br>Length of Time<br>Served and**<br> **Term of Office<sup>1</sup>** | **Principal<br>Occupation(s)<br>During**<br> **Past 5 Years** | **Number of Portfolios<br>in Fund Complex<br>Overseen<sup>2</sup>**<br> **and Other<br>Directorships Held<br>During Past 5 Years** | **Experience,<br>Qualifications,<br>Attributes, Skills for<br>Board Membership** |
| **Cynthia L. Walker**<br>(1956) | Trustee since 2005<br>Chairperson of the Audit Committee | Retired; formerly, Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration) |
|  **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** | **<u>INTERESTED TRUSTEES</u>** |  |  |  |
| **Kevin P. Charleston<sup>3</sup>**<br>(1965)<br>One Financial Center<br> Boston, MA 02111 | Trustee since 2015<br>President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
| **David L. Giunta<sup>4</sup>**<br>(1965) | Trustee since 2011<br>Executive Vice President since 2008 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC, and Natixis Distribution, LLC | 54<br>None | Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, LLC, and Natixis Distribution, LLC |

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<sup>1</sup> Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term.

<sup>2</sup> The Trustees of the Trust serve as Trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the "Natixis Funds Trusts"), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the "Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts") and Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively the "Natixis ETF Trusts") (collectively, the "Fund Complex"). 

<sup>3</sup> Mr. Charleston is deemed an "interested person" of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

<sup>4</sup> Mr. Giunta is deemed an "interested person" of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC, and Natixis Distribution, LLC.

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| **Name and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the<br>Trust** | **Term of Office<sup>1</sup> and<br>Length of Time Served** | **Principal Occupation(s)<br>During Past 5 Years<sup>2</sup>** |
| **OFFICERS OF THE TRUST** | **OFFICERS OF THE TRUST** | **OFFICERS OF THE TRUST** | **OFFICERS OF THE TRUST** |
| **Matthew J. Block**<br>(1981) | Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Since 2022 | Senior Vice President,<br>Natixis Advisors,<br>LLC and Natixis<br>Distribution, LLC;<br>formerly, Vice<br>President, Natixis<br>Advisors, LLC and<br>Natixis Distribution,<br>LLC; Assistant<br>Treasurer of the Fund<br>Complex; Managing<br>Director, State Street<br>Bank and Trust<br>Company |

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| **Susan McWhan Tobin**<br>(1963) | Secretary and <br> Chief Legal Officer | Since 2022 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Executive Vice President<br> and Chief Compliance Officer of Natixis Investment Managers (March 2019– May 2022) and Senior Vice President and Head of Compliance, US for Natixis Investment Managers (July 2011–March 2019) |
| **Natalie R. Wagner**<br> (1979) | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Since 2021 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; formerly, Vice President, Head<br> of Corporate Compliance, Global Atlantic Financial Group |

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<sup>1</sup> Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust's current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

<sup>2</sup> Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, LLC, Natixis Advisors, LLC or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer's current position with such entity. 

**Qualifications of Trustees** 

The preceding tables provide an overview of the considerations that led the Board to conclude that each individual serving as a Trustee should so serve. The current members of the Board have joined the Board at different points in time. Generally, no one factor was determinative in the original selection of an individual to join the Board. Among the factors the Board considered when concluding that an individual should serve on the Board were the following: (i) the individual's knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the individual as a director or senior officer of other public companies; (iii) the individual's educational background; (iv) the individual's reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the individual, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi) the individual's perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the individual's ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the individual's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (viii) such other factors as the Board determined to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions. Each Trustee's professional experience and additional considerations that contributed to the Board's conclusion that an individual should serve on the Board are summarized in the tables above.

**Leadership and Structure of the Board** 

The Board is led by the Chairperson of the Board, who is an Independent Trustees. The Board currently consists of twelve Trustees, ten of whom are Independent Trustees. The Trustees have delegated significant oversight authority to the three standing committees of the Trust, the Audit Committee, the Contract Review Committee and the Governance Committee, all of which consist solely of Independent Trustees. These committees meet separately and at times jointly, with the joint meetings intended to educate and involve all Independent Trustees in significant committee-level topics. As well as handling matters directly, the committees raise matters to the Board for consideration. In addition to the oversight performed by the committees and the Board, the Chairperson of the Board and the chairpersons of each committee interact frequently with management regarding topics to be considered at Board and committee meetings as well as items arising between meetings. At least once a year the Governance Committee reviews the Board's governance practices and procedures and recommends appropriate changes to the full Board. The Board believes its leadership structure is appropriate and effective in that it allows for oversight at the committee or Board level, as the case may be, while facilitating communications among the Trustees and between the Board and Fund management.

The Contract Review Committee of the Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") or their affiliates and considers matters relating to advisory and distribution arrangements and potential conflicts of interest between the Adviser and the Trust. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held five meetings.

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The Governance Committee of the Trust consists solely of Trustees who are not employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates and considers matters relating to candidates for membership on the Board and Trustee compensation. The Governance Committee makes nominations for Independent Trustee membership on the Board when necessary and considers recommendations from shareholders of the Fund that are submitted in accordance with the procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, shareholders must submit a recommendation for nomination in a signed writing addressed to the attention of the Board, c/o Secretary of the Funds, Natixis Advisors, LLC, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. This written communication must (i) be signed by the shareholder, (ii) include the name and address of the shareholder, (iii) identify the name of the Fund to which the communication relates, and (iv) identify the account number, class and number of shares held by the shareholder as of a recent date or the intermediary through which the shares are held. The recommendation must be received in a timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to the Fund). A recommendation for Trustee nomination shall be kept on file and considered by the Board for six (6) months from the date of receipt, after which the recommendation shall be considered stale and discarded. The recommendation must contain sufficient background information concerning the Trustee candidate to enable a proper judgment to be made as to the candidate's qualifications. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this committee held four meetings.

The Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by an individual to be recommended for nomination as an Independent Trustee. The Governance Committee, however, believes that the Board as a whole should reflect a diversity of viewpoints, and will generally consider each nominee's professional experience, education, financial expertise, gender, ethnicity, age and other individual qualities and attributes; such considerations will vary based on the Board's existing composition. The Governance Committee has adopted a diversity policy pursuant to which the committee, through its nomination and evaluation process, will seek to maintain a well-rounded and diverse Board that is composed of individuals who can fairly represent the interests and concerns of Fund shareholders. The Governance Committee conducts an annual self-assessment and will consider the effectiveness of its diversity policy as part of this process.

In evaluating candidates for a position on the Board, the Governance Committee may consider a variety of factors, including (i) the nominee's reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards; (ii) the nominee's educational and professional accomplishments; (iii) the nominee's demonstrated business acumen, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the mutual fund industry and/or any experience possessed by the nominee as a director or senior officer of a financial services company or a public company; (iv) the nominee's ability to exercise sound judgment in matters related to the objectives of the Funds; (v) the nominee's willingness to contribute positively to the decision-making process of the Board and to bring an independent point of view; (vi) the nominee's commitment and ability to devote the necessary time and energy to be an effective Independent Trustee; (vii) the nominee's ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of various constituencies of the Funds and to act in the interests of all shareholders; (viii) the absence of conflicts of interests that would impair his or her ability to represent all shareholders and to fulfill director fiduciary responsibilities; (ix) the nominee's ability to be collegial and compatible with current members of the Board and management of the Funds; (x) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the nominee, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board's existing mix of skills and qualifications; (xi) the nominee's ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (xii) such other factors as the Committee may request in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions.

The Audit Committee of the Trust consists solely of Independent Trustees and considers matters relating to the scope and results of the Trust's audits and serves as a forum in which the independent registered public accounting firm can raise any issues or problems identified in an audit with the Board. The Audit Committee also reviews and monitors compliance with stated investment objectives and policies, SEC regulations as well as operational issues relating to the transfer agent, administrator, sub-administrator and custodian. In addition, the Audit Committee implements procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by a Fund regarding its accounting, internal accounting controls and the confidential, anonymous submission by officers of a Fund or employees of certain service providers of concerns related to such matters. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, this Committee held four meetings.

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The current membership of each committee is as follows:

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| **Audit Committee** | **Contract Review Committee** | **Governance Committee** |
| Cynthia L. Walker – Chairperson | Wendell J. Knox- Chairperson | Edmond J. English - Chairperson |
| Richard A. Goglia | Edmond J. English | Richard A. Goglia |
| James P. Palermo | Martin T. Meehan | Martin T. Meehan |
| Peter J. Smail | Maureen B. Mitchell | Maureen B. Mitchell |
| Kirk A. Sykes |  | Kirk A. Sykes |

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As Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Sirri is an *ex officio* member of each Committee.

**The Board's Role in Risk Oversight of the Funds** 

The Board's role is one of oversight of the practices and processes of the Funds and their service providers, rather than active management of the Trust, including in matters relating to risk management. The Board seeks to understand the key risks facing the Funds, including those involving conflicts of interest; how Fund management identifies and monitors these risks on an ongoing basis; how Fund management develops and implements controls to mitigate these risks; and how Fund management tests the effectiveness of those controls. The Board cannot foresee, know, or guard against all risks, nor are the Trustees guarantors against risk.

Periodically, Fund officers provide the full Board with an overview of the enterprise risk assessment program in place at Natixis Advisors and the Distributor, which serve as the administrator of and principal underwriter to the Funds, respectively. Fund officers on a quarterly and annual basis also provide the Board (or one of its standing committees) with written and oral reports on regulatory and compliance matters, operational and service provider matters, organizational developments, product proposals, Fund and internal audit results, and insurance and fidelity bond coverage, along with a discussion of the risks and controls associated with these matters, and periodically make presentations to management on risk issues and industry best practices. Fund service providers, including advisers, sub-advisers, transfer agents and the custodian, periodically provide Fund management and/or the Board with information about their risk assessment programs and/or the risks arising out of their activities. The scope and frequency of these reports vary. Fund officers also communicate with the Trustees between meetings regarding material exceptions and other items germane to the Board's risk oversight function.

Pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") who is responsible for administering the Funds' compliance program, including monitoring and enforcing compliance by the Funds and their service providers with the federal securities laws. The CCO has an active role in daily Fund operations and maintains a working relationship with all relevant advisory, compliance, operations and administration personnel for the Funds' service providers. On at least a quarterly basis, the CCO reports to the Independent Trustees on significant compliance program developments, including material compliance matters, and on an annual basis, the CCO provides the full Board with a written report that summarizes his review and assessment of the adequacy of the compliance programs of the Funds and their service providers. The CCO also periodically communicates with the Audit Committee members between its scheduled meetings.

**Fund Securities Owned by the Trustees** 

As of December 31, 2022, the Trustees had the following ownership of the Funds and in all of the funds in the Fund Complex:

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| **Name of Trustee** |
|  INDEPENDENT<br> TRUSTEES |
| Edmond J. English<sup>2</sup> A |

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| **Name of Trustee** |
|  Richard A. Goglia |
|  Wendell J. Knox<sup>2</sup> A |
|  Martin T. Meehan<sup>2</sup> A |
|  Maureen B. Mitchell<br> A |
|  James P. Palermo<br> A |
|  Erik R. Sirri<sup>2</sup> A |
|  Peter J. Smail<br> A |
|  Kirk A. Sykes<sup>2</sup> C |
|  Cynthia L. Walker<sup>2</sup> A |
|  INTERESTED TRUSTEES |
|  Kevin P. Charleston<br> A |
|  David L. Giunta<br> A |

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<sup>1</sup> A. None

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 - 10,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. $50,001 - $100,000

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. over $100,000

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| <sup>2</sup>Amounts | include economic value of notional investments held through the deferred compensation plan.  |

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As of December 31, 2022, none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of the Adviser, the Distributor, or of a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or the Distributor.

**Trustee Fees** 

The Trust pays no compensation to its officers or to Trustees who are employees, officers or directors of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates.

The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $369,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $210,000. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, the Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the Chairperson of the Governance Committee, each receive an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $20,000. Each Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Governance Committee member is compensated $2,500 for each committee meeting that he or she attends. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Fund Complex based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each mutual fund portfolio. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Trustees received the amounts set forth in the following table for serving as Trustees of the Trust and of the Fund Complex. The table also sets forth, as applicable, pension or retirement benefits accrued as part of fund expenses, as well as estimated annual retirement benefits:

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**Compensation Table** 

**For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022** 

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|  | **Aggregate<br>Compensation<br>from Loomis<br>Sayles Funds I<sup>1</sup>** | **Pension or<br>Retirement<br>Benefits Accrued<br>as Part of Fund<br>Expenses** | **Estimated<br>Annual Benefits<br>Upon<br>Retirement** | **Total<br>Compensation<br>From the Fund<br>Complex<sup>2</sup>** |
|  **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** |  |  |  |  |
|  Edmond J. English | $53181 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Richard A. Goglia | $49731 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Wendell J. Knox | $53181 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  Martin T. Meehan | $49731 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Maureen B. Mitchell | $49731 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  James P. Palermo | $48859 | $0 | $0 | $282250 |
|  Erik R. Sirri | $62342 | $0 | $0 | $369000 |
|  Peter J. Smail | $49731 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Kirk A. Sykes | $49731 | $0 | $0 | $287250 |
|  Cynthia L. Walker | $53181 | $0 | $0 | $307250 |
|  **INTERESTED TRUSTEES** |  |  |  |  |
|  Kevin P. Charleston | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
|  David L. Giunta | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |

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<sup>1</sup> Amounts include payments deferred by Trustees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, with respect to the Trust. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for the Trust as of September 30, 2022 for the Trustees is as follows: English: $280,353, Goglia: $218,432, Knox: $875,867; Meehan: $264,722; Palermo $190,267; Sirri: $522,839, Sykes: $4,548 and Walker: $1,359,789. 

<sup>2</sup> Total Compensation represents amounts paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 to a Trustee for serving on the Board of eight (8) trusts with a total of fifty-four (54) funds as of September 30, 2022. 

The Fund Complex does not provide pension or retirement benefits to Trustees, but have adopted a deferred payment arrangement under which each Trustee may elect not to receive fees from the Funds on a current basis but to receive in a subsequent period an amount equal to the value that such fees would have been if they had been invested in a Fund or another Fund in the Fund Complex selected by the Trustee on the normal payment date for such fees.

*Code of Ethics.* The Trust, Loomis Sayles, and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics permit the personnel of these entities to invest in securities, including securities that a Fund may purchase or hold. The codes of ethics are on public file and are available from the SEC.

*Proxy Voting Policies.* The Board has adopted the Proxy Voting Policy and Guidelines (the "Procedures") for the voting of proxies for securities held by a Fund. Under the Procedures, the responsibility for voting proxies generally is delegated to the Adviser. Under the Procedures, decisions regarding the voting of proxies are to be made solely in the interest of a Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser shall exercise its fiduciary responsibilities to vote proxies with respect to a Fund's investments that are managed by the Adviser in a prudent manner in accordance with the Procedures and the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. Proposals that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are in the best interests of shareholders generally are voted "for" and proposals that, in the judgment of the Adviser, are not in the best interests of shareholders generally are voted "against." The Procedures, as implemented by the Loomis Sayles Proxy Committee, are intended to support good corporate governance, including those corporate practices that address environmental and social issues (ESG Matters), in all cases with the objective of protecting each Fund's interests and maximizing its shareholders' value. The Adviser is responsible for maintaining certain records and reporting to the Audit Committee of the Trust in connection with the voting of proxies. Upon request for reasonable periodic review as well as annual reporting to the SEC, the Adviser shall make available to each Fund, or Natixis Advisors, each Fund's administrator, the records and information maintained by the Adviser under the Procedures.

Loomis Sayles uses the services of third parties (each a "Proxy Voting Service" and collectively the "Proxy Voting Services"), to provide research, analysis and voting recommendations and to administer the process of voting proxies for those clients for which Loomis Sayles has voting authority. Any reference in these Proxy Voting Procedures to a "Proxy Voting Services" is a reference either to the Proxy Voting Service that provides research,

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analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles or to the Proxy Voting Service that administers the process of voting proxies for Loomis Sayles or to both, as the context may require. Loomis Sayles will generally follow its express policy with input from the Proxy Voting Service that provides research, analysis and voting recommendations to Loomis Sayles unless the Proxy Committee determines that the client's best interests are served by voting otherwise.

All issues presented for shareholder vote are subject to the oversight of the Proxy Committee, either directly or by application of this policy. All non-routine issues will generally be considered directly by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Fund holding the security, and will be voted in the best investment interests of the Fund. All routine "for" and "against" issues will be voted according to this policy unless special factors require that they be considered by the Proxy Committee and, when necessary, the investment professionals responsible for the Fund holding the security.

The Proxy Committee's specific responsibilities include the following: (A) developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Procedures, including: (i) annually reviewing the Proxy Voting Procedures to ensure consistency with internal policies and regulatory agency policies, including determining the continuing adequacy of the Proxy Voting Procedures to confirm that they have been formulated reasonably and implemented effectively, including whether they continue to be reasonably designed to ensure that proxy votes are cast in clients' best interest, annually reviewing existing voting guidelines and developing of additional voting guidelines to assist in the review of proxy proposals, and (ii) annually reviewing the proxy voting process and addressing any general issues that relate to proxy voting, (B) overseeing the proxy voting process, including: (i) overseeing the vote on proposals according to the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines, (ii) directing the vote on proposals where there is reason not to vote according to the predetermined policies in the voting guidelines or where proposals require special consideration, (iii) consulting with portfolio managers and analysts for the accounts holding the security when necessary or appropriate, and (iv) periodically sampling or engaging an outside party to sample proxy votes to ensure they comply with the Proxy Voting Procedures and are cast in accordance with the clients' best interests; (C) engaging and overseeing third-party vendors that materially assist Loomis Sayles with respect to proxy voting, such as the Proxy Voting Services, including (i) determining and periodically reassessing whether, as relevant, the Proxy Voting Service has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues by considering: (a) the adequacy and quality of the Proxy Voting Service's staffing, personnel and technology, (b) whether the Proxy Voting Service has adequately disclosed its methodologies in formulating voting recommendations, such that Loomis Sayles can understand the factors underlying the Proxy Voting Service's voting recommendations, (c) the robustness of the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding its ability to ensure that its recommendations are based on current, materially complete and accurate information, and (d) the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures regarding how it identifies and addresses conflicts of interest, including whether the Proxy Voting Service's policies and procedures provide for adequate disclosure of its actual and potential conflicts of interest with respect to the services it provides to Loomis Sayles; (ii) providing ongoing oversight of the Proxy Voting Services to ensure that proxies continue to be voted in the best interests of clients and in accordance with these Proxy Voting Procedures and the determinations and directions of the Proxy Committee, (iii) receiving and reviewing updates from the Proxy Voting Services regarding relevant business changes or changes to the Proxy Voting Services' conflict policies and procedures, and (iv) in the event that the Proxy Committee becomes aware that a recommendation of the Proxy Voting Service was based on a material factual error (including materially inaccurate or incomplete information): investigating the error, considering the nature of the error and the related recommendation, and determining whether the Proxy Voting Service has taken reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood of similar errors in the future; and (D) further developing and/or modifying these Proxy Voting Procedures as otherwise appropriate or necessary.

Loomis Sayles has established policies and procedures to ensure that proxy votes are voted in its clients' best interests and are not affected by any possible conflicts of interest. First, except in certain limited instances, Loomis Sayles votes in accordance with its pre-determined policies set forth in the these Proxy Voting Procedures. Second, where these Proxy Voting Procedures allow for discretion, Loomis Sayles will generally consider the recommendations of the Proxy Voting Service in making its voting decisions. However, if the Proxy Committee determines that the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation is not in the best interests of the firm's clients, then the Proxy Committee may use its discretion to vote against the Proxy Voting Service's recommendation, but only after taking the following steps: (1) conducting a review for any material conflict of interest Loomis Sayles may have and, (2) if any material conflict is found to exist, excluding anyone at Loomis Sayles who is subject to that conflict of interest from participating in the voting decision in any way. However, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Proxy Committee after full disclosure of any conflict, that person may provide information, opinions or recommendations on any proposal to the Proxy Committee. In such event, prior to directing any vote, the Proxy Committee will make reasonable efforts to obtain and consider, information, opinions and recommendations from or about the opposing position.

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Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on (i) the Funds' website at and (ii) the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

**OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES** 

The following table provides information on the principal holders of each Fund. A principal holder is a person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of any class of a Fund's outstanding securities. Information provided in this table is as of December 30, 2022.\*

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| **Share Class** | **Shareholder and Address** | **Percentage of Shares Held** |
|  **Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund<sup>1,2,3</sup>** | **Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund<sup>1,2,3</sup>** | **Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund<sup>1,2,3</sup>** |
|  **Institutional** |  |  |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 32.26% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 | 30.20% |
|  | MAC & Co.<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502 | 29.52% |
|  **Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund<sup>4,5</sup>** | **Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund<sup>4,5</sup>** | **Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund<sup>4,5</sup>** |
|  **Institutional** |  |  |
|  | Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.<br> For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers<br> Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 48.86% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 | 25.60% |
|  | MAC & Co.<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502 | 18.73% |
|  | UBS WM USA<br> Omni Acct.<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 | 5.75% |

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\* Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner listed. To the extent that any listed shareholder beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund, it may be deemed to "control" such Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The effect of such control may be to reduce the ability of other shareholders of such Fund to take actions requiring the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality or majority of the Fund's shares without the approval of the controlling shareholder. 

**<sup>1</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. ("MLPF&S") For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers, Jacksonville FL 32246-6484 owned 33.87% of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than MLPF&S For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers. 

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**<sup>2</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. ("Charles Schwab") For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers, San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 owned 30.59% of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than Charles Schwab. Charles Schwab is organized under the laws of California and is wholly-owned by Schwab Holdings, Inc. 

**<sup>3</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, MAC & Co ("MAC & Co") For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502 owned 27.99% of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than MAC & Co. 

**<sup>4</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, MLPF&S For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers, Jacksonville FL 32246-6484 owned 51.17% of Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than MLPF&S For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers. 

**<sup>5</sup>** As of December 30, 2022, Charles Schwab For the Sole Benefit of Its Customers, San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 owned 25.26% of Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund and therefore may be presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. However, such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than Charles Schwab. Charles Schwab & Company Inc. is organized under the laws of California and is wholly-owned by Schwab Holdings, Inc. 

Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. A Fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in Fund shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on a Fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, a Fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase a Fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of a Fund's shares, a large redemption by a fund of funds could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratio. Redemptions by a large investor may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Furthermore, large redemptions could also result in the Fund failing to comply with its investment restrictions or relevant regulatory requirements. When possible, the Adviser will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

**Management Ownership** 

As of record on December 30, 2022, the officers and Trustees of the Trust collectively owned less than 1% of the then outstanding shares of each of the Funds. The amounts include shares held by the Loomis Sayles Employees' Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan") or the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan").

As of December 30, 2022, the Profit Sharing Plan and Pension Plan each owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund.

The trustee of the Pension Plan and Profit Sharing Plan is Charles Schwab Trust Company. The Pension Plan's Advisory Committee, which is composed of the same individuals listed below as trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan, has the sole voting and investment power with respect to the Pension Plan's shares. The trustees of the Profit Sharing Plan are Michael Duffy, Stephanie Lord, Richard Skaggs, Greg O'Hara, Tom Fahey, Justin Teman, Kevin Perry, Susan Sieker, John Russell, Michael Giles, and Rich Bruder. Except for Richard Skaggs and Kevin Perry, each member of the Advisory Committee is an officer and employee of Loomis Sayles. Plan participants are entitled to exercise investment and voting power over shares owned of record by the Profit Sharing Plan. Shares not voted by participants are voted in the same proportion as the shares voted by the voting participants. The address for the Profit Sharing Plan and the Pension Plan is One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111.

**INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES** 

**<u>Information About the Organization and Ownership of the Adviser of the Funds</u>**

Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc. is indirectly owned by Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, the holding company for the North American asset management business ("NATIXIS IM-NA").

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Natixis IM-NA is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France, that is in turn owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is wholly owned by BPCE, France's second largest banking group. BPCE is owned by banks comprising two autonomous and complementary retail banking networks consisting of the Caisse d'Epargne regional savings banks and the Banque Populaire regional cooperative banks. The registered address of Natixis is 30, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France. The registered address of BPCE is 50, avenue Pierre Mendès France, 75013 Paris, France.

The 8 principal subsidiary or affiliated asset management firms of NATIXIS IM-NA collectively had over $474 billion in assets under management or administration as of December 31, 2022.

*Advisory Agreements.* Under the advisory agreement with each Fund, Loomis Sayles manages the investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund and generally administers its affairs, subject to supervision by the Board. Loomis Sayles furnishes, at its own expense, all necessary office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Funds, and certain administrative services. Also, Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Funds or the Trust, the following expenses of the Funds: compensation to Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust; registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities; the charges and expenses of any entity appointed by the Funds for custodial, paying agent, shareholder servicing and plan agent services; charges and expenses of the independent registered public accounting firm retained by the Funds; charges and expenses of any transfer agents and registrars appointed by the Funds; any cost of certificates representing shares of the Funds; legal fees and expenses in connection with the day-to-day affairs of the Funds, including registering and qualifying its shares with federal and state regulatory authorities; expenses of meetings of shareholders and Trustees of the Trust; the costs of services, including services of counsel, required in connection with the preparation of a Fund's registration statements and prospectuses, including amendments and revisions thereto, annual, semiannual and other periodic reports of the Funds, and notices and proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of a Fund or regulatory authorities, and any costs of printing or mailing these items; and a Fund's expenses of bookkeeping, accounting, auditing and financial reporting, including related clerical expenses.

The advisory agreement provides that Loomis Sayles will not charge the Funds an investment advisory fee, also known as a management fee, or any other fee for those services or for bearing those expenses. Although the Funds do not compensate Loomis Sayles directly for its services under the advisory agreement, Loomis Sayles will typically receive an advisory fee from the sponsors of "wrap programs," who in turn charge the programs' participants. See the Prospectus and the applicable wrap program brochure for more information. Similarly, Loomis Sayles receives an advisory fee directly from institutional clients whose assets it advises under a separate investment management agreement.

The Trust, and not Loomis Sayles or its affiliates, will pay the following expenses: taxes payable by the Trust to federal, state or other governmental agencies; extraordinary expenses as may arise, including expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims and the legal obligations of the Trust or the Funds to indemnify its Trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto; brokerage fees and commissions (including dealer markups) and transfer taxes chargeable to the Trust in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Funds; costs, including any interest expenses, of borrowing money; costs of hedging transactions; costs of lending portfolio securities; and any expenses indirectly incurred through investments in other pooled investment vehicles.

Each advisory agreement provides that it will continue from year to year if its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund and (ii) by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Any material amendment to an advisory agreement must be approved by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund and by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not such interested persons, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The agreement may be terminated without penalty by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds, upon sixty days' written notice, by Loomis Sayles upon ninety days' written notice. Each agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. In addition, each agreement will automatically terminate if the Trust or the Funds shall at any time be required by Loomis Sayles to eliminate all reference to the words "Loomis" and "Sayles" in the name of the Trust or the Funds, unless the continuance of the agreement after such change of name is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or Loomis Sayles.

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The advisory agreement provides that Loomis Sayles shall not be subject to any liability in connection with the performance of its services thereunder in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

In addition to serving as investment adviser to the Funds and each other series of the Trust, Loomis Sayles acts as investment adviser to each series of Loomis Sayles Funds II, and adviser or subadviser to certain series of Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II, each a registered open-end management investment company. Loomis Sayles also serves as subadviser to a number of other open-end management investment companies and also provides investment advice to numerous other corporate and fiduciary clients.

**<u>Allocation of Investment Opportunity Among Series of the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Other Accounts Managed by the Adviser</u>**

Loomis Sayles has organized its business into two investment groups: The Fixed-Income Group and The Equity Group. The Fixed-Income Group and the Equity Group make investment decisions for the funds managed by Loomis Sayles. The groups make investment decisions independently of one another. These groups also have responsibility for the management of other client portfolios. The other investment companies and clients served by Loomis Sayles' investment platforms sometimes invest in securities in which a fund (or segments thereof) advised or subadvised by Loomis Sayles also invest. If one of these funds and such other clients advised or subadvised by the same investment group of Loomis Sayles desire to buy or sell the same portfolio securities at or about the same time, the respective group allocates purchases and sales, to the extent practicable, on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount desired to be purchased or sold for each fund or client advised or subadvised by that investment group. It is recognized that in some cases the practices described in this paragraph could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities which each of the funds purchases or sells. In other cases, however, it is believed that these practices may benefit the relevant fund.

*Distribution Agreement*. Pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust (the "Distribution Agreement"), Natixis Distribution, LLC, 888 Boylston St., Suite 800, Boston, Massachusetts 02199, an affiliate of Loomis Sayles, serves as the general distributor of shares of the Funds. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares. The Distributor bears the cost of making information about the funds available through advertising and other means and the cost of printing and mailing the Prospectus to persons other than shareholders. The Distributor currently is not paid a fee for serving as Distributor for the funds. Loomis Sayles has agreed to reimburse the Distributor to the extent the Distributor incurs expenses in connection with any redemption of fund shares.

The Distribution Agreement was approved by the Trust's Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement.

The Distribution Agreement may be terminated at any time with respect to the Funds on 60 days' written notice to the Distributor by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds or by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, (as defined in the 1940 Act.) The Distribution Agreement also may be terminated by the Distributor on 90 days' written notice to the Trust, and the Distribution Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its "assignment," (as defined in the 1940 Act.) In each such case, such termination will be without payment of any penalty.

The Distribution Agreement will continue in effect for successive one-year periods with respect to the funds, provided that each such continuance is specifically approved (i) by the vote of a majority of the entire Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the funds and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust or the Distributor, in each case cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose.

*Administration Services.* Natixis Advisors performs certain accounting and administrative services for the Trust, pursuant to an administrative services agreement dated January 1, 2005, as amended from time to time (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, Natixis Advisors provides the following services to the Funds: (i) personnel that perform bookkeeping, accounting, internal auditing and financial reporting functions

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and clerical functions relating to the Funds, (ii) services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses, registration of shares in various states, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Funds or regulatory authorities and reports and questionnaires for SEC compliance, and (iii) the various registrations and filings required by various regulatory authorities. For these services, Loomis Sayles (without reimbursement from the Trust or Fund) has agreed to pay Natixis Advisors for services to the Funds under this agreement.

*Transfer Agency Services.* Pursuant to a contract between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc. ("SS&C GIDS"), whose principal business address is 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, SS&C GIDS acts as shareholder servicing, transfer agent and dividend paying agent for the Funds and is responsible for services in connection with the establishment, maintenance and recording of shareholder accounts, including all related tax and other reporting requirements and the implementation of investment and redemption arrangements offered in connection with the sale of the Funds' shares. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay (without reimbursement from the Trust or Fund) fees to SS&C GIDS for services to the Funds under this agreement.

*Custodial Arrangements.* State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, is the Trust's custodian. As such, State Street Bank holds in safekeeping certificated securities and cash belonging to the Funds and, in such capacity, is the registered owner of securities held in book entry form belonging to the Funds. Upon instruction, State Street Bank receives and delivers cash and securities of the Funds in connection with Fund transactions and collects all dividends and other distributions made with respect to Fund portfolio securities. State Street Bank also maintains certain accounts and records of the Funds and calculates the total NAV, total net income and NAV per share of the Funds on a daily basis.

*Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.* The Funds' independent registered public accounting firm is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts 02210. The independent registered public accounting firm conducts an annual audit of the Funds' financial statements, assists in the review of federal and state income tax returns and consults with the Funds as to matters of accounting and federal and state income taxation. The financial highlights in the Prospectus for the Funds, and the financial statements contained in the Funds' [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 and incorporated by reference into this statement, have been so included in reliance on the reports of the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

*Counsel to the Funds.* Ropes & Gray LLP, located at Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199, serves as counsel to the Funds.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION** 

**Portfolio Managers' Management of Other Accounts** 

As of September 30, 2022, the portfolio managers of the Funds managed other accounts in addition to managing the relevant Fund. The following table provides information on the other accounts managed by each portfolio manager.

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|  | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** |
|  | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee**<br>**is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee**<br>**is Based on<br>Performance** |
| **Name of Portfolio Manager** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **#**<br>**of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** |
|  Ian Anderson | 2 | $1.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 45 | $5.1<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Matthew J. Eagan | 19 | $25.1<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 25 | $10.3<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 116 | $23.3<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |

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|  | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Registered Investment Companies** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Pooled Investment**<br>**Vehicles** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** |
|  | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee<br>is Based on<br>Performance** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Other**<br>**Accounts<br>Managed** | **Advisory Fee**<br>**is Based on<br>Performance** | **Advisory Fee**<br>**is Based on<br>Performance** |
| **Name of**<br> **Portfolio**<br> **Manager** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** | **# of<br>Accts** | **Total**<br>**Assets** |
|  Brian P. Kennedy | 17 | $24.6<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 114 | $23.2<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |
|  Stephen M. LaPlante | 1 | $280.7<br>million | 0 | $0 | 1 | $624.8<br>million | 0 | $0 | 15 | $967.2<br>million | 0 | $0 |
|  Alessandro Pagani | 1 | $280.7<br>million | 0 | $0 | 1 | $624.8<br>million | 0 | $0 | 17 | $972.4<br>million | 0 | $0 |
|  Barath W. Sankaran, | 2 | $1.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.0<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 42 | $5.1<br>billion | 0 | $0 |
|  Elaine M. Stokes | 17 | $24.6<br> billion | 0 | $0 | 24 | $10.2<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 125 | $23.2<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |
|  Jennifer M. Thomas | 1 | $280.7<br>million | 0 | $0 | 1 | $624.8<br>million | 0 | $0 | 11 | $967.0<br>million | 0 | $0 |
|  Todd P. Vandam | 7 | $1.7<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 13 | $3.3<br>billion | 0 | $0 | 62 | $8.7<br>billion | 5 | $360.8<br>million |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest** 

Conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the allocation of aggregated orders among the Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio managers. A portfolio manager potentially could give favorable treatment to some accounts for a variety of reasons, including favoring larger accounts, accounts that pay higher fees, accounts that pay performance-based fees, accounts of affiliated companies and accounts in which the portfolio manager has an interest. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions among the Funds and a portfolio manager's other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund(s). Although such favorable treatment could lead to more favorable investment opportunities or allocations for some accounts and may appear to create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time and resources, Loomis Sayles strives to ensure that portfolio managers endeavor to exercise their discretion in a manner that is equitable to all interested persons. Furthermore, Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for all accounts (including institutional accounts, mutual funds, hedge funds and affiliated accounts) based on each account's investment objective, investment guidelines and restrictions, the availability of other comparable investment opportunities and Loomis Sayles' desire to treat all accounts fairly and equitably over time. Loomis Sayles maintains Trade Allocation and Aggregation Policies and Procedures to mitigate the effects of these potential conflicts as well as other types of conflicts of interest. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation where a conflict arises or that Loomis Sayles will treat all accounts identically. Conflicts of interest also arise to the extent a portfolio manager short sells a stock or otherwise takes a short position in one client account but holds that stock long in other accounts, including the Funds, or sells a stock for some accounts while buying the stock for others, and through the use of "soft dollar arrangements," which are discussed in Loomis Sayles' Brokerage Allocation Policies and Procedures and Loomis Sayles' Trade Aggregation and Allocation Policies and Procedures.

**Portfolio Managers' Compensation** 

Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. Although portfolio manager compensation is not directly tied to assets under management, a portfolio manager's base salary and/or bonus potential may reflect the amount of assets for which the manager is responsible relative to other portfolio managers. The annual bonus is incentive-based and generally represents a significant multiple of base salary. The bonus is based on three factors: investment performance, profit growth of the firm, and personal conduct. Investment performance is the primary component of the annual bonus and generally represents at least 60% of the total for fixed-income managers. The other factors are used to determine the remainder of the annual incentive bonus, subject to the discretion of the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and senior management. The CIO and senior management evaluate these other factors annually.

The investment performance component of the annual incentive bonus depends primarily on investment performance against benchmark and/or against peers within similar disciplines. The score is based upon the product's institutional composite performance; however, adjustments may be made if there is significant dispersion among the returns of the composite and accounts not included in the composite. For most products, the product investment score compares the product's rolling three year performance over the past nine quarters (a five year view) against both a benchmark and a peer group established by the CIO. The scoring rewards both the aggregate excess performance of the product against a benchmark and the product's relative rank within a peer group. In addition, for fixed income products, the performance score rewards for the consistency of that outperformance and is enhanced if over the past five years it has kept its rolling three-year performance ahead of its benchmark. Managers working on several product teams receive a final score based on the relative revenue weight of each product.

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Portfolio managers may also participate in the three segments of the long-term incentive program. The amount of the awards for each segment are dependent upon role, industry experience, team and firm profitability, and/or investment performance.

**General** 

The core elements of the Loomis Sayles compensation plan include a base salary, an annual incentive bonus, and, for senior investor and leadership roles, a long-term incentive bonus. The base salary is a fixed amount based on a combination of factors, including industry experience, firm experience, job performance and market considerations. The annual incentive bonus and long term incentive bonus is driven by a variety of factors depending upon the specific role. Factors include investment performance, individual performance, team and firm profitability, role, and industry experience. Both the annual and long term bonus have a deferral component. Loomis Sayles has developed and implemented three long-term incentive plan segments to attract and retain investment talent.

For the senior-most investment roles, a Long Term Incentive Plan provides annual grants relative to the role, and includes a post retirement payment feature to incentivize effective succession management. Participation is contingent upon signing an award agreement, which includes a non-compete covenant. The second and third Long Term Incentive Plans are constructed to create mid-term alignment for key positions, including a two year deferral feature. The second plan is role based, and the third is team based which is more specifically dependent upon team profitability and/or investment performance.

In addition, Loomis Sayles also offers a profit sharing plan for all employees and a defined benefit plan for employees who joined the firm prior to May 3, 2003. The profit sharing contribution to the retirement plan of each employee is based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). The defined benefit plan is based on years of service and base compensation (up to a maximum amount).

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**Portfolio Managers' Ownership of Fund Shares** 

As of September 30, 2022, the portfolio managers had the following ownership in the Funds:

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| **Name of Portfolio**<br> **Manager** | **Fund(s) Managed** |
| Ian Anderson | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund |
| Matthew J. Eagan | Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund A |
| Brian P. Kennedy | Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund A |
| Stephen M. LaPlante | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund |
| Alessandro Pagani | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund |
| Barath W. Sankaran | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund |
| Elaine M. Stokes | Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund A |
| Jennifer M. Thomas | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund |
| Todd P. Vandam | Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund A |
| \* A. None<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. $1 - $10,000<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. $10,001 - $50,000<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. $50,001 - $100,000 | E. $100,001 - $500,000<br> F. $500,001 - $1,000,000<br> G. over $1,000,000 |

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There are various reasons why a portfolio manager may not own shares of the Fund he or she manages. One reason is that the Fund's investment objectives and strategies may not match the portfolio manager's personal investment objective. In addition, portfolio managers may invest in other funds or pooled investment vehicles or separate accounts managed by the portfolio manager in a similar style to the Fund managed by such portfolio manager. Administrative reasons (such as facilitating compliance with the Adviser's code of ethics) also may explain why a portfolio manager has chosen not to invest in a Fund.

**PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE** 

**All Income Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers dealers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge spreads, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from the issuer or a primary market maker acting as principal on a net basis with no brokerage commission paid by the Fund.

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**All Equity Funds** 

In placing orders for the purchase and sale of equity securities for each Equity Fund, Loomis Sayles selects only brokers that it believes are financially responsible, will provide efficient and effective services in executing, clearing and settling an order and will charge commission rates that, when combined with the quality of the foregoing services, will produce the best price and execution for the transaction. This does not necessarily mean that the lowest available brokerage commission, if any, will be paid. However, the commissions charged are believed to be competitive with generally prevailing rates. Loomis Sayles will use its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates, if any, being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and will evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on transactions by reference to such data. In making such evaluation, all factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker in connection with the order, are taken into account. Loomis Sayles may place orders for the Funds which, combined with orders for its other clients, may impact the price of the relevant security. This could cause the Funds to obtain a worse price on the transaction than would otherwise be the case if the orders were placed in smaller amounts or spread out over a longer period of time.

Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best possible execution of orders, Loomis Sayles may allocate brokerage transactions to affiliated brokers. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. In order for the affiliated broker to effect portfolio transactions for the Funds, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the affiliated broker must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees and other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period. Furthermore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, has adopted procedures that are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to an affiliated broker are consistent with the foregoing standard.

As discussed in more detail below, Loomis Sayles's receipt of brokerage and research products may sometimes be a factor in Loomis Sayles's selection of a broker or dealer to execute transactions for a Fund, subject to Loomis Sayles's duty to seek best execution of the transactions. Such brokerage and research services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles's own assets or may, in connection with transactions in securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (the latter, sometimes referred to as "soft dollars").

Generally, Loomis Sayles seeks to obtain quality executions at favorable security prices and at competitive commission rates, where applicable, through brokers and dealers who, in Loomis Sayles' opinion, can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Transactions in equity securities are frequently executed through a primary market maker, but may also be executed on an Electronic Communication Network ("ECN"), Alternative Trading System ("ATS"), or other execution systems that in Loomis Sayles' opinion can provide the best overall net results for its clients. Equity securities may also be purchased from underwriters at prices which include underwriting fees.

**Commissions and Other Factors in Broker or Dealer Selection** 

Loomis Sayles uses its best efforts to obtain information as to the general level of commission rates being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and to evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on client portfolio transactions by reference to such data. In making this evaluation, all factors affecting liquidity and execution of the order, as well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker or dealer, are taken into account. Other relevant factors may include, without limitation: (a) the execution capabilities of the brokers and/or dealers, (b) research and other products or services (as described in the section "Soft Dollars" below) provided by such brokers and/or dealers which are expected to enhance Loomis Sayles' general portfolio management capabilities, (c) the size of the transaction, (d) the difficulty of execution, (e) the operations facilities of the brokers and/or dealers involved, (f) the risk in positioning a block of securities, (g) fair dealing and (h) the quality of the overall brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer.

**Brokerage Commissions** 

Set forth in the table below are the amounts each Fund paid in brokerage commissions during the last three fiscal years.

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**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage**<br>**Commission** | **Directed**<br>**Transactions** | **Commissions**<br>**Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | $431 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | $29413 | $0 | $0 |

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**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage**<br>**Commission** | **Directed**<br>**Transactions** | **Commissions**<br>**Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | $874 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | $17988 | $0 | $0 |

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**FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022** 

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| **Fund** | **Aggregate Brokerage**<br>**Commission** | **Directed**<br>**Transactions** | **Commissions**<br>**Directed Transactions** |
|  Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | $1335 | $0 | $0 |
|  Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | $17815 | $0 | $0 |

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**Soft Dollars** 

Brokerage trading activity is an essential factor in accessing Wall Street and third-party firm research. First and foremost, Loomis Sayles recognizes that it has a fiduciary duty to seek best execution of its clients' transactions. In regard to equity trading commissions paid to our trading counterparts, Loomis Sayles is unbundled across all our dealers, with execution and research commission splits being consistent across dealers. This enables our trading desk to route orders to dealers solely based on achieving best execution. Research products or services may be paid for with Loomis Sayles' own assets or may, in connection with transactions in equity securities effected for client accounts for which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion, be paid for with client commissions (i.e. "soft dollars").

For purposes of this soft dollars discussion, the term "commission" includes commissions paid to brokers in connection with transactions effected on an agency basis. Loomis Sayles does not generate soft dollars on fixed-income transactions.

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If Loomis Sayles receives a particular product or service that both aids it in carrying out its investment decision-making responsibilities (*i.e.*, a "research use") and provides non-research related uses, Loomis Sayles will make a good faith determination as to the allocation of the cost of such "mixed-use item" between the research and non-research uses and will only use soft dollars to pay for the portion of the cost relating to its research use. As of the date of this Statement, there are no mixed-use services being provided to Loomis Sayles.

In connection with Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars, a Fund may pay a broker-dealer an amount of commission for effecting a transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission it or another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if Loomis Sayles determines in good faith that the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research products or services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Loomis Sayles' overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which Loomis Sayles exercises investment discretion.

Loomis Sayles may use soft dollars to acquire brokerage or research products and services that have potential application to all client accounts, including the Funds. The soft dollars generated by Loomis Sayles' clients that are used to purchase research services with a Fund's commissions are not necessarily for the exclusive benefit of the particular Fund, but rather for the benefit of the funds/clients in the same product (e.g., Large Cap Growth). The soft dollar commissions of an account in one product are not used for the benefit of a product managed by a different investment team. Furthermore given the fact that soft dollars are generated from the trading in client/fund portfolios, those clients/funds that have cash flows will generally generate more soft dollars than clients/funds that do not have cash flows. However, the clients/funds with cash flows will not generate more soft dollars than the amount budgeted for the client/fund in a given year. Finally, while some clients do not generate soft dollar commissions, such as Wrap/Model Program clients, clients with directed brokerage or zero commission arrangements (which may limit or prevent Loomis Sayles from using such clients' commissions to pay for research and research services), and certain fixed income accounts, they may still benefit from the research provided to Loomis Sayles in connection with other transactions placed for other clients. As a result, certain clients may have more of their commissions directed for research and research services than others.

Loomis Sayles' use of soft dollars to acquire brokerage and research products and services benefits Loomis Sayles by allowing it to obtain such products and services without having to purchase them with its own assets. Loomis Sayles believes that its use of soft dollars also benefits the Funds as described above. However, conflicts may arise between a Fund's interest in paying the lowest commission rates available and Loomis Sayles' interest in receiving brokerage and research products and services from particular brokers and dealers without having to purchase such products and services with Loomis Sayles' own assets.

**Client Commission Arrangements** 

Loomis Sayles has entered into several client commission arrangements ("CCAs") (also known as commission sharing arrangements) with some of its key broker-dealer relationships. In a CCA, subject to best execution, Loomis Sayles will allocate a higher portion of its clients' equity trading with broker-dealers who have agreed to unbundle their commission rates in order to enable Loomis Sayles to separately negotiate rates for execution and research and research services. The execution rates Loomis Sayles has negotiated with such firms vary depending on the type of orders Loomis Sayles executes with the CCAs.

Pursuant to the CCAs Loomis Sayles has with these broker-dealers, each firm will pool the research commissions accumulated during a calendar quarter and then, at the direction of Loomis Sayles, pay various broker-dealers and third-party services from this pool for the research and research services such firms have provided to Loomis Sayles.

These CCAs are deemed to be soft dollar arrangements, and Loomis Sayles and each CCA intends to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, as well as the Commission Guidance Regarding Client Commission Practices under Section 28(e) in the SEC Release No. 34-54165 dated July 18, 2006.

The CCAs enable Loomis Sayles to strengthen its relationships with its key broker-dealers, and limit the broker-dealers with whom it trades to those with whom it has FIX Connectivity, while still maintaining the research relationships with broker-dealers that provide Loomis Sayles with research and research services. In addition, the ability to unbundle the execution and research components of commissions enables Loomis Sayles to provide greater transparency to its clients in their commission reports.

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In addition to trading with the CCA broker-dealers discussed above, Loomis Sayles continues to trade with full service broker-dealers and ECNs, ATSs and other electronic systems.

As a result of guidance from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Loomis Sayles pays broker-dealers a "Corporate Access" arrangement fee in hard dollars in connection with the Corporate Access meetings attended by investment team members who manage equity accounts of clients organized in the United Kingdom.

**General** 

Subject to procedures adopted by the Board of each Trust, the Funds' brokerage transactions may be executed by brokers that are affiliated with Natixis US or Loomis Sayles. Any such transactions will comply with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, or other applicable restrictions as permitted by the SEC pursuant to exemptive relief or otherwise.

Under the 1940 Act, persons affiliated with each Trust are prohibited from dealing with each Trust's Funds as a principal in the purchase and sale of securities. Since transactions in the OTC market usually involve transactions with dealers acting as principals for their own accounts, affiliated persons of the Trusts may not serve as the Funds' dealer in connection with such transactions.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, and in all instances subject to the foregoing policy of best execution, Loomis Sayles may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including affiliates of the Distributor) that have entered into arrangements in which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund toward the reduction of that Fund's expenses.

It is expected that the portfolio transactions in fixed-income securities will generally be with issuers or dealers on a net basis without a stated commission. Securities firms may receive brokerage commissions on transactions involving options, futures and options on futures and the purchase and sale of underlying securities upon exercise of options. The brokerage commissions associated with buying and selling options may be proportionately higher than those associated with general securities transactions.

**Regular Broker-Dealers** 

The table below contains the aggregate value of securities of the Funds' regular broker-dealers**<sup>1</sup>** held by the Funds as of the close of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

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| **Fund** | **Regular Broker-Dealer** | **Aggregate Value of**<br> **Securities of Each Regular**<br> **Broker-Dealer (or its**<br> **Parent) Held by Fund** |
| Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | Credit Suisse<br> Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Citigroup, Inc.<br> JPMorgan Chase & Co.<br> Wells Fargo & Co.<br> Morgan Stanley | $1345519<br> $731878<br> $528273<br> $434128<br> $313972<br> $219456 |
| Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)<br> Morgan Stanley<br> Wells Fargo & Co.<br> Credit Suisse<br> JPMorgan Chase & Co.<br> Barclays PLC<br> Citigroup , Inc.<br> Bank of America Corp. | $31226110<br> $18190789<br> $15648949<br> $10560158<br> $7351684<br> $3984010<br> $1, 252672<br> $927728 |

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*<sup>1</sup>* *"Regular Broker-Dealers" are defined by the SEC as: (a) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that received the greatest dollar amount of brokerage commissions by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the company's portfolio transactions during the company's most recent fiscal year; (b) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of portfolio transactions of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year; or (c) one of the 10 brokers or dealers that sold the largest dollar amount of securities of the investment company during the company's most recent fiscal year.* 

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**DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST** 

The Declaration of Trust of Loomis Sayles Funds I currently permits the Board to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of each series (each, a "fund"). Each share of each fund represents an equal proportionate interest in such fund with each other share of that fund and is entitled to a proportionate interest in the dividends and distributions from that fund. The Declaration of Trust further permits the Trust's Board to divide the shares of each series into any number of separate classes, each having such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same series as the Trust's Board may determine. When you invest in a Fund, you acquire freely transferable shares of beneficial interest that entitle you to receive dividends as determined by the Trust's Board and to cast a vote for each share you own at shareholder meetings. The shares of each fund do not have any preemptive rights. Upon termination of any fund, whether pursuant to liquidation of the Trust or otherwise, shareholders of each class of the funds are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets attributable to that class of shares of the funds available for distribution to shareholders. The Declaration of Trust also permits the Board to charge shareholders directly for custodial, transfer agency and servicing expenses.

The assets received by each series for the issue or sale of its shares and all income, earnings, profits, losses, and proceeds therefrom, subject only to the rights of creditors, are allocated to, and constitute the underlying assets of, that series. The underlying assets are segregated and are charged with the expenses with respect to that series and with a share of the general expenses of the Trust. Any general expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. While the expenses of the series are allocated to the separate books of account of each series, certain expenses may be legally chargeable against the assets of all funds in the Trust.

The Declaration of Trust also permits the Board, without shareholder approval (except to the extent such approval is required by law), to subdivide any series of shares into various classes of shares with such dividend preferences and other rights as the Trustees may designate. The Trustees may also, without shareholder approval, establish one or more additional separate portfolios for investments in the Trust or merge two or more existing portfolios. Shareholders' investments in such an additional or merged portfolio would be evidenced by a separate series of shares (*i.e.*, a new fund).

The Declaration of Trust provides for the perpetual existence of the Trust. The Trust, however, may be terminated at any time by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each series of the Trust. Each Fund may be terminated at any time by votes of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the relevant Fund. Similarly, any class within a Fund may be terminated by vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of such class. The Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board may also without shareholder approval terminate the Trust or Funds or any class within a Fund upon written notice to their shareholders.

**Voting Rights** 

Shareholders of a Fund are entitled to one vote for each full share held (with fractional votes for each fractional share held) and may vote (to the extent provided in the relevant Declaration of Trust) on the election of Trustees and the termination of the Trust and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders.

All classes of shares of the Funds have identical voting rights except that each class of shares has exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to that class, and has separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters pertaining to any distribution or servicing plan or agreement applicable to that class. Matters submitted to shareholder vote will be approved by each series separately except (i) when required by the 1940 Act shares shall be voted together and (ii) when the matter does not affect all series, then only shareholders of the series affected shall be entitled to vote on the matter. Consistent with the current position of the SEC, shareholders of all series and classes vote together, irrespective of series or class, on the election of Trustees and the selection of the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm, but shareholders of each series vote separately on most other matters requiring shareholder approval, such as certain changes in investment policies of that series or the approval of the investment advisory and subadvisory agreement relating to that series, and shareholders of each class within a series vote separately as to the Rule 12b-1 plan (if any) relating to that class.

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There will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees, except that, in accordance with the 1940 Act, (i) the Trust will hold a shareholders' meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, and (ii) if there is a vacancy on the Board such vacancy may be filled only by a vote of the shareholders unless, after filling such vacancy by other means, at least two-thirds of the Trustees holding office shall have been elected by the shareholders. In addition, Trustees may be removed from office by a written consent signed by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares and filed with the Trust's custodian or by a vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares at a meeting duly called for that purpose.

Upon written request by a minimum of ten holders of shares having held their shares for a minimum of six months and having a NAV of at least $25,000 or constituting at least 1% of the outstanding shares, whichever is less, stating that such shareholders wish to communicate with the other shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the signatures necessary to demand a meeting to consider removal of a Trustee, the Trust has undertaken to provide a list of shareholders or to disseminate appropriate materials (at the expense of the requesting shareholders).

Except as set forth above, the Trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees. Shareholder voting rights are not cumulative.

The affirmative vote of a majority of shares of the Trust voted (assuming a quorum is present in person or by proxy) is required to amend the Declaration of Trust if such amendment (1) affects the power of shareholders to vote, (2) amends the section of the Declaration of Trust governing amendments, (3) is one for which a vote is required by law or by the Trust's registration statement or (4) is submitted to the shareholders by the Trustees. If one or more new series of the Trust is established and designated by the Trustees, the shareholders having beneficial interests in a Fund shall not be entitled to vote on matters exclusively affecting such new series, such matters including, without limitation, the adoption of or any change in the investment objectives, policies or restrictions of the new series and the approval of the investment advisory contracts of the new series. Similarly, the shareholders of the new series shall not be entitled to vote on any such matters as they affect a Fund.

**Shareholder and Trustee Liability** 

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or the Trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each Fund's property for all loss and expense of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of a Fund by reason of owning shares of such Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is considered remote since it is limited to circumstances in which the disclaimer is inoperative and a Fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations.

The Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board will not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust protects a Trustee against any liability to which the Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. The by-laws of the Trust provide for indemnification by the Trust of Trustees and officers of the Trust, except with respect to any matter as to which any such person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust. Such persons may not be indemnified against any liability to the Trust or the Trust's shareholders to whom he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

**Purchases and Redemptions** 

Shares of the Funds are offered exclusively to investors in certain "wrap fee" programs approved by Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles and to institutional clients of Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors that, in each case, meet the Funds' policies as established by Loomis Sayles. Intermediary accounts must be held on the books of the Funds' transfer agent in an omnibus fashion unless the intermediary has entered into an arrangement with the Funds. Investors should contact their financial representative for details about the payment the financial intermediaries may receive. Approved investors may purchase and redeem Fund shares at a Fund's NAV without a sales charge or other fee. For more information about the purchase and redemption of Fund shares, see the sections "General Information--How to Purchase Shares" and "General Information—How to Redeem Shares" in the Funds' Prospectus.

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The Funds will normally redeem shares for cash; however, a Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in kind. The redemptions in kind will generally, but will not necessarily, may not result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in the Fund's portfolio. If portfolio securities are distributed in lieu of cash, the shareholder will normally incur brokerage commissions upon subsequent disposition of any such securities. However, the Trust has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which the Funds are obligated to redeem shares solely in cash for any shareholder during any 90-day period up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the total NAV of the Fund at the beginning of such period.

A redemption constitutes a sale of the shares for U.S. federal income tax purposes on which the investor may realize a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss. See the section "Taxes."

A purchase order received by SS&C GIDS, the Funds' transfer agent, prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on a day when the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day's NAV. With respect to purchases of shares by institutional clients of Loomis Sayles, the settlement date (*i.e.*, the date by which payment must be made for shares) for purchase orders received by SS&C GIDS is generally the next business day after receipt of such orders. For other information about the purchase and redemption of Fund shares, see the section "General Information – How to Redeem Shares" in the Funds' Prospectus.

The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after a Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.

**Unclaimed Property Laws** 

States increasingly are looking at inactive mutual fund accounts as possible "unclaimed" or "abandoned" property. If your account is deemed unclaimed or abandoned under state law, the Funds may be required to "escheat" or transfer the assets in your account to the applicable state's unclaimed property administration. The state may sell escheated shares and, if you subsequently seek to reclaim your proceeds of liquidation from the state, you may only be able to recover the amount received when the shares were sold.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you maintain a correct address for your account, keep your account active in ways such as by contacting the Transfer Agent by mail or telephone or accessing your account through the Funds' website at least every three years, and promptly cash all checks for dividends, capital gains and redemptions. Each State's requirements to keep an account active can vary and are subject to change. If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, we encourage you to contact the financial intermediary regarding applicable state unclaimed property laws. The Funds, the Transfer Agent and the Distributor will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with state unclaimed property laws.

**NET ASSET VALUE** 

The method for determining the public offering price and NAV per share is summarized in the Prospectus.

The total NAV of each Fund (the excess of the assets of such Fund over the liabilities) is determined at the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading. Each Fund will not price its shares on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. A Fund may use independent pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids. Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and ETFs, exchange-traded notes, rights, and warrants** — listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange

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where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities discussed below) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Fund's fair value policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio. If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer. <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities** — evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by an
independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Senior Loans** — bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or bid prices
obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Bilateral Swaps** — bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid and
ask prices) supplied by an independent pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service. If prices from an
independent pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Centrally Cleared Swaps** – settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded
or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Options** — domestic exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options
on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price.
Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Other
exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and ask
prices) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC option contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on prices obtained from broker-dealers.
Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Futures** — most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the Adviser believes that, over time,
they are traded most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Forward Foreign Currency Contracts** — interpolated rates determined based on information provided by
an independent pricing service.

Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. As noted below, Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in its capacity as "valuation designee." A Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the NYSE. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, each Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, and various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from an independent pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services.

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On December 3, 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which addresses valuation practices and the role of the board of directors with respect to the fair value of the investments of a registered investment company. Among other things, Rule 2a-5 permits a fund's board to designate the fund's primary investment adviser to perform the fund's fair value determinations, which are subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. As of the date of this Statement, the Adviser serves as the Fund's valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAV does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.

The per share NAV of each Fund's shares is computed by dividing the number of shares outstanding into the total NAV.

**DISTRIBUTIONS** 

As described in the Prospectus in the section "Dividends and Distributions," it is the policy of each Fund to pay to its shareholders at least annually, as dividends, all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute at least annually (or, in the case of short-term gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of the shareholders) all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any, after offsetting any capital loss carryforwards. To the extent permitted by law, the Board may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled.

Ordinary income dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested based upon the NAV determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the ex-dividend date for each dividend or distribution. Shareholders, however, may elect to receive their ordinary income dividends or capital gain distributions, or both, in cash. The election may be made at any time by submitting a written request directly to the Trust. In order for a change to be in effect for any dividend or distribution, it must be received by the Trust on or before the record date for such dividend or distribution.

If you elect to receive your dividends in cash and the dividend checks sent to you are returned as "undeliverable" to the Funds or remain uncashed for six months, your cash election will automatically be changed and your future dividends will be reinvested. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed dividend or redemption checks.

As required by federal law, U.S. federal tax information regarding Fund distributions will be furnished to each shareholder for each calendar year early in the succeeding year. Funds with significant investments in REITs typically request a 30-day extension to provide such federal tax information to their shareholders.

**TAXES** 

The following discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, and other applicable authorities, all as of the date of this Statement. These authorities are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, possibly with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax considerations generally applicable to an investment in a Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular situations and the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.

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**Taxation of the Funds** 

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify and be eligible to be treated each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs under the Code, each Fund must, among other things: (i) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and (b) net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships ("QPTPs"); (ii) diversify its holdings so that at the end of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year (a) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets consists of cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities limited, with respect to any one issuer, to no more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest (1) in the securities (other than those of the U.S. government or other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (2) in the securities of one or more QPTPs; and (iii) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt income, if any, for such year.

In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (i) above, income derived by a Fund from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by the Fund. However, 100% of the net income derived by the Fund from an interest in a QPTP (a partnership (x) the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in (i)(a) above) will be treated as qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a QPTP.

For purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, outstanding voting securities of an issuer include the equity securities of a QPTP. Also for purposes of the diversification requirements described in (ii) above, identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a particular Fund investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers) is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") with respect to identification of the issuer for a particular type of investment may adversely affect a Fund's ability to satisfy the diversification requirements in (ii) above.

Assuming that it qualifies for treatment as a RIC, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income or gains distributed to its shareholders in a timely manner in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below). If a Fund were to fail to meet the income, diversification or distribution requirements described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a fund-level tax or interest, disposing of certain assets or making additional distributions. If a Fund were ineligible to or did not cure such a failure for any year, or if the Fund otherwise were to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment for such year, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gain, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to be treated as "qualified dividend income" in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals, provided in both cases that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements in respect of a Fund's shares (as described below). In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.

Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction). If a Fund retains any investment company taxable income, the Fund will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. Each Fund also intends to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, in each case, determined with reference to any loss carryforwards). If a Fund retains any net capital gain, it will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amounts retained, but may

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designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to its shareholders, who in turn (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gains, their shares of such undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds on properly filed U.S. federal income tax returns to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If a Fund makes this designation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of a Fund will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder's gross income under clause (i) of the preceding sentence and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Funds are not required to, and there can be no assurance that a Fund will, make this designation if a Fund retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a taxable year.

In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend, its taxable income and its earnings and profits, a RIC may elect to treat any post-October capital loss (defined as any net capital loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after October 31 or, if there is no such loss, the net long-term capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to such portion of the taxable year) and certain late-year ordinary losses (generally, the sum of its (i) net ordinary loss, if any, from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, and its (ii) other net ordinary loss, if any, attributable to the portion of the taxable year, if any, after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains ("net capital losses") are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund's net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, a Fund may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to subsequent taxable years to offset capital gains, if any, realized during such subsequent taxable years. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether a Fund retains or distributes such gains. If a Fund incurs or has incurred net capital losses, those losses will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration to offset capital gains realized during such subsequent taxable years; any such carryforward losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term.

If a Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (or December 31 of that year if the Fund is eligible to and so elects) plus any such amounts retained from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts. For purposes of the required excise tax distribution, a Fund's ordinary gains and losses from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property that would be taken into account after October 31 (or December 31, if the Fund is eligible to and makes the election referred to above) generally are treated as arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Also for purposes of the excise tax, each Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year. Each Fund generally intends to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

**Taxation of Fund Distributions** 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of a Fund's earnings and profits. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. In general, a Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of assets it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of investments it has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less. Distributions of net capital gain that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions of the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as ordinary income. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued final regulations that impose special rules in respect of Capital Gain Dividends received through partnership interests constituting "applicable partnership interests" under Section 1061 of the Code.

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Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund's shares. In general, a dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or the shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company (as defined below). Income derived from investments in fixed-income securities, REITs and derivatives generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. The Funds generally do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to qualify for treatment as qualified dividend income.

In general, distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income in the hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to such Fund's shares. If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during any taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income, excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, then 100% of the Fund's dividends (other than dividends properly reported as Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

In general, properly reported dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund will qualify for the dividends received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of eligible dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. In general, a dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as an eligible dividend (1) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock) or (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received deduction may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of the Fund or (2) otherwise by application of various provisions of the Code (for instance, the dividends received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend received on debt-financed portfolio stock -- generally, stock acquired with borrowed funds). The Funds do not expect a significant portion of their distributions to be eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Any distribution of income that is attributable to (i) income received by a Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, or (ii) dividend income received by a Fund on securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a loan by the Fund, may not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and may not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Distributions by a RIC to its shareholders that the RIC properly reports as "section 199A dividends," as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, are treated as qualified REIT dividends in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. Non-corporate shareholders are permitted a federal income tax deduction equal to 20% of qualified REIT dividends received by them, subject to certain limitations. Very generally, a "section 199A dividend" is any dividend or portion thereof that is attributable to certain dividends received by the RIC from REITs, to the extent such dividends are properly reported as such by the RIC in a written notice to its shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A RIC is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.

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The Code generally imposes a 3.8% tax on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. For these purposes, "net investment income" generally includes, among other things, (i) distributions paid by a Fund of net investment income and capital gains as described above, and (ii) any net gain from the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this additional tax on their investment in a Fund.

Distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or in additional shares.

Dividends declared and payable by a Fund during October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in any such month and paid by the Fund during the following January generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as paid by the Fund and received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividends are declared rather than the calendar year in which they are received.

If a Fund makes a distribution in excess of its current and accumulated "earnings and profits" in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital generally is not taxable, but it reduces a shareholder's basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of such shares.

**Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Shares**

A sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares generally will give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code's "wash sale" rules if other substantially identical shares are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

Upon the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, the Fund or, in the case of shares purchased through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary may be required to provide you and the IRS with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. See the Funds' Prospectus for more information.

**Certain Fixed-Income and Other Instruments** 

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance (and zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that are acquired by a Fund will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of the OID is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund's income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having "market discount." Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligation issued with OID, its "revised issue price") over the purchase price of such obligation. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the "accrued market discount" on such debt security. Alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund's income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

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Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund may be treated as having OID or, in certain cases, "acquisition discount" (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price). The Fund will be required to include the OID or acquisition discount in income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which OID or acquisition discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.

If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of debt obligations, or other debt obligations subject to special rules under the Code, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or, if necessary, by disposition of portfolio securities including at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. These dispositions may cause a Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates) and, in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than if the Fund had not held such obligations.

**Securities Purchased at a Premium** 

Very generally, where a Fund purchases a bond at a price that exceeds the redemption price at maturity (*i.e.*, a premium), the premium is amortizable over the remaining term of the bond. In the case of a taxable bond, if a Fund makes an election applicable to all such bonds it purchases, which election is irrevocable without consent of the IRS, the Fund reduces the current taxable income from the bond by the amortized premium and reduces its tax basis in the bond by the amount of such offset; upon the disposition or maturity of such bonds acquired on or after January 4, 2013, the Fund is permitted to deduct, any remaining premium allocable to a prior period. In the case of a tax-exempt bond, tax rules require a Fund to reduce its tax basis by the amount of amortized premium.

**Certain Higher-Risk and High Yield Securities** 

A Fund may invest in lower-quality debt obligations or debt obligations that are unrated, including debt obligations of issuers not currently paying interest or who are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of default, or are in default, present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation and, if so, the amount of market discount the Fund should recognize, when a Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent a Fund may take deductions for bad debts or worthless securities and how a Fund should allocate payments received on obligations in default between principal and interest. These and other related issues will be addressed by each Fund when as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.

A portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations in which a Fund may invest may be treated as a dividend for purposes of the corporate dividends received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by the Fund to corporate shareholders may be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the extent of the deemed dividend portion of such accrued interest.

**Passive Foreign Investment Companies** 

Funds that invest in foreign securities may own shares (or be treated as owning shares) in certain foreign entities that are treated as "passive foreign investment companies" (each a "PFIC"), which could potentially subject such a Fund to U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the PFIC or on proceeds received from a disposition of shares in the PFIC. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, the Fund may make certain elections to avoid the imposition of that tax. For example, a Fund may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in a PFIC "to the market" as though the Fund had sold and repurchased its holdings in the PFIC on the last day of each taxable year of the Fund. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. Each Fund may also in certain cases elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" (*i.e*., make a "QEF election"), in which case the Fund would be required to include in its income annually its share of the PFIC's income and net capital gains, regardless of whether it receives any distributions from the PFIC.

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The mark-to-market and QEF elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

Because it is not always possible to identify a foreign corporation as a PFIC, a Fund may incur the tax and interest charges described above in some instances.

**Foreign Taxes** 

Income, gains and proceeds received by a Fund from investments in securities of foreign issuers may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes. This will decrease the Fund's yield on securities subject to such taxes. Tax treaties between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. The Funds generally do not expect that shareholders will be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to such foreign taxes incurred by the Funds.

**Tax Implications of Certain Fund Investments** 

**Options, Futures, Forward Contracts, Swap Agreements and Hedging Transactions** 

The tax treatment of certain positions entered into by the Funds, including regulated futures contracts, certain foreign currency positions and certain listed non-equity options, will be governed by Section 1256 of the Code ("Section 1256 Contracts"). Gains or losses on Section 1256 Contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses ("60/40" gains or losses) although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character, as described below. Also, any Section 1256 Contracts held by the Funds at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are "marked to market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as 60/40 or ordinary gain or loss, as applicable.

A Fund's investments in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, straddles, contingent payment debt instruments, trust preferred securities, convertible bonds, swap agreements, and options on swaps and foreign currencies, derivatives, as well as any of its other hedging, short sale, or similar transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules (including the mark-to-market, constructive sale, notional principal contract, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income (without receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by a Fund to avoid taxation, defer losses to the Fund, or cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, thereby affecting whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules, therefore, could affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. In certain cases, these tax implications may require a Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirements (to avoid the payment of Fund-level taxes), which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return.

Moreover, because the tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.

In general, option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund. Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (*e.g.*, through a closing transaction). If a call option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) the sum of the strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Fund's basis in the stock. Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it, that Fund generally will subtract the premium received for purposes of computing its cost basis in the securities purchased. Gain

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or loss arising in respect of a termination of a Fund's obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the underlying stock will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by that Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, that Fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.

Certain covered call writing activities of a Fund may trigger the U.S. federal income tax straddle rules contained primarily in Section 1092 of the Code. Very generally, where applicable, Section 1092 requires (i) that losses be deferred on positions deemed to be offsetting positions with respect to "substantially similar or related property," to the extent of unrealized gain in the latter, and (ii) that the holding period of such a straddle position that has not already been held for the long-term holding period be terminated and begin anew once the position is no longer part of a straddle. Options on single stocks that are not "deep in the money" may constitute qualified covered calls, which generally are not subject to the straddle rules; the holding period on stock underlying qualified covered calls that are "in the money" although not "deep in the money" will be suspended during the period that such calls are outstanding. Thus, the straddle rules and the rules governing qualified covered calls could cause gains that would otherwise constitute long-term capital gains to be treated as short-term capital gains, and distributions that would otherwise constitute "qualified dividend income" or qualify for the dividends-received deduction to fail to satisfy the holding period requirements and therefore to be taxed as ordinary income or to fail to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, as the case may be.

A Fund's use of certain commodity-linked instruments and commodity-linked structured notes will potentially be limited by the Fund's intention to qualify as a RIC, and will potentially bear on the Fund's ability to so qualify. The tax treatment of certain commodity-linked instruments including structured notes in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund's nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.

Certain of a Fund's investments, including but not limited to, derivative instruments, foreign currency denominated instruments, and any of the Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, may produce a difference between its book income and its taxable income. If a Fund's book income is less than the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment and avoid a fund-level tax. If a Fund's book income exceeds the sum of its taxable income, including net realized capital gains, and net tax-exempt income (if any), the distribution (if any) of such excess will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund's remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income, if any), (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient's basis in the shares, and (iii) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.

**Foreign Currency Transactions** 

Gain or loss on foreign currency denominated debt securities and on certain other financial instruments, such as forward currency options, futures contracts, forward contracts and currency swaps (and similar instruments, that is attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates occurring between the date of acquisition and the date of settlement or disposition of such securities or instruments may be treated under Section 988 of the Code as ordinary income or loss. Any such net gains could require a larger dividend toward the end of the calendar year. Any such net losses generally will reduce and potentially require the recharacterization of prior ordinary income distributions. Such ordinary income treatment may accelerate Fund distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. Any net ordinary losses so created cannot be carried forward by a Fund to offset income or gains earned in subsequent taxable years.

A Fund may elect out of the application of Section 988 of the Code with respect to the tax treatment of each of its foreign currency forward contracts to the extent that (i) such contract is a capital asset in the hands of the Fund and is not part of a straddle transaction and (ii) the Fund makes an election by the close of the day the contract is entered into to treat the gain or loss attributable to such contract as capital gain or loss.

The Fund's forward contracts may qualify as Section 1256 contracts under the Code if the underlying currencies are currencies for which there are futures contracts that are traded on and subject to the rules of a qualified board or exchange. However, a forward currency contract that is a Section 1256 contract would, absent an election out of Section 988 of the Code as described in the preceding paragraph, be subject to Section 988. Accordingly,

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although such a forward currency contract would be marked-to-market annually like other Section 1256 contracts, the resulting gain or loss would be ordinary. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to forward currency contracts that qualify as Section 1256 contracts, the tax treatment generally applicable to Section 1256 contracts, as described above, would apply to those forward currency contracts: that is, the contracts would be marked-to-market annually and gains and losses with respect to the contracts would be treated as 60/40 gain or loss. If a Fund were to elect out of Section 988 with respect to any of its forward currency contracts that do not qualify as Section 1256 contracts, such contracts would not be marked to market annually and the Fund would recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on the Fund's holding period therein. A Fund may elect out of Section 988 with respect to all, some or none of its forward currency contracts.

**Investments in Other RICs** 

If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC, and the investment company reports such dividends as qualified dividend income, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report a portion of its distributions as qualified dividend income, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

If a Fund receives dividends from another investment company that qualifies as a RIC and the investment company reports such dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report its distributions derived from those dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction as well, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.

If a Fund were to own 20% or more of the voting interests of an investment company, subject to a safe harbor in respect of certain fund of funds arrangements, the Fund would be required to "look through" the investment company to its holdings and combine the appropriate percentage (as determined pursuant to the applicable Treasury Regulations) of the investment company's assets with the Fund's assets for purposes of satisfying the 25% diversification test described above.

**Partnerships and Other Pass-Through Structures** 

To the extent the Fund invests in entities that are treated as partnerships (other than QPTPs, as defined above), trusts, or other pass-through structures for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all or a portion of any income and gains from such entities could constitute non-qualifying income to the Fund for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described above. For example, income that the Fund derives from indirect investments, through such entities, in certain commodity-linked instruments generally will not or may not be considered qualifying income for the purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. In such cases, the Fund's investments in such entities could be limited by its intention to qualify as a RIC, and could bear on its ability to so qualify. Income from such entities may be allocated to the Fund on a gross, rather than net, basis, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement.

**Investments in Exchange-Traded Notes** 

The timing and character of income or gains arising from exchange-traded notes can be uncertain. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to such rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect the Fund's ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC and to avoid a fund-level tax.

**REITs, REMICs and TMPs** 

A Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may result in the Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings; if the Fund distributes these amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A Fund may invest directly or indirectly (including through REITs) in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs") (including by investing in residual interests in CMOs with respect to which an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools ("TMPs"). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of a Fund's income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an "excess inclusion") will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC generally will be allocated to shareholders

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of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, a Fund investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts ("CRTs"), as noted below. The Funds do not intend to invest in REITs in which a substantial portion of the assets will consist of residual interests in REMICs.

In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions) and (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income. A shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such inclusions notwithstanding any exemption from such income tax otherwise available under the Code. See also the section "Tax-Exempt Shareholders" below for a discussion of the special tax consequences that may result where a tax-exempt entity invests in a RIC that recognizes excess inclusion income.

**Tax-Exempt Shareholders** 

Income of a RIC that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this "blocking effect", a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investments in a Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Section 514(b) of the Code.

A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes excess inclusion income derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs, as described above, if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund's investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund). Furthermore, any investment in residual interests of a CMO that has elected to be treated as a REMIC can create complex tax consequences, especially if a Fund has state or local governments or other tax-exempt organizations as shareholders.

In addition, special tax consequences apply when CRTs invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, if a CRT (as defined in Section 664 of the Code) realizes any UBTI for a taxable year, a 100% excise tax is imposed on such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income. Rather, if at any time during any taxable year, a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes excess inclusion income, then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its excess inclusion income for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT (or other shareholder), and thus reduce such shareholder's distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder's interest in the Fund. CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.

**Backup Withholding** 

Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish a Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to a Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

**Non-U.S. Shareholders** 

Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not "U.S. persons" within the meaning of the Code ("Foreign Persons") properly reported by the Fund as (1) Capital Gain Dividends, (2) interest-related dividends and (3) short- term capital gain dividends, each as defined below and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.

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In general, the Code defines (1) "short-term capital gain dividends" as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) "interest-related dividends" as distributions attributable to U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those that would not have been subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders. The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual Foreign Person who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the Foreign Person of a trade or business within the United States under special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends does not apply to distributions to a Foreign Person (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the Foreign Person is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, and (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the Foreign Person and the Foreign Person is a controlled foreign corporation. The Funds, however, do not intend to report any eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends, and the Funds may choose not to report potentially eligible distributions as interest-related or short-term capital gain dividends and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding.

In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend. Foreign Persons should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

Distributions by the Fund to Foreign Persons other than Capital Gain Dividends, interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends (e.g., dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).

If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person has a trade or business in the United States, and Fund dividends received by such holder are effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal net income taxation at regular income tax rates and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the holder in the United States. More generally, a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person and who or which is a resident in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and is urged to consult its tax advisors.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a Foreign Person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on a sale or redemption of shares of a Fund unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States, (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale, or redemption and certain other conditions are met or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of "U.S. real property interests" ("USRPIs") apply to the Foreign Person's sale of shares of the Fund (as described below).

Subject to certain exceptions (for example, for a fund that is a "United States real property holding corporation" as described below), the Fund is generally not required to withhold on the amount of a non-dividend distribution (*i.e.*, a distribution that is not paid out of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits for the applicable taxable year) when paid to a beneficial holder of Fund shares who or which is a Foreign Person.

Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity ("QIE") because it is either a "U.S. real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs

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the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation's USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.

If a Fund were a QIE, under a special "look-through" rule, any distributions by the Fund to a shareholder that is a Foreign Person (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund's shareholders that are Foreign Persons and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the Foreign Person being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a Foreign Person, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the Foreign Person's current and past ownership of the Fund.

In addition, if an interest in the Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% shareholder that is a Foreign Person, in which case such Foreign Person generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

Shareholders of the Fund that are Foreign Persons also may be subject to "wash sale" rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.

The Funds generally do not expect that they will be QIEs.

In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, Foreign Persons must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to their non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign Persons should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of owning shares of the Funds, including the certification and filing requirements imposed on Foreign Persons in order to qualify for exemption from the backup withholding tax rates described above or a reduced rate of withholding provided by treaty.

**Shareholder Reporting Obligations With Respect to Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.** 

Shareholders that are U.S. persons and own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Fund by vote or value could be required to report annually their financial interest in the Fund's foreign financial accounts, if any, on FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. Shareholders should consult a tax advisor, or if holding shares through an intermediary, their intermediary, regarding the applicability to them of this reporting requirement.

**Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations.** 

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct holders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

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**Certain Additional Reporting and Withholding Requirements** 

Sections 1471-1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance issued thereunder (collectively, "FATCA") generally require a Fund to obtain information sufficient to identify the status of each of its shareholders under FATCA or under an applicable intergovernmental agreement (an "IGA") between the United States and a foreign government. If a shareholder fails to provide the requested information or otherwise fails to comply with FATCA or an IGA, the Fund may be required to withhold under FATCA at a rate of 30% with respect to that shareholder on ordinary dividends it pays. The IRS and the Department of Treasury have issued proposed regulations providing that these withholding rules will not apply to the gross proceeds of share redemptions or Capital Gain Dividends the Fund pays. If a payment by the Fund is subject to FATCA withholding, the Fund is required to withhold even if such payment would otherwise be exempt from withholding under the rules applicable to foreign shareholders described above (e.g., interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends).

Each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax adviser regarding the applicability of FATCA and any other reporting requirements with respect to the prospective investor's own situation, including investments through an intermediary.

**Other Tax Matters** 

Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans and tax-advantaged arrangements. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the suitability of shares of a Fund as an investment through such plans and arrangements and the precise effect of such an investment in their particular tax situations.

Dividends and distributions, and gains from the sale of Fund shares may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to federal, state, local, and where applicable, foreign taxes.

**THIRD PARTY INFORMATION** 

The Prospectus and this Statement may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively "Natixis Affiliates") and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates' services, funds or other financial products.

The index information contained in the Prospectus and this Statement is derived from third parties and is provided on an "as is" basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements, financial highlights and the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm, included in the Funds' [annual report](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917469/000119312522302939/d302271dncsr.htm#cov393343_1) dated September 30, 2022 are incorporated herein by reference to such reports. The Funds' annual and semiannual reports are available upon request and without charge. Each Fund will send a single copy of its annual and semiannual reports to an address at which more than one shareholder of record with the same last name has indicated that mail is to be delivered. Shareholders may request additional copies of any annual or semiannual report by telephone at (800) 633-3330 or by writing to the Distributor at: Natixis Distribution, LLC, 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, Massachusetts 02199. The annual and semi-annual reports are also available online at the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov.

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**APPENDIX A** 

**DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS** 

The Funds make use of average portfolio credit quality standards to assist institutional investors whose own investment guidelines limit their investments accordingly. In determining a Fund's overall dollar-weighted average quality, unrated securities are treated as if rated, based on the Adviser's view of their comparability to rated securities. A Fund's use of average quality criteria is intended to be a guide for those investors whose investment guidelines require that assets be invested according to comparable criteria. Reference to an overall average quality rating for a Fund does not mean that all securities held by the Fund will be rated in that category or higher. A Fund's investments may range in quality from securities rated in the lowest category in which the Fund is permitted to invest to securities rated in the highest category (as rated by S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch Investor Services, Inc. ("Fitch") or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality). The percentage of a Fund's assets invested in securities in a particular rating category will vary. Following is a description of S&P Global Ratings, Moody's, and Fitch ratings applicable to fixed-income securities.

*S&P Global Ratings*—A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of S&P Global Ratings and their meanings (as published by S&P Global Ratings) follows:

**Issue Credit Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the credit worthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P Global Ratings' view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term issue credit ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market, typically with an original maturity of no more than 365 days. Short-term issue credit ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. We would typically assign a long-term issue credit rating to an obligation with an original maturity of greater than 365 days. However, the ratings we assign to certain instruments may diverge from these guidelines based on market practices. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

**Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings' analysis of the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The likelihood of payment—the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on
an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of a bankruptcy,
reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

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**AAA** 

An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.

**AA** 

An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.

**A** 

An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.

**BBB** 

An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**BB, B, CCC, CC, and C** 

Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

**BB** 

An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CCC** 

An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CC** 

An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

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**C** 

An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

**D** 

An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within the next five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or the next 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

\*Ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.

**Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

**A-1** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.

**A-2** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.

**A-3** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B** 

A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

**C** 

A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**D** 

A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace

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period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

**SPUR (S&P Underlying Rating)** 

A SPUR is an opinion about the stand-alone capacity of an obligor to pay debt service on a credit-enhanced debt issue, without giving effect to the enhancement that applies to it. These ratings are published only at the request of the debt issuer or obligor with the designation SPUR to distinguish them from the credit-enhanced rating that applies to the debt issue. S&P Global Ratings maintains surveillance of an issue with a published SPUR.

**Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings** 

An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings' opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P Global Ratings' analysis will review the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Amortization schedule—the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be
treated as a note; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Source of payment—the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will
be treated as a note.

**SP-1** 

Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

**SP-2** 

Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

**SP-3** 

Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

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**D** 

'D' is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed debt restructuring, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.

**Dual Ratings** 

Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, 'AAA/A-1+' or 'A-1+/A-1'). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, 'SP-1+/A-1+').

**S&P Global Ratings Disclaimers** 

The analyses, including ratings, of S&P Global Ratings and its affiliates (together, S&P Global Ratings) are statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell any securities or make any investment decisions. S&P Global Ratings assumes no obligation to update any information following publication. Users of ratings or other analyses should not rely on them in making any investment decision. S&P Global Ratings' opinions and analyses do not address the suitability of any security. S&P Global Ratings does not act as a fiduciary or an investment advisor except where registered as such. While S&P Global Ratings has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, it does not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any information it receives. Ratings and other opinions may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn at any time.

**Active Qualifiers** 

S&P Global Ratings uses the following qualifiers that limit the scope of a rating. The structure of the transaction can require the use of a qualifier such as a 'p' qualifier, which indicates the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. A qualifier appears as a suffix and is part of the rating.

**Federal deposit insurance limit: 'L' qualifier** 

Ratings qualified with 'L' apply only to amounts invested up to federal deposit insurance limits.

**Principal: 'p' qualifier** 

This suffix is used for issues in which the credit factors, the terms, or both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal are different from the credit factors, terms or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The 'p' suffix indicates that the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only and that the interest is not rated.

**Preliminary ratings: 'prelim' qualifier** 

Preliminary ratings, with the 'prelim' suffix, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circumstances described below. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by S&P Global Ratings of appropriate documentation. S&P Global Ratings reserves the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and project finance issues, pending
receipt of final documentation and legal opinions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations that will likely be issued upon the obligor's emergence
from bankruptcy or similar reorganization, based on late-stage reorganization plans, documentation, and discussions with the obligor. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligors. These ratings consider the anticipated general credit
quality of the reorganized or post-bankruptcy issuer as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned to entities that are being formed or that are in the process of being
independently established when, in S&P Global Ratings' opinion, documentation is close to final. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligations of these entities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Preliminary ratings may be assigned when a previously unrated entity is undergoing a well-formulated
restructuring, recapitalization, significant financing, or other transformative event, generally at the point that investor or lender commitments are invited. The preliminary rating may be assigned to the entity and to its proposed obligation(s).
These preliminary ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the obligor, as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s), assuming successful completion of the transformative event. Should the transformative event not occur,
S&P Global Ratings would likely withdraw these preliminary ratings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A preliminary recovery rating may be assigned to an obligation that has a preliminary issue credit rating.

**Termination structures: 't' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates termination structures that are designed to honor their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final maturity date.

**Counterparty instrument rating: 'cir' qualifier** 

This symbol indicates a counterparty instrument rating (CIR), which is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an issuer in a securitization structure with respect to a specific financial obligation to a counterparty (including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and liquidity facilities). The CIR is determined on an ultimate payment basis; these opinions do not take into account timeliness of payment.

**Inactive Qualifiers** 

Inactive qualifiers are no longer applied or outstanding.

**Contingent upon final documentation: '\*' inactive qualifier** 

This symbol indicated that the rating was contingent upon S&P Global Ratings' receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows. Discontinued use in August 1998.

**Termination of obligation to tender: 'c' inactive qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer was lowered to below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer's bonds were deemed taxable. Discontinued use in January 2001.

**U.S. direct government securities: 'G' inactive qualifier** 

The letter 'G' followed the rating symbol when a fund's portfolio consisted primarily of direct U.S. government securities.

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**Interest Payment: 'i' inactive qualifier** 

This suffix was used for issues in which the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of interest are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of principal on the obligation. The 'i' suffix indicated that the rating addressed the interest portion of the obligation only. The 'i' suffix was always used in conjunction with the 'p' suffix, which addresses likelihood of receipt of principal. For example, a rated obligation could have been assigned a rating of 'AAApNRi' indicating that the principal portion was rated 'AAA' and the interest portion of the obligation was not rated.

**Public information ratings: 'pi' qualifier** 

This qualifier was used to indicate ratings that were based on an analysis of an issuer's published financial information, as well as additional information in the public domain. Such ratings did not, however, reflect in-depth meetings with an issuer's management and therefore could have been based on less comprehensive information than ratings without a 'pi' suffix. Discontinued use as of December 2014 and as of August 2015 for Lloyd's Syndicate Assessments.

**Provisional ratings: 'pr' inactive qualifier** 

The letters 'pr' indicate that the rating was provisional. A provisional rating assumed the successful completion of a project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements was largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, made no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion.

**Quantitative analysis of public information: 'q' inactive qualifier** 

A 'q' subscript indicates that the rating is based solely on quantitative analysis of publicly available information. Discontinued use in April 2001.

**Extraordinary risks: 'r' inactive qualifier** 

The 'r' modifier was assigned to securities containing extraordinary risks, particularly market risks, that are not covered in the credit rating. The absence of an 'r' modifier should not be taken as an indication that an obligation would not exhibit extraordinary non-credit-related risks. S&P Global Ratings discontinued the use of the 'r' modifier for most obligations in June 2000 and for the balance of obligations (mainly structured finance transactions) in November 2002.

**Local Currency And Foreign Currency Ratings** 

S&P Global Ratings issuer credit ratings make a distinction between foreign currency ratings and local currency ratings. A foreign currency rating on an issuer can differ from the local currency rating on it when the obligor has a different capacity to meet its obligations denominated in its local currency versus obligations denominated in a foreign currency.

*Moody's Investors Service, Inc.*—A brief description of the applicable Moody's rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody's) follows:

**Moody's Global Rating Scales** 

Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Moody's defines credit risk as the risk that an entity may not meet its contractual financial obligations as they come due and any estimated financial loss in the event of default

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or impairment. The contractual financial obligations addressed by Moody's ratings are those that call for, without regard to enforceability, the payment of an ascertainable amount, which may vary based upon standard sources of variation (e.g., floating interest rates), by an ascertainable date. Moody's rating addresses the issuer's ability to obtain cash sufficient to service the obligation, and its willingness to pay. Moody's ratings do not address non-standard sources of variation in the amount of the principal obligation (e.g., equity indexed), absent an express statement to the contrary in a press release accompanying an initial rating. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Moody's issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the short-term scale. Typically, ratings are made publicly available although private and unpublished ratings may also be assigned.

Moody's differentiates structured finance ratings from fundamental ratings (*i.e.*, ratings on nonfinancial corporate, financial institution, and public sector entities) on the global long-term scale by adding (sf) to all structured finance ratings. The addition of (sf) to structured finance ratings should eliminate any presumption that such ratings and fundamental ratings at the same letter grade level will behave the same. The (sf) indicator for structured finance security ratings indicates that otherwise similarly rated structured finance and fundamental securities may have different risk characteristics. Through its current methodologies, however, Moody's aspires to achieve broad expected equivalence in structured finance and fundamental rating performance when measured over a long period of time.

**Global Long-Term Rating Scale** 

***Aaa***

Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

***Aa***

Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

***A***

Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

***Baa***

Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

***Ba***

Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

***B***

Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

***Caa***

Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

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***Ca***

Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

***C***

Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

**Note**: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a "(hyb)" indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms.\*

\* *By their terms, hybrid securities allow for omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.* 

**Issuer Ratings** 

Issuer Ratings are opinions of the ability of entities to honor senior unsecured debt and debt like obligations. As such, Issuer Ratings incorporate any external support that is expected to apply to all current and future issuance of senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, such as explicit support stemming from a guarantee of all senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts, and/or implicit support for issuers subject to joint default analysis (*e.g.* banks and government-related issuers). Issuer Ratings do not incorporate support arrangements, such as guarantees, that apply only to specific (but not to all) senior unsecured financial obligations and contracts.

While Issuer Ratings reflect the risk that debt and debt-like claims are not serviced on a timely basis, they do not reflect the risk that a contract or other non-debt obligation will be subjected to commercial disputes. Additionally, while an issuer may have senior unsecured obligations held by both supranational institutions and central banks (*e.g.*, IMF, European Central Bank), as well as other investors, Issuer Ratings reflect only the risks faced by other investors.

**Long-Term and Short-Term Obligation Ratings** 

Moody's assigns ratings to long-term and short-term financial obligations. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.

**Medium-Term Note Program Ratings** 

Moody's assigns provisional ratings to medium-term note (MTN) or similar programs and definitive ratings to the individual debt securities issued from them (referred to as drawdowns or notes).

MTN program ratings are intended to reflect the ratings likely to be assigned to drawdowns issued from the program with the specified priority of claim (*e.g.* senior or subordinated). To capture the contingent nature of a program rating, Moody's assigns provisional ratings to MTN programs. A provisional rating is denoted by a (P) in front of the rating and is defined elsewhere in this document.

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The rating assigned to a drawdown from a rated MTN or bank/deposit note program is definitive in nature, and may differ from the program rating if the drawdown is exposed to additional credit risks besides the issuer's default, such as links to the defaults of other issuers, or has other structural features that warrant a different rating. In some circumstances, no rating may be assigned to a drawdown.

Moody's encourages market participants to contact Moody's Ratings Desks or visit moodys.com directly if they have questions regarding ratings for specific notes issued under a medium-term note program. Unrated notes issued under an MTN program may be assigned an NR (not rated) symbol.

**Global Short-Term Rating Scale** 

***P-1***

Ratings of Prime-1 reflect a superior ability to repay short-term obligations.

***P-2***

Ratings of Prime-2 reflect a strong ability to repay short-term obligations.

***P-3***

Ratings of Prime-3 reflect an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

***NP***

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

**Short-Term Issuer Ratings** 

***N-1***

N-1 issuers or issuances represent the strongest likelihood of repayment of short term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-2***

N-2 issuers or issuances represent an above average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-3***

N-3 issuers or issuances represent an average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

***N-4***

N-4 issuers or issuances represent a below average likelihood of repayment of short-term debt obligations relative to other domestic issuers or issuances.

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*Fitch Investor Services, Inc. –*A brief description of the applicable rating symbols of Fitch and their meanings (as published by Fitch) follows:

**About Ratings and Rating Scales** 

Fitch Ratings publishes credit ratings that are forward-looking opinions on the relative ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) are assigned to corporations, sovereign entities, and financial institutions such as banks, leasing companies and insurers, and public finance entities (local and regional governments). Issue-level ratings are also assigned and often include an expectation of recovery, which may be notched above or below the issuer-level rating.

Issue ratings are assigned to secured and unsecured debt securities, loans, preferred stock and other instruments, Structured finance ratings are issue ratings to securities backed by receivables or other financial assets that consider the obligations' relative vulnerability to default.

Credit ratings are indications of the likelihood of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation). Please see the section Specific Limitations Relating to Credit Rating Scales for details.

Fitch also publishes other ratings, scores and opinions. For example, Fitch provides specialized ratings of servicers of residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and funds. In each case, users should refer to the definitions of each individual scale for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered in each assessment.

Fitch's credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade) with an additional +/-for AA through CCC levels indicating relative differences of probability of default or recovery for issues. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment-grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative categories signal either a higher level of credit risk or that a default already occurred.

Fitch may also disclose issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not been rated. Such issues are also denoted as 'NR' on its webpage.

Credit ratings express risk in relative rank order, which is to say they are ordinal measures of credit risk and are not predictive of a specific frequency of default or loss. For information about the historical performance of ratings, please refer to Fitch's Ratings Transition and Default Studies, which detail the historical default rates. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains a central repository of historical default rates.

Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. Credit ratings do not deal with the risk of market value loss due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and/or other market considerations. However, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay or refinance a financial commitment. Nonetheless, ratings do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, payments linked to performance of an equity index).

Fitch will use credit rating scales to provide ratings to privately issued obligations or certain note issuance programs, or for private ratings using the same public scale and criteria. Private ratings are not published, and are only provided to the issuer or its agents in the form of a rating letter.

The primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide ratings for a narrower scope, including interest strips and return of principal, or in other forms of opinions, such as Credit Opinions or Rating Assessment Services.

Credit Opinions are either a notch- or category-specific view using the primary rating scale and omit one or more characteristics of a full rating or meet them to a different standard. Credit Opinions will be indicated using a lowercase letter symbol combined with either an '\*' (e.g. 'bbb+\*') or (cat) suffix to denote the opinion status. Credit Opinions will be typically point-in-time but may be monitored if the analytical group believes information will be sufficiently available.

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Rating Assessment Services are a notch-specific view using the primary rating scale of how an existing or potential rating may be changed by a given set of hypothetical circumstances. While Credit Opinions and Rating Assessment Services are point-in-time and are not monitored, they may have a directional Watch or Outlook assigned, which can signify the trajectory of the credit profile.

Ratings assigned by Fitch are opinions based on established, approved and published criteria. A variation to criteria may be applied but will be explicitly cited in our rating action commentaries (RACs), which are used to publish credit ratings when established and upon annual or periodic reviews.

Ratings are the collective work product of Fitch, and no individual, or group of individuals, is solely responsible for a rating. Ratings are not facts and, therefore, cannot be described as being "accurate" or "inaccurate." Users should refer to the definition of each individual rating for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered by the rating.

**Issuer Default Ratings** 

Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies and certain sectors within public finance, are generally assigned IDRs. IDRs are also assigned to certain entities or enterprises in global infrastructure, project finance and public finance. IDRs opine on an entity's relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. The threshold default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts.

In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency's view of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood of default.

**AAA: *Highest Credit Quality.***

'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

**AA: *Very High Credit Quality.***

'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

**A: *High Credit Quality.***

'A' ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

**BBB: *Good Credit Quality.***

'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

**BB: *Speculative***

'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.

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**B: *Highly Speculative.***

'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

**CCC: *Substantial Credit Risk.***

Very low margin for safety. Default is a real possibility.

**CC: *Very High Levels of Credit Risk.***

Default of some kind appears probable.

**C: *Near Default.***

A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill, or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a 'C' category rating for an issuer include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on
a material financial obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to pay
interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where no payment default is imminent.

**RD: Restricted Default.** 

'RD' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has experienced:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation,
but

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation, or other formal winding-up
procedure, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Has not otherwise ceased operating. This would include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment
default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation; The extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel;
ordinary execution of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.

**D: *Default***

'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or that has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.

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In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency's opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer's financial obligations or local commercial practice.

**Specific Limitations Relevant to Ratings Assigned Using the Primary Credit Rating Scale, Financial Institution Viability Ratings and Support Ratings** 

The following specific limitations relate to issuer default scales, ratings assigned to corporate finance obligations, ratings assigned to public finance obligations, ratings assigned to structured finance transactions, ratings assigned to global infrastructure and project finance transactions, ratings assigned for banks and non-bank financial institutions (Viability Ratings and Support Ratings, Support Floors, Government Support Ratings, Shareholder Supporting Ratings), derivative counterparty ratings and insurer financial strength ratings:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of default likelihood or failure likelihood over any given time
period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the market value of an issuer's securities or stock, or the likelihood that this
value may change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of an issuer's securities or stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the possible loss severity on an obligation should an issuer (or an obligation with
respect to structured finance transactions) default, except in the following cases:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings assigned to individual obligations of issuers in corporate finance, banks, non-bank financial
institutions, insurance and covered bonds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In limited circumstances for U.S. public finance obligations where Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code provides
reliably superior prospects for ultimate recovery to local government obligations that benefit from a statutory lien on revenues or during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding under the Code if there is sufficient visibility on potential recovery
prospects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The ratings do not opine on the suitability of an issuer as a counterparty to trade credit.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative vulnerability to default or in the case of Viability Ratings on its relative vulnerability to failure. For the avoidance of doubt, not all defaults will be considered a default for rating purposes. Typically, a default relates to a liability payable to an unaffiliated, outside investor.

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to a transaction's profile other than the agency's opinion on the relative vulnerability to default of an issuer and/or of each rated tranche or security.

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of extraordinary support likelihood over any given period.

In the case of Financial Institution Support Ratings and Support Rating Floors, the ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer's business, operational or financial profile other than the agency's opinion on its relative likelihood of receiving external extraordinary support.

The ratings do not opine on the suitability of any security for investment or any other purposes.

**Short-Term Ratings Assigned to Issuers and Obligations** 

A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention (a long-term rating can also be used to rate an issue with short maturity). Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.

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**F1: *Highest Short-Term Credit Quality***

Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

**F2: *Good Short-Term Credit Quality***

Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

**F3: *Fair Short-Term Credit Quality***

The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

**B: *Speculative Short-Term Credit Quality***

Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

**C: *High Short-Term Default Risk***

Default is a real possibility.

**RD; *Restricted Default***

Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

**D: *Default***

Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

**Rating Actions and Reviews** 

**Assignment (New Rating)\*:** 

A rating has been assigned to a previously unrated issuer or issue.

**Publication (Publish)\*:** 

Initial public announcement of a rating on the agency's website, although not necessarily the first rating assigned. This action denotes when a previously private rating is published. In cases where the publication coincides with a rating change, Fitch will only publish the changed rating. The rating history during the time when the rating was private will not be published.

**Affirmations\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed with no change in rating through this action. Ratings affirmations may also include an affirmation of, or change to, an Outlook when an Outlook is used.

**Upgrade\*:** 

The rating has been raised in the scale.

**Downgrade\*:** 

The rating has been lowered in the scale.

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**Reviewed- No Action\*:** 

The rating has been reviewed by a credit rating committee with no change in rating or Outlook. As of the review date, the credit rating committee determined that nothing had sufficiently changed to warrant a new rating action. Such review will be published on the agency's website, but a RAC will not be issued.

**Matured\*/Paid-In-Full:** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Matured' – Denoted as 'NR'. This action is used when an issue has reached its
redemption date and rating coverage is discontinued. This indicates that a previously rated issue has been repaid, but other issues of the same program (rated or unrated) may remain outstanding. For the convenience of investors, Fitch may also
include issues relating to a rated issuer or transaction that are not and have not been rated on its section of the web page relating to the respective issuer or transaction. Such issues will also be denoted 'NR'.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 'Paid-In-Full' – Denoted as 'PIF'. This action indicates that an issue has been paid in
full. In covered bonds, PIF is only used when all issues of a program have been repaid.

**Pre-refunded\*:** 

Assigned to certain long-term U.S. public finance issues after Fitch assesses refunding escrow.

**Withdrawn\*:** 

The rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. Withdrawals may occur for one or several of the following reasons:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Incorrect or insufficient information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bankruptcy of the rated entity, debt restructuring or default.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Reorganization of rated entity (e.g. merger or acquisition of rated entity or rated entity no longer exists).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The debt instrument was taken private.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Withdrawal of a guarantor rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An Expected Rating that is no longer expected to convert to a Final Rating.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Criteria or policy change.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Bonds were pre-refunded, repaid early (off schedule), or canceled. This includes cases where the issuer has no
debt outstanding and is no longer issuing debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Ratings are no longer considered relevant to the agency's coverage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Commercial reasons.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Other reasons.

When a public rating is withdrawn, Fitch will issue a RAC that details the current rating and Outlook or Watch status (if applicable), a statement that the rating is withdrawn and the reason for the withdrawal.

Withdrawals cannot be used to forestall a rating action. Every effort is therefore made to ensure that the rating opinion upon withdrawal reflects an updated view. Where significant elements of uncertainty remain (for example, a rating for an entity subject to a takeover bid) or where information is otherwise insufficient to support a revised opinion, the agency attempts when possible to indicate in the withdrawal disclosure the likely direction and scale of any rating movement had coverage been maintained.

Ratings that have been withdrawn will be indicated by the symbol 'WD'.

**Rating Modifier Actions** 

Modifiers include Rating Outlooks and Rating Watches.

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**Outlook Revision:** 

Outlook revisions (e.g. to Rating Outlook Stable from Rating Outlook Positive) are used to indicate changes in the ratings trend. In structured finance transactions, the Outlook may be revised independently of a full review of the underlying rating.

An Outlook revision may also be used when a series of potential event risks has been identified, none of which individually warrants a Rating Watch but which cumulatively indicate heightened probability of a rating change over the following one to two years.

A revision to the Outlook may also be appropriate where a specific event has been identified that could lead to a change in ratings, but where the conditions and implications of that event are largely unclear and subject to high execution risk over a one- to two-year period.

**Rating Watch On\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been placed on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Maintained\*:** 

The issue or issuer has been reviewed and remains on active Rating Watch status.

**Rating Watch Revision\*:** 

Rating Watch status has changed.

**Support Floor Rating Revision:** 

Applicable only to Support Ratings related to financial institutions, which are amended only with this action.

**Under Review:** 

Applicable to ratings that may undergo a change in scale not related to changes in fundamental credit quality. Final action will be "Revision Rating."

\**A Rating Action or Review must be recorded for each rating in a required cycle to be considered compliant with Fitch policy concerning aging of ratings. Not all Rating Actions, Data Actions, or changes in rating modifiers, will meet this requirement. Actions or Reviews that meet this requirement are noted with an \* in the definitions.*