Dividend Announced - DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan
The Trustees of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund have declared a tax-free dividend as follows:
| Scheme | DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund- Regular Plan (Dividend Option) |
| Dividend per unit * | Rs. 4/- |
| Face Value Per Unit | Rs. 10/- per Unit |
| Record date | March 28, 2008 |
The dividend shall be payable only to those Unit Holders whose names appear in the register of Unit Holders of DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (Dividend Option) as on March 28, 2008. Applications for subscription, redemption, switch-ins and switch-outs for the scheme will be accepted on March 28, 2008, subject to them being complete in all respects and received prior to 3.00 p.m.
Distribution of the above Dividend is subject to the availability and adequacy of distributable surplus. Pursuant to payment of Dividend, the NAV of the Dividend Option of the scheme will fall to the extent of payout and statutory levy, if any. NAV of DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (Dividend Option) on 19-Mar-08 was Rs. 27.511.
Statutory Details: DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund was set up as a Trust by the settlors, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd. (DSPML) and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers LP, USA. Sponsors: DSPML, DSP HMK Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and DSP ADIKO Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (collectively) (Liability restricted to Rs. 1 lakh). Trustee: DSP Merrill Lynch Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd.Investment Manager: DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers Ltd. Investment Objective: DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund (DSPMLOF) is an open ended growth Scheme, seeking to generate long term capital appreciation and whose secondary objective is income generation and the distribution of dividend from a portfolio constituted of equity and equity related securities concentrating on the Investment Focus of the Scheme. Features: SIP, STP, SWP, Nomination & Direct Deposit application facilities available, subject to applicable conditions as per the Offer Document. Declaration of NAV on all Business Days. Redemption normally within 3 Business Days. Sale and Redemption of Units on all Business Days at Purchase Price and Redemption Price respectively. Minimum investment: Rs. 5,000/- and Rs 1,000/- thereafter (Regular Plan), Entry load (Regular Investments in Regular Plan) - NIL for direct investments, 2.25% for investments < Rs. 5 crore. NIL for investments ≥ Rs. 5 crore, SIP Investments in Regular Plan - 1.00%; Exit load (Regular Investments in Regular Plan): Holding Period < 6 months : 1%, Holding Period ≥ 6 months but < 12 months: 0.50%, Holding period ≥ 12 months: NIL; SIP - 1.25% for holding period less than 2 years. Risk Factors: Mutual funds, like securities investments, are subject to market and other risks and there can be no assurance that the Scheme's objectives will be achieved. As with any investment in securities, the NAV of Units issued under the Scheme can go up or down depending on the factors and forces affecting capital markets. Past performance of the sponsor/AMC/mutual fund does not indicate the future performance of the Scheme. Investors in the Scheme are not being offered a guaranteed or assured rate of return. The Scheme is required to have (i) minimum 20 investors and (ii) no single investor holding > 25% of corpus. If the aforesaid point (i) is not fulfilled within the prescribed time, the Scheme will be wound up and in case of breach of the aforesaid point (ii) at the end of the prescribed period, the investor's holding in excess of 25% of the corpus will be redeemed as per SEBI guidelines. DSPMLOFis the name of the Scheme and does not in any manner indicate the quality of the Scheme, its future prospects or returns. For risk factors related to trading in derivatives and overseas investments, and other scheme specific risk factors, please refer the Offer Document. For more details, please refer to the Key Information Memorandum cum Application Form, which is available at the ISC/Distributor. Please read the Offer Document before investing.