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2008 Year-End Distributions — Open-End Funds
Final year-end distributions will be payable on December 9, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2008. Distributions will be paid to all Fund shareholders who own shares on the record date, regardless of how long they have held the shares.
Final year-end distributions for Royce Select Fund I, Royce Select Fund II, Royce Global Select Fund, Royce SMid-Cap Select Fund and Royce Capital Funds will be payable on December 16, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2008. Distributions will be paid to all Fund shareholders who own shares on the record date, regardless of how long they have held the shares.
2008 Open-End Funds Year-End Distributions: Investment ClassFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Royce 100 Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0255 $0.0619 $0.0874 $5.44 Royce Dividend Value Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0250 $— $— $0.0250 $5.49 Royce Dividend Value Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0300 $— $— $0.0300 $5.85 Royce Dividend Value Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0300 $— $— $0.0300 $5.32 Royce Dividend Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0271 $0.0025 $0.0014 $0.0310 $3.66 Royce Global Select Fund 12/15/08 12/16/08 $— $0.0581 $0.0283 $0.0864 $9.54 Royce Heritage Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0331 $0.2132 $0.2463 $7.42 Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $0.2681 $0.2681 $8.10 Royce Micro-Cap Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0934 $0.2326 $0.3260 $8.21 Royce Opportunity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0505 $0.0418 $0.2988 $0.3911 $5.30 Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0089 $0.0002 $0.1000 $0.1091 $6.51 Royce Premier Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0030 $0.1920 $0.1950 $11.45 Royce Select Fund I 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.1596 $0.3711 $0.3425 $0.8732 $12.29 Royce Select Fund II 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.0803 $— $— $0.0803 $6.83 Royce SMid-Cap Select Fund 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.1209 $0.0217 $0.0007 $0.1433 $7.15 Royce Special Equity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.2103 $0.0533 $0.6944 $0.9580 $13.17 Royce Total Return Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0450 $— $— $0.0450 $12.02 Royce Total Return Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0450 $— $— $0.0450 $12.85 Royce Total Return Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0500 $— $— $0.0500 $11.86 Royce Total Return Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0886 $— $0.0041 $0.0927 $8.22 Royce Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $— $— $— Royce Value Plus Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0597 $0.1154 $0.1751 $7.40
2008 Open-End Funds Year-End Distributions: Service ClassFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Royce 100 Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0255 $0.0619 $0.0874 $5.43 Royce Discovery Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.1146 $0.1835 $0.2981 $3.26 Royce Dividend Value Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0200 $— $— $0.0200 $5.50 Royce Dividend Value Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0250 $— $— $0.0250 $5.87 Royce Dividend Value Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0300 $— $— $0.0300 $5.33 Royce Dividend Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0165 $0.0025 $0.0014 $0.0204 $3.68 Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.2278 $— $— $0.2278 $4.78 Royce Financial Services Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0553 $0.0061 $0.0206 $0.0820 $4.02 Royce Global Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0252 $0.0003 $— $0.0255 $5.84 Royce Heritage Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0331 $0.2132 $0.2463 $7.40 Royce International Smaller-Companies Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $— $— $— Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $0.2681 $0.2681 $8.09 Royce Micro-Cap Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0934 $0.2326 $0.3260 $8.15 Royce Opportunity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0381 $0.0418 $0.2988 $0.3787 $5.19 Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0002 $0.1000 $0.1002 $6.48 Royce Premier Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0030 $0.1920 $0.1950 $11.35 Royce SMid-Cap Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0056 $— $— $0.0056 $6.69 Royce Special Equity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.1968 $0.0533 $0.6944 $0.9445 $13.17 Royce Technology Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0006 $0.0001 $0.0007 $3.31 Royce Total Return Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0350 $— $— $0.0350 $11.92 Royce Total Return Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0400 $— $— $0.0400 $12.74 Royce Total Return Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0400 $— $— $0.0400 $11.76 Royce Total Return Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0632 $— $0.0041 $0.0673 $8.19 Royce Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $— $— $— Royce Value Plus Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0597 $0.1154 $0.1751 $7.37
2008 Open-End Funds Year-End Distributions: Consultant ClassFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Royce Heritage Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0331 $0.2132 $0.2463 $6.29 Royce Micro-Cap Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0934 $0.2326 $0.3260 $7.49 Royce Opportunity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0418 $0.2988 $0.3406 $5.16 Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0002 $0.1000 $0.1002 $6.02 Royce Premier Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0030 $0.1920 $0.1950 $10.81 Royce Special Equity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0171 $0.0533 $0.6944 $0.7648 $12.92 Royce Total Return Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0150 $— $— $0.0150 $12.01 Royce Total Return Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0150 $— $— $0.0150 $12.84 Royce Total Return Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0200 $— $— $0.0200 $11.85 Royce Total Return Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $0.0041 $0.0041 $8.28 Royce Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $— $— $— Royce Value Plus Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0597 $0.1154 $0.1751 $7.23
2008 Annuity Portfolios: Year-End Distributions: Investment Class SharesFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Micro-Cap Portfolio 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.3043 $0.1634 $1.1118 $1.5795 $5.91 Small-Cap Portfolio 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.0589 $0.3089 $0.4483 $0.8161 $6.29
2008 Annuity Portfolios: Year-End Distributions: Service Class SharesFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Micro-Cap Portfolio 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.2800 $0.1634 $1.1118 $1.5552 $5.90 Small-Cap Portfolio 12/15/08 12/16/08 $0.0344 $0.3089 $0.4483 $0.7916 $6.28
2008 Open-End Funds Year-End Distributions: R ClassFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Royce 100 Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0255 $0.0619 $0.0874 $6.57 Royce Heritage Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0331 $0.2132 $0.2463 $5.80 Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $0.2681 $0.2681 $8.05 Royce Opportunity Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0368 $0.0418 $0.2988 $0.3774 $5.24 Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0002 $0.1000 $0.1002 $6.45 Royce Premier Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0030 $0.1920 $0.1950 $11.37 Royce Total Return Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0250 $— $— $0.0250 $12.02 Royce Total Return Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0200 $— $— $0.0200 $12.86 Royce Total Return Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0250 $— $— $0.0250 $11.87 Royce Total Return Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0383 $— $0.0041 $0.0424 $8.26 Royce Value Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $— $— $— $— Royce Value Plus Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0597 $0.1154 $0.1751 $7.34
2008 Open-End Funds Year-End Distributions: W ClassFund Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price Royce Premier Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $— $0.0030 $0.1920 $0.1950 $11.46 Royce Total Return Fund 3/10/08 3/11/08 $0.0450 $— $— $0.0450 $12.03 Royce Total Return Fund 6/09/08 6/10/08 $0.0500 $— $— $0.0500 $12.86 Royce Total Return Fund 9/08/08 9/09/08 $0.0550 $— $— $0.0550 $11.87 Royce Total Return Fund 12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0845 $— $0.0041 $0.0886 $8.23 2008 Open-End Funds Quarterly Distributions
Royce Total Return Fund and Royce Dividend Value Fund are our only open-end funds that pay quarterly distributions. All other open-end funds pay distributions once a year, usually in December.
Third quarter distributions will be payable on September 9, 2008 to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2008. Fourth quarter distributions will be payable on December 9, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2008.
2008 Open-End Funds - Quarterly DistributionsRoyce Total Return Fund - Investment Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0450 $12.02 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0450 $12.85 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0500 $11.86 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0927 $8.22 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.2327 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - Consultant Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0150 $12.01 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0150 $12.84 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0200 $11.85 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0041 $8.28 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.0541 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - Service Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0350 $11.92 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0400 $12.74 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0400 $11.76 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0673 $8.19 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.1823 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - Institutional Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0450 $12.04 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0550 $12.87 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0500 $11.88 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.1088 $8.22 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.2588 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - W Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0450 $12.03 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0500 $12.86 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0550 $11.87 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0886 $8.23 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.2386 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - R Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0250 $12.02 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0200 $12.86 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0250 $11.87 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0424 $8.26 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.1124 n/a Royce Total Return Fund - K Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0150 $10.11 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0300 $9.32 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0957 $6.43 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.1407 n/a Royce Dividend Value Fund - Service Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0200 $5.50 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0250 $5.87 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0300 $5.33 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0204 $3.68 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.0954 n/a Royce Dividend Value Fund - Investment Class Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Distributions Reinvest Price 1Q 3/11 3/10 3/11 $0.0250 $5.49 2Q 6/10 6/09 6/10 $0.0300 $5.85 3Q 9/09 9/08 9/09 $0.0300 $5.32 4Q 12/09 12/08 12/09 $0.0310 $3.66 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.1160 n/a 2008 Closed-End Funds Quarterly Distributions
Our closed-end funds pay quarterly distributions. Third quarter distributions will be payable on September 23, 2008 to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2008 (ex-dividend on September 4, 2008). Fourth quarter distributions will be payable on December 23, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2008 (ex-dividend on December 4, 2008).
2008 Closed-End Funds - Quarterly DistributionsRoyce Focus Trust Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Common Stock Reinvest Price 6.00% Preferred 1Q 3/24 3/06 3/04 $0.13 $8.00 $0.374 2Q 6/23 6/06 6/04 $0.12 $9.04 $0.374 3Q 9/23 9/08 9/04 $0.12 $7.20 $0.374 4Q 12/23 12/08 12/04 $0.10 $3.92 $0.374 Total n/a n/a n/a $0.47 n/a $1.496 Royce Micro-Cap Trust Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Common Stock Reinvest Price 6.00% Preferred 1Q 3/24 3/06 3/04 $0.33 $10.45 $0.375 2Q 6/23 6/06 6/04 $0.31 $11.28 $0.375 3Q 9/23 9/08 9/04 $0.29 $9.48 $0.375 4Q 12/23 12/08 12/04 $0.26 $4.87 $0.375 Total n/a n/a n/a $1.19 n/a $1.500 Royce Value Trust Payable Date Record Date Ex-Date Common Stock Reinvest Price 5.90% Preferred 1Q 3/24 3/06 3/04 $0.47 $15.39 $0.369 2Q 6/23 6/06 6/04 $0.45 $16.90 $0.369 3Q 9/23 9/08 9/04 $0.42 $14.73 $0.369 4Q 12/23 12/08 12/04 $0.38 $7.19 $0.369 Total n/a n/a n/a $1.72 n/a $1.475
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