STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AND PLAN ORDER FORM
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
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256 Durham Plaza (Date form in executed)
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
__________________________Time________:_______
(Date form is received by Fund)
Gentlemen:
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of your current
Prospectus and hereby purchases shares of capital stock of Bridges
Investment Fund, Inc., according to the instructions indicated below.
Checks submitted with this form should be drawn payable to Bridges
Investment Fund, Inc.
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(Xxxx X in appropriate boxes and fill in blanks to indicate your
choices)
I. Unscheduled Investments Plan
($500 Minimum Investment)
A. o Purchase full and fractional shares with enclosed
payment of $________________.
B. o Purchase exactly ________ shares with enclosed
payment of $_____________. Cash in excess of purchase cost
will be refunded. If amount submitted is less than purchase
cost, I shall send check for net amount due to Bridges
Investment Fund, Inc. in an envelope supplied by the Fund,
immediately upon receipt of the Fund's invoice.
C. o Send dividends and capital gains distributions to
address shown in Part IV.
II. Reinvestment of Cash Distributions
D. o In conjunction with the purchase shown in Part I,
Box A or Box B, please reinvest:
(a) o dividends only; (b) o capital gains only;
(c) o dividends, and capital gains.
E. o The undersigned acknowledges that he has examined
the terms of this Reinvestment of Cash Distributions Plan as
set forth on the reverse side of this form and hereby
authorizes the deduction of $1.05 from each reinvested
payment.
III. Scheduled Investment Plan
($500 Minimum Investment)
F. o Purchase full and fractional shares with enclosed
payment of $ _______________.
G. o The undersigned intends to invest under the Plan
$__________ (not less than $200) every (a) o month; (b) o
two months; (c) o quarter, beginning on the o 5th; o 15th;
o 25th of ______________________, ______.
H. o The undersigned hereby empowers the Transfer Agent
to deduct a $1.05 service charge from each scheduled
investment payment under $500.
IV. Registration of Shares
In Name(s) of: Social Security
No. __________________________
(Street Address) (City) (State)
(Zip Code)
V. Signatures
The purchase price of these shares of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
capital stock will be an amount equal to the Net Asset Value thereof in
effect at the time this subscription is received by the Fund, as more fully
set forth in the Prospectus.
The undersigned agrees that this Order Form shall become effective
only upon acceptance by the Fund in Nebraska. The passing of title to and
delivery of the shares shall be deemed to take place in Nebraska, and the
purchase and sale thereof shall be governed solely by the laws of Nebraska.
The terms of the Prospectus are incorporated herein by reference.
ACCEPTED:
Officers of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc. Signature(s) of Subscriber
The Fund cannot accept applications in the name of a minor, but it can
accept Custodian Accounts registered under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.
Terms of Reinvestment of Cash Distributions Plan
1. An unscheduled investor in Bridges Investment Fund, Inc. may have all
dividends and capital gains distributions automatically reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund by executing Part II of this Form.
2. All cash distributions will be reinvested in full and fractional
shares (carried to three decimal places) on each dividend payment date at
the Net Asset Value in effect on that day. Shares so purchased will be
credited to the participant's Plan Account, the records of which are
maintained by Bridges Investor Services, Inc. Advices will be forwarded to
the participant showing the balance of shares in the Plan Account before a
given purchase, the dollar amount of dividend reinvested, the Not Asset
Value in effect for the purchase, the number of shares purchased, and the
balance of shares in the Plan Account following the purchase.
3. Xxxxxx credited to a Plan Account will entitle the participant to the
full rights of a shareholder in regard to dividends, redemption privileges,
and voting, except that fractional shares carry no voting rights. Although
no certificates will be issued automatically for shares purchased under the
Reinvestment of Cash Distributions Plan, a participant may require the Fund
to issue to him a certificate for all or part of the full shares credited
to his Plan Account.
4. Upon authorization from the participant, signed by both tenants in the
case of joint tenancy, any or all of the shares held in a Plan Account will
be redeemed at the Net Asset Value in effect at the time of the receipt of
the authorization as provided in the Prospectus.
5. A shareholder starting a Reinvestment of Cash Distribution Plan may
forward certificates for shares already owned to the Fund, and thereafter
the Bank will hold such shares in his Plan Account and include them in the
share balance of the Advice slips.
6. The Fund reserves the right to modify or terminate the Plan on thirty
days' notice to participants.
7. Bridges Investor Services, Inc., as Transfer Agent, will deduct a
service charge of $1.05 from each distribution before the cash is submitted
to purchase capital stock in the Fund.
Terms of Scheduled Investments Plan
1. An investor should complete Part III of this Plan Order Form and send
his initial payment directly to the Fund at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. Subsequent payments should be directed
to Bridges Investment Fund, Inc. Each payment is invested at the Net Asset
Value on the date the check is received by the Fund or on the following
business day, if such payment is received after 3:00 p.m. or on the
weekend.
2. To open a Plan Account, the qualification payment must be at least
$500 in cash and/or shares (based on the current Net Asset Value). Each
subsequent payment must be at least $200, and total subsequent payments
during the twelve-month period after the qualification investment and in
each twelve-month period thereafter must be at least $800. If the investor
does not invest this minimum amount, he will be reclassified as an
unscheduled investor. Participants may vary the amount and interval of
payments subject to the above minimums.
3. The Fund will apply the entire amount of each payment received to the
purchase of full and fractional shares (carried to three decimal places).
Shares so purchased will be credited to the participant's Plan Account, the
records of which are maintained by Bridges Investor Services, Inc. Advices
showing the balance of shares held in the Plan Account before a given
purchase, the dollar amount invested, the Net Asset Value in effect for the
purchase, the number of shares purchased, and the balance of shares held in
the Plan Account following the purchase will be forwarded to the
participant.
4. All cash distributions on all shares owned by the participant will be
used to purchase additional full and fractional shares at the Net Asset
Value in effect on the payment date. Xxxxxx so purchased will be credited
to the participant's Plan Account and confirmed to him in the same manner
as other shares purchased under the Scheduled Investments Plan.
5. Xxxxxx credited to a Plan Account entitle the participant to the full
rights of a shareholder in regard to dividends, redemption privileges, and
voting, except that fractional shares carry no voting rights. A
certificate for the full shares in the Account will be issued upon request.
6. Upon request from the participant (signed by both tenants in the case
of joint tenancy), any or all of the shares held in a Plan Account will be
redeemed at the Net Asset Value in effect at the time of the receipt of
written notification as provided in the Prospectus. In the case of partial
redemptions, shares will be redeemed on a first in-first out basis unless
otherwise requested by the shareholder.
7. A shareholder starting a Scheduled Investments Plan may forward to the
Fund certificates for shares already owned, and thereafter, Bridges
Investor Services, Inc. will hold such shares in his Plan Account and
include them in the share balances on the Advice slips.
8. The Fund reserves the right to modify or terminate the Plan on thirty
days' notice to participants.
9. Bridges Investor Services, Inc. will deduct a $1.05 per distribution
service charge for the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Bridges Investor Services, Inc. acting as Transfer Agent, is authorized to
deduct a service charge of $1.05 from each payment under $500 to cover the
cost of handling the Scheduled Investments Plan.
Special Requirement for Redemption or Transfer of Shares
All certificates presented for redemption or requests for liquidation of
uncertificated shares held under Plan Accounts must be duly endorsed or
accompanied by a duly executed separate assignment, with signature(s)
guaranteed by a national bank or member firm of a national stock exchange.
The transfer of shares to another beneficial owner will also require a
signature guarantee, as outlined in the previous sentence.
