Exhibit 13
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Subscription Agreement
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1. Subscription for Shares. We agree to purchase from Artisan Funds, Inc.
(the "Artisan Funds") 10,000 shares of the series designated Artisan Small Cap
Fund (the "Fund") for a price of $10.00 per share, on the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in the preliminary prospectus described below, and agree to
tender $100,000 in payment therefor at such time as the board of directors or
the president of Artisan Funds determines.
We understand that Artisan Funds has filed a registration statement with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (No. 33-88316) on Form N-1A, which
contains the preliminary prospectus describing Artisan Funds, the Fund and the
shares. We acknowledge receipt of a copy of the preliminary prospectus.
We recognize that Artisan Funds will not be fully operational until it
commences a public offering of its shares. Accordingly, a number of features of
the Fund described in the preliminary prospectus, including redemption of shares
upon request of shareholders, will not be available until Artisan Funds'
registration statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933.
1. Representations and Warranties. We represent and warrant as follows:
(a) We are aware that no federal or state agency has made any finding or
determination as to the fairness for investment, nor any
recommendation nor endorsement, of the shares;
(b) We have such knowledge and experience of financial and business
matters as will enable us to utilize the information made available to
us in connection with the offering of the shares to evaluate the
merits and risks of the prospective investment and to make an informed
investment decision;
(c) We recognize that Artisan Funds has only recently been organized, that
the Fund has no financial or operating history and, further, that
investment in the Fund involves certain risks, and we have taken full
cognizance of and understand all of the risks related to the purchase
of the shares and we acknowledge that we have suitable financial
resources and anticipated income to bear the economic risks of such an
investment;
(d) We are purchasing the shares for our own account, for investment, and
not with any intention of redemption, distribution, or resale of the
shares, either in whole or in part;
(e) We will not sell the shares purchased by us without registration of
them under the Securities Act of 1933 or exemption therefore;
(f) We have been furnished with and have read this agreement, the
preliminary prospectus and such other documents relating to the Fund
and Artisan Funds as we have requested and as have been provided to us
by Artisan Funds, and
(g) We have also had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive
answers from, officers of Artisan Funds concerning Artisan Funds and
the terms of the offering.
3. Rejection of Subscriptions. We recognize that Artisan Funds reserves
the right to reject or limit any subscription.
4. Social Security Numbers. We certify under penalties of perjury that
the numbers shown on this form are our correct taxpayer identification numbers
and that we are not subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to
report all interest and dividend income to the Internal Revenue Service.
______________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number
By: _____________________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
______________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number
By: _____________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Dated: March 6, 1995
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