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  2. Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund (RYLPX)

    Service Class
    MICRO-CAP/OPPORTUNISTIC

    Micro-Cap/Opportunistic Funds generally invest in micro-caps and/or those companies considered more opportunistic.

     

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    1. Open to New Investors

      NAV as of 9/1/2010  $14.06
      Daily NAV change  +$0.42 (+3.08%)

      2. Recent News on this Fund


    1. Management Team

      Portfolio Manager

      W. Whitney George

      Assistant Portfolio Manager

      James A. Skinner III

      Top 10 Positions
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010
      as of Month-End 7/31/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Alamos Gold 1.9%
      Trican Well Service 1.9%
      Pan American Silver 1.8%
      GrafTech International 1.7%
      Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A 1.5%
      ADTRAN 1.5%
      Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings 1.3%
      Red Back Mining 1.3%
      Silver Standard Resources 1.3%
      Ivanhoe Mines 1.3%
      Top 10 as % of Total 15.5%

      Relative Risk Spectrum

      Risk Assessment

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    2. Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund (RLP) invests primarily in small-cap and micro-cap companies, those with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion, whose average cost per share in the Fund’s portfolio is less than $25. Since institutional investors generally do not make low priced stocks (especially those trading at $10 or less per share) an area of focus, we believe that they offer investment opportunities. We believe that investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment horizon of at least three years.

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      Average Annual Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/10 as of Month-End 8/31/10

        2Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR Since Incept
      RYLPX -8.58% -4.48% 25.58% -4.40% 5.49% 8.86% 11.91% 12.05%
      Russell 2000 -9.92% -1.95% 21.48% -8.60% 0.37% 3.00% 6.63% 6.97%
      Inception Date: 12/15/1993  Annual Operating Expenses: Gross 1.62% Net 1.51%

      * Not Annualized

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, reflects the reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when redeemed. Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase may be subject to a 1% redemption fee, payable to the Fund, which is not reflected in the performance shown above; if it were, performance would be lower. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Gross operating expenses reflect the Fund's gross total annual operating expenses for the Service Class, and include management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses. Net operating expenses reflect contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements. All expense information is reported as of the Fund's most current prospectus. Royce & Associates has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Service Class's net annual operating expense ratio at or below 1.49% through April 30, 2011. Acquired fund fees and expenses reflect the estimated amount of the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment companies.

      1. Fund Statistics
        as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

        Ticker Symbol RYLPX
        Fund Net Assets (All Classes) $3.34 billion
        Number of Holdings 203
        Average Market Capitalization* $1.03 billion
        Weighted Average P/E Ratio** 14.2x
        Weighted Average P/B Ratio 1.7x
        Portfolio Turnover 2009 22%
        Minimum Investment $2,000
        Cusip Number 780905808
        Fund Number 266
        Inception Date 12/15/1993
        Benchmark Index Russell 2000

        * Geometrically calculated
        ** The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (21% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/2010).

      2. Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Invested 12/15/1993 As of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

        RYLPX vs Russell 2000

    1. Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Invested 12/15/1993 As of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      RYLPX vs Russell 2000

      Calendar Year Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      Calendar Year Total Returns

      Performance Breakdown by Sector
      for Quarter Ended 6/30/2010

        Sector Name Gain/Loss*
      (in millions)
      1 Natural Resources -$7.68
      2 Health -$18.47
      3 Consumer Services -$22.04
      4 Consumer Products -$28.55
      5 Financial Intermediaries -$28.55
      6 Financial Services -$32.84
      7 Industrial Products -$42.11
      8 Technology -$57.24
      9 Industrial Services -$73.13

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 6/30/2010. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

      Top 5 Winners*
      for Quarter Ended 6/30/2010

      Company Gain*
      (in millions)
      Red Back Mining $10.61
      Cirrus Logic $10.01
      Alamos Gold $9.56
      Seabridge Gold $7.32
      NutriSystem $6.99

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 6/30/2010. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

      Top 5 Losers*
      for Quarter Ended 6/30/2010

      Company Loss*
      (in millions)
      Intrepid Potash -$20.99
      Corinthian Colleges -$16.15
      Ivanhoe Mines -$14.48
      Sims Metal Management ADR -$12.60
      Artio Global Investors Cl. A -$12.50

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 6/30/2010. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

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    2. Average Annual Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/10 as of Month-End 8/31/10

        2Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR Since Incept
      RYLPX -8.58% -4.48% 25.58% -4.40% 5.49% 8.86% 11.91% 12.05%
      Russell 2000 -9.92% -1.95% 21.48% -8.60% 0.37% 3.00% 6.63% 6.97%
      Annual Operating Expenses: Gross 1.62% Net 1.51%
      Inception Date: 12/15/1993

      * Not Annualized

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, reflects the reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when redeemed. Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase may be subject to a 1% redemption fee, payable to the Fund, which is not reflected in the performance shown above; if it were, performance would be lower. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Gross operating expenses reflect the Fund's gross total annual operating expenses for the Service Class, and include management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses. Net operating expenses reflect contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements. All expense information is reported as of the Fund's most current prospectus. Royce & Associates has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Service Class's net annual operating expense ratio at or below 1.49% through April 30, 2011. Acquired fund fees and expenses reflect the estimated amount of the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment companies.


      Small-Cap Market Cycle Performance as of Quarter-End 6/30/10

      RYLPX

      View how RLP performed during down markets.

      Absolute Return Focus: Five Year Return Periods as of Quarter-End 6/30/10
      Number of Five-Year Average Annual Return Periods since RLP's Inception

      RYLPX

      Distribution History

      5-Year Distribution History
      Record Date Payable Date Ordinary Income S/T Gains L/T Gains Total Reinvest Price
      12/08/09 12/09/09 $0.0170 $— $— $0.02 $—
      12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0000 $— $0.2681 $0.27 $8.09
      12/06/07 12/07/07 $0.4177 $0.0765 $1.9741 $2.47 $14.95
      12/04/06 12/05/06 $0.1250 $0.1627 $1.3661 $1.65 $16.91
      12/01/05 12/02/05 $0.0000 $0.0723 $1.2031 $1.28 $15.46
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      1. NAV History

        Previous 12 Months Ending 8/31/2010
        High $15.71 4/23/10
        Low $11.87 9/01/09
        Previous Month Ending 8/31/2010
        High $14.60 8/04/10
        Low $13.46 8/24/10

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      2. Year-End NAVs

        Year NAV
        2009 $14.05
        2008 $9.16
        2007 $14.78
        2006 $16.83
        2005 $15.53
        2004 $15.33
        2003 $13.98
        2002 $9.75
        2001 $11.67
        2000 $9.35

  3. Portfolio Manager

    W. Whitney George

    W. Whitney George

    • Co-Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director

    W. Whitney George is a Co-Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager and a Managing Director of Royce & Associates, LLC, investment adviser to The Royce Funds.

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    Education

    • BA, Trinity College

    Experience

    • 29 Years of Experience
    • 18 Years at Royce

    Assistant Portfolio Manager

    James A. Skinner III

    James A. Skinner III

    • Portfolio Manager and Principal
    • CFA

    James A. (Chip) Skinner III, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Principal for Royce & Associates, LLC, investment advisor to The Royce Funds.

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    Education

    • BA, Washington & Lee University,
    • EMBA, Vanderbilt University,

    Experience

    • 24 Years of Experience
    • 7 Years at Royce

    1. Portfolio Statistics
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      Fund Net Assets (All Classes) $3.34 billion
      Number of Holdings 203
      Average Market Capitalization* $1.03 billion
      Weighted Average P/E Ratio** 14.2x
      Weighted Average P/B Ratio 1.7x
      Portfolio Turnover 2009 22%

      *Geometrically calculated
      **The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (21% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/2010).

      Market Cap Exposure (In Millions)
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund

      Small-Cap Companies by Market Price
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      Small-Cap Companies by Market PriceSource: FactSet; U.S. Companies

      Small-Cap Companies by Dividend Yield
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010

      Small-Cap Companies by Dividend Yield
      Source: FactSet; U.S. Companies

    2. Top 10 Positions
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010
      as of Month-End 7/31/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Alamos Gold 1.9%
      Trican Well Service 1.9%
      Pan American Silver 1.8%
      GrafTech International 1.7%
      Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A 1.5%
      ADTRAN 1.5%
      Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings 1.3%
      Red Back Mining 1.3%
      Silver Standard Resources 1.3%
      Ivanhoe Mines 1.3%
      Top 10 as % of Total 15.5%

      Portfolio Holdings
      as of Quarter-End 06/30/2010

      View the complete list of holdings for Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund for the quarter ended 06/30/2010. Not posted sooner than 15 days after the end of the period. Unaudited schedule of portfolio holdings is presented for informational purposes only.

    3. Portfolio Sector Breakdown
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010
      as of Month-End 7/31/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Natural Resources 26.0%
      Technology 18.0%
      Industrial Products 10.1%
      Industrial Services 9.5%
      Financial Intermediaries 7.5%
      Consumer Products 7.3%
      Health 6.0%
      Financial Services 5.7%
      Consumer Services 3.4%
      Treasuries, Cash & Cash Equivalents 6.4%

      Asset Allocation
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund Asset Allocation

    1. Relative Risk Spectrum

      Risk Assessment

      go View the complete spectrum

      Five-Year Morningstar Statistical Measures as of 6/30/2010*

        RLP Category Median Best Breakpoint
      Sharpe Ratio 0.24 0.01 0.09
      Standard Deviation 23.06 21.35 20.18

      *Five years ended 6/30/2010. Category Median and Best Quartile Breakpoint based on 315 small-cap objective funds (oldest class only) with at least five years of history.

      Risk Disclosure

      The Sharpe Ratio is calculated for a specified period by dividing a fund's annualized excess returns by its annualized standard deviation. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the fund's historical risk-adjusted performance.

      Risk/Return Comparison
      Five-Year Period Ended 6/30/2010

        Average Annual Total Return Standard Deviation Return Efficiency*
      RLP 5.49 23.06 0.24
      Russell 2000 0.37 21.97 0.02

      *Return Efficiency is the average annual total return divided by the annualized standard deviation over a designated time period. Please read the prospectus for a more complete discussion of risk.

      Russell 2000 Down Quarters
      Performance Comparison 15 Years Ended 6/30/10

      Quarter Russell 2000 RLP Spread
      6/30/10 -9.9% -8.6% +1.3% 
      3/31/09 -15.0 -7.8 +7.2 
      12/31/08 -26.1 -25.9 +0.2 
      9/30/08 -1.1 -11.9 -10.8 
      3/31/08 -9.9 -5.3 +4.6 
      12/31/07 -4.6 -3.7 +0.9 
      9/30/07 -3.1 -3.4 -0.3 
      6/30/06 -5.0 -5.5 -0.5 
      3/31/05 -5.3 -4.6 +0.7 
      9/30/04 -2.9 -0.3 +2.6 
      3/31/03 -4.5 -8.2 -3.7 
      9/30/02 -21.4 -21.3 +0.1 
      6/30/02 -8.4 -9.6 -1.2 
      9/30/01 -20.8 -20.8 0.0 
      3/31/01 -6.5 +0.7 +7.2 
      12/31/00 -6.9 -1.7 +5.2 
      6/30/00 -3.8 +5.7 +9.5 
      9/30/99 -6.3 -4.3 +2.0 
      3/31/99 -5.4 -9.6 -4.2 
      9/30/98 -20.1 -21.5 -1.4 
      6/30/98 -4.7 +1.3 +6.0 
      12/31/97 -3.3 -3.0 +0.3 
      3/31/97 -5.2 -0.8 +4.4 

      Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 in 15 out of 23 down quarters.

    2. Down Market Performance Comparison (In Percentages):
      Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund vs. Russell 2000

      RLP vs Russell 2000

      Average Annual Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 6/30/10 as of Month-End 8/31/10

        2Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR Since Incept
      RYLPX -8.58% -4.48% 25.58% -4.40% 5.49% 8.86% 11.91% 12.05%
      Russell 2000 -9.92% -1.95% 21.48% -8.60% 0.37% 3.00% 6.63% 6.97%
      Annual Operating Expenses: Gross 1.62% Net 1.51%
      Inception Date: 12/15/1993

      * Not Annualized

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, reflects the reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when redeemed. Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase may be subject to a 1% redemption fee, payable to the Fund, which is not reflected in the performance shown above; if it were, performance would be lower. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Gross operating expenses reflect the Fund's gross total annual operating expenses for the Service Class, and include management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses. Net operating expenses reflect contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements. All expense information is reported as of the Fund's most current prospectus. Royce & Associates has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Service Class's net annual operating expense ratio at or below 1.49% through April 30, 2011. Acquired fund fees and expenses reflect the estimated amount of the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment companies.

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    1. Shareholder Fees

      (fees paid directly from your investment)
      Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases 0.00%
      Maximum deferred sales charge 0.00%
      Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends 0.00%
      Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for less than 180 days) 1.00%

    2. Annual Fund Operating Expenses

      (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
      Management fees 1.14%
      Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25%
      Other expenses 0.21%
      Acquired fund fees and expenses 0.02%
      Total annual Fund operating expenses 1.62%
      Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (0.11)%
      Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements 1.51%

      Royce has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Class's net annual operating expenses, other than acquired fund fees and expenses, at or below 1.49% through April 30, 2011.

      Total annual Fund operating expenses may differ from the expense ratio in the Fund's Financial Highlights because they include only the Fund's direct operating expenses and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses, which reflect the estimated amount of the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment companies.

    3. Account Minimums

      To Open an Account
      Regular $2,000
      Traditional/Roth IRA/Coverdell ESA $1,000
      Automatic Investment and Direct Deposit Plans $1,000
      401(k)s none
      Subsequent Investments
      All Account Types $50


  7. This material is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The Fund invests primarily in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks (Please see “Primary Risks for Fund Investors” in the prospectus). The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments (Please see “Investing in Foreign Securities” in the prospectus). The Russell 2000 is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of domestic small-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 index.

  8. © Royce & Associates, LLC, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151, (800) 221-4268. All rights reserved. Distributor of The Royce Fund and Royce Capital Fund: Royce Fund Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Royce & Associates. The Royce Funds are offered and sold only to persons residing in the United States and are offered by prospectus only. The prospectuses include investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information that you should read and consider carefully before investing. View our Policies & Procedures, including, among others, our Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics, Privacy Policy and Proxy Voting Guidelines and Procedures.