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  2. Royce Opportunity Fund (RYPNX)

    Investment 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 3/19/2010  $9.99
      Daily NAV change  -$0.15 (-1.48%)

      2. Recent News on this Fund


    1. Management Team

      Portfolio Manager

      Boniface A. Zaino

      Assistant Portfolio Manager

      William A. Hench

      Top 10 Positions As of Quarter-End 12/31/09
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Century Aluminum 1.0%
      Bottomline Technologies 0.9%
      Dillard's Cl. A 0.9%
      Collective Brands 0.9%
      Solutia 0.8%
      Ferro Corporation 0.8%
      Hanesbrands 0.7%
      MarineMax 0.7%
      Trex Company 0.7%
      Spartech Corporation 0.7%
      Top 10 as % of Total 8.0%

      Relative Risk Spectrum

      Risk Assessment

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      Literature & Research

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    2. Royce Opportunity Fund (ROF) invests in small-cap and micro-cap companies, those with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion, using an opportunistic value approach. This approach incorporates four investment themes, including turnarounds and special situations. 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 12/31/09 as of Month-End 2/28/10

        4Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Incept
      RYPNX 2.98% 62.14% 62.14% -4.81% 1.42% 9.78% 12.13%
      Russell 2000 3.87% 27.17% 27.17% -6.07% 0.51% 3.51% 5.97%
      Inception Date: 11/19/1996  Annual Operating Expenses: 1.23%

      * Not Annualized.

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. 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. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Operating expenses reflect the Fund's total annual operating expenses for the Investment Class as of the Fund's most current prospectus and include management fees and other expenses.

      1. Fund Statistics
        as of Quarter-End, 12/31/2009

        Ticker Symbol RYPNX
        Fund Net Assets (All Classes) $1.65 billion
        Number of Holdings 299
        Average Market Capitalization* $499 million
        Weighted Average P/B Ratio 1.2x
        Portfolio Turnover 2009 52%
        Minimum Investment $2,000
        Cusip Number 780905832
        Fund Number 249
        Inception Date 11/19/1996
        Benchmark Index Russell 2000

        * Geometrically calculated

      2. Growth of Hypothetical $10,000

        Invested 11/19/1996

        As of Quarter-End 12/31/2009

        RYPNX vs Russell 2000

    1. Growth of Hypothetical $10,000

      Invested 11/19/1996

      As of Quarter-End 12/31/2009

      RYPNX vs Russell 2000

      Calendar Year Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/2009

      Calendar Year Total Returns

      Performance Breakdown by Sector
      for Quarter Ended 12/31/2009

        Sector Name Gain/Loss*
      (in millions)
      1 Industrial Products $22.91
      2 Technology $14.72
      3 Natural Resources $8.89
      4 Consumer Products $3.11
      5 Health $2.39
      6 Consumer Services $1.75
      7 Bonds & Preferreds $0.33
      8 Financial Services $0.22
      9 Utilities $0.13
      10 Industrial Services -$0.50

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 12/31/2009. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

      Top 5 Winners*
      for Quarter Ended 12/31/2009

      Company Gain*
      (in millions)
      Century Aluminum $45.17
      Century Aluminum $7.43
      Nanometrics $7.29
      Bottomline Technologies $4.70
      Veeco Instruments $3.88

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 12/31/2009. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

      Top 5 Losers*
      for Quarter Ended 12/31/2009

      Company Loss*
      (in millions)
      Century Aluminum Company (8.00% Due 5/15/14 Sr. Sec) -$45.02
      Network Equipment Technologies -$5.38
      Lithia Motors Cl. A -$3.51
      Penske Automotive Group -$2.44
      MBIA -$2.18

      *Represents net realized and unrealized gains and losses during the three-month period ended 12/31/2009. Performance results are estimates based upon unaudited portfolio results.

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    2. Average Annual Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/09 as of Month-End 2/28/10

        4Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Incept
      RYPNX 2.98% 62.14% 62.14% -4.81% 1.42% 9.78% 12.13%
      Russell 2000 3.87% 27.17% 27.17% -6.07% 0.51% 3.51% 5.97%
      Annual Operating Expenses: 1.23%
      Inception Date: 11/19/1996

      * Not Annualized.

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. 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. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Operating expenses reflect the Fund's total annual operating expenses for the Investment Class as of the Fund's most current prospectus and include management fees and other expenses.


      Small-Cap Market Cycle Performance as of Quarter-End 12/31/09

      RYPNX
      3/09/00 - 7/13/07
      ROF 191.8%
      Russell 2000 54.8%
      7/13/07 - 12/31/09
      ROF -25.9%
      Russell 2000 -24.2%

      View how ROF performed during down markets.

      Absolute Return Focus: Five Year Return Periods as of Quarter-End 12/31/09
      Number of Five-Year Average Annual Return Periods since ROF's Inception

      RYPNX

      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 $0.0010 $— $— $0.00 $8.56
      12/08/08 12/09/08 $0.0505 $0.0418 $0.2988 $0.39 $5.30
      12/06/07 12/07/07 $0.0714 $0.2511 $1.4898 $1.81 $11.35
      12/04/06 12/05/06 $0.0000 $0.1372 $1.4228 $1.56 $13.08
      12/01/05 12/02/05 $0.0000 $0.1160 $1.5566 $1.67 $12.43
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      1. NAV History

        Previous 12 Months Ending 2/28/2010
        High $9.53 1/19/10
        Low $3.75 3/09/09
        Previous Month Ending 2/28/2010
        High $9.45 2/22/10
        Low $3.75 3/09/09

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      2. Year-End NAVs

        Year NAV
        2009 $9.03
        2008 $5.57
        2007 $11.02
        2006 $13.04
        2005 $12.29
        2004 $13.31
        2003 $12.14
        2002 $7.37
        2001 $9.01
        2000 $7.78

  3. Portfolio Manager

    Boniface A. Zaino

    Boniface A. Zaino

    • Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
    • CFA

    Boniface A. Zaino, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of Royce & Associates, LLC, investment adviser to The Royce Funds.

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    Education

    • BA, Fordham University
    • MBA, Columbia University

    Experience

    • 41 Years of Experience
    • 11 Years at Royce

    Assistant Portfolio Manager

    William A. Hench

    William A. Hench

    • Portfolio Manager

    William A. Hench is Portfolio Manager for Royce & Associates, LLC, investment adviser to The Royce Funds.

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    Education

    • BBA, Aldephi University,

    Experience

    • 17 Years of Experience
    • 7 Years at Royce

    1. Portfolio Statistics
      as of Quarter-End, 12/31/2009

      Fund Net Assets (All Classes) $1.65 billion
      Number of Holdings 299
      Average Market Capitalization* $499 million
      Weighted Average P/B Ratio 1.2x
      Portfolio Turnover 2009 52%

      *Geometrically calculated

      Market Cap Exposure (In Millions)
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/2009

      Royce Opportunity Fund

    2. Top 10 Positions
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/2009
      as of Month-End 2/28/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Century Aluminum 1.0%
      Bottomline Technologies 0.9%
      Dillard's Cl. A 0.9%
      Collective Brands 0.9%
      Solutia 0.8%
      Ferro Corporation 0.8%
      Hanesbrands 0.7%
      MarineMax 0.7%
      Trex Company 0.7%
      Spartech Corporation 0.7%
      Top 10 as % of Total 8.0%

      Portfolio Holdings
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/2009

      View the complete list of holdings for Royce Opportunity Fund for the quarter ended 12/31/2009. 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 12/31/2009
      as of Month-End 2/28/2010
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Technology 32.4%
      Industrial Products 22.8%
      Consumer Services 13.1%
      Industrial Services 8.2%
      Financial Intermediaries 5.8%
      Consumer Products 4.4%
      Natural Resources 3.9%
      Health 3.5%
      Financial Services 0.7%
      Utilities 0.2%
      Bonds & Preferreds 0.2%
      Treasuries, Cash & Cash Equivalents 5.0%

      Asset Allocation
      as of Quarter-End, 12/31/2009
      % of Net Assets (Subject to Change)

      Royce Opportunity Fund Asset Allocation

    1. Relative Risk Spectrum

      Risk Assessment

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      Five-Year Morningstar Statistical Measures as of 12/31/2009*

        ROF Category Median Best Breakpoint
      Sharpe Ratio 0.08 0.01 0.09
      Standard Deviation 27.26 20.84 19.75

      *Five years ended 12/31/2009. Category Median and Best Quartile Breakpoint based on 314 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 12/31/2009

        Average Annual Total Return Standard Deviation Return Efficiency*
      ROF 1.42 27.26 0.05
      Russell 2000 0.51 21.35 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 12/31/09

      Quarter Russell 2000 ROF Spread
      3/31/09 -15.0% -12.9% +2.1% 
      12/31/08 -26.1 -36.3 -10.2 
      9/30/08 -1.1 -4.0 -2.9 
      3/31/08 -9.9 -9.3 +0.6 
      12/31/07 -4.6 -7.7 -3.1 
      9/30/07 -3.1 -5.9 -2.8 
      6/30/06 -5.0 -5.9 -0.9 
      3/31/05 -5.3 -4.4 +0.9 
      9/30/04 -2.9 -4.5 -1.6 
      3/31/03 -4.5 -6.1 -1.6 
      9/30/02 -21.4 -27.8 -6.4 
      6/30/02 -8.4 -5.9 +2.5 
      9/30/01 -20.8 -19.0 +1.8 
      3/31/01 -6.5 +4.2 +10.7 
      12/31/00 -6.9 -5.8 +1.1 
      6/30/00 -3.8 -1.7 +2.1 
      9/30/99 -6.3 -0.4 +5.9 
      3/31/99 -5.4 -12.1 -6.7 
      9/30/98 -20.1 -20.1 0.0 
      6/30/98 -4.7 -3.2 +1.5 
      12/31/97 -3.3 -4.7 -1.4 
      3/31/97 -5.2 -1.0 +4.2 

      Royce Opportunity Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 in 11 out of 22 down quarters.

    2. Performance in Down Markets: Royce Opportunity Fund vs. Russell 2000*

      RYPNX vs Russell 2000

      Average Annual Total Returns
      as of Quarter-End 12/31/09 as of Month-End 2/28/10

        4Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Incept
      RYPNX 2.98% 62.14% 62.14% -4.81% 1.42% 9.78% 12.13%
      Russell 2000 3.87% 27.17% 27.17% -6.07% 0.51% 3.51% 5.97%
      Annual Operating Expenses: 1.23%
      Inception Date: 11/19/1996

      * Not Annualized.

      Important Performance and Expense Information

      All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. 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. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.

      Operating expenses reflect the Fund's total annual operating expenses for the Investment Class as of the Fund's most current prospectus and include management fees and other expenses.

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    1. Fees

      Shareholder Fees
      (fees paid directly from your investment)
      Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases none
      Maximum deferred sales charge none
      Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends none
      Early Redemption Fee
      On purchases held for 180 days or more none
      On purchases held for less than 180 days 1.00%

    2. Annual Fund Operating Expenses

      (expenses deducted from Fund assets)
      Management Fees 1.00%
      Distribution (12b-1) Fees none
      Other Expenses 0.23%
      Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.23%

      Fund expenses have been restated to reflect net assets as of 12/31/2008.

    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 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.

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