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Management Team
Portfolio Managers
- Charles M. Royce
- 46 Years of Experience;
- 36 Years at Royce
- W. Whitney George
- 27 Years of Experience;
- 17 Years at Royce
Assistant Portfolio Managers
- Lauren A. Romeo
- 15 Years of Experience;
- 4 Years at Royce
Top 10 Positions As of Quarter-End 9/30/08 Share of Net Assets Lincoln Electric Holdings 3.4% Unit Corporation 2.9% Woodward Governor 2.9% Perrigo Company 2.8% Fossil 2.5% Alleghany Corporation 2.5% Ensign Energy Services 2.4% Pan American Silver 2.2% Gartner 2.1% Thor Industries 2.1% Top 10 as % of Total 25.7% 
Objective and Strategy
Royce Premier Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by generally investing in a limited number of small-cap securities with market capitalizations between $500 million and $2.5 billion. Primary emphasis is placed on finding companies that possess excellent business strengths and/or prospects, high internal rates of return and low leverage. We believe investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment horizon of at least three years.
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Performance
Average Annual Total Returns As of Quarter-End 9/30/08 3Q* YTD* 1YR 3YR RYPRX -11.68% -8.12% -10.07% 6.14% Russell 2000 -1.11% -10.38% -14.48% 1.83% 5YR 10YR 15YR Since Incept RYPRX 12.97% 13.07% 12.37% 12.72% Russell 2000 8.15% 7.81% 8.23% N/A Annual Operating Expenses 1.10% Inception Date: 12/31/1991 * 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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Fund Statistics
Ticker Symbol RYPRX Fund Net Assets (All Classes) $4.70 billion Number of Holdings 64 Minimum Investment $2,000 Cusip Number 780905600 Fund Number 265 Inception Date 12/31/1991 Benchmark Index Russell 2000 Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Invested 12/31/1991 As of Quarter-End 9/30/2008 
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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 a limited number of stocks which may involve considerably more risk than a less concentrated portfolio because a decline in the value of these stocks would cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree (see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus). The Fund invests primarily in small-cap stocks which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks (see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus). The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign securities that may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments (see "Investing in International 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. Distributor: Royce Fund Services, Inc.
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