AMUNDI UCITS FGR FUNDS PROSPECTUS Dated April 2020
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AMUNDI UCITS FGR FUNDS PROSPECTUS Dated April 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DIRECTORY ..................................................................................................................................... 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE ......................................................................................................................... 2 1. Definitions ................................................................................................................... 4 2. The Investment Opportunity ........................................................................................ 8 3. Risk Factors ................................................................................................................. 9 4. Legal and Regulatory Structure of the Funds ............................................................ 15 5. Fund Management and Governance .......................................................................... 18 6. Admission to the Fund. Subscriptions ....................................................................... 24 7. Redemption and Transfer of Units ............................................................................. 30 8. Costs and Expenses .................................................................................................... 35 9. Valuation .................................................................................................................... 38 10. Reporting to Investors ................................................................................................ 44 11. Distributions............................................................................................................... 46 12. Certain Taxation Aspects ........................................................................................... 47 13. Auditor's Report ......................................................................................................... 50 14. Declaration of the Fund Manager .............................................................................. 52 Schedule 1 Biographies of the Fund Manager's directors ............................................................ 53 Schedule 2 Funds Managed by the Fund Manager ....................................................................... 56 Schedule 3 Amundi UCITS FGR Funds Terms and Conditions of Management and Custody ...................................................................................................................... 57 Schedule 4 Supplement Amundi ESG Regional Multifactor Fund .............................................. 82 -i- DIRECTORY Fund Manager Corporate Secretary of the Fund Manager Carne Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Carne Global Financial Services Limited Limited 2nd Floor, Block E, Iveagh Court 2nd Floor, Block E, Iveagh Court Harcourt Road, Dublin 2 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2 Ireland Ireland Title Holder Depositary Stichting Title Holder Amundi UCITS FGR Northern Trust Global Services SE Funds Viñoly 7th Floor Amstelveenseweg 500 Claude Debussylaan 18a 1081 KL Amsterdam 1082 MD Amsterdam The Netherlands The Netherlands Investment Manager Administrator Amundi Asset Management Northern Trust International Fund 90 boulevard Pasteur Administration Services (Ireland) Limited 75015 Paris George's Court France 54-62 Townsend Street Dublin 2, Ireland Distributor Auditor ABN AMRO Bank N.V Ernst & Young Accountants LLP Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, Wassenaarseweg 80 1082 PP Amsterdam 2596 CZ The Hague The Netherlands The Netherlands Legal Advisor Tax Advisor Jones Day Ernst & Young Belastingadviseurs LLP Concertgebouwplein 20 Wassenaarseweg 80 1071 LN Amsterdam 2596 CZ The Hague The Netherlands The Netherlands -1- IMPORTANT NOTICE This Prospectus applies to each Fund introduced by the Fund Manager under the collective name of Amundi UCITS FGR Funds. The body of the Prospectus describes the common characteristics, terms and conditions of the Funds, while each Supplement sets forth the additional, specific terms of a Fund. Any reference to a Fund in the body of the Prospectus means any of the Funds, while a reference to a Fund in a Supplement should be read as a reference to the Fund that Supplement applies to. Potential Investors should review this Prospectus and its ancillary documents carefully and consult their legal and financial advisers to ascertain possible legal, financial, tax or other issues related to the subscription for, and the acquisition, holding, transfer or redemption of, Units. The contents of this Prospectus are not to be construed as an invitation to invest or as investment, legal or tax advice. The Units are an appropriate investment only for investors who are capable themselves of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in a Fund. Potential Investors should review in particular the risk factors set out in Section Error! Reference source not found. and the Fund-specific risk factors set forth in a Supplement. The Funds carry a high degree of risk and Investors run the risk that their investments may end up being worth less than the amount invested or even worth nothing. There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its Investment Objectives. The value of your investments may fluctuate. Returns on past investments in the Funds are no guarantee as to the returns on future investments. The Fund Manager accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Fund Manager (which has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of such information. The information in this Prospectus is subject to change over time. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor the offer, purchase, sale, issue or redemption of Units will, under any circumstances, constitute a representation that the information contained in this Prospectus and its ancillary documents is correct at any time subsequent to the date of this Prospectus as printed on the cover of this Prospectus. Except for the Fund Manager, no person has been authorised to provide any information or make any representation in connection with a Fund, other than the information and representations contained in this Prospectus and its ancillary documents. If such information is provided or such representations have been made, these should not be relied upon as having been provided or made by the Fund Manager. The Fund Manager is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland under the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011, as amended (the "UCITS Regulations") to carry on the business of providing management and related administration services to UCITS collective investment schemes. The Units will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), nor will the Funds be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 of the United States of America, as amended. The Units may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America, its territories or -2- possessions, any State of the United States of America and the District of Columbia, unless this is done in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act or under a dispensation of the duty of registration in the aforementioned act. Apart from certain limited exceptions, the Funds will not accept any subscriptions from persons resident or established in the United States of America or acting for the account or benefit of any person in the United States of America. The distribution of this Prospectus and the offer, purchase, sale, issuance or redemption of the Units in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been or will be taken to permit the distribution of this Prospectus in any jurisdiction where any action would be required for such purpose or where distribution of this Prospectus would be unlawful. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer for, or an invitation to subscribe to or purchase, any Units in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation in such jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes are required to inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. This Prospectus has been drawn up pursuant to clause 4:49 Wft and will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands. This Prospectus can be published in English and other languages. Only the Prospectus in the English language will be binding. -3- 1. DEFINITIONS Unless the context otherwise requires, the following capitalised terms used in this Prospectus have the following meanings: "Administrator" means Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited, being the administrator of the Fund, or such other administrator of the Fund as may be appointed from time to time in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; "AFM" means the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten); "Auditor" means such registered accountant or other expert as referred to in clause 2:393 sub- clause 1 of the Dutch Civil Code charged with the audit of the annual report of a Fund as appointed from time to time in accordance with the Terms and Conditions; "Business Day" means, in relation to a Fund, such day or days as specified in the applicable Supplement;