Annual Information Form
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MARCH 27, 2014 ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM REGARDING THE SECURITIES OF: Melodia Diversified Income Portfolio (A-, T6-, I-, C-, R6-, F- and S6-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Retirement Portfolio F (Growth)) TRUST FUNDS Melodia Moderate Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Balanced Income Portfolio) Income Funds Melodia Diversified Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Money Market Fund (A-, C- and F-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Balanced Growth Portfolio) Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Melodia Balanced Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Bond Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Growth Portfolio) Desjardins Enhanced Bond Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Melodia Aggressive Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Global Corporate Bond Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason High Growth Portfolio) Desjardins Global Tactical Bond Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Melodia Maximum Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Emerging Markets Bond Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Maximum Growth Portfolio) Balanced Funds SocieTerra Secure Market Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units)* Desjardins Tactical Balanced Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) SocieTerra Balanced Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units)* (formerly the Desjardins Canadian Balanced Fund) SocieTerra Growth Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units)* Desjardins Québec Balanced Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) SocieTerra Growth Plus Portfolio (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units)* Desjardins Dividend Income Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Chorus II Conservative Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Chorus II Balanced Income Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Canadian Equity Funds Chorus II Balanced Growth Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Chorus II Growth Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Equity Income Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Chorus II High Growth Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Equity Value Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Chorus II Maximum Growth Portfolio (A-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Equity Growth Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Environment Fund (A-, I-, C- and F- Class Units)* CORPORATE FUNDS Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Canadian Equity Funds American Equity Funds Desjardins Dividend Growth Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins American Equity Value Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Equity Income Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Canadian Equity Value Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Global and International Equity Funds Desjardins Canadian Equity Growth Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins Overseas Equity Value Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) American Equity Funds Desjardins Overseas Equity Growth Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins American Equity Growth Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins Global Dividend Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Global and International Equity Funds Desjardins Global All Cap Equity Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Desjardins Overseas Equity Growth Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins Global Small Cap Equity Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Global Small Cap Equity Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Corporate Class (Series A and C Shares)** Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) Investment Solutions Specialty Funds Chorus II Corporate Class Conservative Portfolio (Series A, T4, T6, C, R4 and R6 Shares)** Desjardins Completion Investments Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Chorus II Corporate Class Balanced Income Portfolio Desjardins Global Infrastructure Fund (A-, I-, C- and F-Class Units) (Series A, T4, T6, C, R4 and R6 Shares)** Desjardins Global Real Estate Fund (A-, T-, I-, C-, R-, F- and S-Class Units) Chorus II Corporate Class Balanced Growth Portfolio Investment Solutions (Series A, T5, T7, C, R5 and R7 Shares)** Melodia Very Conservative Income Portfolio (A-, T4-, I-, C-, R4-, F- and S4-Class Units) Chorus II Corporate Class Growth Portfolio (Series A, T5, T7, C, R5 and R7 Shares)** (formerly the Diapason Retirement Portfolio B (Conservative)) Chorus II Corporate Class High Growth Portfolio (Series A, T6, T8, C, R6 and R8 Shares)** Melodia Conservative Income Portfolio (A-, T4-, I-, C-, R4-, F- and S4-Class Units) Chorus II Corporate Class Maximum Growth Portfolio (formerly the Diapason Conservative Portfolio) (Series A, T6, T8, C, R6 and R8 Shares)** Melodia Moderate Income Portfolio (A-, T5-, I-, C-, R5-, F- and S5-Class Units) (formerly the Diapason Retirement Portfolio D (Balanced Income)) No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these units and shares and it is an offence to claim otherwise. The Funds and the securities of the Funds offered under this annual information form are not registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and they are sold in the United States only in reliance on exemptions from registration. * This Fund follows a socially responsible approach to investing. ** Shares of Desjardins Funds Corporate Class Inc. Where a Fund’s units or shares are not designated as a particular class or series, they shall be considered the same as A-Class units of a Trust Fund, or Series A Shares of a Corporate Fund. Table of Contents Name, Formation and History of the Funds ......................................................................................1 Investment Restrictions of the Funds ...........................................................................................8 Description of the Securities .................................................................................................10 Calculation of Net Asset Value and Valuation of Portfolio Securities ..............................................................12 Purchase and Switches of Securities ..........................................................................................14 Redemption of Securities ....................................................................................................15 Management of the Funds ....................................................................................................16 Officers of the Trustee .......................................................................................................16 Directors and Officers of the Manager .........................................................................................17 Directors and Officers of the Corporation ......................................................................................18 IRC Members ...............................................................................................................19 Conflicts of Interest ..........................................................................................................27 Fund Governance ............................................................................................................43 Remuneration of Directors, Officers and Trustee ................................................................................45 Fee Distributions ............................................................................................................45 Income Tax Considerations ...................................................................................................45 Material Contracts ..........................................................................................................47 Legal and Administrative Proceedings. 47 Information about the Mortgages of the Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund ......................................................48 Certificates of the Funds, the Manager and the Promoter ........................................................................50 Name, Formation and History of the Funds The Trust Funds are mutual fund trusts governed by the laws of Québec and 1,000 classes of non-voting redeemable mutual fund special shares. At this time, pursuant to an amended and restated declaration of trust dated January 5, 2009 each class of shares is divided into 100 series that each may have an unlimited (the “Declaration of Trust”), as amended. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, number of shares. The outstanding series A shares belong to the Desjardins Funds Desjardins Trust Inc. is the Funds’ Trustee. Corporate Class Trust. The Corporation’s head office is at 1 Complexe Desjardins, P.O. Box 34, Montréal, Québec, H5B 1E4. The shares of the Corporate Portfolio are shares of Desjardins Funds Corporate Class Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation is an open-end mutual fund incorporated The following table sets out the full name of each Fund, the date of the Fund’s under the Québec Business Corporations Act on October 1, 2011. The authorized formation and any other major events in the last ten years relevant to the Fund, capital of the Corporation consists of