HDFC Equity Fund HDFC Top 200 Fund Open-ended Growth Scheme

Combined Offer Document

HDFC Equity Fund

Open-ended Growth Scheme

HDFC Top 200 Fund

Open-ended Growth Scheme

HDFC Capital Builder Fund

Open-ended Growth Scheme

HDFC TaxSaver

Open-ended Equity Linked Savings Scheme

HDFC Prudence Fund

Open-ended Balanced Scheme

HDFC High Interest Fund

Open-ended Income Scheme

HDFC Cash Management Fund

Open-ended High Liquidity Income Scheme

(Formerly Zurich India Equity Fund) (Formerly Zurich India Top 200 Fund) (Formerly Zurich India Capital Builder Fund) (Formerly Zurich India TaxSaver Fund) (Formerly Zurich India Prudence Fund) (Formerly Zurich India High Interest Fund) (Formerly Zurich India Liquidity Fund)

Offer of Units at NAV based prices

Sponsors :

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited

Registered Office : Ramon House, H. T. Parekh Marg, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

Asset Management Company : HDFC Asset Management Company Limited A Joint Venture with Standard Life Investments Limited Registered Office :

Standard Life Investments Limited

Ramon House, 3rd Floor,

Registered Office :

H. T. Parekh Marg,

1 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LL

169, Backbay Reclamation,

United Kingdom.

Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

Trustee : HDFC Trustee Company Limited Registered Office : Ramon House, 3rd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

This Offer Document sets forth concisely the information about the Scheme(s) that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. This Offer Document should be retained for future reference. The particulars of the Scheme(s) have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended till date [in respect of HDFC TaxSaver, the particulars of the Scheme have also been prepared in accordance with the Equity Linked Savings Scheme, 1992 and Equity Linked Savings (Amendment) Scheme, 1998 notifications, as amended till date, issued by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India], and filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Units being offered for the public subscription have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India nor has the Securities and Exchange Board of India certified the accuracy or adequacy of this Offer Document. This Offer Document will remain effective till a revised version is printed and circulated. In accordance with SEBI directives, this Offer Document will be fully revised and updated at least once in two years from the date of issue. Till the time the Offer Document is reprinted, an addendum giving details of each of the changes will be attached to the Offer Document. The yearly condensed financial information of the Scheme(s) will also be included in the form of addendum to the Offer Document till the time the revised Offer Document is printed. Investors may also like to ascertain about any further changes after the date of this Offer Document from the Mutual Fund/its Investor Service Centres/distributors or brokers. This Offer Document supercedes all earlier Offer Documents of the aforesaid Scheme(s) of HDFC Mutual Fund. This Offer Document is dated October 15, 2007.

SPONSORS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED Registered Office : Ramon House, H. T. Parekh Marg, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020. STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS LIMITED Registered Office : 1 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LL United Kingdom.

TRUSTEE HDFC TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED Registered Office : Ramon House, 3rd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED A Joint Venture with Standard Life Investments Limited Registered Office : Ramon House, 3rd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT COMPUTER AGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PVT. LIMITED A & B, Lakshmi Bhawan, 609, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 006.

CUSTODIAN HDFC BANK LIMITED Kamala Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013. CITIBANK N.A. Ramnord House, 77, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018.

STATUTORY AUDITORS TO THE SCHEMES DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS Chartered Accountants 12, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opp. Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai 400 018.

LEGAL ADVISORS DAVE & GIRISH & CO. Sethna Building, 1st Floor, 55, Maharshi Karve Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 002.

Combined Offer Document 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

Page No.

1. Risk Factors .................................................. 2. Highlights ..................................................... 3. Definitions .................................................... 4. Due Diligence Certificate .............................. 5. Summary ...................................................... 6. Summary - Common to all the Scheme(s) ....

SECTION I 7. Constitution of the Mutual Fund ...................

a) The Mutual Fund ................................... b) Sponsors ...............................................

l Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited ....................... ? Organisation & Management ...... ? Branch Network .......................... ? Financial Performance .................

l Standard Life Investments Limited ... ? Financial Performance .................

c) The Trustee ............................................ i. The Board of Directors ................... ii. Fees and Expenses ......................... iii. Rights, Obligations, Responsibilities and Duties of the Trustee ................

d) The Asset Management Company ......... i. Directors ......................................... ii. Duties & Responsibilities of the AMC .................................... iii. Key Employees of the AMC and relevant experience .................

e) Fund Managers ..................................... f) Statutory Auditors .................................. g) Custodian .............................................. h) Registrar and Transfer Agent ................. i) Previous Schemes launched

by the Mutual Fund ...............................

SECTION II 8. Investment Objective & Policies ....................

A. HDFC Equity Fund ................................. B. HDFC Top 200 Fund ............................. C. HDFC Capital Builder Fund ................... D. HDFC TaxSaver ..................................... E. HDFC Prudence Fund ............................ F. HDFC High Interest Fund ...................... G. HDFC High Interest Fund

? Short Term Plan .................................. H. HDFC Cash Management Fund ............ 9. Policies and Regulations Applicable to all the Schemes ........................................ 10 Trading in Derivatives ................................... 11. Policy on Offshore Investments by the Scheme(s) .......................................... 12. Investment Decisions .................................... 13. Portfolio Turnover ......................................... 14. Debt Market in India .................................... 15. Investment Restrictions .................................. 16. Computation of Net Asset Value .................. 17. Valuation of the Scheme's Assets and determination of Net Asset Value (NAV) ....... 18. Accounting Policies & Standards ...................

SECTION III 19. Units and Offer ............................................

a) Investment Plans Offered ....................... b) Minimum Amount for Application .......... c) Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) ............ d) Systematic Withdrawal Advantage

Plan (SWAP) .......................................... e) Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) ................ f) Switching Options .................................

3

g) Automatic Trigger Facility .......................

61

5

h) Who can invest? ....................................

61

7

i) How to apply? ......................................

62

11

j) Mode of Payment ..................................

62

12

k) Permanent Account Number ..................

63

13

l) Prevention of Money Laundering ...........

64

m) Know Your Customer (KYC)

14 14 14

Compliance ...........................................

64

n) Nomination Facility ................................

65

o) Transfer Facility ......................................

65

p) Pledge of Units ......................................

65

14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 17

q) Web Transactions ..................................

66

r) Sale of Units on an ongoing basis ........

66

s) Applicable Nav For Sale /

Switch-in Of Units .................................

66

t) Redemption of Units ..............................

67

u) Redemption Price ...................................

68

v) Applicable NAV for Redemption /

Switch-out .............................................

68

w) Payment of Redemption proceeds ..........

68

x) Closure of Unit holders Account ............

69

17 19 19

x) Right to limit Redemptions .....................

69

y) Suspension of Sale / Redemption /

Switching Options of the Units ..............

69

z) Sale and Redemption of Demat Units

22

through Stock Exchanges .......................

69

SECTION IV

24 20. Load Structure & Recurring Expenses ............

73

32

a) Transaction Expenses / Load .................

73

32

b) Annual Scheme Recurring Expenses .......

75

32 32

c) Fees and Expenses of past schemes

and Condensed Financial Information ...

76

33

SECTION V

21. Unit holders' Rights and Services ..................

93

36 36 36 37 37 38 39

a) Investor Services ....................................

93

b) Information Dissemination .....................

93

c) HPIN facility ..........................................

94

d) Gift Facility ............................................

94

e) Rights of Unit holders of the Scheme(s) .

94

f) Duration of the Scheme /

Winding Up ...........................................

95

g) Procedure and Manner of

39 42

Winding Up ........................................... 22. Tax Benefits of investing in

the Mutual Fund ...........................................

95 96

44

SECTION VI

44 23. Other Matters ...............................................

99

a) Unit holder Grievances Redressal

48

Mechanism ............................................

99

50

b) Associate Transactions ...........................

99

50

c) Disclosure under Regulation 25(11) of

50

the Securities and Exchange Board

50

of India (Mutual Funds)

52

Regulations, 1996 .................................

120

d) Underwriting by the Mutual Fund ..........

129

52

e) Borrowing by the Mutual Fund ..............

129

55

f) Stock Lending by the Mutual Fund ........

129

g) Inter Scheme Transfers ..........................

129

57 57 59 59

h) Electronic Clearing Service ....................

130

i) Powers to remove Difficulties .................

130

j) Powers to make Rules ............................

130

k) Penalties & Pending Litigation ................

131

l) Documents available for Inspection .......

135

60

m) Official Points of Acceptance of

60 61

Transactions ..........................................

136

n) Investor Service Centres ............ Inside Back Cover

2 HDFC Mutual Fund

RISK FACTORS

GENERAL RISK FACTORS l Mutual funds and securities investments are subject to

market risks and there can be no assurance or guarantee that the Scheme(s) objectives will be achieved.

l As with any investment in securities, the Net Asset Value of Units issued under the Scheme(s) may go up or down depending on various factors and forces affecting the capital markets.

l Past performance of the Sponsors and their affiliates / AMC / Mutual Fund and its scheme do not indicate the future performance of the Scheme(s) of the Mutual Fund.

l The Sponsors are not responsible or liable for any loss or shortfall resulting from the operations of the Scheme(s) beyond the contribution of Rs.1 lakh each made by them towards the corpus of the Mutual Fund.

l HDFC Equity Fund (HEF), HDFC Top 200 Fund (HT200), HDFC Capital Builder Fund (HCBF), HDFC TaxSaver (HTS), HDFC Prudence Fund (HPF), HDFC High Interest Fund (HHIF) and HDFC Cash Management Fund (HCMF) are the names of the Schemes and do not in any manner indicate either the quality of the Scheme(s) or their future prospects and returns.

l Investors should study this Offer Document carefully in its entirety before investing.

l Investors in the Scheme(s) are not being offered any guaranteed / assured returns.

l In accordance with SEBI Regulations, each Scheme and individual plans(s) under the Scheme (at Portfolio level) must have a minimum of 20 investors and no single investor should account for more than 25% of the corpus of Scheme/Plan(s). In case of non-fulfillment with either of the above two conditions on an ongoing basis for each calendar quarter, the Scheme/Plan will be wound up by following the guidelines prescribed by SEBI and the investor's money would be redeemed at applicable NAV.

However, in order to harmonize the methodology for calculating the 25% limit in ongoing implementation of the SEBI circular dated December 12, 2003, SEBI has issued the following clarifications vide its circular SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 1/42529/05 dated June 14, 2005:

Determining the breach of the 25% limit by an Investor: The average net assets of the Scheme/Plan would be calculated daily and any breach of the 25% holding limit by an investor would be determined. At the end of the quarter, the average of daily holding by each such investor is computed to determine whether that investor has breached the 25% limit over the quarter. If there is a breach of limit by any investor over the quarter, a rebalancing period of one month would be allowed and thereafter the investor who is in breach of the rule shall be given 15 days notice to redeem his exposure over the 25% limit. Failure on the part of the said investor to redeem his exposure over the 25% limit within the aforesaid 15 days would lead to automatic redemption by the Mutual Fund on the applicable Net Asset Value on the 15th day of the notice period.

All other provisions of the SEBI circular dated December 12, 2003 remain unchanged. The Mutual Fund shall adhere to the requirements prescribed by SEBI from time to time in this regard.

SCHEME SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS

l Trading volumes, settlement periods and transfer procedures may restrict the liquidity of the investments made by the Scheme(s) leading to delays in receipt of proceeds from sale of securities. Different segments of the Indian financial markets have different settlement periods and such periods may be extended significantly by unforeseen circumstances leading to delays in receipt of proceeds from sale of securities. The NAV of the Units of the Scheme can go up or down because of various factors that affect the capital markets in general.

l As the liquidity of the investments made by the Scheme(s) could, at times, be restricted by trading volumes and settlement periods, the time taken by the Mutual Fund for redemption of Units may be significant in the event of an inordinately large number of redemption requests or a restructuring of the Scheme. In view of the above, the Trustee has the right, in its sole discretion, to limit redemptions (including suspending redemptions) under certain circumstances, as described on Page 69 under the section titled "Right to Limit Redemptions".

l Equity securities and equity related securities are volatile and prone to price fluctuations on a daily basis. Investments in Equity and equity related securities involve a degree of risks and investors should not invest in the Scheme(s) unless they can afford to take the risks.

l The Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Scheme(s), to the extent invested in Debt and Money Market securities, will be affected by changes in the general level of interest rates. The NAV of the Scheme(s) is expected to increase from a fall in interest rates while it would be adversely affected by an increase in the level of interest rates.

l Money market securities, while fairly liquid, lack a welldeveloped secondary market, which may restrict the selling ability of the Scheme and may lead to the Scheme incurring losses till the security is finally sold.

l Investment in Debt Securities are subject to the risk of an issuer's inability to meet interest and principal payments on its obligations and market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer.

l Government securities where a fixed return is offered run price-risk like any other fixed income security. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall and when interest rates drop, the prices increase. The extent of fall or rise in the prices is a function of the existing coupon, days to maturity and the increase or decrease in the level of interest rates. The new level of interest rate is determined by the rates at which government raises new money and/or the price levels at which the market is already dealing in existing securities. The price-risk is not unique to Government Securities. It exists for all fixed income securities. However, Government Securities are unique in the sense that their credit risk generally remains zero. Therefore, their prices are influenced only by movement in interest rates in the financial system.

l Different types of fixed income securities in which the Scheme(s) would invest as given in the Offer Document carry different levels and types of risk. Accordingly, the Scheme risk may increase or decrease depending upon its investment pattern. e.g. corporate bonds carry a higher level of risk than Government securities. Further even among corporate bonds, bonds which are AAA rated are comparatively less risky than bonds which are AA rated.

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