JULIUS BAER MULTIBOND Société d'investissement à capital variable 25, Grand-Rue, L 1661 Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg B-32.

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1 JULIUS BAER MULTIBOND Société d'investissement à capital variable 25, Grand-Rue, L 1661 Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg B (the Company ) Notice to the shareholders of the Subfunds ABS FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS, ABSOLUTE RETURN EMERGING BOND FUND, CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, DOLLAR BOND FUND, EMERGING BOND FUND (Euro), EMERGING BOND FUND (USD), EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, EURO GOVERNMENT BOND FUND, EURO BOND FUND, GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND, GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND, INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND EUR, INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND USD, LOCAL EMERGING BOND FUND, SWISS FRANC BOND FUND and TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND Dear Shareholder, We wish to inform you of the following changes: 1. Merger of the EMERGING BOND FUND (Euro) into the EMERGING BOND FUND (USD) and of the INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND EUR into the INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND USD The Board of Directors of the Company ( the Board ) informs the shareholders of the below mentioned Subfunds of its decision to merge ( Merger ) the following Subfunds as follows: Absorbed Subfund Absorbing Subfund EMERGING BOND FUND (Euro) EMERGING BOND FUND (USD) INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND EUR INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND USD The Board of Directors considers the Merger to be expedient for reasons of optimization of the investment structure, more efficient and more cost-effective management of the investments and improved positioning of the Absorbing Subfunds. Comparison between the Absorbed Subfunds and the Absorbing Subfunds / Changes in the Absorbing Subfunds As a result of the Merger and in connection with certain repositioning, the following changes come into force for the shareholders of the respective Absorbed Subfunds and the corresponding Absorbing Subfunds: 1. EMERGING BOND FUND (Euro) into EMERGING BOND FUND (USD) a) The investment policy of the Absorbing Subfund will be changed as follows: - Emerging markets countries are, in particular, those countries included in the benchmark JPM EMBI Global (Composite) or in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. - Ancillary liquid assets may be held which, under certain circumstances and notwithstanding the 2/3-rule, may amount to up to 49% of the assets. - In addition, up to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the Subfund may be invested in shares and other equity securities and equity rights deriving from conversions of debt securities or claims, as well as from restructuring measures on the part of the issuers. - The maximum overweight of securities of issuers from countries which are included in the benchmark (see Annex I of the Prospectus) may amount up to a maximum of 15 percentage points against the benchmark. Securities of issuers from countries which are not included in the benchmark (see Annex I of the Prospectus) may amount to a maximum per country of 15% and in total to a maximum of 33% of the assets of the Subfund. Corporate bonds of all levels of creditworthiness may amount to a maximum of 35% of the assets of the Subfund. Taking into account all relevant currency hedge transactions, the currency risk from local emerging market currencies may amount to a maximum of 15% of the assets of the Subfund. - The Absorbing Subfund will be renamed into EMERGING BOND FUND.

2 b) After the repositioning of the Absorbing Subfund, the investment policy of the Absorbed Subfund will differ from that of the Absorbing Subfund in respect to the point no. 1 a) and the reference currency USD. c) The risk classification (SRRI) of both the Absorbing and the Absorbed Subfunds is currently 4. d) The maximum annual fees for management and advisory services for the securities portfolio and the related management services, as well as for distribution services, the servicing fee and the total expense ratio will remain unchanged. 2. INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND EUR into INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND USD a) The investment policy of the Absorbing Subfund will be changed as follows: - The Subfund may invest up to two thirds of the assets in inflation-indexed fixed-interest or floating-rate securities issued or guaranteed by issuers of good credit standing from recognised countries. The restriction to the currency indicated in the Subfund s denomination, namely the USD, will be levied. - In addition, up to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the subfund may be invested in shares and other equity securities and equity rights deriving from conversions of debt securities or claims, as well as from restructuring measures on the part of the issuers. - The Company may invest up to 10% of the assets of the Subfund in fixed- and floating-rate interest bonds which have been classed by the leading rating agencies as BB+ (Standard & Poor s) and Ba1 (Moody s) or lower and/or correspond to this level, provided they have not yet received a rating. - Change of reference index to the Barclays World Inflation Linked Bond Hedged. - Emerging markets countries are, in particular, those countries included in the benchmark Barclays World Inflation Linked Bond Hedged or in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. - Ancillary liquid assets may be held which, under certain circumstances and notwithstanding the 2/3-rule, may amount to up to 49% of the assets. - The remaining elements of the investment policy remain unchanged. b) The Absorbing Subfund will be renamed into GLOBAL INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND. c) After the repositioning of the Absorbing Subfund, the investment policy of the Absorbed Subfund will differ from that of the Absorbing Subfund in respect to the points mentioned under no. 2 a) and the reference currency USD. d) The risk classification (SRRI) of both the Absorbing and the Absorbed Subfunds is currently 3. e) The maximum annual fees for management and advisory services for the securities portfolio and the related management services, as well as for distribution services, servicing fee and total expense ratio will remain unchanged. Merger With a view to the different Mergers, the assets of the respective Absorbed Subfund will preferably be transferred to the corresponding Absorbing Subfund or else sold and contributed in cash. Switching The switching of the shares of the respective Absorbed Subfund for shares of the corresponding Absorbing Subfund shall be effected in a ratio based on the last net asset value per share of the respective Absorbed Subfund and the corresponding Absorbing Subfund. Costs All legal, advisory or administrative costs associated with the preparation and the completion of the Merge shall be borne by GAM (Luxembourg) S.A., 25, Grand-Rue, L 1661 Luxembourg. Taxation The Merger may be subject to taxation in the investor s respective country of domicile or, as the case may be, in other countries in which the investor is liable for tax. Investors are recommended to obtain information from qualified advisers on their individual tax situation as a result of the Merger. 2. I and Ia share categories of the Subfunds ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS and GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND As of November 27, 2015, the country restriction will be lifted. In future, I and Ia share categories may be acquired by investors who meet the conditions defined in Chapter 15 of the Prospectus. 3. Change of reference index of the Subfund EURO BOND FUND As of November 27, 2015, the EURO BOND FUND will use the reference index Barclays Euro Aggregate Index. 4. Calculation of net asset value

3 To determine the net asset value of the securities of the Subfunds following evaluation criteria may be used: (i) at mid prices; provided that the valuation rules are applied consistently to each Subfund for the duration of its existence; (ii) at the bid and offer prices at the cut-off time if bid and offer prices are used to establish the prices at which shares are issued and redeemed; or (iii) at the lowest quoted bid prices if the value of all redemption requests received on a trading day exceeds the value of all subscription requests received for that trading day, or at the highest recorded offer price if the value of all subscription requests received on a trading day exceeds the value of all redemption requests received for that trading day, in order in any case to maintain the value of the shares of the existing shareholders. Shareholders will be informed via the website in case other Subfunds make use of this valuation rule. 5. Changes in the investment policy / Amendments The investment policy of the following Subfunds will be supplemented or changed regarding specific points, as follows: a) Liquid assets (ABS FUND, DOLLAR BOND FUND, EURO GOVERMENT BOND FUND, GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND, GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND, LOCAL EMERGING BOND FUND and SWISS FRANC BOND FUND) Ancillary liquid assets may be held which, under certain circumstances and notwithstanding the 2/3- rule, may amount to up to 49% of the assets. Depending on the current market assessment and notwithstanding the 2/3-rule, liquid assets may be held in the ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS, ABSOLUTE RETURN EMERGING BOND FUND, as well as in the TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND. b) Currency hedging (ABS FUND, DOLLAR BOND FUND, GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND, GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND and LOCAL EMERGING BOND FUND) Foreign currency risks may be hedged entirely or partially against the reference currency. c) 1/3 rule (all Subfunds) In future, investments within the 1/3 rule are limited to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the Subfund in shares and other equity securities and equity rights deriving from conversions of debt securities or claims, as well as from restructuring measures on the part of the issuers. d) Hybrid Preferred Debt Securities (ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER, CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND and EURO BOND FUND) In future, up to a maximum of 20% of the assets of the Subfund may be invested in asset backed securities (ABS), mortgage backed securities (MBS), collateralised debt obligations (CDO), collateralised mortgage obligations (CMO). Investments in hybrid preferred debt securities are excluded from this limitation. e) Derivatives of shares or other equity securities and equity rights (CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND and EURO BOND FUND) The use of derivatives of shares or other equity securities and equity rights are limited to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the respective Subfund. f) Investments in debt securities and claims of the Subfunds ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS, LOCAL EMERGING BOND FUND, TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND and GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND must meet the following credit quality requirements: The minimum credit quality rating is B3 (Moody's or similar). Exception is made to securitised assets, having a minimum credit quality rating of investment grade, such as asset backed securities (ABS), mortgage backed securities (MBS), collateralised debt obligations (CDO), collateralised mortgage obligations (CMO), collateralized bond obligations, collateralized loan obligations, asset backed commercial papers or other securities which have arisen from risk transfer.

4 This requirement shall apply mutatis mutandis for the use of derivatives, with the exception of derivatives used for hedging purposes. Investments which have been downgraded and no longer meet the above mentioned rating specifications, must be sold in the best interest of the investors of the respective Subfunds within 6 months. Where an investment has been classed with different ratings by two rating agencies, the worst rating shall prevail. Where three or more ratings have been given, the worst of the two best ratings shall prevail. g) RQFII The Subfunds ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER and LOCAL EMERGING BOND FUND may use the RQFII quota of the Investment Manager, provided that he holds the necessary RQFII licence, to invest directly in China's mainland bonds (for the ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, up to a maximum of 10% of the assets), which are listed or traded on the Chinese stock exchange or on China's mainland Interbank bond markets. The risks associated with RQFII are exposed in detail in the Prospectus. h) Emerging Markets countries (CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND, EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND and GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND) Emerging markets countries are, in particular, those countries included in the benchmark according to Annex I of the Prospectus or in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. i) Duration range (ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER, ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS, ABSOLUTE RETURN EMERGING BOND FUND and TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND) Subfunds Maximum Modified Duration Minimum Modified Duration ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND +12 years -3 years ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND DEFENDER + 5 years -2 years ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND PLUS +12 years -6 years ABSOLUTE RETURN EMERGING BOND FUND +12 years -6 years TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND +6 years -4 years j) ABS FUND - Up to a maximum of 33% of the assets of the Subfund may be invested in securities which do not have a credit quality of at least investment grade. - Derivative financial instruments and other special investment techniques and financial instruments may be used on a larger scale in order to achieve the investment objective; in particular, those to manage interest rate and credit risks. k) CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BOND FUND Investments in convertible and warrant bonds are limited to a maximum of 25% of the assets. l) EMERGING MARKETS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND - The maximum overweight of securities of issuers from countries which are included in the benchmark may amount up to a maximum of 15 percentage points against the benchmark. - Securities of issuers from countries which are not included in the benchmark may amount to a maximum per country of 15% and in total to a maximum of 33% of the assets of the Subfund. m) EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND - Within the 1/3 rule, up to a maximum of 15% of the assets of the Subfund may be invested in securities not having investment grade level. - The currency risk from local emerging market currencies is limited to a maximum of 15% of the assets of the subfund, after application of all relevant currency hedge transactions. n) EURO GOVERMENT BOND FUND - Within the 2/3 rule, up to a maximum of 10% of the assets may be invested in convertible and warrant bonds. - The Company may invest up to 10% of the assets of the EURO GOVERNMENT BOND FUND in fixed- and floating-rate interest bonds which have been classed by the leading rating agencies as BB+

5 (Standard & Poor s) and Ba1 (Moody s) or lower and/or correspond to this level, provided they have not yet received a rating. In order to achieve the investment objective, derivative financial instruments or special investment techniques and financial instruments may also be employed. o) GLOBAL CONVERT BOND FUND All investments within the 1/3 rule must have been issued by issuers presenting a good credit rating (at least investment grade). p) GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND - The Company may invest up to a maximum of one third of the assets of the Subfund in other eligible assets according to Article 41 paragraph (1) of the 2010 Law (except in shares or other equity securities and equity rights). Investments in convertible and warrant bonds are limited to a maximum of 25% and in derivatives of shares or other equity securities and equity rights to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the Subfund. - Investments from issuers of emerging market countries are limited to a maximum of 20% of the assets of the Subfund. - Investments which have credit rating below C (Standard & Poor's or Moody's) are limited to a maximum of 10% of the assets of the Subfund. q) SWISS FRANC BOND FUND Up to one third of the assets of the Subfund may also be invested in fixed-interest or floating-rate debt securities which are denominated in other currencies or do not have a good credit rating. 6. Merger and closing of share categories In future, the merger or closing of share categories will not be subject to a thirty (30) days right of redemption. *** The changes mentioned in point 1 take effect on November 26, 2015 and in points 4 and 5 take effect on November 27, 2015 and are binding on all shareholders of the above mentioned subfunds who have not applied for the redemption of their shares by November 25, Shareholders may request the redemption of their shares at the Company without any redemption fee until the above-mentioned date. A copy of the current prospectus of the Company is available in English on request and free of charge at the registered office of the Company. A copy of the report on the Mergers by the authorised auditor will be available free of charge at the registered office of the Company. The current version of the Key Investor Information Document of the respective Absorbing Subfunds is available in your country language on the website at the registered office of the Company, as well as from the local representatives of the Subfunds. Luxembourg, October 16, 2015 JULIUS BAER MULTIBOND