Essex Large Cap Growth Fund

Fund Objective

The objective of the Managers AMG Essex Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Managers Capital Appreciation Fund) is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Income is the Fund's secondary objective.

Fund Strategy

The Managers AMG Essex Large Cap Growth Fund invests primarily in common and preferred stocks of U.S. companies with the potential for long-term growth. The Fund generally invests in large companies with capitalizations that are within the range of capitalizations of companies represented in the Russell 1000® Growth Index, the Fund's benchmark as of May 1, 2007 (formerly S&P 500 Index).

Fund Facts (as of 6/30/2008)

Disclosure
Investors should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or download a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

The performance shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. From time to time the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields on the Fund are net of expenses and the returns and yields on the indices exclude expenses. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data shown is current to the most recent month end.

The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small and medium capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor.

Annual net expense ratio as of 04/01/08 adjusted for the reduction in custodial fees, which took effect on 07/01/2007. The investment manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2009, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage, acquired fund expenses and extraordinary items) to 1.29% of the Fund's average daily net assets, provided that the amount of management fees waived will not exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. Please see Index Definitions for all our funds' benchmarks.

The Russell 1000^® Value Index is a trademark of Russell Investments. Russell^® is a trademark of Russell Investments. An investment cannot be made directly into an Index.

The S&P 500 Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.