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2007 Tax Information

Thornburg International Value Fund

The Fund declared the following short-term and long-term capital gain distributions in 2007.

  Amount per share
  Record Date Payable Date Short-term1 Long-term
Class A 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class B 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class C 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class I 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class R3 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class R4 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941
Class R5 11/16/07 11/19/07 1.40945 1.46941

(1) Short-term gains are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes.

The dividend paid on November 19, 2007, was all U.S. sourced dividend.

For the 2007 calendar year, 30.59% of the dividends paid from tax basis net ordinary income (box 1b of Form 1099-DIV) qualify as qualified dividend income (“QDI”) for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

0.00% of the ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund for 2007 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

Foreign Taxes:

For the 2007 calendar year, The Thornburg International Value Fund (“the Fund”) has elected to pass-through its foreign withholding taxes to its shareholders. Your amount of foreign withholding taxes incurred by the Fund has been reported to you in Box 6 on your Form 1099-DIV. Box 6 reports foreign income taxes paid on income derived from Fund investments in foreign securities. Federal tax rules generally permit U.S. taxpayers to either deduct or take a credit against their U.S. tax liability. Additionally, for the 2007 calendar year, the Fund deemed 30.59% of its ordinary income dividends distributed to its shareholders to be qualified dividend income (“QDI”). The amount of QDI you received is included in Box 1b of your 1099-DIV. The receipt of QDI may result in special rules in determining a shareholder’s foreign tax credit limitation computation as prescribed in Section 904 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Federal tax rules also require this information be provided to you on a per-country basis, as reflected in the chart below.

For Shareholders of the Thornburg International Value Fund:

  Foreign Source Income (A) Foreign Tax Paid (B)
Brazil 0.41% 1.65%
Canada 0.54% 2.94%
China 0.19% 0.00%
Denmark 0.30% 2.06%
Finland 0.91% 6.21%
France 3.22% 22.09%
Germany 2.00% 13.70%
Greece 1.05% 0.00%
Hong Kong 1.19% 0.00%
India 0.00% 1.31%
Ireland 0.69% 0.00%
Israel 0.35% 2.78%
Italy 2.48% 16.98%
Japan 1.82% 5.55%
Korea
0.60%
4.50%
Mexico 1.09% 0.00%
Russia 0.07% 1.14%
Switzerland 2.78% 19.09%
United Kingdom 6.27% 0.00%
United States 74.04% 0.00%
Total 100.00% 100.00%

To calculate your foreign source income by country, multiply the total ordinary income dividend reported to you in Box 1a on your 1099-DIV by the applicable foreign source income percentage in column A in the above chart.

To calculate your foreign tax paid by country, multiply the total foreign tax reported to you in Box 6 on your 1099-DIV by the applicable foreign tax percentage in column B in the above chart.

Tax rules are complex. Please consult your tax advisor.

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Important Information

Investments in the Fund carry risks including possible loss of principal. Investing outside the United States involves additional risks, such as currency fluctuations. Risks may be associated with investments in emerging markets, including illiquidity and volatility. Additionally, the Fund may invest a portion of the assets in small capitalization companies, which may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, sales charges, and expenses; these are found in the prospectus, which is available from your financial advisor or from our download library. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

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