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Calvert Social Index Pending Actions.


BETHESDA, Md. -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding actions within the Calvert Social Index The Calvert Social Index is a stock market index created by the Calvert Group as a benchmark of large companies that are considered socially responsible or ethical. It currently consists of 468 companies, weighted by market capitalization, selected from approximately 1,000 of the (TM). If approved, the following recommendations are effective when the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly later this month.

ADDITIONS:

None

DELETIONS:

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: BSX BSX Bermuda Stock Exchange
BSX Bandai Satellaview-X
BSX Bicycle Super-X (Cross) 
), a member of the Calvert Social Index, has recently been reviewed and no longer meets Calvert's criteria for product safety and impact. If approved, the deletion will take place on June 20, 2005.

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL NWL Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (stock symbol)
NWL Northwest League (Boise, Idaho; baseball)
NWL Northwoods League
NWL North West London
NWL Neverending White Lights (band) 
), a member of the Calvert Social Index, has recently been reviewed and no longer meets Calvert's criteria for product safety and human rights. If approved, the deletion will take place on June 20, 2005.

Calvert Social Index Construction

The Calvert Social Index is created by taking the 1,000 largest companies in the U.S., representing stocks listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ-AMEX (not including closed-end mutual funds, ADRs, REITS REITS Real Estate Investors of the Tri-States (Harrison, TN) , and non-common shares) and then ranks them in descending order based on their market capitalization.

Calvert's Social Research Department analyzes each company in the base of 1,000 companies. A social audit is conducted in the following areas: environment, workplace issues, product safety, community relations, military weapons contracting, international operations and human rights, and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The stocks that meet Calvert's social criteria make up the Calvert Social Index.

For more complete information about any Calvert mutual fund, call 800.368.2748 for a free prospectus or go to our Web site at www.calvert.com. Read it carefully before you invest.

Calvert mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert Distributors Inc., member NASD NASD

See: National Association of Securities Dealers


NASD

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