Exhibit 99.17
PROXY | PROXY |
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 23, 2019
THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The undersigned shareholder(s) of American Beacon SGA Global Growth Fund (“AB SGA Fund”), a series of American Beacon Funds, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoints Terri L. McKinney and Rosemary K. Behan, or any one of them true and lawful attorneys with power of substitution of each, to vote all shares of AB SGA Fund which the undersigned is entitled to vote, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 23, 2019, at the offices of American Beacon Funds, 220 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039, at 2 p.m. Central Time, and at any adjournment thereof as indicated on the reverse side. In their discretion, the proxy holders named above are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
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Signature and Title, if applicable | |
Signature (if held jointly) | |
_____________________________________________________, 2019 | |
Date |
Receipt of the Notice of the Special Meeting and the accompanying Prospectus/Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. The shares of AB SGA Fund represented hereby will be voted as indicated or FOR the proposal if no choice is indicated.
American Beacon SGA Global Growth Fund
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The Board of Trustees recommends a vote FOR the following proposal.
PLEASE MARK BOXES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS.
EXAMPLE: x
1. | To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization whereby Virtus SGA Global Growth Fund, a series of Virtus Equity Trust, will (i) acquire all of the assets of American Beacon SGA Global Growth Fund, a series of American Beacon Funds; and (ii) assume all of the liabilities of American Beacon SGA Global Growth Fund. |
FOR [ ] | AGAINST [ ] | ABSTAIN [ ] |
2. | To approve such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting of Shareholders. |