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Weitz Funds 2009 Supplemental Tax Information
	Value	Partners Value	Hickory	Partners III Opportunity
NASDAQ Symbol	WVALX	WPVLX	WEHIX	WPOPX
CUSIP	94904P203	94904P609	94904P500	94904P708
Capital Gain Distribution Per Share	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ordinary Income Per Share	$0.0564	$0.0111	N/A	N/A
Total Distribution Per Share	$0.0564	$0.0111	N/A	N/A
U.S. Treasury Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income*	0.00%	0.00%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Government Agency Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income†	3.18%	4.43%	N/A	N/A
Total U.S. Treasury/Government Agency	3.18%	4.43%	N/A	N/A
Qualified Dividends as a % of Total Ordinary Income	100.00%	100.00%	N/A	N/A
	Balanced	Short-Intermediate Income	Government Money Market
NASDAQ Symbol	WBALX	WEFIX	WGMXX
CUSIP	94904P104	94904P302	94904P401
Capital Gain Distribution Per Share	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ordinary Income Per Share	$0.1155	$0.4000	$0.0030
Total Distribution Per Share	$0.1155	$0.4000	$0.0030
U.S. Treasury Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income*	0.16%	1.60%	35.82%
U.S. Government Agency Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income†	0.10%	1.19%	30.22%
Total U.S. Treasury/Government Agency	0.26%	2.79%	66.04%
Qualified Dividends as a % of Total Ordinary Income	48.84%	0%	N/A

U.S. Treasury and Government Agency Obligations
Mutual fund dividends that include income from certain U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations may be exempt from state income taxes. A portion of the ordinary income dividend paid to you by the Weitz Funds may qualify for this pass-through exemption. State law varies as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Please consult your tax advisor about the specific rules in the state in which you pay taxes to determine whether any portion of these dividends is exempt from state income tax.

Qualified Dividends (Form 1099-DIV, Box 1b) are taxed at a maximum federal tax rate for individual taxpayers of 15%. A shareholder must also satisfy a 61-day holding period with respect to any distributions of qualifying dividends in order to obtain the benefit of the lower tax rate. Please consult your tax advisor to determine if you qualify for the lower rate.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction
The amount eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as a percentage of total ordinary income is: Value – 100%; Partners Value – 100%; Balanced – 48.84%; Short-Intermediate Income – 0%.   [This information is relevant only to corporate shareholders and does not apply to non-corporate shareholders.]

* Income attributable from investments in U.S. Treasury securities
† Income attributable from investments in U.S. Government Agency issues (Federal Home Loan Banks)


 

Tax-Exempt Interest Dividends
Of the tax-exempt interest dividends reported to you on your Form 1099-INT, Box 8, 100% is tax-exempt for federal income tax purposes. Please consult your tax advisor about the specific rules in the state in which you pay taxes to determine whether a portion of these tax-exempt interest dividends may also be exempt from state or local taxes. The tax-exempt interest dividends earned from obligations issued by U.S. territories are generally exempt for state purposes. Therefore, the percentages listed above include 3.23% of tax-exempt interest dividends from Puerto Rico.

Alternative Minimum Tax
A portion of the tax-exempt interest dividends is from private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, and is a tax preference item subject to the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax. Your share of the tax-exempt interest dividends for such bonds is 6.25% of the amount reported on Form 1099-INT, Box 8.

Assets by State
State and local governments may require residents to pay intangible or personal property tax on investments. The table above provides the percentage of assets that the Nebraska Tax-Free Income Fund had invested in each state and U.S. territory at the end of 2009. The percentages listed above include 4.54% of assets from Puerto Rico. Please consult your tax advisor about the specific rules in the state in which you pay taxes to determine if your state or local government requires you to pay intangible or personal property taxes.

Ordinary Interest Dividends
A portion of the total dividends paid by the Nebraska Tax-Free Income Fund is considered taxable for federal and state income tax purposes. This amount is reported to you on your Form 1099-DIV, Box 1a, if applicable.