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Investing requires a plan. Whether you invest on your own or use the services of a financial professional, you should create a strategy designed to meet your short-term and long-term financial goals.

How to Purchase Shares

The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts generally required for share classes of the Fund are included in the table below. If you invest through a financial intermediary, your financial intermediary may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts.

The Trust typically does not offer or sell its shares to non-U.S. residents. For purposes of this policy, a U.S. resident is defined as an account with (i) a U.S. address of record (including Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO) and Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) addresses) and (ii) all account owners residing in the United States at the time of sale. Any existing account that is updated to reflect a non-U.S. address may also be restricted from making additional investments. “Starter” checks and third-party checks will not be accepted for purposes of purchasing shares, but third-party checks may be accepted in connection with individual retirement account rollovers. Third-party transactions, except those for the benefit of custodial accounts or participants in employee benefit plans, are not permitted. The Trust reserves the right to waive the initial minimum investment amounts, at the discretion of the principal underwriter, for certain investors, including Trust employees and trustees, and employees and officers of the Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund’s shares may be purchased through authorized dealers or, in limited circumstances, through the Fund’s transfer agent, DST Systems Inc. (“DST” or the “Transfer Agent”). A completed and signed application is required to open an account with the Fund. If there is no application accompanying this Prospectus, please call 800.334.2143 to obtain one.

FEF Distributors, LLC (“FEF Distributors” or the “Distributor”), the Fund’s principal underwriter (and a subsidiary of the Adviser), reserves the right to limit the purchase of the Fund’s shares when it is in the best interest of the Fund.

The Trust and the Distributor reserve the right to refuse any share purchase order for any reason they deem appropriate. For example, the Trust or Distributor may reject purchase orders due to nonpayment, and they may refuse orders from investors identified as money-laundering risks and those responsible for potentially disruptive trading practices, such as “market timing.” Share purchases are not binding on the Trust or the Distributor (and accordingly may be rejected) until they are confirmed as paid by the Transfer Agent. All payments must be made in U.S. dollars, and all checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.

Cash or cash equivalents (such as travelers’ checks, cashiers’ checks, bankers’ “official checks” or money orders) will generally not be accepted, however certain cash equivalents will be permitted for IRA transfers and retirement asset rollovers. As a condition of this offering, if an investor’s purchase is canceled due to nonpayment or because his or her check or Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transfer does not clear, the investor will be responsible for any loss the Fund may incur as a result thereof. In limited circumstances,

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completed purchases also may be cancelled when the Distributor or Transfer Agent receives satisfactory instructions that a trade order was placed in error.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

The Trust and the Distributor are required to comply with various anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Consequently, the Trust or the Distributor may request additional information from you to verify your identity and source of funds. For individual investors, such information typically will include name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number. Such information also may include requests for documents such as driver’s license or other government-issued identification. For entity investors, such information typically will include name, principal business address, taxpayer identification number, corporate documents such as articles of incorporation, trust or partnership agreements, by-laws and similar documents, and also may include requests for documents confirming the authority and identity of those having control over the entity or its trading.

If the Trust or Distributor believes the information submitted does not provide adequate identity verification, it reserves the right to reject the establishment of your account or close the account at its current net asset value. If, at any time, the Trust believes an investor may be involved in suspicious activity, or if certain account information matches data on government lists of suspicious persons, the Trust or Distributor may choose to prohibit the establishment of a new account for the purchase of Fund shares or may be required to “freeze” an account. They also may be required to provide a governmental agency or another financial institution with information about transactions that have occurred in a shareholder’s account or to transfer monies received to establish a new account, transfer an existing account or transfer the proceeds of an existing account to a governmental agency. In some circumstances, the law may not permit the Trust or the Distributor to inform the investor it has taken the actions described above.

How Fund Share Prices Are Calculated

The Fund computes its net asset value once daily as of the close of trading on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Net asset value for purchase or sale orders which are received by the Fund on any business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE will be calculated as of that same day. If the purchase or sale request is received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a non-business day (weekend or financial market holiday), net asset value will be calculated as of the close of regular trading on the next business day. The net asset value per share is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding at the time of such computation. Because the Fund may invest in securities listed on foreign exchanges that may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, the Fund’s share value may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.

The Fund uses pricing services to identify the market prices of publicly traded securities in their portfolios. When market prices are determined to be “stale” as a result of limited market activity for a particular holding, or in other circumstances when market prices are unavailable, such as for private placements, or when market prices have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before the Fund’s NAV is calculated, or determined to be unreliable for a particular holding, such holdings may be “fair valued” in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Additionally, trading of foreign equity securities on most foreign markets is completed before the close in trading in U.S. markets. The Fund has implemented fair value pricing on a daily basis for all foreign securities, as available, to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the close of the NYSE. The fair value pricing utilizes factors provided by an independent pricing service. The value assigned to the Fund’s foreign holdings therefore may differ on occasion from reported market values. The Board and the Adviser believe relying on the procedures as just described will result in prices that are more reflective of the actual market value of portfolio securities held by the Fund than relying solely on reported market values.

The Distributor may authorize certain dealers to receive on its behalf purchase and redemption orders (“authorized dealers”). In turn, these authorized dealers may designate other intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption orders on the Distributor’s behalf (“designated intermediaries”). Orders for shares received by DST, authorized dealers, or designated intermediaries prior to the close of trading on the NYSE will be processed based on that day’s net asset value determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE that day. If an order is received by DST, an authorized dealer, or a designated intermediary after the close of the NYSE, it will be priced the next day the NYSE is open for trading.

Purchases Through Dealers and Financial Intermediaries

You may purchase the Fund’s shares from selected securities dealers with whom the Distributor has sales agreements. You also may obtain additional new account applications from such authorized dealers. For a list of authorized dealers, please contact the Distributor at 800.747.2008. Authorized dealers and financial services firms are responsible for promptly transmitting purchase orders to FEF Distributors and for monitoring applicable breakpoint or sales charge reductions for their accounts. Certain broker-dealers or financial

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services firms may purchase shares at their net asset value, without a sales commission, and charge investors a transaction charge or other advisory fee through a wrap-fee or similar program.

Class A shares of the Fund are sold with a front-end sales commission and a Rule 12b-1 annual distribution fee. Class C shares of the Fund are sold with a “level-load” (consisting of a Rule 12b-1 annual distribution fee and annual service fee). Class Y shares of the Fund are sold with a Rule 12b-1 annual distribution fee. Class I shares of the Fund are made available primarily to investors purchasing through a fee-based program with their investment adviser or broker-dealer, through a group retirement plan in which they participate, or, for certain investors, by direct purchases through the Transfer Agent in quantities of $1 million or more. Class I shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms (pursuant to a relevant agreement with FEF Distributors). An investor transacting in Class I shares through a broker acting as an agent for the investor may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the broker. Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund are sold primarily to group retirement plans. (Class R6 shares may be available to non-group retirement plans through certain fee-based platforms that have entered into an agreement with FEF Distributors.) Class R3 shares of the Fund are sold with a Rule 12b-1 annual distribution fee and annual service fee. Class R4 shares of the Fund are sold with a Rule 12b-1 annual service fee.

Authorized dealers and financial services firms may impose a charge for handling purchase transactions and may have particular requirements concerning purchases. Contact your authorized dealer or financial services firm for more information.

The availability of certain sales charge waivers and discounts will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly through the Transfer Agent or through an authorized dealer or other financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of front-end sales load waivers or contingent deferred (back-end) sales load waivers. In all instances, it is the purchaser’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. See the Appendix to this Prospectus titled Intermediary-Specific Front-End Sales Load and Waiver Terms for more information.

If you purchase any Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Public Offering Price of Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A shares equals the net asset value per share plus a sales charge. The Class A sales charges* for the Fund is as follows:

The Distributor re-allows discounts to selected dealers with whom it has sales agreements and is entitled to retain the balance over dealer discounts. The Distributor may re-allow the entire sales load, and, as described in Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses, may provide additional promotional incentives to dealers selling the Fund’s shares. In some instances, the entire reallowance or incentive may be offered only to certain dealers that have sold or may sell significant amounts of the Fund’s shares. Authorized dealers to whom substantially the entire sales charge is reallowed may be deemed to be underwriters, according to the definition under the Securities Act of 1933.

Class A shares of the Fund also carry a Rule 12b-1 annual 0.25% distribution fee. Because the Rule 12b-1 fee is paid from your investment on an ongoing basis, over time these fees ultimately may cost more than paying other types of sales charges. The

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distribution plans and agreements adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act are described in Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses.

Class A is closed to new investors who purchase shares directly through the Transfer Agent (without the use of an intermediary).

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge

There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund aggregating $1 million or more. The Distributor may pay dealers of record “finder’s fee” commissions of up to 1.00% of purchases of Class A shares not previously subject to a front-end sales charge or dealer commission paid by the investor.***

These finder’s fee commissions will be paid with respect to (i) purchases aggregating (on a single trade date) $1 million or more by any “person,” which term includes any account having the same mailing address or tax identification number; (ii) accounts with completed letters of intention of $1 million or more; and (iii) certain group retirement plans investing through an omnibus account making any single purchase of Class A shares of $1 million or more. Subsequent purchases will need to aggregate $1 million or more to be eligible for this commission (and appropriate documentation will be required to verify additional aggregations).

Finder’s fee commissions also may be paid under certain other circumstances. Your dealer will advise you if any such commissions are paid with respect to your account. If you redeem any shares as to which such a finder’s fee commission was paid within 18 months of the end of the calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge (called the “Class A contingent deferred sales charge”) may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. The Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed 1.00% of the lesser of (i) the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends or capital gain distributions), or (ii) the original net asset value of the redeemed shares.

If you are investing through a retirement plan, your plan administrator can advise you whether such a finder’s fee commission has been charged against the plan. If so, the plan may be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge if fully redeemed within 18 months of the end of the calendar month of the relevant share purchase.

In determining whether a Class A contingent deferred sales charge is payable when shares are redeemed, shares that are not subject to the sales charge, including those purchased with reinvested dividends and capital gains, will be redeemed first. The remaining shares will be redeemed in the order in which you purchased them.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge is not charged on Class A exchanges. However, if the shares acquired by exchange are redeemed within 18 calendar months of the end of the calendar month in which the exchanged shares were originally purchased, then the Class A contingent deferred sales charges will apply.

Reducing the Sales Charge

As the table in Public Offering Price of Class A Shares shows, larger investments in Class A shares of the Fund will reduce the sales charge on the investment, resulting in what are frequently called sales charge “breakpoints.” Not all terms are available through all of the Fund’s authorized dealers or other intermediaries. To claim a breakpoint or other reduced sales charge, notify your dealer, the Distributor or DST at the time of purchase that one of the following applies (including, if relevant, the existence of all accounts or balances applicable to the calculation of any breakpoints or other sales charge reductions):

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The Fund also may issue Class A shares at net asset value in connection with the acquisition of or merger or consolidation with another investment company. At the Distributor’s discretion, the sales of Class A shares at net asset value may require written assurance that the purchase is being made for investment purposes and the shares will not be resold except through redemption. If required, you must provide such notice to the Distributor or DST at the time of purchase on a form available from the Trust.

Certain financial intermediaries may exchange Class I shares for Class A shares (on a load-waived basis) of the Fund in connection with a change in account type or otherwise in accordance with the financial intermediary’s policies and procedures that renders a shareholder ineligible for Class I shares. The availability of this sales charge waiver depends on the policies, procedures and trading platforms of the intermediary.

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Reinstatement Privilege

You are entitled to a one-time per account privilege to reinvest in Class A shares of any First Eagle Fund the proceeds of a full or partial redemption of shares from the same Fund (and the same account) at the then-applicable net asset value per share without payment of a sales charge. To exercise this privilege, you must submit to DST or your broker of record, within 90 calendar days after the redemption, a written request for reinstatement and a check or bank wire in an amount not exceeding the redemption proceeds.

Please note that reinstatement will not prevent recognition of a gain realized on the redemption, and a loss may be disallowed for tax purposes. The gain or loss resulting from the redemption may be affected by exercising the reinstatement privilege if you held the redeemed shares for 90 days or less, or if you reinvest within 30 days.

Purchasing Level-Load Class C Shares

You may purchase level-load Class C shares of the Fund through an investment professional at net asset value. You do not have to pay sales charges on Class C shares, but you may have to pay a contingent deferred sales charge equal to 1.00% of the original purchase price or the current market value, whichever is less (the Class C contingent deferred sales charge), on shares you sell or redeem within the first year of purchase.

Investors who purchase Fund shares directly through the Fund’s Transfer Agent without a broker of record are not eligible to purchase Class C shares. Any Class C shares currently held in accounts with the Transfer Agent without a broker of record will be subject to automatic conversion to Class A shares over time.

Class C shares of the Fund carry a Rule 12b-1 annual 0.25% service fee and annual 0.75% distribution fee. Because the Rule 12b-1 fees are paid from your investment on an ongoing basis, over time these fees ultimately may cost more than paying other types of sales charges. The distribution plans and agreements adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act are described in Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses.

In addition to the fees described above, the underwriter normally pays to distributors of Fund shares a separate initial 1.00% fee on the sale of Class C shares. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge is intended to compensate the underwriter for these payments, if investors hold shares for less than one year. Distributors of Class C shares that are not subject to a Class C contingent deferred sales charge will be paid the distribution and service fees on a quarterly basis.

The Class C contingent deferred sales charge is in addition to any applicable redemption fee described under Once You Become a Shareholder—Redemption Fee.

Fund of America Class Y Shares (closed to new investors)

You may purchase Fund of America no-load Class Y shares through an investment professional or directly from the Trust at net asset value. You do not have to pay sales charges, but you will pay an annual 0.25% distribution (Rule 12b-1) fee. Class Y shares are also available through some 401(k) plans.

Class Y is currently closed to new investors, subject to limited exceptions for:

Except for the exceptions above, no new Class Y share accounts will be opened by way of share exchange, transfer or purchase.

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The Fund’s ability either to permit or decline purchases (or, in some cases, to limit purchases) in accord with the exceptions set out above relating to accounts held by intermediaries may vary depending upon system capabilities, applicable contractual and legal restrictions and cooperation of those intermediaries. These terms may be modified in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.

Purchasing Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares

Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are offered without any sales charge and are generally made available to the following types of investors:

Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares may not be available through certain intermediaries. The availability of Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares for 401(a), 457, and 403(b) plan investors will depend upon the policies of your financial intermediary and/or the recordkeeper for your group retirement plan. Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares also are generally available only to group retirement plan investors where plan level or omnibus accounts are held on the books of the Fund. Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares generally are not available to Traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, and 529 college savings plans. While Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, Class R6 shares may be available to non-retirement accounts through certain fee-based platforms that have entered into an agreement with FEF Distributors.

Class R3 shares of the Fund carry a Rule 12b-1 annual 0.25% distribution fee and annual 0.10% service fee. Class R4 shares of the Fund carry a Rule 12b-1 annual 0.10% service fee. Because the Rule 12b-1 fees are paid from your investment on an ongoing basis, over time these fees ultimately may cost more than paying other types of sales charges. The distribution plans and agreements adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act are described in Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses.

Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses

The shares of each of the Fund are offered to investors, in states and countries in which such offer is lawful, either through selected securities dealers or directly through DST. Class A shares of the Fund are subject to the front-end sales charges described in About Your Investment—Public Offering Price of Class A Shares.

The Fund has adopted distribution plans and agreements pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plans”) under the 1940 Act. Under the Plans, the Fund pays FEF Distributors as the Fund’s Distributor the following annual distribution-related and service fees:

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FEF Distributors is paid these distribution-related and service fees on a monthly basis. FEF Distributors is obligated to use these collected fees to pay qualifying dealers for their assistance in distributing the Fund’s shares, providing shareholder services and in connection with other expenses incurred by such dealers, such as advertising costs and the printing and distribution of prospectuses to prospective investors. However, FEF Distributors will not pay dealers 12b-1, distribution-related and service fees for any quarter in which a dealer has less than $50,000 in First Eagle Fund accounts. FEF Distributors or its affiliates bear distribution expenses to the extent they are not covered by payments under the Plans. Any distribution expenses incurred by FEF Distributors or its affiliates in the Fund’s fiscal year that are not reimbursed from payments accrued during that fiscal year will not be carried over for payment in any subsequent year. Class I, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund do not participate in the Plans and are not charged with any portion of the payments made under the Plans. Because the fees are paid from Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment in the Fund and ultimately may cost more than paying other types of sales charges. Any distribution-related (Rule 12b-1) fee may be used in whole or in part to finance distribution activities, including sales compensation, and/or shareholder account liaison and servicing activities.

Certain broker-dealers or other intermediaries perform services that otherwise could be handled by the Fund’’ Transfer Agent. These services may include preparing and distributing client statements, tax reporting, order-processing and client relations. As a result, these third parties may charge fees (sometimes called “sub-transfer agency fees” or “sub-accounting fees”) to the First Eagle Funds for these services. The Fund may pay for such services outside of a Rule 12b-1 Plan (meaning in addition to or instead of as Rule 12b-1 fees) so long as such compensation does not exceed certain limits set from time to time by the Board of Trustees in consultation with management. Arrangements may involve a dollar per-account fee, an asset-based fee, transaction or other charges, cost reimbursement or, in some cases, a combination of these inputs.

Sub-transfer agency fees can comprise a substantial portion of the Fund’s ongoing expenses (except in the case of Class R6 shares, where such fees are not paid). While the Adviser and the Distributor consider sub-transfer agency fees to be payments for services rendered, they represent an additional business relationship between these sub-transfer agents and the Fund that often results, at least in part, from past or present sales of Fund shares by the sub-transfer agents or their affiliates. The Adviser, the Distributor or an affiliate may make additional payments to intermediaries for these and other services, and their payments may be based on the same or other methods of calculation. See Revenue Sharing below.

Revenue Sharing

The Distributor, Adviser or an affiliate may make cash payments from their own resources to broker-dealers or financial intermediaries for various reasons. These payments, often referred to as “revenue sharing,” may support the delivery of services to the Fund or shareholders in the Fund, including transaction processing and sub-accounting services.

These payments also may serve as an incentive to sell Fund shares or to promote shareholder retention. As such, the payments may go to firms providing various marketing support or other promotional services relating to the Fund, including advertising and sales meetings, as well as inclusion of the Fund in various promotional and sales programs. Marketing support services also may include business planning assistance, broker-dealer education about the Funds and shareholder financial planning assistance.

Revenue sharing payments may include any portion of the sub-transfer agency fees (described in the preceding section) that exceed the limits for those fees established by the Board of Trustees in consultation with management and which, accordingly, the Fund does not pay. They also may include any other payment requirement of a broker-dealer or another third-party intermediary, including certain agreed upon “finder’s fees” as described in greater detail under Public Offering Price of Class A Shares—Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. The Distributor, Adviser or an affiliate pay all such payments out of its (or their) own resources. Such payments are in addition to any recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency/networking fees payable by the Fund (through the Distributor or otherwise) to others for performing such services and Rule 12b-1 or service plan payments described elsewhere in this Prospectus. Revenue sharing payments may be structured, among other means, as: (i) a percentage of sales; (ii) a percentage of net assets; (iii) a flat fee per transaction; (iv) a fixed dollar amount; or (v) some combination of any of these. In many cases, revenue sharing arrangements may be viewed as encouraging sales activity or retention of assets in the Fund. Generally, any revenue sharing or similar payments are requested by the party receiving them, often as a condition of distribution, but they are subject to negotiation as to their structure and scope. No such payments are made by reference to Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 or Class R6 shares or to the assets of these share classes.

The Distributor, Adviser or an affiliate also may pay from their own resources for travel and other expenses, including lodging, entertainment and meals, incurred by brokers for attending diligence or informational meetings with the Fund’s investment professionals. The Distributor, Adviser or an affiliate also may pay for costs of organizing and holding such meetings and also may make payments to or on behalf of brokers or other financial intermediaries for other types of events, including pre-approved conferences, seminars or sales or training programs (and payments for travel, lodging, etc.), and may provide small gifts and/or entertainment as permitted by applicable rules. The Distributor, the Adviser or an affiliate also may pay fixed fees for the listing of the

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Fund on a broker-dealer’s or financial intermediary’s system. This compensation is not included in, and is made in addition to, the compensation described in the preceding paragraph.

Please be aware that revenue sharing arrangements or other payments to intermediaries could create incentives on the part of the parties receiving the payments to more positively consider the Fund relative to mutual funds either not making payments of this nature or making smaller such payments. A shareholder or prospective investor with questions regarding revenue sharing or other such payments may obtain more details by contacting his or her broker representative or other financial intermediary directly. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes a listing of certain parties receiving revenue sharing payments in respect of the Fund.

Bookshare Account Plan

To facilitate the handling of shareholder transactions, the Fund uses a bookshare account plan for shareholder accounts. DST, as the Fund’s Transfer Agent, opens and maintains an account for each shareholder of the Fund directly registered with the Fund. All your interests in shares, full and fractional (rounded to three decimal places), are reflected in your book account. After any purchase, DST mails you a confirmation indicating the amount of full and fractional shares purchased, the price per share and a statement of your account. DST will not issue stock certificates for the shares of the Fund.

Electronic Delivery

The Trust can deliver your account statements and fund financial reports electronically. If you are a registered user of feim.com, you can consent to the electronic delivery of these documents by logging on and changing your mailing preference under “eDelivery.” (Should you later wish to receive these documents by mail you can revoke your electronic consent at any time, and we will begin to send paper copies of these documents within 30 days of receiving your notice.)

Where To Send Your Application

You may purchase the Fund’s shares through selected securities dealers with whom the Distributor has sales agreements. You may obtain additional New Account Applications from these authorized dealers. For a list of authorized dealers, please call the Distributor at 800.747.2008. Authorized dealers and financial services firms may charge you a transaction fee in addition to any applicable sales loads. Authorized dealers and financial services firms are responsible for promptly transmitting purchase orders to the Distributor.

If eligible, you may purchase Fund shares directly through the Fund’s Transfer Agent by mailing a check made payable to First Eagle Funds along with the completed New Account Application to First Eagle Funds, P.O. Box 219324, Kansas City, MO 64121-9324. You also may purchase shares directly through the Fund’s Transfer Agent by ACH transfer or by bank wire. Please call 800.334.2143 to establish and administer the ACH purchase option, and please call prior to wiring any funds.

Minimum Account Size

Due to the high cost of maintaining smaller accounts, the Trust reserves the right to redeem shares in any account if, as the result of a withdrawal, the value of that account drops below $2,500 (except for Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 accounts where generally no minimum is applied). This does not apply to accounts participating in the Automatic Investment Program or to retirement accounts. The Trust also reserves the right to redeem shares in any Class I account if the value of that Class I account drops below $100,000. You will have at least 30 days to make an additional investment to bring the account value to the stated minimum before the redemption is processed.

Automatic Investment Program

You may make semi-monthly, monthly or quarterly investments of $100 (or more) in shares of the Fund automatically from a checking or savings account on or about the fifth and/or 20th of the month. Upon written authorization, DST will debit your designated bank account as indicated and use the proceeds to purchase Fund shares. Because your bank must provide approval for the transfer process, establishing an Automatic Investment Program may take at least 30 days. You must indicate your desire to establish an Automatic Investment Program on the New Account Application or Special Options Form. You also must include a voided check, a savings account deposit slip or savings account statement. Shares purchased through Automatic Investment Program payments are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases described in Once You Become a Shareholder—Redemption of Shares. The Trust may amend or cease to offer the Automatic Investment Program at any time.

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Contractual Arrangements

The Fund is a party to contractual arrangements with various parties who provide services to the Fund, including the Adviser, the Distributor, the custodian, and the transfer agents, among others. Fund shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third party”) beneficiaries of, any such contractual arrangements, and such contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual investor or group of investors any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund.

Also, while this Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information describe pertinent information about the Trust and the Fund, neither this Prospectus nor the Statement of Additional Information represents a contract between the Trust or the Fund and any shareholder or any other party.

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Once You Become a Shareholder

After you have opened an account with us, you can exchange or sell your shares to meet your changing investment goals or other needs.

Exchanging Your Shares

You may exchange some or all of your shares of the Fund for shares of another First Eagle Fund, subject to limitations described elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the following paragraphs in respect of Fund or share classes closed to new investors (currently Class Y shares of Fund of America). You may exchange:

Shares will be exchanged at their net asset value, computed as of the close of trading on the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. Eastern time). Share exchange orders received after the close of trading on a particular day will be exchanged at the next day’s close of trading net asset value. There is generally no charge for the exchange privilege except in the case of Class Y shares of the Fund. Class Y shareholders exchanging for Class A shares of another First Eagle Fund will be subject to the front-end sales load applicable to those Class A shares. Any exchange must meet the applicable minimum investment amount for the Fund and share class into which the exchange is being made. In addition, because you may be subject to different fees, expenses and investment risks when you make an exchange, you should carefully review the description of the First Eagle Fund into which you plan to exchange. Also, exchanges may constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information concerning exchanges or to initiate exchanges, contact the Trust at 800.334.2143.

Exchanges may be limited in the case of shares to be exchanged for those of any First Eagle Fund or share class closed to, or otherwise restricted for, new investors and new accounts (as currently is the case for shares to be exchanged for Fund Class Y shares). In addition, the First Eagle Funds depend on cooperation from intermediaries in reviewing certain accounts (such as those of retirement plan sponsors, wrap program sponsors and certain omnibus position holders) for short-term trading practices, which limits the First Eagle Funds’ ability to monitor the frequency of exchanges by those investing through such accounts (see the Short-Term Trading Policies section).

Automatic Exchange Program

If you wish to automatically exchange shares of one First Eagle Fund for shares of another on a monthly basis, you can do so via the Automatic Exchange Program. The minimum exchange amount is $100. If the balance in the account you are exchanging from falls below the designated automatic exchange amount, all remaining shares will be exchanged, and the program will be discontinued. All conditions with respect to exchange transactions apply, as discussed in Exchanging Your Shares.

Conversion

Optional conversions to Class I. You may convert Class A shares and Class C shares of a First Eagle Fund and Class Y shares of the Fund having an aggregate value of $1 million or more into Class I shares of the same First Eagle Fund. Class A shares and Class C

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shares of the First Eagle Funds held through certain “wrap fee” programs and 401(k) plans also may be eligible to be converted to Class I shares of the same First Eagle Fund.

Optional conversions to Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 or Class R6. Shares of any other class may be converted to Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 or Class R6 shares of the same First Eagle Fund, provided eligibility requirements for these share classes are met.

Automatic conversions from Class C to Class A. Class C shares of a First Eagle Fund automatically convert to Class A shares of that First Eagle Fund ten years after the end of the month of original purchase provided that the applicable holding period can be identified. If you purchased such Class C shares by exchange for Class C shares of another First Eagle Fund, the conversion period runs from the date of original purchase. Such conversions will take place on the 25th day of the month (or if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter). In the case of shares held through certain intermediary accounts, such as group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms, the Fund may not be able to independently determine the holding period for the shares to assess eligibility for the conversion. In addition, a financial intermediary may sponsor and/or control accounts, programs or platforms that impose a different conversion schedule or eligibility requirements in regards to the conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares. The Fund may not be able to initiate a conversion without the assistance of the intermediary in those circumstances. Shareholders holding shares of the Fund through such accounts may contact their intermediary with questions regarding conversions.

Important information for all conversions. Other share classes beyond those listed here may be offered by separate prospectus, which should be requested and reviewed carefully before considering any conversion to such a share class. Fees, expenses and eligibility and other terms among share classes will vary. All conversions will take place at net asset value and generally should not result in the realization of income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information concerning conversions, or to initiate a conversion, contact your dealer, financial intermediary or the First Eagle Funds at 800.334.2143. More information concerning conversions is also available in the SAI, which is available upon request (see back cover). Certain intermediary-related terms also are described in the appendix to the Fund’s Prospectus titled Intermediary-Specific Front-End Sales Load and Waiver Terms.

Dividend Direction Plan

Unless you elect otherwise, your ordinary income dividends and capital gain distributions will be reinvested in additional shares of the same share class of the Fund at the net asset value calculated as of the date immediately preceding the payment date.

Unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, all reinvested dividends and distributions remain taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes as though received in cash. For further information about dividend reinvestment, contact DST by telephone at 800.334.2143.

Redemption of Shares

You have the right to redeem all or any part of your Fund shares for cash at their net asset value next computed after proper receipt of the redemption request. You may redeem via telephone through your authorized dealer or FEF Distributors. Shares held in the dealer’s “street name” must be redeemed through the dealer, as described in the following paragraph.

If you have an account with an authorized dealer you may submit a redemption request to that dealer. Authorized dealers are responsible for promptly transmitting your redemption requests to the Distributor. Dealers may impose a charge for handling redemption transactions, and they may have particular requirements concerning redemptions. Accordingly, shareholders should contact their authorized dealers for more information.

If you have an account with the First Eagle Funds, you may redeem your shares through DST by transmitting written redemption instructions to First Eagle Funds, P.O. Box 219324, Kansas City, MO 64121-9324. Redemption requests must meet all the following requirements to be considered in the proper form:

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Redemption Proceeds

Payment of the redemption price will generally be made within three business days after receipt of the redemption request in proper form, but may take up to seven days. The Trust will not mail redemption proceeds for any shares until checks or ACH transfers received in payment for those shares have cleared, which may take up to 15 days. The Trust normally pays redemption proceeds in the form of a check. If you wish to avoid any such delays, you should purchase your shares via bank wire. You also may have your proceeds sent to your bank account by ACH transfer or bank wire, as long as you identified your bank on the New Account Application or Special Options Form. Proceeds sent by ACH transfer generally will be credited to your account on the second business day after the redemption. Proceeds sent by bank wire generally will be credited on the business day following the redemption, but there is a wire fee that will be deducted from such proceeds. In times of extreme market stress, it may take longer to provide payment of redemption requests. Ask your financial professional for more information.

Redemptions in Kind

The Fund normally pays redemption proceeds in cash up to $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s total value, whichever is less. The Trust reserves the right to make higher redemption payments in the form of marketable securities or, as needed, other traded assets, which is known as a “redemption in kind.” If your shares are redeemed in kind, you should expect to incur transaction costs upon the disposition of the securities received in the distribution. Such securities remain subject to market risk until they are sold. You may recognize capital gain or loss upon the disposition of such securities.

Short-Term Trading Policies

The Fund is not a vehicle for frequent traders. Frequent trading (including exchanging) of Fund shares, also known as “market timing,” may increase Fund transaction and administration costs and otherwise negatively affect the Fund’s investment program, possibly diluting the Fund’s value to its longer-term investors. For example, short-term investments moving in and out of the Fund may (i) prompt otherwise unnecessary purchases and sales of portfolio securities, thus increasing brokerage costs; (ii) affect the level of cash held by the Fund over time; (iii) affect taxable gains and losses realized by the Fund; or (iv) distract a portfolio manager from the Fund’s longer-term investment strategy.

Pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, the Fund routinely reviews shareholder trades to seek to identify and deter inappropriate trading. Specifically, the Fund seeks to identify the types of transactions that may be harmful to the Fund, either on an individual basis or as part of a pattern. In certain circumstances, and on occasion even involving a trade or exchange for which no redemption fee is assessed, the Funs may deem a single trade or exchange inappropriate and subject to these procedures. When the Fund identifies inappropriate trading activities, the Fund will suspend trading and exchange privileges or close the relevant account. At the discretion of the Fund, such a suspension or account closure may be temporary or permanent and may or may not be subject to appeal.

The Fund also may deem investors potential short-term traders (and subject to trading suspensions or account closures without advance notice) based on information unrelated to the specific trades in the investors’ accounts. For example, the Fund may obtain information linking an account to an account previously suspended or closed for inappropriate trading. In addition, a reliable third party may report short-term trading concerns regarding a particular account to the Fund.

The Fund cannot guarantee to identify or prevent every instance of inappropriate trading. Nonetheless, the Fund’s guiding principle is that trading deemed not in the interests of longer-term Fund shareholders will be actively deterred and, when possible, prevented.

In most cases the Fund depends on cooperation from intermediaries in reviewing certain accounts, thereby limiting the Fund’s ability to monitor and discourage inappropriate trading. Although the Fund is committed to seeking the cooperation of intermediaries, the Fund often does not have immediate access to individual account-level activity for those investing through an intermediary (and generally must request information about this account activity rather than receiving it automatically). In addition, not all intermediaries maintain the types of sophisticated transaction tracking systems that permit them to apply the types of reviews applied by the Fund. The Fund does not have any arrangements intended to permit trading in contravention of the policies described in this section. The Fund may modify the short-term trading policies at any time.

Telephone Privileges

Unless you make contrary instructions on the New Account Application or Special Options Form, you will be entitled to make telephone redemptions, exchanges, conversions and account maintenance requests if you have a preauthorized form on file with the transfer agent. Neither the Fund nor its agents will be liable for following instructions communicated by telephone that the Trust or its

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agents believe are genuine. The Trust will employ reasonable procedures to confirm the instructions are genuine. Such procedures may include (i) written confirmation of telephone transactions; (ii) tape recording telephone conversations; and/or (iii) requiring specific personal information prior to acting upon telephone instructions.

Any owner(s), trustee(s) or other fiduciary entity named in the account registration, investment professional of record and/or other parties who can provide specific personal information will be allowed to initiate telephone transactions. Personal information may include a combination of the following items: (i) the Fund and account number, (ii) the account registration, (iii) the Social Security or tax identification number on the account, (iv) the address of record, (v) designated bank account information and (vi) any other information deemed appropriate to allow access to the account.

Telephone redemption requests received by the Trust or their agents (including authorized dealers, retirement plan administrators or other intermediaries) prior to the close of business on the NYSE on any business day will be processed that day. Such requests received after the close of business on the NYSE will be effective the following business day. Shareholders may not make redemption requests by telephone if the proceeds will be wired to a bank account number or mailed to an address other than the one previously designated by the shareholder. There is a $100,000 maximum for telephone redemptions by check. Certain retirement accounts are not eligible for all the telephone privileges referenced above. Please call 800.334.2143 for more information on telephone privileges.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

If you own Fund shares with a current net asset value of $10,000 or more, you may use those shares to establish a Systematic Withdrawal Plan that executes withdrawals monthly, quarterly, or annually. A check in a stated amount of at least $50 will be mailed to you on or about the third, 15th, or 25th day of the month. You may not take dividends and distributions on shares invested through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan in cash; instead, you must reinvest them, which will occur at net asset value. The Fund’s shares will be redeemed as necessary to meet withdrawal payments.

Withdrawals in excess of dividends and distributions will reduce and may deplete the invested principal, which may result in a gain or loss for tax purposes. It may be inefficient to purchase additional shares while concurrently withdrawing shares, due to the sales charges incurred on purchases. Accordingly, you may not maintain a Systematic Withdrawal Plan while simultaneously making regular purchases. If you establish a new account by check within 15 days of an expected withdrawal date, the Fund will not begin withdrawals until the following month, due to the Fund’s 15-day hold on check purchases. The Fund may amend or cease to offer the Systematic Withdrawal Plan at any time.

Retirement Plans

The Trust offers a variety of plans that allow investors to save for retirement and defer taxes on any investment income. These offerings include IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs and SIMPLE IRAs. Certain investors may not realize the tax benefits of these plans. Therefore, you should consult your tax adviser regarding your eligibility.

Eligible group retirement plans may purchase Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares. Retirement plans may also purchase Class I shares of the Fund provided they meet the minimum initial investment amount of $1 million in an omnibus or pooled account within the Fund. Retirement plans that will require the Fund to pay any type of administrative fee or payment per participant account to any third party are generally not eligible for Class I, but may be able to purchase certain Class R shares or Class A shares of the Fund without an initial sales charge. If a Class A “finder’s fee” was paid, such a plan may be subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge on these investments. See About Your Investment—Public Offering Price of Class A Shares—Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.

Information Regarding State Escheatment Laws

Mutual fund accounts can be considered abandoned property. States increasingly are looking at inactive mutual fund accounts as possible abandoned or unclaimed property. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) an investor’s account to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator. The Fund will not be liable to investors or their representatives for good faith compliance with state unclaimed or abandoned property (escheatment) laws. If you invest in the Fund through a financial intermediary, we encourage you to contact the financial intermediary regarding applicable state escheatment laws.

Escheatment laws vary by state, and states have different criteria for defining inactivity and abandoned property. Generally, a mutual fund account may be subject to “escheatment” (i.e., considered to be abandoned or unclaimed property) if the account owner has not initiated any activity in the account or contacted the fund for an “inactivity period” as specified in applicable state laws. If the Fund is unable to establish contact with an investor, the Fund will determine whether the investor’s account must legally be considered

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abandoned and whether the assets in the account must be transferred to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator. Typically, an investor’s last known address of record determines the state that has jurisdiction.