Charles De Vaulx

CHARLES DE VAULX is Senior Vice President of Arnhold and S.
Bleichroeder, Advisers, Inc. and Co-Portfolio Manager of the First Eagle
Family of Funds. A native of France, he graduated from the cole
Suprior de Commerce de Rouen and holds the French equivalent of a
Master’s degree in Finance. In 1985 Mr. de Vaulx joined Socit
Gnrale, one of France’s major banks. After two years as a credit
analyst he became a securities analyst for the original SoGen
International Fund. In 1999, the SoGen Funds were acquired by Arnhold
and S. Bleichroeder and subsequently named the First Eagle SoGen Funds
and as of December 31, 2002, the First Eagle Funds. Mr. de Vaulx is the
co-manager of the First Eagle Global, Overseas, U.S. Value, and Gold
Funds. He has been a featured speaker at the annual Morningstar Mutual
Fund Conference, the Atlanta Investment Conference and is a frequent
participant at regional financial symposiums.