3As described in the Fund's current prospectus dated May 1, 2009, Parnassus Investments has contractually agreed to limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses) to 0.99 %, 0.99 %, 0.78 %, 1.20 %, 1.20 %, 1.20 % and 0.87 % of the net assets of the Parnassus Fund,
the Parnassus Equity Income Fund — Investor Shares,
the Parnassus Equity Income Fund — Institutional Shares, the Parnassus Mid-Cap Fund, the Parnassus Small - Cap Fund, the Parnassus Workplace Fund, and the Parnassus Fixed - Income Fund, respectively until May 1, 2010.
Listed in order of assets under management and including Lipper categorization, the Funds are:
Parnassus Equity Income Fund (Equity Income), Parnassus Fund (Multi-Cap Core), Parnassus Small - Cap (Small - Cap Value), Parnassus Workplace Fund (Multi-Cap Core), Parnassus Mid-Cap Fund (Multi-Cap Core).