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, 2
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, 2
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, 2
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, 2
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, 2
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, 2
Fund, the Parnassus
Small -
Cap Fund, the Parnassus Workplace Fund, and the Parnassus Fixed - Income Fund, respectively until May 1, 2
Fund, the Parnassus Workplace
Fund, and the Parnassus Fixed - Income Fund, respectively until May 1, 2
Fund, and the Parnassus Fixed - Income
Fund, respectively until May 1, 2
Fund, respectively until May 1, 2010.