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Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund

Class A: HFXAX Class C: HFXCX  Class I: HFXIX





PROSPECTUS

AUGUST 29, 2013



This Prospectus provides important information about the Fund that you should know before investing. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor the Commodity Future Trading Commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUND SUMMARY: CATALYST HEDGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT

STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

6

HOW TO BUY SHARES

10

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

17

DISTRIBUTION PLANS

19

VALUING THE FUND’S ASSETS

19

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

20

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

20

PRIVACY NOTICE

22

FOR MORE INFORMATION

24




FUND SUMMARY: CATALYST HEDGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Investment Objective: The Fund's goal is capital appreciation and capital preservation in all market conditions, with low volatility and low correlation to the US equity market.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section entitled How to Buy Shares on page 10 of the Fund’s Prospectus.


Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class
A

Class
C

Class
I

Maximum Sales Charge
(Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)

5.75%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a % of the original purchase price)

1.00%

1.00%

None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

None

None

Redemption Fee

None

None

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Management Fees

1.75%

1.75%

1.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

1.00%

0.00%

Other Expenses1

0.43%

0.43%

0.43%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

2.43%

3.18%

2.18%


1 Estimated for the current fiscal year.


Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


YEAR

         Class A

       Class C

       Class I

1

$807

$321

$221

3

$1,289

$980

$682


Portfolio Turnover: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance.  



Principal Investment Strategies:

Under normal circumstance the Fund invests primarily in long and short call and put options on Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P”) futures contracts and in cash and cash equivalents, including high-quality short-term (3 months or less) fixed income securities such as U.S. Treasury securities.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by buying and selling options and option spreads on stock index futures. By trading options and options spreads, the Fund seeks to profit in three ways:  (1) premium collection - this technique yields profits as sold options’ value declines over time.  Profit is captured when sold options are repurchased at a reduced value, or when they expire worthless, allowing retention of the original sales proceeds; (2) volatility trading – market prices of options are highly dependent on anticipated volatility of the underlying stock indexes.  The Fund may enter options positions designed to hedge or profit from either an increase or a decrease in stock index volatility; and (3) trend following – under certain conditions, the Fund may enter options spreads that will profit from an established price trend. However, in general, the strategy does not depend on a prediction of equity market direction, and is designed to produce returns that are not correlated with equity market returns.


The Fund places a strong focus on risk management that is intended to provide consistency of returns and to mitigate the extent of losses. Positions are entered on a continuous basis across different option exercise prices and expiration months. Supported by sophisticated options analysis software, the Fund employs strict risk management procedures to adjust portfolio exposure as necessitated by changing market conditions.


The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund’s performance. In addition, active trading of options and other portfolio investments may lead to higher taxes if Fund shares are held in a taxable account.

Exchange-traded options on broad-based equity indices that trade on a national securities exchange registered with the SEC, or a domestic board of trade designated as a contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, generally qualify for treatment as “section 1256 contracts,” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under the Code, capital gains and losses on “section 1256 contracts” are generally recognized annually based on a marking-to-market of open positions at tax year-end, with gains or losses treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term, regardless of holding period. The Fund intends to utilize primarily options that are “section 1256 contracts.”

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which means that it is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the portion of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer.




Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund:

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Fund's net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. The following summarizes the principal risks of the Fund.  These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment.  


Active Trading Risk. A higher portfolio turnover due to active and frequent trading will result in higher transactional and brokerage costs.


Call Option Risk. When the Fund purchases a call option on a security or index it may lose the entire premium paid if the underlying security or index does not increase in value. The Fund is also exposed to default by the option writer who may be unwilling or unable to perform its contractual obligations to the Fund.


Fixed Income Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default) and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.


Futures Risk. The Fund’s use of stock index futures involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.  These risks include (i) leverage risk (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying index.  Investments in futures involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on the Fund.  This risk could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested.  Futures contracts may become mispriced or improperly valued when compared to the adviser’s expectation and may not produce the desired investment results.  Additionally, changes in the value of futures contracts may not track or correlate perfectly with the underlying index because of temporary, or even long-term, supply and demand imbalances and because futures do not pay dividends unlike the stocks upon which they are based.




Hedging Risk. Hedging is a strategy in which the Fund uses a derivative to offset the risks associated with other Fund holdings. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be either available or cost effective. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so.


Index Risk. If the derivative is linked to the performance of an index, it will be subject to the risks associated with changes in that index.


Limited History of Operations as a Mutual Fund. The Fund was reorganized from a predecessor limited liability company and has a limited history of operations as a mutual fund.


Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations.


Management Risk.  The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.  


Market Risk. Overall stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund.  Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect the securities markets.


Non-diversification Risk. Because a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies that could be in the same or related economic sectors, the Fund’s portfolio may be more susceptible to any single economic, technological or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio of a diversified fund.


Put Option Risk. When the Fund purchases a put option on a security or index it may lose the entire premium paid if the underlying security or index does not decrease in value. The Fund is also exposed to default by the option writer who may be unwilling or unable to perform its contractual obligations to the Fund.


Regulatory Risk. Changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or other countries, including any changes to applicable tax laws and regulations, could impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective and could increase the operating expenses of the Fund.


U.S. Agency Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in U.S. government or agency obligations. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and



U.S. government sponsored entities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.


Sold Options Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a sold option (also referred to as a short position) if the price of the sold option instrument increases in value between the date when the Fund sells the option and the date on which the Fund purchases an offsetting position. The Fund’s losses are potentially large in a sold put transaction and potentially unlimited in a sold call transaction.


Performance:

As a newly registered mutual fund, the Fund does not have prior performance as a mutual fund. The prior performance shown below is for the Fund's predecessor limited liability company, Harbor Assets, LLC. The prior performance is net of management fees and all other expenses for the predecessor limited liability company, including the effect of performance fees. The Fund has been managed in the same style and by the same portfolio manager since the predecessor limited liability company's inception in December, 2005. The Fund's investment goals, policies and guidelines are, in all material respects, equivalent to the predecessor limited liability company's investment goals, policies and guidelines. The following information shows the predecessor limited liability company's annual returns and long-term performance reflecting the actual fees and expenses that were charged when the Fund was a limited liability company. From its inception in December, 2005 through the date of this prospectus, the predecessor limited liability company was not subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements and other restrictions of the 1940 Act or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if they had been applicable, might have adversely affected the Fund's performance. The information below provides some indications of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows you how the performance for the predecessor limited liability company varied from year to year. The predecessor limited liability company's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.


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Figures do not reflect sales charges.  If they did, returns would be lower.


During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 25.61% (quarter ended December 31, 2008), and the lowest return for a quarter was (9.37%) (quarter ended March 31, 2007). The predecessor limited liability company’s year-to-date return for the period ended June 30, 2013 was 0.88%.


The following table shows the average annual returns for the Fund’s predecessor limited liability company over various periods ended December 31, 2012.  The Fund’s predecessor limited liability company did not have a distribution policy.  It was an unregistered limited liability company, did not qualify as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes and it did not pay dividends and distributions. As a result of the different tax treatment, we are unable to show the after-tax returns for the predecessor limited liability company.  The index information is intended to permit you to compare the predecessor limited liability company performance to a broad measure of market performance.      


Average Annual Total Returns

(For periods ended December 31, 2012)


 

1 Year

5 Years

Since Inception

(December 16, 2005)

Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund (formerly Harbor Assets, LLC)*

4.57%

17.72%

20.49%

S&P 500 Index

16.00%

1.66%

3.84%


* Includes the effect of performance fees paid by the investors of the predecessor fund and the effect of the Fund’s maximum sales load.


Advisor: Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC (“Catalyst” or “Advisor”) is the Fund’s investment advisor.


Portfolio Manager: Edward S. Walczak, a Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, serves as the Fund's Portfolio Manager. Mr. Walczak has served the Fund in this capacity since the predecessor limited liability company commenced operations in 2005.


Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares:  The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $2,500 for a regular account, $2,500 for an IRA account, or $100 for an automatic investment plan account. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50.  You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open.  Redemptions requests may be made in writing, by telephone or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by check of wire transfer.  


Tax Information:  Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash,



are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA a 401(k) plan. If you are investing in a tax-free plan, distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from the plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries:  If you purchase the Fund 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 Fund shares and related services.  These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund's goal is capital appreciation and capital preservation in all market conditions, with low volatility and low correlation to the US equity market.

The investment objective of the Fund is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. If the Board decides to change the Fund's investment objective, shareholders will be given 60 days’ advance notice.  


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Under normal circumstance the Fund invests primarily in long and short call and put options on Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P”) futures contracts and in cash and cash equivalents, including high-quality short-term (3 months or less) fixed income securities such as U.S. Treasury securities.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by buying and selling options and option spreads on stock index futures. By trading options and options spreads, the Fund seeks to profit in three ways:  (1) premium collection - this technique yields profits as sold options’ value declines over time.  Profit is captured when sold options are repurchased at a reduced value, or when they expire worthless, allowing retention of the original sales proceeds; (2) volatility trading – market prices of options are highly dependent on anticipated volatility of the underlying stock indexes.  The Fund may enter options positions designed to hedge or profit from either an increase or a decrease in stock index volatility; and (3) trend following – under certain conditions, the Fund may enter options spreads that will profit from an established price trend. However, in general, the strategy does not depend on a prediction of equity market direction, and is designed to produce returns that are not correlated with equity market returns.


The Fund uses an extensive historical database of stock index price movement to assist in determining high probability exercise prices at which to enter option



spreads. In addition, the Fund employs various technical analyses including studies of price, volume, momentum and sentiment to further optimize position entries. The Fund regularly evaluates market volatility and other technical behavior and adapts the strategy’s entry, adjustment, and position sizing criteria to current market conditions.  The Fund places a strong focus on risk management intended to provide consistency of returns and to mitigate the extent of losses. Positions are entered on a continuous basis across different option exercise prices and expiration months. Supported by sophisticated options analysis software, the Fund employs strict risk management procedures to adjust portfolio exposure as necessitated by changing market conditions.


The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund’s performance. In addition, active trading of options and other portfolio investments may lead to higher taxes if Fund shares are held in a taxable account.

Exchange-traded options on broad-based equity indices that trade on a national securities exchange registered with the SEC or a domestic board of trade designated as a contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission generally qualify for treatment as “section 1256 contracts,” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under the Code, capital gains and losses on “section 1256 contracts” are generally recognized annually based on a marking-to-market of open positions at tax year-end, with gains or losses treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term, regardless of holding period. The Fund intends to utilize primarily options that are “section 1256 contracts.”

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which means that it is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the portion of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer.


The Fund’s primary investment strategies described in this prospectus are the strategies that the Advisor believes are most likely to be important in trying to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.  You should note, however, that the Fund may use other non-principal strategies and invest in other securities not described in this prospectus, which are disclosed in detail in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).  For a copy of the SAI please call toll free at 1-866-447-4228 or visit the Fund’s website at www.CatalystMutualFunds.com.

Temporary Defensive Positions

From time to time, the Fund may take temporary defensive positions, which are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies, in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions.  For example, the Fund may hold all or a portion of its assets in money market instruments, including cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, other investment grade fixed income securities, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, commercial paper, money market funds and repurchase agreements.  If the Fund invests in a money market fund, the shareholders of



the Fund generally will be subject to duplicative management fees.  Although the Fund would do this only in seeking to avoid losses, the Fund will be unable to pursue its investment objective during that time, and it could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.  The Fund also may invest in money market instruments at any time to maintain liquidity or pending selection of investments in accordance with its policies.

Manager-of-Managers Order

The Fund and Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, the Fund’s investment advisor, have requested, or intend to request, that the Securities and Exchange Commission grant an order that allows the advisor to hire a sub-advisor or sub-advisors without shareholder approval (the “Order”).  Until that Order is granted, shareholder approval is required if the advisor hires a sub-advisor or sub-advisors.  However, there is no guarantee that such an Order will be issued.  

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS


All mutual funds carry a certain amount of risk. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Fund's net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund.  Also, an investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program.  


The following summarizes the principal risks of the Fund.  These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment.  Certain of the risk descriptions below provide a more detailed explanation of some of the principal investment risks that correspond to the risks described in the Fund's “Fund Summary” section of the Prospectus.

Active Trading Risk. A higher portfolio turnover due to active and frequent trading will result in higher transactional and brokerage costs.


Call Option Risk. When the Fund purchases a call option on a security or index it may lose the entire premium paid if the underlying security or index does not increase in value. The Fund is also exposed to default by the option writer who may be unwilling or unable to perform its contractual obligations to the Fund.


Fixed Income Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default) and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund,



possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.


Futures Risk. The Fund’s use of stock index futures involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.  These risks include (i) leverage risk (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying index.  Investments in futures involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on the Fund.  This risk could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested.  Futures contracts may become mispriced or improperly valued when compared to the adviser’s expectation and may not produce the desired investment results.  Additionally, changes in the value of futures contracts may not track or correlate perfectly with the underlying index because of temporary, or even long-term, supply and demand imbalances and because futures do not pay dividends unlike the stocks upon which they are based.


Hedging Risk. Hedging is a strategy in which the Fund uses a derivative to offset the risks associated with other Fund holdings. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be either available or cost effective. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so.


Index Risk. If the derivative is linked to the performance of an index, it will be subject to the risks associated with changes in that index.


Limited History of Operations. The Fund was reorganized from a predecessor limited liability company and has a limited history of operations as a mutual fund.


Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations.


Management Risk.  The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.  


Market Risk. Overall equity market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political



events affect the securities markets. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.


Non-diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified. This means that it may invest a larger portion of its assets in a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Because a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies that could be in the same or related economic sectors, the Fund’s portfolio may be more susceptible to any single economic, technological or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio of a diversified fund.


Put Option Risk. When the Fund purchases a put option on a security or index it may lose the entire premium paid if the underlying security or index does not decrease in value. The Fund is also exposed to default by the option writer who may be unwilling or unable to perform its contractual obligations to the Fund.


Regulatory Risk. Changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or other countries, including any changes to applicable tax laws and regulations, could impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective and could increase the operating expenses of the Fund.


U.S. Agency Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in U.S. government or agency obligations. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored entities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.


Sold Options Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a sold option (also referred to as a short position) if the price of the sold option instrument increases in value between the date when the Fund sells the option and the date on which the Fund purchases an offsetting position. The Fund’s losses are potentially large in a sold put transaction and potentially unlimited in a sold call transaction.


Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policies

A description of the Fund’s policies regarding disclosure of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio is found in the SAI.

HOW TO BUY SHARES

Purchasing Shares

You may buy shares on any business day.  This includes any day that the Fund is open for business, other than weekends and days on which the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is closed, including the following holidays:  New Year's Day,



Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

The Fund calculates its net asset value ("NAV") per share as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE every day the NYSE is open.  The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET").  The Fund's NAV is calculated by taking the total value of the Fund’s assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent.  

All shares will be purchased at the NAV per share (plus applicable sales charges, if any) next determined after the Fund receives your application or request in good order.  All requests received in good order by the Fund before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) will be processed on that same day.  Requests received after 4:00 p.m. will be processed on the next business day.


 

Good Order:  When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order.  “Good order” means your purchase request includes:

·

the name of the Fund and share class

·

the dollar amount of shares to be purchased

·

a completed purchase application or investment stub

·

check payable to the applicable Fund


Multiple Classes


The Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Each class of shares has a different distribution arrangement and expenses to provide for different investment needs. This allows you to choose the class of shares most suitable for you depending on the amount and length of investment and other relevant factors. Sales personnel may receive different compensation for selling each class of shares. Not all share classes may be available in all states.

Class A Shares


You can buy Class A shares at the public offering price, which is the NAV plus an up-front sales charge.  You may qualify for a reduced sales charge, or the sales charge may be waived, as described below.  The up-front sales charge also does not apply to Class A shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.  Class A shares are subject to a 12b-1 fee which is lower than the 12b-1 fee for the Class C shares.  

The up-front Class A sales charge and the commissions paid to dealers are as follows:





Amount of Purchase

Sales Charge as % of Public Offering Price

Sales Charge as % of Net Amount Invested

Authorized Dealer Commission as % of Public Offering Price

Less than $50,000

5.75%

6.10%

5.00%

$50,000 but less than $100,000

4.75%

4.99%

4.00%

$100,000 but less than $250,000

4.00%

4.17%

3.25%

$250,000 but less than $500,000

3.00%

3.09%

2.50%

$500,000 but less than $1,000,000

2.50%

2.56%

2.00%

$1,000,000 and above (1)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

(1) In the case of investments at or above the $1 million breakpoint (where you do not pay an initial sales charge), a 1.00% CDSC may be assessed on shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase.


If you invest $1 million or more either as a lump sum or through rights of accumulation quantity discount or letter of intent programs, you can buy shares without an initial sales charge.  The Advisor shall reimburse a Fund in connection with commissions retained by authorized broker-dealers on purchases of Class A shares over $1 million.

How to Reduce Your Sales Charge

The Fund offers a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the up-front sales charge on Class A shares.

Class A Sales Charge Reductions


Reduced sales charges are available to shareholders with investments of $50,000 or more. In addition, you may qualify for reduced sales charges under the following circumstances.

Letter of Intent:  An investor may qualify for a reduced sales charge immediately by stating his or her intention to invest in one or more of the funds in the Catalyst Funds family, during a 13-month period, an amount that would qualify for a reduced sales charge and by signing a Letter of Intent, which may be signed at any time within 90 days after the first investment to be included under the Letter of Intent.  However, if an investor does not buy enough shares to qualify for the lower sales charge by the end of the 13-month period (or when you sell your shares, if earlier), the additional shares that were purchased due to the reduced sales charge credit the investor received will be liquidated to pay the additional sales charge owed.  

Rights of Accumulation:  You may add the current value of all of your existing Catalyst Fund shares to determine the front-end sales charge to be applied to your current



Class A purchase.  Only balances currently held entirely at  the Funds or, if held in an account through a financial services firm, at the same firm through whom you are making your current purchase, will be eligible to be added to your current purchase for purposes of determining your Class A sales charge.  You may include the value of Catalyst Funds’ investments held by the members of your immediately family, including the value of Funds’ investments held by you or them in individual retirement plans, such as individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, provided such balances are also currently held entirely at the Funds or, if held in an account through a financial services firm, at the same financial services firm through whom you are making your current purchase.  The value of shares eligible for a cumulative quantity discount equals the cumulative cost of the shares purchased (not including reinvested dividends) or the current account market value; whichever is greater.  The current market value of the shares is determined by multiplying the number of shares by the previous day’s NAV.  If you believe there are cumulative quantity discount eligible shares that can be combined with your current purchase to achieve a sales charge breakpoint, you must, at the time of your purchase (including at the time of any future purchase) specifically identify those shares to your current purchase broker-dealer.

Investments of $1 Million or More: With respect to Class A shares, if you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through our rights of accumulation quantity discount or letter of intent programs, you can buy Class A shares without an initial sales charge. However, you may be subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions).  The CDSC for the Class A shares is based on the NAV at the time of purchase. The holding period for the CDSC begins on the day you buy your shares. Your shares will age one month on that same date the next month and each following month.  For example, if you buy shares on the 15th of the month, they will age one month on the 15th day of the next month and each following month.  To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to sell shares we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these to meet your request, we will sell the shares in the order they were purchased.

Class A Sales Charge Waivers: The Fund may sell Class A shares at NAV (i.e. without the investor paying any initial sales charge) to certain categories of investors, including: (1) investment advisory clients or investors referred by the Fund’s Advisor or its affiliates; (2) officers and present or former Trustees of the Trust; directors and employees of selected dealers or agents; the spouse, sibling, direct ancestor or direct descendant (collectively "relatives") of any such person; any trust, individual retirement account or retirement plan account for the benefit of any such person or relative; or the estate of any such person or relative; if such shares are purchased for investment purposes (such shares may not be resold except to the Fund); (3) the Fund’s Advisor or its affiliates and certain employee benefit plans for employees of the Fund’s investment; (4) employer sponsored qualified pension or profit-sharing plans (including Section 401(k) plans), custodial accounts maintained pursuant to Section 403(b)(7) retirement plans, and individual retirement accounts (including individual retirement accounts to which simplified employee pension ("SEP") contributions are made), if such plans or accounts are established or administered under programs sponsored by administrators or other



persons that have been approved by the Advisors; (5) fee-based financial planners and registered investment advisors who are purchasing on behalf of their clients; (6) broker-dealers who have entered into selling agreements with the Fund’s Advisor for their own accounts; and (7) participants in no-transaction-fee programs of brokers that have a dealer or shareholder servicing agreement with the Fund.

Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for detailed program descriptions and eligibility requirements.  Additional information is available by calling 866-447-4228.  Your financial advisor can also help you prepare any necessary application forms.  You or your financial advisor must notify the Fund at the time of each purchase if you are eligible for any of these programs.  The Fund may modify or discontinue these programs at any time.  Information about Class A sales charges and breakpoints is available on the Fund’s website at www.catalystmutualfunds.com.

Class C Shares


You can buy class C shares at NAV.  Class C shares are subject to a 12b-1 fee of 1.00%, payable to the Advisor or selected dealers. Your broker-dealer will receive a commission of up to 1% on the sale of Class C shares.  Because Class C shares pay a higher 12b-1 fee than Class A shares, Class C shares have higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares.

Class C shares are also subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed less than one year after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions) to recover commissions paid to your broker-dealer.  The CDSC for these Class C shares is based on the NAV at the time of purchase. The holding period for the CDSC begins on the day you buy your shares. Your shares will age one month on that same date the next month and each following month.  For example, if you buy shares on the 15th of the month, they will age one month on the 15th day of the next month and each following month.  To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to sell shares we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these to meet your request, we will sell the shares in the order they were purchased. We will use this same method if you exchange your shares into another Fund.

Class I Shares


Sales of Class I shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge or an annual 12b-1 fee.

Opening an Account

You may purchase shares directly through the Fund’s transfer agent or through a brokerage firm or other financial institution that has agreed to sell Fund shares.  If you purchase shares through a brokerage firm or other financial institution, you may be charged a fee by the firm or institution.  



If you are investing directly in the Fund for the first time, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228 to request a Shareholder Account Application.  You will need to establish an account before investing.  Be sure to sign up for all the account options that you plan to take advantage of.  For example, if you would like to be able to redeem you shares by telephone, you should select this option on your Shareholder Account Application.  Doing so when you open your account means that you will not need to complete additional paperwork later.

If you are purchasing through the Fund’s transfer agent, send the completed Shareholder Account Application and a check payable to the appropriate Fund to the following address:

Catalyst Funds

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

17605 Wright Street, Suite 2

Omaha NE 68130


All purchases must be made in U.S. dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.  No cash, credit cards or third party checks will be accepted.  A $20 fee will be charged against your account for any payment check returned to the transfer agent or for any incomplete electronic funds transfer, or for insufficient funds, stop payment, closed account or other reasons.  If a check does not clear your bank or the Fund is unable to debit your predesignated bank account on the day of purchase, the Fund reserves the right to cancel the purchase.  If your purchase is canceled, you will be responsible for any losses or fees imposed by your bank and losses that may be incurred as a result of a decline in the value of the canceled purchase.  The Fund (or Fund agent) has the authority to redeem shares in your account(s) to cover any losses due to fluctuations in share price.  Any profit on such cancellation will accrue to the Fund.  Your investment in the Fund should be intended to serve as a long-term investment vehicle.  The Fund is not designed to provide you with a means of speculating on the short-term fluctuations in the stock market.  The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request that it regards as disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund, which includes investors with a history of excessive trading.  The Fund also reserves the right to stop offering shares at any time.

If you choose to pay by wire, you must call the Fund’s transfer agent, at 1-866-447-4228 to obtain instructions on how to set up your account and to obtain an account number and wire instructions.

Wire orders will be accepted only on a day on which the Fund, custodian and transfer agent are open for business.  A wire purchase will not be considered made until the wired money and purchase order are received by the Fund.  Any delays that may occur in wiring money, including delays that may occur in processing by the banks, are not the responsibility of the Fund or the transfer agent.  The Fund presently does not charge a fee for the receipt of wired funds, but the Fund may charge shareholders for this service in the future.



To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  This means that when you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you.  We may also ask for other identifying documents or information, and may take additional steps to verify your identity.  We may not be able to open your account or complete a transaction for you until we are able to verify your identity.

Minimum Purchase Amount

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $2,500 for a regular account, $2,500 for an IRA account, or $100 for an automatic investment plan account.  The Fund reserves the right to change the amount of these minimums from time to time or to waive them in whole or in part for certain accounts.  Investment minimums may be higher or lower for investors purchasing shares through a brokerage firm or other financial institution.  To the extent investments of individual investors are aggregated into an omnibus account established by an investment advisor, broker or other intermediary, the account minimums apply to the omnibus account, not to the account of the individual investor.  

Automatic Investment Plan


You may open an automatic investment plan account with a $100 initial purchase and a $100 monthly investment.  If you have an existing account that does not include the automatic investment plan, you can contact the Fund’s transfer agent to establish an automatic investment plan.  The automatic investment plan provides a convenient method to have monies deducted directly from your bank account for investment in the Fund.  You may authorize the automatic withdrawal of funds from your bank account for a minimum amount of $100.  The Fund may alter, modify or terminate this plan at any time.  To begin participating in this plan, please complete the Automatic Investment Plan Section found on the application or contact the Fund at 1-866-447-4228.

Additional Investments

The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50.  You may purchase additional shares of the Fund by check or wire. Your bank wire should be sent as outlined above. You also may purchase Fund shares by making automatic periodic investments from your bank account.  To use this feature, select the automatic investment option in the account application and provide the necessary information about the bank account from which your investments will be make.  You may revoke your election to make automatic investments by calling 1-866-447-4228 or by writing to the Fund at:

Catalyst Funds

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

17605 Wright Street, Suite 2

Omaha NE 68130




Other Purchase Information

The Fund may limit the amount of purchases and refuse to sell to any person.  If your wire does not clear, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Fund.  If you are already a shareholder, the Fund can redeem shares from any identically registered account in the Fund as reimbursement for any loss incurred.  You may be prohibited or restricted from making future purchases in the Fund.

The Fund has authorized certain broker-dealers and other financial institutions (including their designated intermediaries) to accept on its behalf purchase and sell orders.  The Fund is deemed to have received an order when the authorized person or designee receives the order, and the order is processed at the NAV next calculated thereafter.  It is the responsibility of the broker-dealer or other financial institution to transmit orders promptly to the Fund’s transfer agent.

Market Timing

The Fund discourages market timing. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short term market movements. To the extent that the Fund significantly invests in small or mid-capitalization equity securities or derivative investments, because these securities are often infrequently traded, investors may seek to trade Fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of these securities (referred to as price arbitrage). Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders.  The Board of Trustees has adopted a policy directing the Fund to reject any purchase order with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s), where it detects a pattern of purchases and sales of the Fund that indicates market timing or trading that it determines is abusive.  The Fund may reject purchase orders or temporarily or permanently revoke exchange privileges if the Fund reasonably believes that an investor is engaged in market timing activities.   Additionally, to prevent disruption in the management of the Fund, excessive exchange activity is limited.  An investor’s exchange privilege will be revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive.  The Fund may accept exchanges that would otherwise be considered excessive if it believes that granting such exceptions is in the best interest of the Fund and is not part of a market timing strategy.  This policy applies uniformly to all Fund shareholders.  While the Fund attempt to deter market timing, there is no assurance that they will be able to identify and eliminate all market timers.  For example, certain accounts called “omnibus accounts” include multiple shareholders.  Omnibus accounts typically provide the Fund with a net purchase or redemption request on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identities of individual purchasers and redeemers whose orders are aggregated are not known by the Fund.  The netting effect often makes it more difficult for the Fund to detect market timing, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to do so.



 HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

You may redeem your shares on any business day.  Redemption orders received in proper order by the Fund’s transfer agent or by a brokerage firm or other financial institution that sells Fund shares before 4:00 p.m. ET (or before the NYSE closes if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET) will be effective at that day's NAV.  Your brokerage firm or financial institution may have an earlier cut-off time.

Shares of the Fund may be redeemed by mail or telephone.  You may receive redemption payments in the form of a check or federal wire transfer, subject to any applicable redemption fee.  If you redeem your shares through a broker-dealer or other institution, you may be charged a fee by that institution.

By Mail.  You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund at no charge by mail.  Your request, in proper form, should be addressed to:

Catalyst Funds

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

17605 Wright Street, Suite 2

Omaha NE 68130


“Proper form” means your request for redemption must:


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Include the Fund name and account number;

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Include the account name(s) and address;

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State the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; and

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Be signed by all registered share owner(s) in the exact name(s) and any special capacity in which they are registered.

The Fund may require that the signatures be guaranteed if you request the redemption check be mailed to an address other than the address of record, or if the mailing address has been changed within 30 days of the redemption request.  The Fund may also require that signatures be guaranteed for redemptions of $100,000 or more.  Signature guarantees are for the protection of shareholders.  You can obtain a signature guarantee from most banks and securities dealers, but not from a notary public. For joint accounts, both signatures must be guaranteed.  Please call the transfer agent at 1-866-447-4228 if you have questions.  At the discretion of the Fund, you may be required to furnish additional legal documents to insure proper authorization.

By Telephone.  You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund by calling the transfer agent at 1-866-447-4228.  You must first complete the Optional Telephone Redemption and Exchange section of the investment application to institute this option.  The Fund, the transfer agent and the custodian are not liable for following redemption instructions communicated by telephone to the extent that they reasonably believe the telephone instructions to be genuine.  However, if they do not employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine, they may be liable for any



losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.  Procedures employed may include recording telephone instructions and requiring a form of personal identification from the caller.

The Fund may terminate the telephone redemption procedures at any time.  During periods of extreme market activity it is possible that shareholders may encounter some difficulty in telephoning the Fund, although neither the Fund nor the transfer agent have ever experienced difficulties in receiving and in a timely fashion responding to telephone requests for redemptions or exchanges.  If you are unable to reach the Fund by telephone, you may request a redemption or exchange by mail.

Additional Information.  If you are not certain of the requirements for redemption please call the transfer agent at 1-866-447-4228.  Redemptions specifying a certain date or share price cannot be accepted and will be returned.  You will be mailed the proceeds on or before the fifth business day following the redemption.  You may be assessed a fee if the Fund incurs bank charges because you request that the Fund re-issue a redemption check.  Also, when the NYSE is closed (or when trading is restricted) for any reason other than its customary weekend or holiday closing or under any emergency circumstances, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment dates.

Because the Fund incurs certain fixed costs in maintaining shareholder accounts, the Fund may require you to redeem all of your shares in the Fund on 30 days written notice if the value of your shares in the Fund is less than $2,500 due to redemption, or such other minimum amount as the Fund may determine from time to time.  You may increase the value of your shares in the Fund to the minimum amount within the 30-day period.  All shares of the Fund are also subject to involuntary redemption if the Board of Trustees determines to liquidate the Fund.  An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences about which you should consult your tax advisor.

Exchange Privilege


You may exchange shares of a particular class of the Fund only for shares of the same class of another Catalyst Fund including for shares of other Catalyst Funds offered in other prospectuses. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of the Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund for Class A shares of the Catalyst Value Fund. Shares of the Fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence. You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the Fund you purchase by exchange. For tax purposes, exchanges of shares involve a sale of shares of the Fund you own and a purchase of the shares of the other Fund, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

 DISTRIBUTION PLANS

The Fund has adopted distribution and service plans under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act that allows the Fund to pay distribution and/or service fees in connection with the distribution of its Class A and Class C shares and for services provided to shareholders.  



Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Class A Shares


Under the Fund’s Plan related to the Class A Shares, the Fund may pay an annual fee of up to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares for providing ongoing services to you. The Fund is currently paying up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of its Class A shares. All or a portion of the distribution and services fees may be paid to your financial advisor for providing ongoing services to you.

Class C Shares


Under the Fund’s Plan related to the Class C Shares, the Fund may pay an annual fee of up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C Shares for providing ongoing services to you. All or a portion of the distribution and services fees may be paid to your financial advisor for providing ongoing services to you.

 VALUING THE FUND’S ASSETS

The Fund's assets are generally valued at their market value.  If market prices are not available or, in the Advisor's opinion, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the domestic or foreign exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the Advisor will value the Fund’s assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the Advisor may need to price the security using the Fund's fair value pricing guidelines. Without a fair value price, short term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long term investors.  Securities trading on overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events effecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market, bur prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair valuation of the Fund's securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Fund's NAV by short term traders.  The Fund may use pricing services to determine market value.  The NAV for the Fund investing in other investment companies is calculated based upon the NAV of the underlying investment companies in its portfolio, and the prospectuses of those companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

 DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions

The Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment income in the form of dividends and taxable capital gains to its shareholders.  These distributions are



automatically reinvested in the applicable Fund unless you request cash distributions on your application or through a written request to the Fund.  The Fund expects that its distributions will consist of both capital gains and dividend income.  The Fund may make distributions of its net realized capital gains (after any reductions for capital loss carry forwards) annually.  

Taxes

In general, selling shares of the Fund and receiving distributions (whether reinvested or taken in cash) are taxable events.  Depending on the purchase price and the sale price, you may have a gain or a loss on any shares sold.  Any tax liabilities generated by your transactions or by receiving distributions are your responsibility.  You may want to avoid making a substantial investment when the Fund is about to make a taxable distribution because you would be responsible for any taxes on the distribution regardless of how long you have owned your shares.  The Fund may produce capital gains even if it does not have income to distribute and performance has been poor.

Early each year, the Fund will mail to you a statement setting forth the federal income tax information for all distributions made during the previous year.  If you do not provide your taxpayer identification number, your account will be subject to backup withholding.  

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred accounts or other non-taxable entities.  Because each investor’s tax circumstances are unique, please consult with your tax advisor about your investment.  

 MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Advisor

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company located at 22 High Street, Huntington, NY, serves as Advisor to the Fund. The Advisor was formed on January 24, 2006.  Management of mutual funds, including the Fund, is currently its primary business.  Under the terms of the management agreement, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC is responsible for formulating the Fund’s investment policies, making ongoing investment decisions and engaging in portfolio transactions.

Portfolio Manager


Edward S. Walczak

Edward S. Walczak is a Portfolio Manager of the Advisor and has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and its predecessor fund since its inception in 2005. From 2005 until joining the Advisor in August, 2013, Mr. Walczak was the Managing Member and portfolio manager of Harbor Financial, LLC, a registered Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator. His previous professional experience also includes serving as the Vice President for Operations of Acuity Specialty Products; Vice President of Supply Chain, Vice President of Purchasing and Vice President of Engineering of Brach and Brock Confections; and Captain of the U.S. Army



Corps. Mr. Walczak has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics and Economics from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.


Advisory Fees


The Fund is authorized to pay the Advisor an annual fee equal to 1.75% of its average daily net assets.  The advisory fee is paid monthly. The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses, but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs; underlying fund expenses; borrowing costs, such as (a) interest and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; 12b-1 distribution plan expenses; and extraordinary expenses) at 2.74%. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the Fund’s expense limits.

The Fund’s Advisor (not the Fund) may pay certain financial institutions (which may include banks, brokers, securities dealers and other industry professionals) a fee for providing distribution related services for the Fund’s shareholders to the extent these institutions are allowed to do so by applicable statute, rule or regulation.  Since the Fund had not commenced operations during the fiscal period ended June 30, 2013, the Advisor to the Fund has received no advisory fees as of that date. A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the management agreement with Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC will be available in the Fund’s semi-annual report to shareholders for the period ending December 31, 2013.

 


PRIVACY NOTICE

MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST

Rev. June 2011

FACTS

WHAT DOES MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.


What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

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Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

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account transactions and transaction history

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investment experience and purchase history
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.


How?

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business.  In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Mutual Fund Series Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.


Reasons we can share your personal information:

Does Mutual Fund Series Trust share information?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus.

YES

NO

For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you.

NO

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies.

NO

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records.

NO

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness.

NO

We don’t share

For our affiliates to market to you

NO

We don’t share

For non-affiliates to market to you

NO

We don’t share


QUESTIONS?  

Call 1-866-447-4228



PRIVACY NOTICE


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What we do:


How does Mutual Fund Series Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.  These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.


Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.


How does Mutual Fund Series Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

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open an account or deposit money

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direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

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seek advice about your investments

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.


Why cant I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

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sharing for affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness.

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affiliates from using your information to market to you.

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sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.


Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non-financial companies.

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Mutual Fund Series Trust has no affiliates.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and non-financial companies.

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Mutual Fund Series Trust does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies

that together market financial products or services to you.

·

Mutual Fund Series Trust does not jointly market.


 



FOR MORE INFORMATION

Several additional sources of information are available to you.  The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), incorporated into this Prospectus by reference, contains detailed information on Fund policies and operations, including policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of portfolio holdings by the Fund’s affiliates.  Annual and semi-annual reports contain management’s discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance results as of the Fund’s latest semi-annual or annual fiscal year end.  

Call the Fund at 1-866-447-4228 to request free copies of the SAI, the annual report and the semi-annual report, to request other information about the Fund and to make shareholder inquiries. You may also obtain this information from the Fund’s internet site at www.CatalystMutualFunds.com.

You may review and copy information about the Fund (including the SAI and other reports) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  Call the SEC at 1-202-551-8090 for room hours and operation.  You also may obtain reports and other information about the Fund on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http.//www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:  publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.













Investment Company Act File No. 811-21872