485APOS 1 thb_485apos.txt AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 26, 2013 File No. 033-42484 File No. 811-06400 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 219 /X/ AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AMENDMENT NO. 220 /X/ THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 101 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) 1-800-932-7781 (Registrant's Telephone Number) Michael Beattie c/o SEI Corporation One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copy to: Timothy W. Levin, Esquire Dianne M. Descoteaux, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP c/o SEI Corporation 1701 Market Street One Freedom Valley Drive Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / / Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) / / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b) / / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) /X/ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) / / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT TO COMPLETION THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 26, 2013 THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND PROSPECTUS [ ], 2013 THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT SMALL CAP VALUE FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ([ ]) INVESTOR CLASS SHARES ([ ]) INVESTMENT ADVISER: THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT, INC. THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN ARRANGED INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY REVIEW THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND, PLEASE SEE: PAGE FUND SUMMARY ............................................................... 1 FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE ............................................. 1 FUND FEES AND EXPENSES ................................................ 1 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ....................................... 2 PRINCIPAL RISKS ....................................................... 2 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ............................................... 4 INVESTMENT ADVISER .................................................... 4 PORTFOLIO MANAGER ..................................................... 4 PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES ...................................... 4 TAX INFORMATION ....................................................... 5 PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ...................................................... 5 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK ................................................ 6 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND'S OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENTS .............................................................. 10 INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ....................................... 11 INVESTMENT ADVISER ......................................................... 11 PORTFOLIO MANAGER .......................................................... 11 RELATED PERFORMANCE DATA OF THE ADVISER .................................... 12 PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES ............................. 13 DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES ................................................ 19 SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS ......................................... 20 PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ....................................... 20 OTHER POLICIES ............................................................. 21 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS ................................................ 24 TAXES ...................................................................... 24 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ....................................................... 25 HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND ....................... Back Cover i THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT SMALL CAP VALUE FUND FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") seeks capital appreciation. FUND FEES AND EXPENSES This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Class and Investor Class Shares of the Fund. SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT) Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if shares redeemed have been held for less than 30 days) 2.00% ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT)
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR CLASS CLASS SHARES SHARES ------- ------- Management Fees 1.00% 1.00% 12b-1 Fees None 0.25% Other Expenses(1) 2.67% 2.67% Shareholder Servicing Fee NONE 0.25% ------- ------- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 3.67% 4.17% Less Fee Waivers (2.67)% (2.67)% ------- ------- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee 1.00% 1.50% Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(2)
(1) Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. (2) Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses in order to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 1.00% and 1.50% of the Fund's Institutional Class and Investor Class Shares' average daily net assets, respectively, until February 28, 2015 (the "contractual expense limit"). In addition, if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the contractual expense limit, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the contractual expense limit to recover all or a portion of its fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board, for any reason at any time; or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on February 28, 2015. 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 (including capped expenses for the period described in the footnote to the fee table) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 1 YEAR 3 YEARS ------ ------- Institutional Class $102 $787 Shares Investor Class $153 $936 Shares 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 rate 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 total annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES In pursuing the Fund's investment objective, Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. (the "Adviser"), the Fund's adviser, seeks to identify and invest Fund assets in equity securities of smaller U.S. companies that, in the Adviser's opinion, are undervalued in the market. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common stocks. In addition, the Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The Fund expects that typically 10% or less of the Fund's total asset value will be invested in ADRs, as determined at the time of investment. Investments are selected based on an active fundamental process which combines financial analysis and proprietary research to evaluate potential investments' management and long-term outlook and business strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund without shareholder approval upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. The Fund considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of companies included in the Russell 2000 Value Index (the "Index"). As of June 30, 2013, the capitalization range of the Index was $130 million to $1.3 billion. The Adviser expects the Fund's weighted average market capitalization to be similar to that of the Index, although this may vary at any time. The Fund may, from time to time, focus its investments in one or more sectors represented in the Index. PRINCIPAL RISKS As with all mutual funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. There is also a possibility that the Fund will not achieve its goal. This could occur because its strategy failed to produce the intended results or because the Adviser did not implement its strategy properly. A FUND SHARE IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FDIC OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders' investments in the Fund are set forth below. EQUITY RISK -- Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. This price volatility is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. 2 SMALL-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK -- Small-capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. Small-cap stock prices may be more volatile than mid- and large-capitalization companies and such stocks may be more thinly-traded and thus difficult for the Fund to buy and sell in the market. VALUE STOCK RISK -- Value investing focuses on companies with stocks that appear undervalued in light of a variety of factors. If the Adviser's assessment of a company's value or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds. FOREIGN COMPANY RISK -- Investing in foreign companies poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. SECTOR FOCUS RISK -- Because the Fund's investments may, from time to time, be more heavily invested in particular sectors, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors. As a result, the Fund's share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors. The specific risks for each of the sectors in which the Fund may focus its investments include the additional risks described below: o FINANCIAL SERVICES. Companies in the financial services sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. o HEALTH CARE. Companies in the health care sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. o PRODUCER DURABLES. Companies in the producer durables sector are subject to intense competition, consolidation, domestic and international politics, excess capacity, consumer demand and spending trends and the general state of the economy. o MATERIALS. Companies in the materials sector are subject to the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, depletion of resources, over production, consumer demand, litigation and government regulations. o TECHNOLOGY. Companies in the technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. o CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector are subject to the performance of the overall international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. o CONSUMER STAPLES. Companies in the consumer staples sector are subject to government regulation and changes in consumer spending, competition, demographics and consumer preferences. 3 o ENERGY. Companies in the energy sector are subject to supply and demand, exploration and production spending, world events and economic conditions, swift price and supply fluctuations, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities and tax and other governmental regulatory policies. o UTILITIES. Companies in the utilities sector are subject to increases in fuel and operating costs, rising costs of financing capital construction and the cost of complying with federal and state regulations, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate changes. MANAGEMENT RISK -- The Adviser's investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result. NEW FUND RISK -- If the Fund is not successful, it may be liquidated at a time that is not favorable for all shareholders. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The Fund is new, and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's performance to a broad measure of market performance. INVESTMENT ADVISER Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. PORTFOLIO MANAGER Christopher N. Cuesta, Portfolio Manager and Principal, has managed the Fund since its inception. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES To purchase Institutional Class Shares of the Fund for the first time, you must invest at least $100,000 (there is no minimum investment for individual retirement accounts ("IRAs")). Each minimum subsequent investment in Institutional Class Shares of the Fund is required to be at least $2,500. To purchase Investor Class Shares of the Fund for the first time, you must invest at least $100. There is no minimum investment amount for subsequent purchases of Investor Class Shares. If you own your shares directly, you may redeem your shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for business (a "Business Day") by contacting the Fund directly by mail at: Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, P.O. Box 219009, Kansas City, MO 64121-9009 (Express Mail: Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund c/o DST Systems, Inc., 430 West 7th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105) or telephone at 1-855-THB-FUND. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to redeem your shares. Your broker or institution may charge a fee for its services in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. 4 TAX INFORMATION The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which case your distribution will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase shares of 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 web site for more information. 5 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Adviser's judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. In fact, no matter how good of a job the Adviser does, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the value of the securities the Fund holds. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. The effect on the Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings. EQUITY RISK -- Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. Equity securities include public and privately issued equity securities, common and preferred stocks, warrants, rights to subscribe to common stock and convertible securities, shares of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), as well as shares of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that attempt to track the price movement of equity indices. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Preferred stock provides a fixed dividend that is paid before any dividends are paid to common stockholders, and which takes precedence over common stock in the event of a liquidation. Like common stock, preferred stocks represent partial ownership in a company, although preferred stock shareholders do not enjoy any of the voting rights of common stockholders. Also, unlike common stock, a preferred stock pays a fixed dividend that does not fluctuate, although the company does not have to pay this dividend if it lacks the financial ability to do so. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. The value of securities convertible into equity securities, such as warrants or convertible debt, is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer and any call provision. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a mutual fund invests will cause the fund's net asset value to fluctuate. An investment in a portfolio of equity securities may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of these share price fluctuations. FOREIGN COMPANY RISK -- Investing in foreign companies, whether through investments made in foreign markets or made through the purchase of American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), which are traded on U.S. exchanges and represent an ownership in a foreign security, poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign companies may be denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund's investments. These currency movements may occur separately from, and in response to, events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. While ADRs provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. 6 Investments in securities of foreign companies (including through ADRs) can be more volatile than investments in U.S. companies. Diplomatic, political, or economic developments, including nationalization or appropriation, could affect investments in foreign companies. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Financial statements of foreign issuers are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards than the financial statements of U.S. issuers and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Thus, there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers than about most U.S. issuers. Transaction costs are generally higher than those in the United States and expenses for custodial arrangements of foreign securities may be somewhat greater than typical expenses for custodial arrangements of similar U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries a portion of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolio. SMALL-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK -- The small-capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, these small-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Small-capitalization companies may be less financially secure than large- and mid-capitalization companies and may be more vulnerable to key personnel losses due to reliance on a smaller number of management personnel. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. Therefore, small-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies and such stocks may be more thinly traded and thus difficult for the Fund to buy and sell in the market. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange. VALUE STYLE RISK -- Value investing focuses on companies with stocks that appear undervalued in light of a variety of factors. If the Adviser's assessment of a company's value or prospects is wrong, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds. In addition, "value stocks" can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. Over time, a value investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the Fund to sometimes underperform other funds that use differing investing styles. SECTOR FOCUS RISK -- Because the Fund's investments may, from time to time, be more heavily invested in particular sectors, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors. As a result, the Fund's share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors. The specific risks for each of the sectors in which the Fund may focus its investments include the additional risks described below: o FINANCIAL SERVICES. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, the recent deterioration of the credit markets generally has caused an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U. S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets. Recent events in the financial sector have resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Numerous financial services companies have experienced substantial declines in the valuations of their 7 assets, taken action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or even ceased operations. These actions have caused the securities of many financial services companies to experience a dramatic decline in value. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector. o HEALTH CARE. Companies in the health care sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the health care sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of the companies. Health care companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the health care sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market. o PRODUCER DURABLES. Many companies in the producer durables sector convert unfinished goods into finished durables used to manufacture other goods or provide services, including electrical equipment and components, industrial products, manufactured housing and telecommunications equipment. General risks of these companies include intense competition, consolidation, domestic and international politics, excess capacity, consumer demand and spending trends and the general state of the economy. In addition, they may also be significantly affected by overall capital spending levels, economic cycles, technical obsolescence, delays in modernization, labor relations, government regulations and e-commerce initiatives. o MATERIALS. Companies in the materials sector are subject to the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, depletion of resources, over production, consumer demand, litigation and government regulations. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. o TECHNOLOGY. Companies in the technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. o CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector are subject to the performance of the overall international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products and services in the marketplace. 8 o CONSUMER STAPLES. Companies in the consumer staples sector are subject to government regulation and changes in consumer spending, competition, demographics and consumer preferences. For instance, government regulations may affect the permissibility of using various food additives and production methods of companies that make food products, which could affect company profitability. Also, the success of food, beverage, household and personal products companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand. o ENERGY. Energy companies develop and produce oil, gas and consumable fuels and provide drilling and other energy resources production and distribution related services. Stock prices for these types of companies are affected by supply and demand, exploration and production spending, world events and economic conditions, swift price and supply fluctuations, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities and tax and other governmental regulatory policies. Weak demand for energy companies' products or services or for energy products and services in general, as well as negative developments in these other areas, including natural disasters or terrorist attacks, would adversely impact the Fund's performance. o UTILITIES. Companies in the utilities sector are subject to increases in fuel and operating costs, rising costs of financing capital construction and the cost of complying with federal and state regulations, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate changes. Although rate changes of a utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with financing costs due to political and regulatory factors, rate changes ordinarily occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company's earnings and dividends in times of decreasing costs, but conversely, will tend to adversely affect earnings and dividends when costs are rising. The value of regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their traditional regulated rates of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to defend their core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may render a utility company's equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact profitability. MANAGEMENT RISK -- The investment performance of the Fund depends largely on the skill of key personnel and investment professionals of the Adviser. The Fund's investment strategy permits investments to be made in a range of issuers, securities, financial instruments and transactions. Within these parameters, the Adviser will make investment decisions for the Fund as it deems appropriate. No assurance can be given that the Fund will be successful in obtaining suitable investments, or that if such investments are made, the objectives of the Fund will be achieved. If key personnel, including key investment or key technical staff, were to leave the Adviser or be unable to perform their duties, the Adviser might not be able to find equally desirable replacements in a timely fashion and the performance of the Fund could, as a result, be adversely affected. 9 NEW FUND RISK -- Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such liquidation could have negative tax consequences for shareholders and will cause shareholders to incur expenses of liquidation. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND'S OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENTS When selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser attempts to identify securities where the market has undervalued the potential of the company with regards to operating structure and profitability. The Adviser selects investments based on a process which combines financial analysis and proprietary research to evaluate potential investments' management structure and long-term outlook and business strategies. In constructing the Fund's portfolio, the Adviser uses a bottom-up fundamental research process that utilizes both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify investment opportunities. The Adviser's quantitative process screens the potential investment universe to uniquely combine fundamental and valuation factors that are consistent with the Adviser's investment approach. Candidate companies generally must possess distinguishing characteristics that help define them as leaders within their respective industries, while also demonstrating some form of identifiable positive change in either the underlying business or corporate structure. The Adviser aims to anticipate how such positive changes may affect the income statement, balance sheet or market perception of that particular company. Qualitative analysis is a by-product of a number of sources, including but not limited to the Adviser's previous knowledge of a company and/or sector, industry referrals, due diligence such as company visits, as well as general industry research. As part of its qualitative analysis, the Adviser focuses not only on the depth and quality of a company's management team, but also on management's economic alignment with the company's shareholders. A security may be sold when the Adviser determines: (i) the security's price is no longer justifiable; (ii) the investment is no longer appropriate for the Fund's portfolio; or (iii) a company has experienced a fundamental deterioration. In addition, a portion of a security holding may be sold if, due to an increase in value, the holding exceeds a pre-determined percentage of the total market value of the Fund's portfolio. The Fund may invest in cash or cash items for investment purposes or pending other investments. These cash items may include a number of money market instruments such as negotiable or non-negotiable securities issued by or short-term deposits with the U.S. and non-U.S. governments and agencies or instrumentalities thereof, bankers' acceptances, high quality commercial paper, repurchase agreements, bank certificates of deposit, and short-term debt securities of U.S. or non-U.S. issuers deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser. The Fund may also hold interests in investment vehicles that hold cash or cash items. While investments in cash items generally involve relatively low risk levels, they may produce lower than expected returns, and could result in losses. The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Fund uses under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in money market instruments and other cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with its investment objective. If the Fund invests in this manner, it may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund will only do so if the Adviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity to pursue its investment objective. 10 This prospectus describes the Fund's principal investment strategies, and the Fund will normally invest in the types of securities and other investments described in this prospectus. In addition to the securities and other investments and strategies described in this prospectus, the Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices that are not part of its principal investment strategies. These investments and strategies are described in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") (for information on how to obtain a copy of the SAI, see the back cover of this prospectus). Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goals. INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the circumstances under which the Fund discloses its portfolio holdings is available in the SAI. INVESTMENT ADVISER Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., a Delaware corporation formed in 1982, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is a 100% employee-owned investment management firm with its principal place of business located at 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851. As of [ ], 2013, the Adviser had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management. The Adviser makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the Fund's investment program. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") supervises the Adviser and establishes policies that the Adviser must follow in its management activities. For its services to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund in order to keep net operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 1.00% and 1.50% of the Fund's Institutional Class and Investor Class Shares' average daily net assets, respectively, until February 28, 2015 (the "contractual expense limit"). If at any point total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the contractual expense limit, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Fund's total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the contractual expense limit to recover all or a portion of its fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory agreement will be available in the Fund's first Annual or Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders. PORTFOLIO MANAGER The Fund is managed by an investment professional that is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Christopher N. Cuesta, Portfolio Manager and Principal, joined the Adviser in 2002 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser's micro cap products since 2004, and on the Adviser's small cap products since 2005. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Cuesta worked for Salomon Smith Barney from 1999 to 2002, and Van Eck Associates from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Cuesta received a BS from Fordham University in 1995 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed and ownership of Fund shares. 11 RELATED PERFORMANCE DATA OF THE ADVISER The following table gives the historical performance of all actual, fee-paying accounts, referred to as a "Composite," managed by the Adviser that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Fund. The Composite does not reflect all of the Adviser's assets under management. The Adviser maintains a complete list and description of composites, which is available, free of charge, upon request by emailing THBFunds@thbinc.com. Performance is historical and does not represent the future performance of the Fund or of the Adviser. The manner in which the performance was calculated for the Composite differs from that of registered mutual funds such as the Fund. If the performance was calculated in accordance with SEC standardized performance methodology, the performance results may have been different. The performance shown below is calculated in accordance with recognized industry standards. Additional information regarding the policies for calculating and reporting returns is available upon request. The accounts that are included in the Composite are not subject to the diversification requirements, specific tax restrictions, and investment limitations imposed on mutual funds, such as the Fund, by the federal securities and tax laws. Consequently, the performance results for the Composite could have been adversely affected if the accounts in the Composite were subject to the same federal securities and tax laws as the Fund. In addition, the accounts are not subject to the same adverse effects of cash inflows and outflows of investor money that a registered mutual fund such as the Fund may be subject to, and accordingly the performance of the accounts may be higher than for a registered mutual fund managed with substantially the same investment strategy. The Fund's fees and expenses are generally expected to be higher than those of the accounts included in the Composite. If the Fund's fees and expenses had been imposed on accounts included in the Composite, the performance shown below would have been lower. "Composite Net-of-Fees" performance results are net of all fees, expenses and, if applicable, sales loads or placement fees. Because of variation in fee levels, the "net of fees" Composite returns may not be reflective of performance in any one particular account. Therefore, the performance information shown below is not necessarily representative of the performance information that typically would be shown for a registered mutual fund. The investment results for the Composite presented below are not intended to predict or suggest the future returns of the Fund. The performance data shown below should not be considered a substitute for the Fund's own performance information. Investors should be aware that the use of a methodology different than that used below to calculate performance, such as SEC standardized performance methodology, could result in different performance data. THE DATA DOES NOT REPRESENT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANNUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS YEAR TOTAL ADVISER COMPOSITE ASSETS (ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR CALENDAR 3 YEAR ANNUALIZED END ASSETS UNDER YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31) STANDARD DEVIATION MANAGEMENT USD NUMBER OF COMPOSITE COMPOSITE BENCHMARK COMPOSITE COMPOSITE BENCHMARK (MILLIONS) (MILLIONS) ACCOUNTS GROSS-OF-FEES NET-OF-FEES DISPERSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012 $1,297 $119 Five or fewer 19.67% 18.79% 18.05% N/A 22.88% 19.89% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 $1,444 $86 Five or fewer -10.24% -10.94% -5.50% N/A 29.94% 26.04% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010 $2,222 $265 Five or fewer 35.32% 34.23% 24.51% N/A 33.16% 28.37% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2009 $1,814 $196 Five or fewer 42.17% 41.06% 20.54% N/A 29.99% 25.61% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2008 $1,286 $128 Five or fewer -41.74% -42.31% -28.93% N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2007 $2,514 $253 Five or fewer 0.92% 0.05% -9.77% N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2006 $2,552 $270 Five or fewer 19.28% 18.31% 23.47% N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2005 $2,164 $257 Five or fewer 9.35% 8.45% 4.69% N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2004 $2,314 $235 Five or fewer 16.96% 16.01% 22.25% N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2003* $2,211 $198 Five or fewer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 N/A -- Information is not statistically meaningful due to an insufficient number of accounts in the Composite for the entire year. * The inception date of the Composite was May 1, 2003. The Composite contains fully discretionary accounts under management, including those accounts no longer with the Adviser, and for comparison purposes is measured against the Russell 2000 Value Index. Prior to January 1, 2012, the minimum account size for the Composite was $20 million. Since January 1, 2012, the minimum account size for the Composite has been $5 million. The U.S. dollar is the currency used to express performance. Returns are presented gross and net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income. Net of fee performance was calculated using the highest applicable annual management fee applied quarterly. All returns are calculated on a total return basis and include all dividends and interest, accrued income, and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Dispersion is a measure for the statistical distribution of account returns. It is the asset-weighted standard deviation of individual account returns within the Composite from the Composite return. Dispersion measures are deemed not meaningful when the Composite contains five or fewer accounts. PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES This section tells you how to purchase, sell (sometimes called "redeem") and exchange Institutional and Investor Class Shares of the Fund. Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares are for individual and institutional investors. For information regarding the federal income tax consequences of transactions in shares of the Fund, including information about cost basis reporting, see "Taxes." HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES You will ordinarily submit your purchase orders through your securities broker or other financial intermediary through which you opened your shareholder account. To purchase shares directly from the Fund through its transfer agent, complete and send in the application. If you need an application or have questions, please call 1-855-THB-FUND. All investments must be made by check, Automated Clearing House ("ACH") or wire. All checks must be made payable in U.S. dollars and drawn on U.S. financial institutions. The Fund does not accept purchases made by third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks, cash, traveler's checks, money orders or cashier's checks. The Fund reserves the right to reject any specific purchase order, including exchange purchases, for any reason. The Fund is not intended for excessive trading by shareholders in response to short-term market fluctuations. For more information about the Fund's policy on excessive trading, see "Excessive Trading Policies and Procedures." 13 The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Please contact the Fund for more information. BY MAIL You can open an account with the Fund by sending a check and your account application to the address below. You can add to an existing account by sending the Fund a check and, if possible, the "Invest By Mail" stub that accompanies your statement. Be sure your check identifies clearly your name, your account number and the Fund's name. Make your check payable to "THB Funds." REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund P.O. Box 219009 Kansas City, MO 64121-9009 EXPRESS MAIL ADDRESS Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund c/o DST Systems, Inc. 430 West 7th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 The share price used to fill the purchase order is the next price calculated by the Fund after the Fund's transfer agent receives the order in proper form at the P.O. Box provided for regular mail delivery or the office address provided for express mail delivery. BY WIRE To open an account by wire, call 1-855-THB-FUND for details. To add to an existing account by wire, wire your money using the wiring instructions set forth below (be sure to include the Fund name and your account number). WIRING INSTRUCTIONS UMB Bank, N.A. ABA # 101000695 Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund DDA # 9870523965 Ref: Fund name/account number/account name PURCHASES IN-KIND Subject to the approval of the Fund, an investor may purchase shares of the Fund with liquid securities and other assets that are eligible for purchase by the Fund (consistent with the Fund's investment policies and restrictions) and that have a value that is readily ascertainable in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies. These transactions will be effected only if the Adviser deems the security to be an appropriate investment for the Fund. Assets purchased by the Fund in such a transaction will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time. 14 GENERAL INFORMATION You may purchase shares on any Business Day. Shares cannot be purchased by Federal Reserve wire on days that either the NYSE or the Federal Reserve is closed. The Fund's price per share will be the net asset value ("NAV") next determined after the Fund or authorized institution receives your purchase order in proper form. "Proper form" means that the Fund was provided a complete and signed account application, including the investor's social security number, tax identification number and other identification required by law or regulation, as well as sufficient purchase proceeds. The Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). To receive the current Business Day's NAV, the Fund (or an authorized institution) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. If the NYSE closes early -- such as on days preceding certain holidays -- the Fund reserves the right to calculate NAV as of the earlier closing time. The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions. Shares will not be priced on days that the NYSE is closed for trading, including nationally observed holidays. Since securities that are traded on foreign exchanges may trade on days when the NYSE is closed, the value of the Fund may change on days when you are unable to purchase or redeem shares. BUYING OR SELLING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY In addition to being able to buy and sell Fund shares directly from the Fund through its transfer agent, you may also buy or sell shares of the Fund through accounts with financial intermediaries, such as brokers and other institutions that are authorized to place trades in Fund shares for their customers. When you purchase or sell Fund shares through a financial intermediary (rather than directly from the Fund), you may have to transmit your purchase and sale requests to the financial intermediary at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows the financial intermediary time to process your requests and transmit them to the Fund prior to the time the Fund calculates its NAV that day. Your financial intermediary is responsible for transmitting all purchase and redemption requests, investment information, documentation and money to the Fund on time. If your financial intermediary fails to do so, it may be responsible for any resulting fees or losses. Unless your financial intermediary is an authorized institution (defined below), orders transmitted by the financial intermediary and received by the Fund after the time NAV is calculated for a particular day will receive the following day's NAV. Certain financial intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to act as agent on behalf of the Fund with respect to the receipt of purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares ("authorized institutions"). These requests are executed at the NAV next determined after the authorized institution receives the request. To determine whether your financial intermediary is an authorized institution such that it may act as agent on behalf of the Fund with respect to purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares, you should contact them directly. If you deal directly with a financial intermediary, you will have to follow their procedures for transacting with the Fund. Your financial intermediary may charge a fee for your purchase and/or redemption transactions. For more information about how to purchase or sell Fund shares through a financial intermediary, you should contact your authorized institution directly. 15 HOW THE FUND CALCULATES NAV NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price. If market prices are not readily available or the Fund reasonably believes that they are unreliable, such as in the case of a security value that has been materially affected by events occurring after the relevant market closes, the Fund is required to price those securities at fair value, as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Fund's Board. Pursuant to the policies adopted by, and under the ultimate supervision of the Fund's Board, these methods are implemented through the Fund's Fair Value Pricing Committee, members of which are appointed by the Board. The Fund's determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that the Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available. There may be limited circumstances in which the Fund would price securities at fair value for stocks of U.S. companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges -- for example, if the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded closed early or if trading in a particular security was halted during the day and did not resume prior to the time the Fund calculated its NAV. With respect to any non-U.S. securities held by the Fund, the Fund may take factors influencing specific markets or issuers into consideration in determining the fair value of a non-U.S. security. International securities markets may be open on days when the U.S. markets are closed. In such cases, the value of any international securities owned by the Fund may be significantly affected on days when investors cannot buy or sell shares. In addition, due to the difference in times between the close of the international markets and the time the Fund prices its shares, the value the Fund assigns to securities may not be the same as the quoted or published prices of those securities on their primary markets or exchanges. In determining fair value prices, the Fund may consider the performance of securities on their primary exchanges, foreign currency appreciation/depreciation, securities market movements in the United States, or other relevant information related to the securities. Securities, options, futures contracts and other assets (including swap agreements) for which market quotations are not readily available will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board. MINIMUM PURCHASES You can open an account with a minimum initial investment of $100,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $100 for Investor Class Shares. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts in its sole discretion. Each subsequent investment in Institutional Class Shares of the Fund is required to be at least $2,500. There is no minimum for subsequent purchases of Investor Class Shares. BY AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN (VIA ACH) (INVESTOR CLASS SHARES ONLY) You may not open an account via ACH. However, once you have established an account, you can set up an automatic investment plan by mailing a completed application to the Fund. These purchases can be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually in amounts of at least $100. To cancel or change a plan, write to the Fund at Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, P.O. Box 219009, Kansas City, MO 64121-9009 (Express Mail Address: Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, c/o DST Systems, Inc., 430 West 7th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105). Allow up to 15 days to create the plan and 3 days to cancel or change it. 16 FUND CODES The reference information listed below will be helpful to you when you contact the Fund to purchase shares of the Fund, check daily NAV or obtain additional information. FUND NAME TICKER SYMBOL CUSIP FUND CODE Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class Shares [ ] [ ] [ ] Investor Class Shares [ ] [ ] [ ] HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES If you own your shares directly, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by contacting the Fund directly by mail or telephone at 1-855-THB-FUND. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares. Your broker or institution may charge a fee for its services in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. Certain redemption requests will require a signature guarantee by an eligible guarantor institution. Eligible guarantors include commercial banks, savings and loans, savings banks, trust companies, credit unions, member firms of a national stock exchange, or any other member or participant of an approved signature guarantor program. For example, signature guarantees may be required if your address of record has changed in the last 30 days, you want the proceeds sent to a bank other than the bank of record on your account, or if you ask that the proceeds be sent to a different person or address. Please note that a notary public is not an acceptable provider of a signature guarantee and that we must be provided with the original guarantee. Signature guarantees are for the protection of our shareholders. Before it grants a redemption request, the Fund may require a shareholder to furnish additional legal documents to insure proper authorization. Accounts held by a corporation, trust, fiduciary or partnership, may require additional documentation along with a signature guaranteed letter of instruction. The Fund participates in the Paperless Legal Program (the "Program"), which eliminates the need for accompanying paper documentation on legal securities transfers. Requests received with a Medallion Signature Guarantee will be reviewed for the proper criteria to meet the guidelines of the Program and may not require additional documentation. Please contact Shareholder Services at 1-855-THB-FUND for more information. The sale price of each share will be the NAV next determined after the Fund receives your request in proper form. BY MAIL To redeem shares by mail, please send a letter to the Fund signed by all registered parties on the account specifying: o The Fund name; o The account number; o The dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; o The account name(s); and o The address to which redemption (sale) proceeds should be sent. 17 All registered shareholders must sign the letter in the exact name(s) and must designate any special capacity in which they are registered. REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund P.O. Box 219009 Kansas City, MO 64121-9009 EXPRESS MAIL ADDRESS Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund c/o DST Systems, Inc. 430 West 7th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 The share price used to fill the sell order is the next price calculated by the Fund after the Fund's transfer agent receives the order in proper form at the P.O. Box provided for regular mail delivery or the office address provided for express mail delivery. BY TELEPHONE You must first establish the telephone redemption privilege (and, if desired, the wire or ACH redemption privilege) by completing the appropriate sections of the account application. Call 1-855-THB-FUND to redeem your shares. Based on your instructions, the Fund will mail your proceeds to you or send them to your bank via wire or ACH. BY SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN (VIA ACH) (INVESTOR CLASS SHARES ONLY) If your account balance is at least $5,000, you may transfer as little as $100 per month from your account to another financial institution through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (via ACH). To participate in this service, you must complete the appropriate sections of the account application and mail it to the Fund. RECEIVING YOUR MONEY Normally, the Fund will send your sale proceeds within seven days after the Fund receives your request. Your proceeds can be wired to your bank account (may be subject to a $10 fee), sent to you by check or sent via ACH to your bank account once you have established banking instructions with the Fund. IF YOU ARE SELLING SHARES THAT WERE RECENTLY PURCHASED BY CHECK OR THROUGH ACH, REDEMPTION PROCEEDS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL YOUR CHECK HAS CLEARED OR THE ACH TRANSACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED (WHICH MAY TAKE UP TO 15 DAYS FROM YOUR DATE OF PURCHASE). REDEMPTIONS IN-KIND The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise and for the protection of the Fund's remaining shareholders, the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in-kind). The Fund may also redeem in-kind to discourage short term 18 trading of shares. It is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in-kind, but if they were, you would have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption. In addition, you would continue to be subject to the risks of any market fluctuation in the value of the securities you receive in-kind until they are sold. INVOLUNTARY REDEMPTIONS OF YOUR SHARES If your account balance drops below $100 with respect to Investor Class Shares and $50,000 with respect to Institutional Class Shares because of redemptions, you may be required to sell your shares. The Fund generally will provide you at least 30 days' written notice to give you time to add to your account and avoid the involuntary redemption of your shares. The Fund reserves the right to waive the minimum account value requirement in its sole discretion. If your Fund shares are redeemed for this reason within 30 calendar days of their purchase, the redemption fee will not be applied. SUSPENSION OF YOUR RIGHT TO SELL YOUR SHARES The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares during times when trading on the NYSE is restricted or halted, or otherwise as permitted by the SEC. More information about this is in the SAI. HOW TO EXCHANGE FUND SHARES At no charge, you may exchange Institutional Class or Investor Class Shares of one THB Fund for Institutional Class or Investor Class Shares, respectively, of another THB Fund by writing to or calling the Fund. You may only exchange shares between accounts with identical registrations (i.e., the same names and addresses). The exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term or excessive trading. The Fund may suspend or terminate your exchange privilege if you engage in a pattern of exchanges that is excessive, as determined in the sole discretion of the Fund. For more information about the Fund's policy on excessive trading, see "Excessive Trading Policies and Procedures." TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. Although the Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions, the Fund is not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions it reasonably believes to be genuine. If you or your financial institution transact with the Fund over the telephone, you will generally bear the risk of any loss. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES The Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Investor Class Shares that allows the Fund to pay distribution and/or service fees for the sale and distribution of its shares, and for services provided to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The maximum annual distribution and/or service fee for Investor Class Shares of the Fund is 0.25%. 19 SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS The Fund may compensate financial intermediaries for providing a variety of services to shareholders. Financial intermediaries include affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies and any other institution having a service, administration or any similar arrangement with the Fund, its service providers or their respective affiliates. This section and the following section briefly describe how financial intermediaries may be paid for providing these services. The Fund generally pays financial intermediaries a fee that is based on the assets of the Fund that are attributable to investments by customers of the financial intermediary. The services for which financial intermediaries are compensated may include record-keeping, transaction processing for shareholders' accounts and other shareholder services. In addition to these payments, your financial intermediary may charge you account fees, transaction fees for buying or redeeming shares of the Fund, or other fees for servicing your account. Your financial intermediary should provide a schedule of its fees and services to you upon request. The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan that provides that the Fund may pay financial intermediaries for shareholder services in an annual amount not to exceed 0.25% based on the Fund's Investor Class Shares' average daily net assets. The Fund does not pay these service fees on shares purchased directly. In addition to payments made directly to financial intermediaries by the Fund, the Adviser or its affiliates may, at their own expense, pay financial intermediaries for these and other services to Fund shareholders, as described in the section below. PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES From time to time, the Adviser and/or its affiliates, in their discretion, may make payments to certain affiliated or unaffiliated financial intermediaries to compensate them for the costs associated with distribution, marketing, administration and shareholder servicing support for the Fund. These payments may be in addition to any Rule 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees that are reflected in the fee table section of this prospectus. These payments are sometimes characterized as "revenue sharing" payments and are made out of the Adviser's and/or its affiliates' own legitimate profits or other resources, and are not paid by the Fund. A financial intermediary may provide these services with respect to Fund shares sold or held through programs such as retirement plans, qualified tuition programs, fund supermarkets, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, bank trust programs and insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. In addition, financial intermediaries may receive payments for making shares of the Fund available to their customers or registered representatives, including providing the Fund with "shelf space," placing it on a preferred or recommended fund list, or promoting the Fund in certain sales programs that are sponsored by financial intermediaries. To the extent permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules and other applicable laws and regulations, the Adviser and/or its affiliates may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments to financial intermediaries. For more information, please see "Payments to Financial Intermediaries" and "Shareholder Services" in the Fund's SAI. The level of payments to individual financial intermediaries varies in any given year and may be negotiated on the basis of sales of Fund shares, the amount of Fund assets serviced by the financial intermediary or the quality of the financial intermediary's relationship with the Adviser and/or its affiliates. These payments may be more or less than the payments received by the financial intermediaries from other mutual funds and may influence a financial intermediary to favor the sales of certain funds or share classes over others. In certain instances, the payments could be significant and may cause a conflict of interest for your financial intermediary. Any such payments will not change the NAV or price of the Fund's shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for information about any 20 payments it may receive in connection with the sale of Fund shares or the provision of services to Fund shareholders, as well as information about any fees and/or commissions it charges. OTHER POLICIES EXCESSIVE TRADING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The Fund is intended for long-term investment purposes only and discourages shareholders from engaging in "market timing" or other types of excessive short-term trading. This frequent trading into and out of the Fund may present risks to the Fund's long-term shareholders and could adversely affect shareholder returns. The risks posed by frequent trading include interfering with the efficient implementation of the Fund's investment strategies, triggering the recognition of taxable gains and losses on the sale of Fund investments, requiring the Fund to maintain higher cash balances to meet redemption requests, and experiencing increased transaction costs. In addition, because the Fund invests in small-cap securities, which often trade in lower volumes and may be less liquid, the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks posed by frequent trading because frequent transactions in the Fund's shares may have a greater impact on the market prices of these types of securities. The Fund's service providers will take steps reasonably designed to detect and deter frequent trading by shareholders pursuant to the Fund's policies and procedures described in this prospectus and approved by the Fund's Board. For purposes of applying these policies, the Fund's service providers may consider the trading history of accounts under common ownership or control. The Fund's policies and procedures include: o Shareholders are restricted from making more than 3 "round trips," including exchanges, into or out of the Fund over a 90 day period. If a shareholder exceeds this amount, the Fund and/or its service providers may, at their discretion, reject any additional purchase or exchange orders. The Fund defines a "round trip" as a purchase into the Fund by a shareholder, followed by a subsequent redemption out of the Fund, of an amount the Adviser reasonably believes would be harmful or disruptive to the Fund. o The Fund assesses a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions by shareholders of Fund shares held for less than 30 days (subject to certain exceptions as discussed in "Redemption Fee"). o The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase or exchange request by any investor or group of investors for any reason without prior notice, including, in particular, if the Fund or the Adviser reasonably believes that the trading activity would be harmful or disruptive to the Fund. The Fund and/or its service providers seek to apply these policies to the best of their abilities uniformly and in a manner they believe is consistent with the interests of the Fund's long-term shareholders. The Fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions by Fund shareholders. Although these policies are designed to deter frequent trading, none of these measures alone nor all of them taken together eliminate the possibility that frequent trading in the Fund will occur. Systematic purchases or redemptions are exempt from these policies. Financial intermediaries (such as investment advisers and broker-dealers) often establish omnibus accounts in the Fund for their customers through which transactions are placed. The Fund has entered into 21 "information sharing agreements" with these financial intermediaries, which permit the Fund to obtain, upon request, information about the trading activity of the intermediary's customers that invest in the Fund. If the Fund or its service providers identify omnibus account level trading patterns that have the potential to be detrimental to the Fund, the Fund or its service providers may, in their sole discretion, request from the financial intermediary information concerning the trading activity of its customers. Based upon a review of that information, if the Fund or its service providers determine that the trading activity of any customer may be detrimental to the Fund, they may, in their sole discretion, request the financial intermediary to restrict or limit further trading in the Fund by that customer. If the Fund is not satisfied that the intermediary has taken appropriate action, the Fund may terminate the intermediary's ability to transact in Fund shares. When information regarding transactions in the Fund's shares is requested by the Fund and such information is in the possession of a person that is itself a financial intermediary to a financial intermediary (an "indirect intermediary"), any financial intermediary with whom the Fund has an information sharing agreement is obligated to obtain transaction information from the indirect intermediary or, if directed by the Fund, to restrict or prohibit the indirect intermediary from purchasing shares of the Fund on behalf of other persons. The Fund and its service providers will use reasonable efforts to work with financial intermediaries to identify excessive short-term trading in omnibus accounts that may be detrimental to the Fund. However, there can be no assurance that the monitoring of omnibus account level trading will enable the Fund to identify or prevent all such trading by a financial intermediary's customers. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information. REDEMPTION FEE In an effort to discourage short-term trading and defray costs incurred by shareholders as a result of short-term trading, the Fund charges a 2.00% redemption fee on redemptions of shares that have been held for less than 30 days. The fee is deducted from the sale proceeds and cannot be paid separately, and any proceeds of the fee are credited to the assets of the Fund. The fee does not apply to shares purchased with reinvested dividends or distributions. In determining how long shares of the Fund have been held, the Fund assumes that shares held by the investor the longest period of time will be sold first. The redemption fee is applicable to Fund shares purchased either directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer. Transactions through financial intermediaries typically are placed with the Fund on an omnibus basis and include both purchase and sale transactions placed on behalf of multiple investors. The Fund requests that financial intermediaries assess the redemption fee on customer accounts and collect and remit the proceeds to the Fund. However, the Fund recognizes that due to operational and systems limitations, intermediaries' methods for tracking and calculating the fee may be inadequate or differ in some respects from the Fund's. Therefore, to the extent that financial intermediaries are unable to collect the redemption fee, the Fund may not be able to defray the expenses associated with those short-term trades made by that financial intermediary's customers. The Fund reserves the right to waive its redemption fee at its discretion when it believes such waiver is in the best interests of the Fund, including with respect to certain categories of redemptions that the Fund reasonably believes may not raise frequent trading or market timing concerns. These categories currently include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) participants in certain group retirement plans whose processing systems are incapable of properly applying the redemption fee to underlying shareholders; (ii) redemptions resulting from certain transfers upon the death of a shareholder; (iii) redemptions by certain pension plans as required by law or by regulatory authorities; (iv) systematic withdrawals; and (v) retirement loans and withdrawals. 22 CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION 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. What this means to you: When you open an account, the Fund will ask your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow the Fund to identify you. This information is subject to verification to ensure the identity of all persons opening a mutual fund account. The Fund is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. In certain instances, the Fund is required to collect documents to fulfill its legal obligation. Documents provided in connection with your application will be used solely to establish and verify a customer's identity. Attempts to collect the missing information required on the application will be performed by either contacting you or, if applicable, your broker. If this information cannot be obtained within a reasonable timeframe established in the sole discretion of the Fund, your application will be rejected. Upon receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application), your investment will be accepted and your order will be processed at the next-determined NAV. The Fund reserves the right to close or liquidate your account at the NAV next-determined and remit proceeds to you via check if it is unable to verify your identity. Attempts to verify your identity will be performed within a reasonable timeframe established in the sole discretion of the Fund. Further, the Fund reserves the right to hold your proceeds until your original check clears the bank, which may take up to 15 days from the date of purchase. In such an instance, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax implications. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM Customer identification and verification is part of the Fund's overall obligation to deter money laundering under federal law. The Fund has adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of illegal activities. In this regard, the Fund reserves the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund or in cases when the Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds. 23 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS The Fund distributes its net investment income, if any, quarterly and makes distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. If you own Fund shares on the Fund's record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution. Dividends and distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, unless you elect to have the distributions paid in cash. To elect to receive your distribution in cash, you must notify the Fund in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Fund receives your notice. To cancel your election, simply send written notice to the Fund. Distributions from the Fund will be taxable to shareholders whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares. Shareholders who reinvest distributions in the Fund will be required to pay taxes on such distributions from other resources. TAXES PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. Below is a summary of some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. The Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you receive from the Fund may be taxable whether or not you reinvest them. Income distributions, other than distributions of qualified dividend income, and distributions of short-term capital gains are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Distributions of long-term capital gains and distributions of qualified dividend income are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains are taxed at a maximum rate of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower income brackets). Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale. The gain or loss on the sale of Fund shares generally will be treated as a short term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for 12 months or less or a long term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for longer. Beginning January 1, 2013, U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund). The Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and furnish to Fund shareholders cost basis information for Fund shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Fund is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of Fund shares, the Fund will permit shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average basis method. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use the average basis method as the default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by the Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the cost basis reporting law applies to them. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TAXES IS IN THE SAI. 24 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, financial highlights are not available. 25 THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT SMALL CAP VALUE FUND INVESTMENT ADVISER Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. 501 Merritt 7 Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 DISTRIBUTOR SEI Investments Distribution Co. One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 LEGAL COUNSEL Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND IS AVAILABLE, WITHOUT CHARGE, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ("SAI"): The SAI, dated [ ], 2013, includes detailed information about the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund and The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus. ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS: These reports list the Fund's holdings and contain information from the Adviser about investment strategies, and recent market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Fund. TO OBTAIN AN SAI, ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, OR MORE INFORMATION: BY TELEPHONE: 1-855-THB-FUND BY MAIL: Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund P.O. Box 219009 Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9009 BY INTERNET: The Fund does not have a website, but you can obtain the SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report by mail or telephone. FROM THE SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at: http://www.sec.gov. You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 202-551-8090). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov. THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND'S INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT REGISTRATION NUMBER IS 811-06400. [INVENTORY CODE] SUBJECT TO COMPLETION THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED JULY 26, 2013 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES: [ ]) (INVESTOR CLASS SHARES: [ ]) A SERIES OF THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND [ ], 2013 INVESTMENT ADVISER: THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT, INC. This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. This SAI is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust") and the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund"). This SAI is incorporated by reference into and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's prospectus dated [ ], 2013. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the prospectus. Shareholders may obtain copies of the Fund's prospectus or Annual Report, when available, free of charge by writing to the Trust at Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, P.O. Box 219009, Kansas City, MO 64121-9009, or calling the Fund at 1-855-THB-FUND. i TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TRUST .............................................................. S-1 DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS ................................... S-2 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS ................................................. S-26 THE ADVISER ............................................................ S-28 THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER .................................................. S-29 THE ADMINISTRATOR ...................................................... S-30 THE DISTRIBUTOR ........................................................ S-31 SHAREHOLDER SERVICES ................................................... S-32 PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ................................... S-32 THE TRANSFER AGENT ..................................................... S-33 THE CUSTODIAN .......................................................... S-33 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM .......................... S-33 LEGAL COUNSEL .......................................................... S-33 TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST ..................................... S-33 PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES ........................................ S-43 DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE ....................................... S-43 TAXES .................................................................. S-44 FUND TRANSACTIONS ...................................................... S-49 PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ..................................................... S-52 DESCRIPTION OF SHARES .................................................. S-53 SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY .................................................. S-53 LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY ...................................... S-53 PROXY VOTING ........................................................... S-53 CODES OF ETHICS ........................................................ S-53 5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS ................................................ S-54 APPENDIX A -- DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS ................................... A-1 APPENDIX B -- PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ..................... B-1 [ ], 2013 [INVENTORY CODE] ii THE TRUST GENERAL. The Fund is a separate series of the Trust. The Trust is an open-end investment management company established under Massachusetts law as a Massachusetts voluntary association (commonly known as a business trust) under a Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997 and amended May 15, 2012. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series ("funds") of shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). The Trust reserves the right to create and issue shares of additional funds. Each fund is a separate mutual fund, and each share of each fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any fund and all assets of such fund belong solely to that fund and would be subject to liabilities related thereto. Each fund of the Trust pays its: (i) operating expenses, including fees of its service providers, expenses of preparing prospectuses, proxy solicitation material and reports to shareholders, costs of custodial services and registering its shares under federal and state securities laws, pricing and insurance expenses, brokerage costs, interest charges, taxes and organization expenses; and (ii) pro rata share of the Fund's other expenses, including audit and legal expenses. Expenses attributable to a specific fund shall be payable solely out of the assets of that fund. Expenses not attributable to a specific fund are allocated across all of the funds on the basis of relative net assets. The other funds of the Trust are described in one or more separate statements of additional information. DESCRIPTION OF MULTIPLE CLASSES OF SHARES. The Trust is authorized to offer shares of the Fund in Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares. The different classes provide for variations in certain distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and in the minimum investment requirements. Minimum investment requirements and investor eligibility are described in the Prospectus. The Trust reserves the right to create and issue additional classes of shares. For more information on distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, see "The Distributor" and "Shareholder Services." VOTING RIGHTS. Each shareholder of record is entitled to one vote for each share held on the record date for the meeting. The Fund will vote separately on matters relating solely to it. As a Massachusetts voluntary association, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Approval of shareholders will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate the Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if the Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board of Trustees (each, a "Trustee" and collectively, the "Board"). In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting. Any series of the Trust created on or after November 11, 1996 may reorganize or merge with one or more other series of the Trust or of another investment company. Any such reorganization or merger shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in an agreement and plan of reorganization authorized and approved by the Trustees and entered into by the relevant series in connection therewith. In addition, such reorganization or merger may be authorized by vote of a majority of the Trustees then in office and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Declaration of Trust, without the approval of shareholders of any series. S-1 DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS The Fund's investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the prospectus. The Fund is classified as a "diversified" investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus. The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices of the Fund and the associated risk factors. The Fund may invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices unless such investment or activity is inconsistent with or is not permitted by the Fund's stated investment policies, including those stated below. AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ("ADRS"). ADRs, as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts are securities that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities that have been deposited with a "depository" and may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. For ADRs, the depository is typically a U.S. financial institution and the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer. For other depositary receipts, the depository may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying securities may have a foreign or a U.S. issuer. Depositary receipts will not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their underlying securities. Generally, ADRs are issued in registered form, denominated in U.S. dollars, and designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. Other depositary receipts, such as GDRs and EDRs, may be issued in bearer form and denominated in other currencies, and are generally designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S. While the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities. Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholders meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequency is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through, to the holders of the receipts, voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. S-2 For purposes of the Fund's investment policies, investments in depositary receipts will be deemed to be investments in the underlying securities. Thus, a depositary receipt representing ownership of common stock will be treated as common stock. Depositary receipts do not eliminate all of the risks associated with directly investing in the securities of foreign issuers. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject the Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States. EQUITY SECURITIES. Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company or partnership and consist of common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, securities convertible into common stock, and investments in master limited partnerships. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund purchases equity securities traded in the United States on registered exchanges or the over-the-counter market. Equity securities are described in more detail below: o COMMON STOCK. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock. o PREFERRED STOCK. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock. o ROYALTY TRUSTS. Royalty trusts are structured similarly to REITs. A royalty trust generally acquires an interest in natural resource companies or chemical companies and distributes the income it receives to the investors of the royalty trust. A sustained decline in demand for crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products could adversely affect income and royalty trust revenues and cash flows. Factors that could lead to a decrease in market demand include a recession or other adverse economic conditions, an increase in the market price of the underlying commodity, higher taxes or other regulatory actions that increase costs, or a shift in consumer demand for such products. A rising interest rate environment could adversely impact the performance of royalty trusts. Rising interest rates could limit the capital appreciation of royalty trusts because of the increased availability of alternative investments at more competitive yields. o EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS. An ETF is a fund whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange as if it were a single security. An ETF holds a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. Some examples of ETFs are SPDRs(R), DIAMONDS(SM), NASDAQ 100 Index Tracking Stock(SM) ("QQQs(SM)") and iShares(R). The Fund could purchase an ETF to gain exposure to a particular market or to manage cash flows. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities and ETFs have management fees that increase their costs versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. See also "Investment Company Shares" below. S-3 o WARRANTS. Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss. Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments. o CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by the Fund is called for redemption or conversion, the Fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party. Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at a price above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities. GENERAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN STOCKS - While investing in stocks allows investors to participate in the benefits of owning a company, such investors must accept the risks of ownership. Unlike bondholders, who have preference to a company's earnings and cash flow, preferred stockholders, followed by common stockholders in order of priority, are entitled only to the residual amount after a company meets its other obligations. For this reason, the value of a company's stock will usually react more strongly to actual or perceived changes in the company's financial condition or prospects than its debt obligations. Stockholders of a company that fares poorly can lose money. Stock markets tend to move in cycles with short or extended periods of rising and falling stock prices. The value of a company's stock may fall because of: o Factors that directly relate to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company's products or services; o Factors affecting an entire industry, such as increases in production costs; and o Changes in general financial market conditions that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates or inflation rates. S-4 Because preferred stock is generally junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. o MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM CAPITALIZATION ISSUERS. Investing in equity securities of micro, small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and frequent lack of depth of management. The securities of micro and smaller companies are often traded in the over-the-counter market and even if listed on a national securities exchange may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of micro and smaller companies are less likely to be liquid, may have limited market stability, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general. MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (MLPS"). MLPs are limited partnerships or limited liability companies, whose partnership units or limited liability interests are listed and traded on a U.S. securities exchange, and are treated as publicly traded partnerships for federal income tax purposes. To qualify to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"). These qualifying sources include activities such as the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. MLPs that are formed as limited liability companies generally have two analogous classes of owners, the managing member and the members. For purposes of this section, references to general partners also apply to managing members and references to limited partners also apply to members. The general partner is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an equity interest of as much as 2% in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners own the remainder of the MLP through ownership of common units and have a limited role in the MLP's operations and management. MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount ("minimum quarterly distributions" or "MQD"). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD paid to both common and subordinated units is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions. A common arrangement provides that the general partner can reach a tier where it receives 50% of every incremental dollar paid to common and subordinated unit holders. These incentive distributions encourage the general partner to streamline costs, increase capital expenditures and acquire assets in order to increase the partnership's cash flow and raise the quarterly cash distribution in order to reach higher tiers. Such results benefit all security holders of the MLP. General partner interests of MLPs are typically retained by an MLP's original sponsors, such as its founders, corporate partners, entities that sell assets to the MLP and investors such as us. A holder of general partner interests can be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder's investment in the general partner interest. General partner interests often confer direct board participation rights and in many cases, operating control, over the MLP. These interests themselves are not publicly traded, although they may be S-5 owned by publicly traded entities. General partner interests receive cash distributions, typically 2% of the MLP's aggregate cash distributions, which are contractually defined in the partnership agreement. In addition, holders of general partner interests typically hold incentive distribution rights ("IDRs"), which provide them with a larger share of the aggregate MLP cash distributions as the distributions to limited partner unit holders are increased to prescribed levels. General partner interests generally cannot be converted into common units. The general partner interest can be redeemed by the MLP if the MLP unitholders choose to remove the general partner, typically with a supermajority vote by limited partner unitholders. FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. Fixed income securities include bonds, notes, debentures and other interest-bearing securities that represent indebtedness. The market value of the fixed income investments in which the Fund invests will change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Changes by recognized agencies in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal also affect the value of these investments. Changes in the value of these securities will not necessarily affect cash income derived from these securities but will affect the Fund's net asset value. FOREIGN SECURITIES. Foreign securities include equity securities of foreign entities, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and of foreign banks, including, without limitation, European Certificates of Deposit, European Time Deposits, European Bankers' Acceptances, Canadian Time Deposits, Europaper and Yankee Certificates of Deposit, and investments in Canadian Commercial Paper and foreign securities. These instruments have investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization, or expropriation of foreign deposits, the possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations. Such investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments. Foreign issuers of securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. EMERGING MARKETS -- An "emerging country" is generally a country that the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and the International Finance Corporation would consider to be an emerging or developing country. Typically, emerging markets are in countries that are in the process of industrialization, with lower gross national products (GNP) than more developed countries. There are currently over 130 countries that the international financial community generally considers to be emerging or developing countries, approximately 40 of which currently have stock markets. These countries generally include every nation in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most nations located in Western Europe. INVESTMENT FUNDS -- Some emerging countries currently prohibit direct foreign investment in the securities of their companies. Certain emerging countries, however, permit indirect foreign investment in the securities of companies listed and traded on their stock exchanges through investment funds that they have specifically authorized. Investments in these investment funds are subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act. If the Fund invests in such investment funds, shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the expenses (including operating expenses and the fees of the Adviser), but also will bear indirectly bear similar expenses of the underlying investment funds. In addition, these investment funds may trade at a premium over their net asset value. S-6 RISKS OF FOREIGN SECURITIES: Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS -- Local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments may affect the value of foreign investments. Listed below are some of the more important political and economic factors that could negatively affect an investment in foreign securities: o The economies of foreign countries may differ from the economy of the United States in such areas as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, budget deficits and national debt; o Foreign governments sometimes participate to a significant degree, through ownership interests or regulation, in their respective economies. Actions by these governments could significantly influence the market prices of securities and payment of dividends; o The economies of many foreign countries are dependent on international trade and their trading partners and they could be severely affected if their trading partners were to enact protective trade barriers and economic conditions; o The internal policies of a particular foreign country may be less stable than in the United States. Other countries face significant external political risks, such as possible claims of sovereignty by other countries or tense and sometimes hostile border clashes; and o A foreign government may act adversely to the interests of U.S. investors, including expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation and other restrictions on U.S. investment. A country may restrict or control foreign investments in its securities markets. These restrictions could limit the Fund's ability to invest in a particular country or make it very expensive for the Fund to invest in that country. Some countries require prior governmental approval or limit the types or amount of securities or companies in which a foreigner can invest. Other countries may restrict the ability of foreign investors to repatriate their investment income and capital gains. INFORMATION AND SUPERVISION -- There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than companies based in the United States. For example, there are often no reports and ratings published about foreign companies comparable to the ones written about U.S. companies. Foreign companies are typically not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. The lack of comparable information makes investment decisions concerning foreign countries more difficult and less reliable than domestic companies. STOCK EXCHANGE AND MARKET RISK -- The Fund's investment managers anticipate that in most cases an exchange or over-the-counter ("OTC") market located outside of the United States will be the best available market for foreign securities. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as the markets in the United States. Foreign stock markets tend to differ from those in the United States in a number of ways. Foreign stock markets: o are generally more volatile than, and not as developed or efficient as, those in the United States; o have substantially less volume; o trade securities that tend to be less liquid and experience rapid and erratic price movements; o have generally higher commissions and are subject to set minimum rates, as opposed to negotiated rates; S-7 o employ trading, settlement and custodial practices less developed than those in U.S. markets; and o may have different settlement practices, which may cause delays and increase the potential for failed settlements. Foreign markets may offer less protection to shareholders than U.S. markets because: o foreign accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements may render a foreign corporate balance sheet more difficult to understand and interpret than one subject to U.S. law and standards; o adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis; o in general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States; o OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated; o economic or political concerns may influence regulatory enforcement and may make it difficult for shareholders to enforce their legal rights; and o restrictions on transferring securities within the United States or to U.S. persons may make a particular security less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions. FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK -- While the Fund denominates its net asset value in U.S. dollars, the securities of foreign companies are frequently denominated in foreign currencies. Thus, a change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding change in value of securities denominated in that currency. Some of the factors that may impair the investments denominated in a foreign currency are: o It may be expensive to convert foreign currencies into U. S. dollars and vice versa; o Complex political and economic factors may significantly affect the values of various currencies, including U.S. dollars, and their exchange rates; o Government intervention may increase risks involved in purchasing or selling foreign currency options, forward contracts and futures contracts, since exchange rates may not be free to fluctuate in response to other market forces; o There may be no systematic reporting of last sale information for foreign currencies or regulatory requirement that quotations available through dealers or other market sources be firm or revised on a timely basis; o Available quotation information is generally representative of very large round-lot transactions in the inter- bank market and thus may not reflect exchange rates for smaller odd-lot transactions (less than $1 million) where rates may be less favorable; and o The inter-bank market in foreign currencies is a global, around-the-clock market. To the extent that a market is closed while the markets for the underlying currencies remain open, certain markets may not always reflect significant price and rate movements. TAXES -- Certain foreign governments levy withholding taxes on dividend and interest income. Although in some countries it is possible for the Fund to recover a portion of these taxes, the portion that cannot be recovered will reduce the income the Fund receives from its investments. EMERGING MARKETS -- Investing in emerging markets may magnify the risks of foreign investing. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may: S-8 o Have relatively unstable governments; o Present greater risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets; o Offer less protection of property rights than more developed countries; and o Have economies that are based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. MONEY MARKET SECURITIES. Money market securities include short-term U.S. government securities; custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; commercial paper rated in the highest short-term rating category by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization ("NRSRO"), such as Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S&P") or Moody's Investor Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), or determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase; short-term bank obligations (certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. commercial banks with assets of at least $1 billion as of the end of their most recent fiscal year; and repurchase agreements involving such securities. Each of these money market securities are described below. For a description of ratings, see "Appendix A -- Description of Ratings" to this SAI. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS ("REITS"). A REIT is a corporation or business trust (that would otherwise be taxed as a corporation) which meets the definitional requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct from taxable income the dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level federal income tax and making the REIT a pass-through vehicle for federal income tax purposes. To meet the definitional requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, a REIT must, among other things: invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including mortgages and other REITs), cash and government securities; derive most of its income from rents from real property or interest on loans secured by mortgages on real property; and distribute annually 95% or more of its otherwise taxable income to shareholders. REITs are sometimes informally characterized as Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. An Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings; a Mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans. REITs in which the Fund invests may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which the Fund invests may concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher annual yield from future distributions, which may in turn decrease market prices for equity securities issued by REITs. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of the Fund's investments to decline. During periods of declining interest rates, certain Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by such Mortgage REITs. In addition, Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay when due the debt extended by the REIT and Equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent. Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalization, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market price of securities issued by such REITs. Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders. S-9 In addition to these risks, Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further, Equity and Mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. Equity and Mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. In addition, Equity and Mortgage REITs could possibly fail to qualify for tax free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower's or a lessee's ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of default by a borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments. U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in U.S. government, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of one-year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"), the Small Business Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank, the Student Loan Marketing Association, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ("Farmer Mac"). Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those securities issued by Fannie Mae, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency. While other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored federal agencies, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will always do so, since the U.S. government is not so obligated by law. U.S. Treasury notes and bonds typically pay coupon interest semi-annually and repay the principal at maturity. On September 7, 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced a federal takeover of Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), placing the two federal instrumentalities in conservatorship. Under the takeover, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality (the "Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement" or "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the U.S. Treasury pledged to provide up to $200 billion per instrumentality as needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. This was intended to ensure that the instrumentalities maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was amending the Agreement to allow the $200 billion cap on the U.S. Treasury's funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth through the end of 2012. The unlimited support the U.S. Treasury extended to the two companies expired at the beginning of 2013 -- Fannie Mae's support is now capped at $125 billion and Freddie Mac has a limit of $149 billion. On August 17, 2012, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was again amending the Agreement to terminate the requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each pay a 10% annual dividend. Instead, the companies will transfer to the U.S. Treasury on a quarterly basis all profits earned during a quarter that exceed a capital reserve amount of $3 billion. It is believed that the new amendment puts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a better position to service their debt because the companies no longer have to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to make fixed S-10 dividend payments. As part of the new terms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also will be required to reduce their investment portfolios at an annual rate of 15 percent instead of the previous 10 percent, which puts each of them on track to cut their portfolios to a targeted $250 billion in 2018. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the subject of several continuing class action lawsuits and investigations by federal regulators over certain accounting, disclosure or corporate governance matters, which (along with any resulting financial restatements) may adversely affect the guaranteeing entities. Importantly, the future of the entities is in serious question as the U.S. Government reportedly is considering multiple options, ranging from nationalization, privatization, consolidation, or abolishment of the entities. o U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry system known as Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") and Treasury Receipts ("TRs"). o RECEIPTS. Interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities. o U.S. GOVERNMENT ZERO COUPON SECURITIES. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities. o U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of the Fund's shares. COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper is the term used to designate unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities on these issues vary from a few to 270 days. OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC BANKS, FOREIGN BANKS AND FOREIGN BRANCHES OF U.S. BANKS. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by banks and other savings institutions. Investments in bank obligations include obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks. Such investments in domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks may involve risks that are different from investments in securities of domestic branches of U.S. banks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions which might affect the S-11 payment of principal or interest on the securities held by the Fund. Additionally, these institutions may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements and to different accounting, auditing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. Bank obligations include the following: o BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES. Bankers' acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Corporations use bankers' acceptances to finance the shipment and storage of goods and to furnish dollar exchange. Maturities are generally six months or less. o CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. Certificates of deposit are interest-bearing instruments with a specific maturity. They are issued by banks and savings and loan institutions in exchange for the deposit of funds and normally can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Certificates of deposit with penalties for early withdrawal will be considered illiquid. o TIME DEPOSITS. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds. Like a certificate of deposit, it earns a specified rate of interest over a definite period of time; however, it cannot be traded in the secondary market. Time deposits with a withdrawal penalty or that mature in more than seven days are considered to be illiquid securities. MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Mortgage-backed securities are interests in pools of mortgage loans that various governmental, government-related and private organizations assemble as securities for sale to investors. Unlike most debt securities, which pay interest periodically and repay principal at maturity or on specified call dates, mortgage-backed securities make monthly payments that consist of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a "pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Since homeowners usually have the option of paying either part or all of the loan balance before maturity, the effective maturity of a mortgage-backed security is often shorter than is stated. Governmental entities, private insurers and mortgage poolers may insure or guarantee the timely payment of interest and principal of these pools through various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The Adviser will consider such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets its investment quality standards. It is possible that the private insurers or guarantors will not meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements. Although the market for such securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable. COMMERCIAL BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES, MORTGAGE BANKERS AND OTHER SECONDARY MARKET ISSUERS - Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional mortgage loans. In addition to guaranteeing the mortgage-related security, such issuers may service and/or have originated the underlying mortgage loans. Pools created by these issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than pools created by GNMA, FNMA and Freddie Mac because they are not guaranteed by a government agency. RISKS OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Yield characteristics of mortgage-backed securities differ from those of traditional debt securities in a variety of ways. The most significant differences of mortgage-backed securities are: 1) payments of interest and principal are more frequent (usually monthly) and 2) falling interest rates generally cause individual borrowers to pay off their mortgage earlier than expected, which results in prepayments of principal on the securities, thus forcing the Fund to reinvest the money at a lower interest rate. In addition to risks associated with changes in interest rates described in "Factors Affecting the Value of Debt Securities," a S-12 variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, such as the sale of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, can cause investors to repay the loans underlying a mortgage-backed security sooner than expected. When prepayment occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest its principal at a rate of interest that is lower than the rate on existing mortgage-backed securities. MORTGAGE DOLLAR ROLLS -- A mortgage dollar roll involves the sale of a security by the Fund and its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price, and may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes. The Fund will designate assets determined to be liquid in an amount sufficient to meet its obligations under the transactions. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. The Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that the Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs. OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - These securities are interests in pools of a broad range of assets other than mortgages, such as automobile loans, computer leases and credit card receivables. Like mortgage-backed securities, these securities are pass-through. In general, the collateral supporting these securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans and is less likely to experience substantial prepayments with interest rate fluctuations, but may still be subject to prepayment risk. Asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets, which raises the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on these securities. For example, credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which allow debtors to reduce their balances by offsetting certain amounts owed on the credit cards. Most issuers of asset-backed securities backed by automobile receivables permit the servicers of such receivables to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the related asset-backed securities. Due to the quantity of vehicles involved and requirements under state laws, asset-backed securities backed by automobile receivables may not have a proper security interest in all of the obligations backing such receivables. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the entity administering the pool of assets may agree to ensure the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion ("liquidity protection"). In addition, asset-backed securities may obtain insurance, such as guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, for some or all of the assets in the pool ("credit support"). Delinquency or loss more than that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The Fund may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities, which consist of the excess cash flow remaining after making required payments on the securities and paying related administrative expenses. The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities depends in part on the characteristics of the underlying assets, the coupon rates on the securities, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual prepayment experience on the underlying assets. COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS ("CMOS") AND COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATIONS ("CDOS") -- CMOs are one type of mortgage-backed security, which were first introduced in the early 1980's, and may be issued either by U.S. government instrumentalities or non-government entities. CMOs generally retain many of the yield and credit quality characteristics as mortgage pass-through securities, while reducing some of the disadvantages of pass-throughs. CMOs may be backed by several types of varying mortgage collateral. The most prevalent types of collateral are: U.S. agency (e.g., GNMA, FNMA, or FHLMC) guaranteed mortgage pass-through securities, non-agency guaranteed mortgage loans, and commercial mortgage loans. S-13 Some CMOs are also characterized as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit ("REMIC"). A REMIC is a CMO that qualifies for special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code and invests in certain mortgages primarily secured by interests in real property and other permitted investments. A key difference between traditional mortgage pass-through securities and CMOs is the mechanics of the principal payment process. Unlike pass-through securities, which simply pay a pro rata distribution of any principal and interest payments from the underlying mortgage collateral, CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity and each potentially having different credit rating levels. Each class of CMO, often referred to as a "tranche", may be issued with a specific fixed interest rate or may pay a variable interest rate, which may change monthly. Each tranche must be fully retired by its final distribution date. Generally, all classes of CMOs pay or accrue interest monthly similar to pass-through securities. The credit risk of all CMOs is not identical and must be assessed on a security by security basis. Generally, the credit risk of CMOs is heavily dependent upon the type of collateral backing the security. For example, a CMO collateralized by U.S. agency guaranteed pass-through securities will have a different credit risk profile compared to a CMO collateralized by commercial mortgage loans. Investing in the lowest tranche of CMO or REMIC certificates often involves risk similar to those associated with investing in non-investment grade rated corporate bonds. Additionally, CMOs may at times be less liquid than a regular mortgage pass-through security. CDOs are similar to CMOs but may include both mortgage-related and other fixed income securities. They generally are not issued by U.S. government issuers, although the underlying mortgages may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency or instrumentality thereof. They may also include corporate issuers. The Fund may also invest in resecuritized CMOs (Re-REMICs, for example) or CDOs, in which tranches of existing CMOs or CDOs are combined and used to collateralize new securities. These may be more or less risky than the underlying tranches. The increased complexity of resecuritized pools may result in less transparency, which could heighten the investment risk associated with these investments. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. A repurchase agreement is an agreement under which a fund acquires a fixed income security (generally a security issued by the U.S. government or an agency thereof, a banker's acceptance, or a certificate of deposit) from a commercial bank, broker, or dealer, and simultaneously agrees to resell such security to the seller at an agreed upon price and date (normally, the next business day). Because the security purchased constitutes collateral for the repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement may be considered a loan that is collateralized by the security purchased. The acquisition of a repurchase agreement may be deemed to be an acquisition of the underlying securities as long as the obligation of the seller to repurchase the securities is collateralized fully. The Fund follows certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with creditworthy financial institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by the Adviser. The repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement and consist only of securities permissible under Section 101(47)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code (the Adviser monitors compliance with this requirement). Under all repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of the Fund's right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. It is the current policy of the Fund not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such S-14 investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by the Fund, amounts to more than 15% of the Fund's total assets. The investments of the Fund in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of the Adviser, liquidity or other considerations so warrant. REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which involve the sale of securities with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment and have the characteristics of borrowing. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while the Fund will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the interest cost to the Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of obtaining the cash otherwise. Opportunities to achieve this advantage may not always be available, and the Fund intends to use the reverse repurchase technique only when it will be advantageous to the Fund. The Fund will in each instance establish a segregated account with the Trust's custodian bank in which the Fund will maintain cash or cash equivalents or other portfolio securities equal in value to the Fund's obligations in respect of reverse repurchase agreements. SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to certain restrictions. These investment companies typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by the Fund. The Fund's purchase of such investment company securities results in the layering of expenses, such that shareholders would indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such investment companies, including advisory fees, in addition to paying the Fund's expenses. Unless an exception is available, Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act prohibits a fund from (i) acquiring more than 3% of the voting shares of any one investment company, (ii) investing more than 5% of its total assets in any one investment company, and (iii) investing more than 10% of its total assets in all investment companies combined, including its ETF investments. For hedging or other purposes, the Fund may invest in investment companies that seek to track the composition and/or performance of specific indexes or portions of specific indexes. Certain of these investment companies, known as exchange-traded funds, are traded on a securities exchange. (See "Exchange Traded Funds" above). The market prices of index-based investments will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the underlying portfolio securities of the investment company and also due to supply and demand of the investment company's shares on the exchange upon which the shares are traded. Index-based investments may not replicate or otherwise match the composition or performance of their specified index due to transaction costs, among other things. Pursuant to orders issued by the SEC to each of certain iShares, Market Vectors, Vanguard, ProShares, PowerShares, Guggenheim (formerly, Claymore), Direxion, Wisdom Tree, Rydex, First Trust and SPDR exchange-traded funds (collectively, the "ETFs") and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund may invest in the ETFs in excess of the 3% limit described above, provided that the Fund otherwise complies with the conditions of the SEC order, as it may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations. Neither the ETFs nor their investment advisers make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the ETFs. DERIVATIVES Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset, such as a stock or a bond, or an underlying economic factor, such as an interest rate or a market benchmark. Unless otherwise stated in the Fund's prospectus, the Fund may use derivatives for risk management purposes, including to gain exposure to various markets in a cost efficient manner, to reduce transaction costs or to remain fully invested. The Fund may also invest in derivatives to protect it from broad fluctuations in market prices, interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates (a practice known as "hedging"). When hedging is successful, the Fund will have offset any depreciation in the value of its portfolio securities by the appreciation in the value of the derivative position. S-15 Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of derivatives could be used to control the exposure of the Fund to market fluctuations, the use of derivatives may be a more effective means of hedging this exposure. Because many derivatives have a leverage or borrowing component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Accordingly, certain derivative transactions may be considered to constitute borrowing transactions for purposes of the 1940 Act. Such a derivative transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a "senior security" by the Fund, and therefore such transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund, if the Fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets (or such assets are "earmarked" by the Custodian) in accordance with the requirements and interpretations of the SEC and its staff. TYPES OF DERIVATIVES: FUTURES - A futures contract is an agreement between two parties whereby one party sells and the other party agrees to buy a specified amount of a financial instrument at an agreed upon price and time. The financial instrument underlying the contract may be a stock, stock index, bond, bond index, interest rate, foreign exchange rate or other similar instrument. Agreeing to buy the underlying financial information is called buying a futures contract or taking a long position in the contract. Likewise, agreeing to sell the underlying financial instrument is called selling a futures contract or taking a short position in the contract. Futures contracts are traded in the United States on commodity exchanges or boards of trade - known as "contract markets" - approved for such trading and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). These contract markets standardize the terms, including the maturity date and underlying financial instrument, of all futures contracts. Unlike other securities, the parties to a futures contract do not have to pay for or deliver the underlying financial instrument until some future date (the delivery date). Contract markets require both the purchaser and seller to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant or custodian bank, when they enter into the contract. Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a percentage of the contract's value. After they open a futures contract, the parties to the transaction must compare the purchase price of the contract to its daily market value. If the value of the futures contract changes in such a way that a party's position declines, that party must make additional "variation margin" payments so that the margin payment is adequate. On the other hand, the value of the contract may change in such a way that there is excess margin on deposit, possibly entitling the party that has a gain to receive all or a portion of this amount. This process is known as "marking to the market." Although the actual terms of a futures contract call for the actual delivery of and payment for the underlying security, in many cases the parties may close the contract early by taking an opposite position in an identical contract. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is less than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is more than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is more than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is less than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain. The Fund may incur commission expenses when it opens or closes a futures position. OPTIONS - An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price (known as the "strike price" or "exercise price") at any time during the option period. Unlike a S-16 futures contract, an option grants a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. Generally, a seller of an option can grant a buyer two kinds of rights: a "call" (the right to buy the security) or a "put" (the right to sell the security). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, foreign currencies, interest rates and futures contracts. Options may be traded on an exchange (exchange-traded-options) or may be customized agreements between the parties (over-the-counter or "OTC" options). Like futures, a financial intermediary, known as a clearing corporation, financially backs exchange-traded options. However, OTC options have no such intermediary and are subject to the risk that the counter-party will not fulfill its obligations under the contract. o PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS When the Fund purchases a put option, it buys the right to sell the instrument underlying the option at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays the current market price for the option (known as the "option premium"). The Fund may purchase put options to offset or hedge against a decline in the market value of its securities ("protective puts") or to benefit from a decline in the price of securities that it does not own. The Fund would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of the underlying securities decreased below the exercise price sufficiently to cover the premium and transaction costs. However, if the price of the underlying instrument does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer would lose the premium and related transaction costs. Call options are similar to put options, except that the Fund obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. The Fund would normally purchase call options in anticipation of an increase in the market value of securities it owns or wants to buy. The Fund would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of the underlying instrument exceeded the exercise price plus the premium paid and related transaction costs. Otherwise, the Fund would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the call option. The purchaser of an option may terminate its position by: o Allowing it to expire and losing its entire premium; o Exercising the option and either selling (in the case of a put option) or buying (in the case of a call option) the underlying instrument at the strike price; or o Closing it out in the secondary market at its current price. o SELLING (WRITING) PUT AND CALL OPTIONS When the Fund writes a call option it assumes an obligation to sell specified securities to the holder of the option at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. Similarly, when the Fund writes a put option it assumes an obligation to purchase specified securities from the option holder at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. The Fund may terminate its position in an exchange-traded put option before exercise by buying an option identical to the one it has written. Similarly, it may cancel an OTC option by entering into an offsetting transaction with the counter-party to the option. The Fund could try to hedge against an increase in the value of securities it would like to acquire by writing a put option on those securities. If security prices rise, the Fund would expect the put option to expire and the premium it received to offset the increase in the security's value. If security prices remain the same over time, the Fund would hope to profit by closing out the put option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the Fund may lose an amount of money equal to the difference between the value of the security and the premium it received. Writing covered put options may deprive the Fund of the opportunity to profit from a decrease in the market price of the securities it would like to acquire. S-17 The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that call writers expect to profit if prices remain the same or fall. The Fund could try to hedge against a decline in the value of securities it already owns by writing a call option. If the price of that security falls as expected, the Fund would expect the option to expire and the premium it received to offset the decline of the security's value. However, the Fund must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, which may deprive it of the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the securities it holds. The Fund is permitted only to write covered options. At the time of selling the call option, the Fund may cover the option by owning, among other things: o The underlying security (or securities convertible into the underlying security without additional consideration), index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract; o A call option on the same security or index with the same or lesser exercise price; o A call option on the same security or index with a greater exercise price and segregating cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise prices; o Cash or liquid securities equal to at least the market value of the optioned securities, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract; or o In the case of an index, the portfolio of securities that corresponds to the index. At the time of selling a put option, the Fund may cover the put option by, among other things: o Entering into a short position in the underlying security; o Purchasing a put option on the same security, index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract with the same or greater exercise price; o Purchasing a put option on the same security, index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract with a lesser exercise price and segregating cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise prices; or o Maintaining the entire exercise price in liquid securities. o OPTIONS ON SECURITIES INDICES Options on securities indices are similar to options on securities, except that the exercise of securities index options requires cash settlement payments and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. In addition, securities index options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in a single security. o OPTIONS ON FUTURES An option on a futures contract provides the holder with the right to buy a futures contract (in the case of a call option) or sell a futures contract (in the case of a put option) at a fixed time and price. Upon exercise of the option by the holder, the contract market clearing house establishes a corresponding short position for the writer of the option (in the case of a call option) or a corresponding long position (in the case of a put option). If the S-18 option is exercised, the parties will be subject to the futures contracts. In addition, the writer of an option on a futures contract is subject to initial and variation margin requirements on the option position. Options on futures contracts are traded on the same contract market as the underlying futures contract. The buyer or seller of an option on a futures contract may terminate the option early by purchasing or selling an option of the same series (I.E., the same exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously purchased or sold. The difference between the premiums paid and received represents the trader's profit or loss on the transaction. The Fund may purchase put and call options on futures contracts instead of selling or buying futures contracts. The Fund may buy a put option on a futures contract for the same reasons it would sell a futures contract. It also may purchase such put options in order to hedge a long position in the underlying futures contract. The Fund may buy call options on futures contracts for the same purpose as the actual purchase of the futures contracts, such as in anticipation of favorable market conditions. The Fund may write a call option on a futures contract to hedge against a decline in the prices of the instrument underlying the futures contracts. If the price of the futures contract at expiration were below the exercise price, the Fund would retain the option premium, which would offset, in part, any decline in the value of its portfolio securities. The writing of a put option on a futures contract is similar to the purchase of the futures contracts, except that, if the market price declines, the Fund would pay more than the market price for the underlying instrument. The premium received on the sale of the put option, less any transaction costs, would reduce the net cost to the Fund. o COMBINED POSITIONS The Fund may purchase and write options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, the Fund could construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract by purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument. Alternatively, the Fund could write a call option at one strike price and buy a call option at a lower price to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out. o FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS A forward foreign currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific amount of currency at a future date or date range at a specific price. In the case of a cancelable forward contract, the holder has the unilateral right to cancel the contract at maturity by paying a specified fee. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts differ from foreign currency futures contracts in certain respects. Unlike futures contracts, forward contracts: o Do not have standard maturity dates or amounts (I.E., the parties to the contract may fix the maturity date and the amount); o Are traded in the inter-bank markets conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers, as opposed to futures contracts which are traded only on exchanges regulated by the CFTC; o Do not require an initial margin deposit; and o May be closed by entering into a closing transaction with the currency trader who is a party to the original forward contract, as opposed to a commodities exchange. S-19 FOREIGN CURRENCY HEDGING STRATEGIES - A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect the Fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the date a security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. The Fund may also use forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency when it anticipates purchasing or selling securities denominated in foreign currency, even if it has not yet selected the specific investments. The Fund may use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in foreign currency. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge," would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. The Fund could also hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the currency in which the Fund's investment is denominated. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated. Transaction and position hedging do not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities that the Fund owns or intends to purchase or sell. They simply establish a rate of exchange that one can achieve at some future point in time. Additionally, these techniques tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency and to limit any potential gain that might result from the increase in value of such currency. The Fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another. Such transactions may call for the delivery of one foreign currency in exchange for another foreign currency, including currencies in which its securities are not then denominated. This may include shifting exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that is purchased. Cross-hedges may protect against losses resulting from a decline in the hedged currency, but will cause the Fund to assume the risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases. Cross-hedging transactions also involve the risk of imperfect correlation between changes in the values of the currencies involved. It is difficult to forecast with precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration or maturity of a forward or futures contract. Accordingly, the Fund may have to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot market if the market value of a security it is hedging is less than the amount of foreign currency it is obligated to deliver. Conversely, the Fund may have to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency it received upon the sale of a security if the market value of such security exceeds the amount of foreign currency it is obligated to deliver. SWAPS, CAPS, COLLARS AND FLOORS SWAP AGREEMENTS - A swap is a financial instrument that typically involves the exchange of cash flows between two parties on specified dates (settlement dates), where the cash flows are based on agreed-upon prices, rates, indices, etc. The nominal amount on which the cash flows are calculated is called the notional amount. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors, such as interest rates, foreign currency rates, mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, security prices or inflation rates. S-20 Swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the investments of the Fund and its share price. The performance of swap agreements may be affected by a change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from the Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counter-party's creditworthiness declined, the value of a swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses. Generally, swap agreements have a fixed maturity date that will be agreed upon by the parties. The agreement can be terminated before the maturity date under certain circumstances, such as default by one of the parties or insolvency, among others, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. The Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or by other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party. If the counter-party is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, declares bankruptcy, defaults or becomes insolvent, the Fund may not be able to recover the money it expected to receive under the contract. A swap agreement can be a form of leverage, which can magnify the Fund's gains or losses. In order to reduce the risk associated with leveraging, the Fund may cover its current obligations under swap agreements according to guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). If the Fund enters into a swap agreement on a net basis, it will segregate assets with a daily value at least equal to the excess, if any, of the Fund's accrued obligations under the swap agreement over the accrued amount the Fund is entitled to receive under the agreement. If the Fund enters into a swap agreement on other than a net basis, it will segregate assets with a value equal to the full amount of the Fund's accrued obligations under the agreement. o EQUITY SWAPS In a typical equity swap, one party agrees to pay another party the return on a stock, stock index or basket of stocks in return for a specified interest rate. By entering into an equity index swap, for example, the index receiver can gain exposure to stocks making up the index of securities without actually purchasing those stocks. Equity index swaps involve not only the risk associated with investment in the securities represented in the index, but also the risk that the performance of such securities, including dividends, will not exceed the return on the interest rate that the Fund will be committed to pay. o TOTAL RETURN SWAPS Total return swaps are contracts in which one party agrees to make payments of the total return from a reference instrument -- which may be a single asset, a pool of assets or an index of assets -- during a specified period, in return for payments equal to a fixed or floating rate of interest or the total return from another underlying reference instrument. The total return includes appreciation or depreciation on the underlying asset, plus any interest or dividend payments. Payments under the swap are based upon an agreed upon principal amount but, since the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. Total return swaps are marked to market daily using different sources, including quotations from counterparties, pricing services, brokers or market makers. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the amount due to a fund at termination or settlement. The primary risks associated with total return swaps are credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and market risk (if there is no liquid market for the agreement or unfavorable changes occur to the underlying reference instrument). o INTEREST RATE SWAPS Interest rate swaps are financial instruments that involve the exchange of one type of interest rate for another type of interest rate cash flow on specified dates in the future. Some of the different types of interest rate swaps are S-21 "fixed-for floating rate swaps," "termed basis swaps" and "index amortizing swaps." Fixed-for floating rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed interest rate cash flows for floating rate cash flows. Termed basis swaps entail cash flows to both parties based on floating interest rates, where the interest rate indices are different. Index amortizing swaps are typically fixed-for floating swaps where the notional amount changes if certain conditions are met. Like a traditional investment in a debt security, the Fund could lose money by investing in an interest rate swap if interest rates change adversely. For example, if the Fund enters into a swap where it agrees to exchange a floating rate of interest for a fixed rate of interest, the Fund may have to pay more money than it receives. Similarly, if the Fund enters into a swap where it agrees to exchange a fixed rate of interest for a floating rate of interest, the Fund may receive less money than it has agreed to pay. o CURRENCY SWAPS A currency swap is an agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to make interest rate payments in one currency and the other promises to make interest rate payments in another currency. The Fund may enter into a currency swap when it has one currency and desires a different currency. Typically, the interest rates that determine the currency swap payments are fixed, although occasionally one or both parties may pay a floating rate of interest. Unlike an interest rate swap, however, the principal amounts are exchanged at the beginning of the contract and returned at the end of the contract. Changes in foreign exchange rates and changes in interest rates, as described above may negatively affect currency swaps. CAPS, COLLARS AND FLOORS - Caps and floors have an effect similar to buying or writing options. In a typical cap or floor agreement, one party agrees to make payments only under specified circumstances, usually in return for payment of a fee by the other party. For example, the buyer of an interest rate cap obtains the right to receive payments to the extent that a specified interest rate exceeds an agreed-upon level. The seller of an interest rate floor is obligated to make payments to the extent that a specified interest rate falls below an agreed-upon level. An interest rate collar combines elements of buying a cap and selling a floor. RISKS OF DERIVATIVES: While transactions in derivatives may reduce certain risks, these transactions themselves entail certain other risks. For example, unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates may result in a poorer overall performance of the Fund than if it had not entered into any derivatives transactions. Derivatives may magnify the Fund's gains or losses, causing it to make or lose substantially more than it invested. When used for hedging purposes, increases in the value of the securities the Fund holds or intends to acquire should offset any losses incurred with a derivative. Purchasing derivatives for purposes other than hedging could expose the Fund to greater risks. CORRELATION OF PRICES - The Fund's ability to hedge its securities through derivatives depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index or instrument correlate with price movements in the relevant securities. In the case of poor correlation, the price of the securities the Fund is hedging may not move in the same amount, or even in the same direction as the hedging instrument. The Adviser will try to minimize this risk by investing only in those contracts whose behavior it expects to resemble with the portfolio securities it is trying to hedge. However, if the Fund's prediction of interest and currency rates, market value, volatility or other economic factors is incorrect, the Fund may lose money, or may not make as much money as it expected. Derivative prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the characteristics of the underlying instruments are very similar to the derivative. Listed below are some of the factors that may cause such a divergence: S-22 o current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract; o a difference between the derivatives and securities markets, including different levels of demand, how the instruments are traded, the imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading of an instrument stops; and o differences between the derivatives, such as different margin requirements, different liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets. Derivatives based upon a narrower index of securities, such as those of a particular industry group, may present greater risk than derivatives based on a broad market index. Since narrower indices are made up of a smaller number of securities, they are more susceptible to rapid and extreme price fluctuations because of changes in the value of those securities. While currency futures and options values are expected to correlate with exchange rates, they may not reflect other factors that affect the value of the investments of the Fund. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a yen-denominated security from a decline in the yen, but will not protect the Fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of the Fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the Fund's investments precisely over time. LACK OF LIQUIDITY - Before a futures contract or option is exercised or expires, the Fund can terminate it only by entering into a closing purchase or sale transaction. Moreover, the Fund may close out a futures contract only on the exchange the contract was initially traded. Although the Fund intends to purchase options and futures only where there appears to be an active market, there is no guarantee that such a liquid market will exist. If there is no secondary market for the contract, or the market is illiquid, the Fund may not be able to close out its position. In an illiquid market, the Fund may: o have to sell securities to meet its daily margin requirements at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so; o have to purchase or sell the instrument underlying the contract; o not be able to hedge its investments; and/or o not be able to realize profits or limit its losses. Derivatives may become illiquid (I.E., difficult to sell at a desired time and price) under a variety of market conditions. For example: o an exchange may suspend or limit trading in a particular derivative instrument, an entire category of derivatives or all derivatives, which sometimes occurs because of increased market volatility; o unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations of an exchange; o the facilities of the exchange may not be adequate to handle current trading volume; o equipment failures, government intervention, insolvency of a brokerage firm or clearing house or other occurrences may disrupt normal trading activity; or o investors may lose interest in a particular derivative or category of derivatives. S-23 MANAGEMENT RISK - If the Adviser incorrectly predicts stock market and interest rate trends, the Fund may lose money by investing in derivatives. For example, if the Fund were to write a call option based on the Adviser's expectation that the price of the underlying security would fall, but the price were to rise instead, the Fund could be required to sell the security upon exercise at a price below the current market price. Similarly, if the Fund were to write a put option based on the Adviser's expectation that the price of the underlying security would rise, but the price were to fall instead, the Fund could be required to purchase the security upon exercise at a price higher than the current market price. PRICING RISK - At times, market conditions might make it hard to value some investments. For example, if the Fund has valued its securities too high, you may end up paying too much for Fund shares when you buy into the Fund. If the Fund underestimates its price, you may not receive the full market value for your Fund shares when you sell. MARGIN - Because of the low margin deposits required upon the opening of a derivative position, such transactions involve an extremely high degree of leverage. Consequently, a relatively small price movement in a derivative may result in an immediate and substantial loss (as well as gain) to the Fund and it may lose more than it originally invested in the derivative. If the price of a futures contract changes adversely, the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so to meet its minimum daily margin requirement. The Fund may lose its margin deposits if a broker-dealer with whom it has an open futures contract or related option becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy. VOLATILITY AND LEVERAGE - The prices of derivatives are volatile (I.E., they may change rapidly, substantially and unpredictably) and are influenced by a variety of factors, including: o actual and anticipated changes in interest rates; o fiscal and monetary policies; and o national and international political events. Most exchanges limit the amount by which the price of a derivative can change during a single trading day. Daily trading limits establish the maximum amount that the price of a derivative may vary from the settlement price of that derivative at the end of trading on the previous day. Once the price of a derivative reaches this value, the Fund may not trade that derivative at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movements during a given day and does not limit potential gains or losses. Derivative prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days, preventing prompt liquidation of the derivative. Because many derivatives have a leverage or borrowing component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Accordingly, certain derivative transactions may be considered to constitute borrowing transactions for purposes of the 1940 Act. Such a derivative transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a "senior security" by the Fund, and therefore such a transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund, if the Fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets in accordance with these requirements, and subject to certain risks. ILLIQUID SECURITIES. Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (i.e. within seven days) at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved S-24 by the Trust's Board. Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, the Fund's illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security's fair value price may differ from the actual price which the Fund may ultimately realize upon its sale or disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid securities may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. Under the supervision of the Trust's Board, the Adviser determines the liquidity of the Fund's investments. In determining the liquidity of the Fund's investments, the Adviser may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security). The Fund will not hold more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Fund may purchase restricted securities. Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold freely to the public absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or an exemption from registration. This generally includes securities that are unregistered that can be sold to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or securities that are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, such as commercial paper. Institutional markets for restricted securities have developed as a result of the promulgation of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, which provides a "safe harbor" from 1933 Act registration requirements for qualifying sales to institutional investors. When Rule 144A restricted securities present an attractive investment opportunity and meet other selection criteria, the Fund may make such investments whether or not such securities are "illiquid" depending on the market that exists for the particular security. The Board has delegated the responsibility for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A restricted securities that the Fund may invest in to the Adviser. SHORT SALES. As consistent with the Fund's investment objective, the Fund may engage in short sales that are either "uncovered" or "against the box." A short sale is "against the box" if at all times during which the short position is open, the Fund owns at least an equal amount of the securities or securities convertible into, or exchangeable without further consideration for, securities of the same issue as the securities that are sold short. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. Uncovered short sales are transactions under which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. Until the Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund may: (a) segregate cash or liquid securities at such a level that the amount segregated plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; or (b) otherwise cover the Fund's short position. WHEN-ISSUED, DELAYED-DELIVERY AND FORWARD TRANSACTIONS A when-issued security is one whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but which have not been issued. In a forward delivery transaction, the Fund contracts to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. "Delayed-delivery" refers to securities transactions on the secondary market where settlement occurs in the future. In each of these transactions, the parties fix the payment obligation and the interest rate that they will receive on the securities at the time the parties enter the commitment; however, they do not pay money or deliver securities until a later date. Typically, no income accrues on securities the Fund S-25 has committed to purchase before the securities are delivered, although the Fund may earn income on securities it has in a segregated account to cover its position. The Fund will only enter into these types of transactions with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but may sell them before the settlement date. The Fund uses when-issued, delayed-delivery and forward delivery transactions to secure what it considers an advantageous price and yield at the time of purchase. When the Fund engages in when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward delivery transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the sale. If the other party fails to complete the sale, the Fund may miss the opportunity to obtain the security at a favorable price or yield. When purchasing a security on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield changes. At the time of settlement, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price. The yield available in the market when the delivery takes place also may be higher than those obtained in the transaction itself. Because the Fund does not pay for the security until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with its other investments. The Fund will segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to commitments for the when-issued, delayed delivery or forward delivery transactions. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets daily so that the value of such assets is equal to the amount of the commitments. INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES In addition to the Fund's investment objective, the following investment limitations are fundamental, which means that the Fund cannot change them without approval by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The phrase "majority of the outstanding shares" means the vote of (i) 67% or more of the Fund's shares present at a meeting, if more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less. The Fund may not: 1. Purchase securities of an issuer that would cause the Fund to fail to satisfy the diversification requirement for a diversified management company under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. 2. Concentrate investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as concentration is defined under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. 3. Borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. 4. Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. 5. Purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. 6. Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. S-26 NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES The following limitations are non-fundamental and may be changed by the Trust's Board without shareholder approval. These non-fundamental policies are based upon the regulations currently set forth in the 1940 Act. The Fund may not: 1. Hold illiquid securities in an amount exceeding, in the aggregate, 15% of the Fund's net assets. 2. The Fund may not borrow money in an amount exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that investment strategies which either obligate the Fund to purchase securities or require the Fund to cover a position by segregating assets or entering into an offsetting position shall not be subject to this limitation. To the extent that its borrowings exceed 5% of its assets, the Fund will not make any further investments. 3. The Fund may not change its investment strategy to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization companies at the time of purchase without 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. Except with respect to Fund policies concerning borrowing and illiquid securities, if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of an investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from changes in values or assets will not constitute a violation of such restriction. With respect to the limitation on illiquid securities, in the event that a subsequent change in net assets or other circumstances causes the Fund to exceed its limitation, the Fund will take steps to bring the aggregate amount of illiquid instruments back within the limitations as soon as reasonably practicable. With respect to the limitation on borrowing, in the event that a subsequent change in net assets or other circumstances cause the Fund to exceed its limitation, the Fund will take steps to bring the aggregate amount of borrowing back within the limitation within three days thereafter (not including Sundays and holidays). The following descriptions of certain provisions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions: DIVERSIFICATION. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified investment management company, as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agents or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities would be held by the fund. CONCENTRATION. The SEC has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company's net assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions. BORROWING. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets). SENIOR SECURITIES. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing S-27 indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation. LENDING. Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies. The Fund's current investment policy on lending is as follows: the Fund may not make loans if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that the Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies and (ii) enter into repurchase agreements. UNDERWRITING. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets. REAL ESTATE. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company's ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may purchase: marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs). COMMODITIES. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company's ability to invest in commodities, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The Fund will not purchase or sell physical commodities or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in commodities or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts. THE ADVISER GENERAL. Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., a Delaware corporation formed in 1982, located at 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851, is a 100% employee-owned professional investment management firm registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. As of [ ], 2013, the Adviser had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management. ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUST. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser serves as the investment adviser and makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the investment program of the Fund, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Trustees of the Trust. After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or "interested persons" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to the Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser on 90 days' written notice to the Trust. As used in the Advisory Agreement, the terms "majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested persons" and "assignment" have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act. S-28 ADVISORY FEES PAID TO THE ADVISER. For its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the Fund's net operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 1.00% and 1.50% of the Fund's Institutional Class and Investor Class Shares net assets, respectively, until February 28, 2015. In addition, if at any point total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the contractual expense limit, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the contractual expense limit to recover all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER This section includes information about the Fund's portfolio manager, including information about the portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed and ownership of Fund shares. COMPENSATION. The Adviser compensates the Fund's portfolio manager for his management of the Fund. The Fund's portfolio manager receives a majority of his compensation from his direct equity ownership in the Adviser and therefore compensation is based in part on the long-term success of the Fund, other client accounts and the Adviser as a whole. The amount of such compensation is based on the proportionate amount of the portfolio manager's ownership, and is paid out periodically as determined by the Adviser's Board of Directors The Fund's portfolio manager also receives a fixed annual salary. FUND SHARES OWNED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGER. The Fund is required to show the dollar amount range of the portfolio manager's "beneficial ownership" of shares of the Fund as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). Because the Fund is new, as of the date of this SAI, the portfolio manager did not beneficially own shares of the Fund. OTHER ACCOUNTS. In addition to the Fund, the portfolio manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. The information below is provided as of [ ], 2013.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTERED OTHER POOLED INVESTMENT COMPANIES INVESTMENT VEHICLES OTHER ACCOUNTS(1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NAME ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher N. Cuesta [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Includes [ ] ([ ]) accounts managed with a performance-based fee, representing approximately $[ ] million in assets. CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. The portfolio manager's management of "other accounts" may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. Subject to their fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to any applicable laws, the Adviser (and its principals and employees) engage in a wide variety of investment activities for their own accounts and for other entities and accounts, including private investment funds. Such other entities and accounts may have investment objectives or may implement investment strategies similar to those of the S-29 Fund. The Adviser's principals and employees have a financial interest in certain accounts managed by the Adviser directly, as investors in the accounts, or indirectly, as owners of the Adviser. As a result of the foregoing, the Adviser and its principals or employees may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and activity between the Fund and other entities and in allocating investments among the Fund and other entities, including ones in which the Adviser and its principals or employees may have a greater financial interest. For example, an incentive exists to allocate limited investment opportunities to such an account. In addition, an incentive exists to recommend that clients invest in such accounts in order to increase the Adviser's investment advisory fees. The Adviser prohibits employees from allocating trades or investment opportunities that favor any particular client, group of clients or affiliated and proprietary accounts. In addition, whenever the portfolio manager of the Fund manages other accounts, potential conflicts of interest exist, including potential conflicts between the investment strategy of the Fund and the investment strategy of the other accounts. For example, in certain instances, the portfolio manager may take conflicting positions in a particular security for different accounts, by selling a security for one account and continuing to hold it for another account. In addition, the fact that other accounts require the portfolio manager to devote less than all of his time to the Fund may be seen itself to constitute a conflict with the interest of the Fund. The portfolio manager may also execute transactions for another account at the direction of such account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the Fund. Securities selected for accounts other than the Fund may outperform the securities selected for the Fund. Finally, if the portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account, the Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of that opportunity across all eligible accounts. The Adviser has adopted certain compliance procedures that are designed to address these, and other, types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation where a conflict arises. Additional information regarding conflicts related to these arrangements is provided under "Brokerage Transactions" and "Codes of Ethics" below. THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL. SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware statutory trust, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI Investments"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI Investments and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of funds evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other mutual funds. ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUST. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002 (the "Administration Agreement"). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities. Pursuant to a schedule to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also serves as the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund whereby the Administrator provides certain shareholder services to the Fund. The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder. S-30 ADMINISTRATION FEES PAID TO THE ADMINISTRATOR. For its services under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate that is detailed below in the following schedule: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEE (AS A PERCENTAGE OF AGGREGATE AVERAGE ANNUAL ASSETS) FUND'S AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.12% First $500 million -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.10% $500 million - $1 billion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.08% Over $1 billion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The foregoing fee is subject to a minimum annual fee of $125,000 for the Fund. Due to this minimum, the annual administration fee the Fund pays will exceed the above percentages at low asset levels. THE DISTRIBUTOR GENERAL. The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments, and an affiliate of the Administrator, are parties to a distribution agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005 and as amended August 30, 2010 ("Distribution Agreement"). The principal business address of the Distributor is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act), and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or, with respect to the Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, upon not more than 60 days' written notice by either party. The Distribution Agreement provides that the Distributor shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Distribution Plan (the "Plan") provides that Investor Class Shares of the Fund pay the Distributor an annual fee of up to a maximum of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class Shares. Under the Plan, the Distributor may make payments pursuant to written agreements to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations and insurance companies including, without limit, investment counselors, broker-dealers and the Distributor's affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Agents") as compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor without regard to the distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor or the amount of payments made to other financial institutions and intermediaries. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") rules concerning sales charges. The Trust has adopted the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or any agreements related to the Plan ("Qualified Trustees"). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees. S-31 SHAREHOLDER SERVICES SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN. The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the "Service Plan") under which a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of Investor Class Shares of the Fund will be paid to other service providers. Under the Service Plan, other service providers may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing certain shareholder and administrative services as discussed below. DESCRIPTION OF SHAREHOLDER SERVICES. Shareholder services may include: (i) maintaining accounts relating to clients that invest in shares; (ii) arranging for bank wires; (iii) responding to client inquiries relating to the services performed by the services provider; (iv) responding to inquiries from clients concerning their investment in shares; (v) assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (vi) providing information periodically to clients showing their position in shares; (vii) forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices to clients; and (viii) processing dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of clients. PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES The Adviser and/or its affiliates, at their discretion, may make payments from their own resources and not from Fund assets to affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Fund, its service providers or their respective affiliates, as incentives to help market and promote the Fund and/or in recognition of their distribution, marketing, administrative services, and/or processing support. These additional payments may be made to financial intermediaries that sell Fund shares or provide services to the Fund, the Distributor or shareholders of the Fund through the financial intermediary's retail distribution channel and/or fund supermarkets. Payments may also be made through the financial intermediary's retirement, qualified tuition, fee-based advisory, wrap fee bank trust, or insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. These payments may include, but are not limited to, placing the Fund in a financial intermediary's retail distribution channel or on a preferred or recommended fund list; providing business or shareholder financial planning assistance; educating financial intermediary personnel about the Fund; providing access to sales and management representatives of the financial intermediary; promoting sales of Fund shares; providing marketing and educational support; maintaining share balances and/or for sub-accounting, administrative or shareholder transaction processing services. A financial intermediary may perform the services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform the services. The Adviser and/or its affiliates may also make payments from their own resources to financial intermediaries for costs associated with the purchase of products or services used in connection with sales and marketing, participation in and/or presentation at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs, client and investor entertainment and other sponsored events. The costs and expenses associated with these efforts may include travel, lodging, sponsorship at educational seminars and conferences, entertainment and meals to the extent permitted by law. Revenue sharing payments may be negotiated based on a variety of factors, including the level of sales, the amount of Fund assets attributable to investments in the Fund by financial intermediaries customers, a flat fee or other measures as determined from time to time by the Adviser and/or its affiliates. A significant purpose of these payments is to increase the sales of Fund shares, which in turn may benefit the Adviser through increased fees as Fund assets grow. S-32 THE TRANSFER AGENT DST Systems, Inc., 333 W. 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (the "Transfer Agent"), serves as the Fund's transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust. THE CUSTODIAN Union Bank, N.A., 350 California Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 (the "Custodian"), serves as the custodian of the Fund. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Fund as required by the 1940 Act. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM [ ]serves as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. LEGAL COUNSEL Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921, serves as legal counsel to the Trust. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Fund described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board has approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust. Like most mutual funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, Distributor and Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust's service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the funds. The funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust's business (e.g., the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the funds' service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management. The Trustees' role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a fund, at which time certain of the fund's service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the fund. Additionally, the fund's adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of the adviser and other service providers, such as the fund's independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the funds may be exposed. S-33 The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds by the adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the advisory agreement with the adviser, the Board meets with the adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the adviser's adherence to the funds' investment restrictions and compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the funds' investments, including, for example, portfolio holdings schedules and reports on the adviser's use of derivatives in managing the funds, if any, as well as reports on the funds' investments in ETFs, if any. The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and fund and adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust's policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report. The Board receives reports from the funds' service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Trust's Fair Value Pricing Committee makes regular reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the funds' financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the funds' internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees fund management's implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust's internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust's financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust's financial statements. From their review of these reports and discussions with the adviser, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks. The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the funds' goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the funds' investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the funds' adviser and other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the funds' and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board's ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. There are ten members of the Board of Trustees, eight of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act ("independent Trustees"). Robert Nesher, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. George Sullivan, an independent Trustee, serves as the lead independent Trustee. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the S-34 specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent Trustees constitute a super-majority (80%) of the Board, the fact that the chairperson of each Committee of the Board is an independent Trustee, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from fund management. The Board of Trustees has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of all of the independent Trustees. In addition, the Board of Trustees has a lead independent Trustee. In his role as lead independent Trustee, Mr. Sullivan, among other things: (i) presides over Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board; (ii) presides over executive sessions of the independent Trustees; (iii) along with the Chairman of the Board, oversees the development of agendas for Board meetings; (iv) facilitates communication between the independent Trustees and management, and among the independent Trustees; (v) serves as a key point person for dealings between the independent Trustees and management; and (vi) has such other responsibilities as the Board or independent Trustees determine from time to time. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE OF BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS PAST 5 YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERESTED TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Nesher Chairman of the SEI employee 1974 to Current Directorships: Trustee of (08/17/46) Board of Trustees(1) present; currently The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, (since 1991) performs various Bishop Street Funds, SEI Daily services on behalf of Income Trust, SEI Institutional SEI Investments for International Trust, SEI Institutional which Mr. Nesher is Investments Trust, SEI Institutional compensated. Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset President and Director Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, of SEI Structured SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Credit Fund, LP. Managed Trust and New Covenant President and Chief Funds. Director of SEI Global Executive Officer of Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets SEI Alpha Strategy Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Portfolios, LP, June Fund plc, SEI Investments--Global 2007 to present. Funds Services, Limited, SEI President and Director Investments Global, Limited, SEI of SEI Opportunity Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Fund, L.P. to 2010. Investments--Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC, SEI Global Nominee Ltd and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE OF BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS PAST 5 YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William M. Doran Trustee(1) Self-Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of (05/26/40) (since 1991) Consultant since 2003. The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Partner at Morgan, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Daily Lewis & Bockius LLP Income Trust, SEI Institutional (law firm) from 1976 to International Trust, SEI Institutional 2003. Counsel to the Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Trust, SEI Investments, Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset SIMC, the Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, Administrator and the SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Distributor. Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments--Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Asset Korea Co., Ltd., SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments -- Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of the Distributor since 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles E. Carlbom Trustee Self-Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of (08/20/34) (since 2005) Business Consultant, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II Business Projects Inc., and Bishop Street Funds. Director of since 1997. Oregon Transfer Co. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John K. Darr Trustee Retired. Chief Current Directorships: Trustee of (08/17/44) (since 2008) Executive Officer, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II Office of Finance, and Bishop Street Funds. Director of Federal Home Loan Federal Home Loan Bank of Banks, from 1992 to Pittsburgh, Manna, Inc. (non-profit 2007. developer of affordable housing for ownership) and Meals on Wheels, Lewes/Rehoboth Beach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseph T. Grause, Jr. Trustee Self Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of (05/28/52) (since 2011) Consultant since The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II January 2012. Director and Bishop Street Funds. Director of of Endowments and The Korea Fund, Inc. Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE OF BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS PAST 5 YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 2010 to May 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., May 2007 to February 2010. Country Manager -- Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., June 2005 to May 2007. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mitchell A. Johnson Trustee Retired. Private Current Directorships: Trustee of (03/01/42) (since 2005) Investor since 1994. The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Betty L. Krikorian Trustee Vice President, Current Directorships: Trustee of (01/23/43) (since 2005) Compliance, AARP The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II Financial Inc., from and Bishop Street Funds. 2008 to 2010. Self- Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Speca Trustee Global Head of Asset Current Directorships: Trustee of (02/12/56) (since 2011) Allocation, Manulife The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II Asset Management and Bishop Street Funds. (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2010 to May 2011. Executive Vice President -- Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2003 to June 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE OF BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS PAST 5 YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ James M. Storey Trustee Attorney, Solo Current Directorships: (04/12/31) (since 1994) Practitioner since 1994. Trustee/Director of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and U.S. Charitable Gift Trust. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, L.P. until December 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ George J. Sullivan, Jr. Trustee Retired since January Current Directorships: Trustee/ (11/13/42) (since 1999) 2012. Self-employed Director of State Street Navigator Lead Independent Consultant, Newfound Securities Lending Trust, The Trustee Consultants Inc., April Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, 1997 to December Bishop Street Funds, SEI Structured 2011. Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Member of the independent review committee for SEI's Canadian- registered mutual funds. Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be "interested" persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates. INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE QUALIFICATIONS The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Fund provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service S-38 providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Fund, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Fund's shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Nesher should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments Company, which he joined in 1974, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1991. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Doran should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained serving as a Partner in the Investment Management and Securities Industry Practice of a large law firm, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1991. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Carlbom should serve as Trustee because of the business experience he gained as President and CEO of a large distribution cooperative and Chairman of a consulting company, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Darr should serve as Trustee because of his background in economics, the business experience he gained in a variety of roles with different financial and banking institutions and as a founder of a money management firm, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2008. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Grause should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained in a variety of leadership roles with different financial institutions, his knowledge of the mutual fund and investment management industries, and his past experience as an interested trustee and chair of the investment committee for a multi-managed investment company. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Johnson should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a senior vice president, corporate finance, of a Fortune 500 company, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services and banking industries, the experience he gained serving as a director of other mutual funds, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Ms. Krikorian should serve as Trustee because of the experience she gained serving as a legal and financial services consultant, in-house counsel to a large custodian bank and Vice President of Compliance of an investment adviser, her background in fiduciary and banking law, her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Speca should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained serving as president of a mutual fund company and portfolio manager for a $95 billion complex of asset allocation funds, and his over 25 years of experience working in a management capacity with mutual fund boards. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Storey should serve as Trustee because of the mutual fund governance experience he gained as an Investment Management attorney, both in private practice and with the SEC, his background serving as counsel to numerous mutual fund boards of trustees, his knowledge of the 1940 Act, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1994. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Sullivan should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a certified public accountant and financial consultant, his experience in and knowledge of public company S-39 accounting and auditing and the financial services industry, the experience he gained as an officer of a large financial services firm in its operations department, and his experience from serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1999. In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board's overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the funds. BOARD COMMITTEES. The Board has established the following standing committees: o AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: (i) recommending which firm to engage as each fund's independent registered public accounting firm and whether to terminate this relationship; (ii) reviewing the independent registered public accounting firm's compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm's independence; (iii) pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by each fund's independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; (iv) serving as a channel of communication between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trustees; (v) reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent registered public accounting firm's opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust's Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; (vi) reviewing each fund's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent registered public accounting firm that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; (vii) considering, in consultation with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent registered public accounting firms' reports on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; (viii) reviewing, in consultation with each fund's independent registered public accounting firm, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing each fund's financial statements; and (ix) other audit related matters. Messrs. Carlbom, Darr, Grause, Johnson, Speca, Storey and Sullivan and Ms. Krikorian currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Sullivan serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met four (4) times during the most recently completed fiscal year. o FAIR VALUE PRICING COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Fair Value Pricing Committee that is composed of at least one Trustee and various representatives of the Trust's service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Pricing Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available. The Fair Value Pricing Committee's determinations are reviewed by the Board. Mr. Nesher, interested trustee, currently serves as the Board's delegate on the Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Fair Value Pricing Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met twenty-one (21) times during the most recently completed fiscal year. o GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Governance Committee (formerly the Nominating Committee) that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: (i) considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; (ii) conducting a self-assessment of the Board's operations; (iii) selecting and nominating all persons to serve as independent Trustees and evaluating the qualifications of "interested" Trustee candidates; and (iv) reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in S-40 writing and addressed to the Committee at the Trust's office. Ms. Krikorian and Messrs. Carlbom, Darr, Grause, Johnson, Speca, Storey and Sullivan currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. Ms. Krikorian serves as the Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met twice during the most recently completed fiscal year. FUND SHARES OWNED BY BOARD MEMBERS. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee's "beneficial ownership" of shares of the Fund as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the 1934 Act. The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOLLAR RANGE OF AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF SHARES NAME FUND SHARES (FUND)(1) (ALL FUNDS IN THE FUND COMPLEX)(1,2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERESTED TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doran None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nesher None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carlbom None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darr None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grause None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Johnson None Over $100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Krikorian None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speca None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Storey None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sullivan None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Valuation date is December 31, 2012. (2) The Trust is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. BOARD COMPENSATION. The Trust paid the following fees to the Trustees during its most recently completed fiscal year.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENSION OR RETIREMENT AGGREGATE BENEFITS ACCRUED ESTIMATED ANNUAL COMPENSATION FROM AS PART OF FUND BENEFITS UPON TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE TRUST NAME THE TRUST EXPENSES RETIREMENT AND FUND COMPLEX(1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED TRUSTEES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nesher $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlbom $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darr $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grause(2) $40,570 N/A N/A $40,570 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Krikorian $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speca(2) $40,570 N/A N/A $40,570 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Storey $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sullivan $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) The Trust is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. (2) Joined the Board of Trustees on November 17, 2011. S-41 TRUST OFFICERS. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as executive officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The Chief Compliance Officer is the only officer who receives compensation from the Trust for his services. Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments Company or its affiliates act as investment manager, administrator or distributor.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND DATE POSITION WITH TRUST AND OF BIRTH LENGTH OF TERM PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS IN PAST 5 YEARS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Beattie President Director of Client Service, SEI Investments (03/13/65) (since 2011) Company, since 2004. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Lawson Treasurer, Controller and Chief Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting since (10/08/60) Financial Officer July 2005. Manager, SEI Investments, Fund (since 2005) Accounting at SEI Investments AVP from April 1995 to February 1998 and November 1998 to July 2005. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Emery Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit (12/18/62) (since 2006) Fund, LP and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP since June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. until 2010. Director of Investment Product Management and Development, SEI Investments, since February 2003; Senior Investment Analyst -- Equity Team, SEI Investments, from March 2000 to February 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy D. Barto Vice President and Assistant General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the (03/28/68) Secretary Administrator since 2004. Vice President of SIMC (since 1999) and the Administrator since 1999. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Investments since 2001. Assistant Secretary of SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor, and Vice President of the Distributor, from 1999 to 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dianne M. Descoteaux Vice President and Secretary Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at (07/18/77) (since 2011) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010. Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP from 2003 to 2006. Associate at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP from 2002 to 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Munch Vice President and Assistant Attorney, SEI Investments Company, since 2001. (05/07/71) Secretary General Counsel, SEI Investments Distribution Co., (since 2012) since 2004. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND DATE POSITION WITH TRUST AND OF BIRTH LENGTH OF TERM PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS IN PAST 5 YEARS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward McCusker Privacy Officer Compliance Manager of SEI Investments Company, (11/18/83) (since 2013) May 2011 -- April 2013. Project Manager and AML Operations Lead of SEI Private Trust Company, AML Officer September 2010 -- May 2011. Private Banking Client (since 2013) Service Professional of SEI Private Banking and Trust, September 2008 -- September 2010. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES Purchases and redemptions may be made through the Transfer Agent on any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. Shares of the Fund are offered and redeemed on a continuous basis. Currently, the Trust is closed for business when the following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is currently the Trust's policy to pay all redemptions in cash. The Trust retains the right, however, to alter this policy to provide for redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of securities held by the Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges on the sale of any such securities so received in payment of redemptions. A shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from all funds of the Trust up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets during any 90-day period. The Trust has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Trust to make in-kind redemptions to those shareholders of the Trust that are affiliated with the Trust solely by their ownership of a certain percentage of the Trust's investment portfolios. The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period on which trading on the NYSE is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or valuation of the Fund's securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC has by order permitted. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of shares of the Fund for any period during which the NYSE, the Adviser, the Administrator, the Transfer Agent and/or the Custodian are not open for business. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE GENERAL POLICY. The Fund adheres to Section 2(a)(41), and Rule 2a-4 thereunder, of the 1940 Act with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities. In general, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value, and all other securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. In complying with the 1940 Act, the Trust relies on guidance provided by the SEC and by the SEC staff in various interpretive letters and other guidance. EQUITY SECURITIES. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, if a security's primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of the Fund's pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. S-43 MONEY MARKET SECURITIES AND OTHER DEBT SECURITIES. If available, money market securities and other debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by recognized independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Money market securities and other debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of the Fund's pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Trust's Board. USE OF THIRD-PARTY INDEPENDENT PRICING AGENTS. Pursuant to contracts with the Trust's Administrator, market prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents that are approved by the Board. The valuations provided by third-party independent pricing agents are reviewed daily by the Administrator. TAXES The following is only a summary of certain additional federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that is intended to supplement the discussion contained in the Fund's prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Fund's prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state and local tax liabilities. This general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the Regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. QUALIFICATIONS AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY ("RIC"). The Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a RIC. By following such a policy, the Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which they may be subject. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders. In order to be taxable as a RIC, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of their net investment income (which, includes dividends, taxable interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, less operating expenses) and at least 90% of its net tax exempt interest income, for each tax year, if any, to its shareholders and also must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of the Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or certain other income, including gains from options, futures and forward contracts, derived with respect to its business of investing in such stocks, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the "Qualifying Income Test"); (ii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or the securities (other than the securities of another RIC) of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are S-44 engaged in the same, similar or related trades or business, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Asset Diversification Test"). Although the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and may distribute their capital gains for any taxable year, the Fund will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent any such income or gains are not timely distributed. If the Fund fails to satisfy the Qualifying Income or Asset Diversification Test requirements in any taxable year, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If the Fund fails to qualify for any taxable year as a RIC and these relief provisions are not available, all of its taxable income will be subject to tax at regular corporate income tax rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and such distributions generally will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits. In this event, distributions generally will be eligible for the dividend-received deduction for corporate shareholders and for the lower capital gains rates applicable to qualified dividend income for individual shareholders to the extent they would qualify if the Fund was a regular corporation. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC. For taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, the Fund may elect to treat part or all of any "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund's taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar. A "qualified late year loss" generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as "post-October losses") and certain other late-year losses. If the Fund has a "net capital loss" (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) for a taxable year beginning after December 22, 2010 (a "Post-2010 Loss"), the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year. The Fund's unused capital loss carryforwards that arose in taxable years that began on or before December 22, 2010 ("Pre-2011 Losses") are available to be applied against future capital gains, if any, realized by the Fund prior to the expiration of those carryforwards, generally eight years after the year in which they arose. The Fund's Post-2010 Losses must be fully utilized before the Fund will be permitted to utilize carryforwards of Pre-2011 Losses. FEDERAL EXCISE TAX. If the Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gains over short- and long-term capital losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 of that year (and any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which the Fund paid no federal income tax), the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on the undistributed amounts. The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid imposition of this tax, or to retain, at most their net capital gains and pay tax thereon. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Certain distributions from the Fund may qualify as qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income distributed to an individual is taxable at the lower, long-term capital gains rates. A distribution from the Fund generally qualifies as qualified dividend income to the extent it is designated as such by the Fund and was distributed from dividends received by the Fund from taxable domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations, subject to limitations including holding period limitations, imposed on the Fund and its shareholders. Distributions of dividends to individual shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income except that distributions of qualified dividend income will be taxed at a rate of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower income brackets). S-45 The Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of their portfolio of securities. Distributions of net short-term capital gains will be taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of net long-term capital gains will be taxable to you as long-term capital gain at a maximum rate of 20%, regardless of how long you have held your shares. The Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, at the time they are paid and will advise you of their tax status for federal income tax purposes shortly after the close of each calendar year. If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Fund. If you are a taxable investor, you may want to avoid buying shares when the Fund is about to declare a distribution or dividend, because it will be taxable to you even though it may in effect be a return of a portion of your investment. In the case of corporate shareholders, Fund distributions (other than capital gains distributions) generally qualify for the dividend-received deduction to the extent such distributions are so designated and do not exceed the gross amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for the year. Generally, and subject to certain limitations (including certain holding period limitations), a dividend will be treated as a qualifying dividend if it has been received from a domestic corporation. All such qualifying dividends (including the deducted portion) must be included in your alternative minimum taxable income calculation. If the Fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold. Dividends declared to shareholders of record in October, November or December and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in one year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the following year. SALES, EXCHANGES, OR REDEMPTIONS. Any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange, or redemption of shares of the Fund by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold, exchanged, or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, the loss realized on a sale or other disposition of shares will be disallowed to the extent a shareholder repurchases (or enters into a contract to or option to repurchase) shares within a period of 61 days (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares). This loss disallowance rule will apply to shares received through the reinvestment of dividends during the 61-day period. The Fund may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Fund and/or defer the Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by the Fund. S-46 With respect to investments in STRIPS, TRs and other zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, the Fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because the Fund distributes all of its net investment income to its shareholders, the Fund may have to sell Fund securities to distribute such imputed income which may occur at a time when the Adviser would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss. The Fund intends to invest in certain MLPs which may be treated as qualified publicly traded partnerships. Income from qualified publicly traded partnerships is qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test, but the Fund's investment in one or more of such qualified publicly traded partnerships is limited under the Asset Diversification Test to no more than 25% of the value of the Fund's assets. The Fund will monitor its investment in such qualified publicly traded partnerships in order to ensure compliance with the Asset Diversification Test. The Fund intends to invest in certain royalty trusts. The taxation of a royalty trust for federal income tax purposes depends on the particular structure used by such trust and may be different from trust to trust. For example, some royalty trusts are taxable for federal income tax purposes as grantor trusts, while others are taxable as corporations for federal income tax purposes. The Fund will monitor its investment in such royalty trusts in order to ensure compliance with both the Asset Diversification Test and the Qualifying Income Test. There may be uncertainty regarding the Fund's compliance with the Qualifying Income Test because it depends on the amount and character of income it receives. As a result, the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC in a given tax year in which it fails the Qualifying Income Test or the Asset Diversification Test. See the discussion regarding the consequences of failing to qualify as a RIC above. If the Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as "passive foreign investment companies" or "PFIC," the Fund will be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund will be liable for federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any "excess distribution" from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund is able and elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualifying electing fund" or "QEF," the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) annually the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market shares of the PFIC, and in such event, would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above. The Fund may invest in REITs. Investments in REIT equity securities may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. To generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. The Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in the Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings if the Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by the Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income and will not qualify for the dividends received deduction. Beginning January 1, 2013, U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund). S-47 Under U.S. Treasury regulations, generally, if an individual shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more or a corporate shareholder recognizes a loss of $10 million or more, the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as the Fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances. FOREIGN TAXES. Dividends and interest received by the Fund from an investment in foreign securities may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and United States possessions that would reduce the yield on such securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will be eligible to, and will, file an election with the IRS that will enable shareholders, in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax credit with respect to any foreign and United States possessions income taxes paid by the Fund. Pursuant to the election, the Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit (subject to significant limitations) against the shareholder's federal income tax. If the Fund makes the election, it will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and United States possessions. Most foreign exchange gains realized on the sale of debt securities are treated as ordinary income by the Fund. Similarly, foreign exchange losses realized by the Fund on the sale of debt securities are generally treated as ordinary losses by the Fund. These gains when distributed will be taxed to you as ordinary dividends, and any losses will reduce the Fund's ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you. This treatment could increase or reduce the Fund's ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund's previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital. The Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders cost basis information for Fund shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Fund is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of Fund shares, the Fund will permit shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average basis method. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use the average basis method as the default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by the Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the new cost basis reporting law applies to them. In certain cases, the Fund will be required to withhold at a rate of 28% and remit to the United States Treasury, backup withholding on any distributions paid to a shareholder who (1) has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number, (2) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS, (3) has not certified to the Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has failed to certify that he or she is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien. S-48 Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). Under current law, the Fund generally serves to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in the Fund where, for example: (i) the Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs); (ii) the Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool (TMP) or that has a subsidiary that is TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC, or (iii) shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisor. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding these issues. NON-U.S. INVESTORS. Any non-U.S. investors in the Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in the Fund. A U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate will be imposed on dividends beginning after December 31, 2013 (and proceeds of sales in respect of Fund shares received by Fund shareholders beginning after December 31, 2016) for shareholders who own their shares through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries if certain disclosure requirements related to U.S. accounts or ownership are not satisfied. The Fund will not pay any additional amounts in respect to any amounts withheld. STATE TAXES. The Fund is not liable for any income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. Distributions by the Fund to shareholders and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding state and local taxes applicable to an investment in the Fund. Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by a fund. Investment in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, banker's acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. FUND TRANSACTIONS BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS. Generally, equity securities, both listed and over-the-counter, are bought and sold through brokerage transactions for which commissions are payable. Purchases from underwriters will include the underwriting commission or concession, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers will include a dealer's mark-up or reflect a dealer's mark-down. Money market securities and other debt securities are usually bought and sold directly from the issuer or an underwriter or market maker for the securities. Generally, the Fund will not pay brokerage commissions for such purchases. When a debt security is bought from an underwriter, the purchase price will usually include an underwriting commission or concession. The purchase price for securities bought from dealers serving as market makers will similarly include the dealer's mark up or reflect a dealer's mark down. When the Fund executes transactions in the over-the-counter market, they will generally deal with primary market makers unless prices that are more favorable are otherwise obtainable. In addition, the Adviser may place a combined order for two or more accounts it manages, including the Fund, engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security if, in its judgment, joint execution is in the best interest of each participant and will result in the best combination of price and execution under the circumstances. Transactions involving commingled orders are allocated in a manner deemed equitable to each account or fund. The Adviser's current policy regarding such allocations is described further below. Although it is recognized S-49 that, in some cases, the joint execution of orders could adversely affect the price or volume of the security that a particular account or the Fund may obtain, it is the opinion of the Adviser that the advantages of combined orders outweigh the possible disadvantages of separate transactions. Nonetheless, the Adviser believes that the ability of the Fund to participate in higher volume transactions will generally be beneficial to the Fund. Generally, the Adviser aggregates orders on behalf of its clients when it believes that such aggregation facilitates its duty to seek best execution. If the aggregate order is partially filled, client accounts are allocated the securities on a pro-rata basis, subject to rounding to ensure that each account receives round lots. If a partially filled order results in a client's account receiving a de minimis allocation, the Adviser re-allocates the de minimis amount to other clients' accounts participating in the aggregated order. Such re-allocation is made based on the size of cash positions in the participating clients' accounts, subject to anticipated cash needs and any client instructions regarding cash. The Adviser considers the following factors when determining which client accounts will participate in an IPO or secondary offering of securities: 1) investment objectives, policies and time horizons of a particular account; 2) availability of cash in the account; and 3) number of shares allotted from the underwriter. For client accounts that meet the above criteria, the Adviser generally allocates the shares pro rata across all such accounts, subject to an account having sufficient cash available and rounding to ensure each account receives round lots. The Adviser frequently receives small allotments of an IPO or secondary offering from underwriters that does not allow for meaningful allocations to all participating client accounts. On each occasion where the Adviser receives a small IPO or secondary offering allotment, the Adviser allocates the shares randomly to one or more participating client accounts. The Adviser makes exceptions to its general allocation policy, as long as such exceptions are determined by it to be equitable. BROKERAGE SELECTION. The Adviser selects brokers based on their ability to provide the best combination of price and execution on client transactions, under the circumstances. The factors considered in making this determination include: 1) price, 2) commissions, 3) liquidity, 4) promptness and reliability of execution, 5) confidentiality, 6) the ability of the broker to accommodate step-out trades, and 7) access to IPO's and other offerings. The Adviser also considers the quality and quantity of research services that brokers provide such as research reports on companies and industries and economic and financial data. The Adviser is not obligated to select the broker with the lowest available commission rate. Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Fund to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the Adviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Fund. To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, S-50 credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance, and other reports or analysis, such as financial news, forensic accounting research, data services, portfolio attribution data, corporate insider buying/selling data, historical stock level analytics, and portfolio optimization systems. The amount of soft dollar benefits received depends on the amount of brokerage transactions effected with the brokers. A conflict of interest exists because there is an incentive to: 1) cause clients to pay a higher commission than the firm might otherwise be able to negotiate; 2) cause clients to engage in more securities transactions than would otherwise be optimal; and 3) only recommend brokers that provide soft dollar benefits. If the Adviser believes it is in the overall best interests of its clients, the Adviser executes transactions through brokers who charge commissions that are higher than commissions charged by brokers who do not provide the soft dollar benefits described above. The Adviser does not allocate soft dollar benefits to client accounts proportionately to the amount of soft dollar credits generated, if any, in the account. In addition, the Adviser uses soft dollar benefits to service all of its client accounts; however, soft dollar benefits may not be equally useful and valuable in managing the account of a given client. Certain products or services obtained with soft dollars also provide administrative assistance to the Adviser. The Adviser estimates the portion of the use that is for administrative purposes and pays for that portion of the cost in cash. A conflict of interest exists in making this determination since there is an incentive to designate a small amount of the cost as administrative in order to minimize the portion that the Adviser must pay directly with cash. The Adviser has policies and procedures to address the conflicts of interest associated with its brokerage practices. The Adviser periodically reviews the quality of the brokers used and evaluates the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on client transactions. From time to time, the Fund may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the adviser with research services. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e). BROKERAGE WITH FUND AFFILIATES. The Fund may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Fund, the Adviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Fund for exchange transactions not exceed "usual and customary" brokerage commissions. The rules define "usual and customary" commissions to include amounts which are "reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time." The Trustees, including those who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically. SECURITIES OF "REGULAR BROKER-DEALERS." The Fund is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers and dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) that the Fund held during its most recent fiscal year. Because the Fund is new, as of the date of this SAI, the Fund does not hold any securities of "regular brokers and dealers." PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATES. Portfolio turnover rate is defined under SEC rules as the greater of the value of the securities purchased or securities sold, excluding all securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one-year or less, divided by the average monthly value of such securities owned during the year. Based on this definition, instruments with remaining maturities of less than one-year are excluded from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate. Instruments excluded from the calculation of portfolio turnover generally would include the futures contracts in which the Fund may invest since such contracts generally have remaining maturities of S-51 less than one-year. The Fund may at times hold investments in other short-term instruments, such as repurchase agreements, which are excluded for purposes of computing portfolio turnover. PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Board has approved a policy and procedures that govern the timing and circumstances regarding the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings information to shareholders and third parties. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the Fund's portfolio securities is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, and include procedures to address conflicts between the interests of the Fund's shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund's Adviser, principal underwriter or any affiliated person of the Fund, its Adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Pursuant to such procedures, the Board has authorized the Adviser's Chief Compliance Officer (the "Authorized Person") to authorize the release of the Fund's portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles. The Authorized Person reports at least quarterly to the Board regarding the implementation of such policies and procedures. Pursuant to applicable law, the Fund is required to disclose its complete portfolio holdings quarterly, within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (currently, each January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31). The Fund discloses a complete schedule of investments in each Semi-Annual Report and Annual Report to Fund shareholders or, following the first and third fiscal quarters, in quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. Semi-Annual and Annual Reports are distributed to Fund shareholders. Quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q are not distributed to Fund shareholders, but are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund generally publishes a complete list of its portfolio holdings on a monthly basis, as of the end of the previous month. For example, the Fund's investments as of the end of January would ordinarily be published at the end of February. The Fund also publishes a list of its ten largest portfolio holdings, and the percentage of the Fund's assets that each of these holdings represents, on a monthly basis, ten (10) days after the end of the month. The portfolio information described above can be found on the internet at http://aicfundholdings.com/THB. This information will generally remain available until it is replaced by new portfolio holdings information as described above. The Fund's policies and procedures provide that the Authorized Persons, may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings information to third parties at differing times and/or with different lag times then the information posted to the internet; provided that the recipient is, either by contractual agreement or otherwise by law, (i) required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and (ii) prohibited from using the information to facilitate or assist in any securities transactions or investment program. The Fund will review a third party's request for portfolio holdings information to determine whether the third party has legitimate business objectives in requesting such information. The Trust's policies and procedures prohibit any compensation or other consideration from being paid to or received by any party in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information, including the Fund, Adviser and its affiliates or recipient of the Fund's portfolio holdings information. In addition, the Fund's service providers, such as the Custodian, Administrator and Transfer Agent, may receive portfolio holdings information as frequently as daily in connection with their services to the Fund. In addition to any contractual provisions relating to confidentiality of information that may be included in the service providers contract with the Trust, these arrangements impose obligations on the Fund's service providers that would prohibit them from disclosing or trading on the Fund's non-public information. Financial printers and pricing information vendors may receive portfolio holdings information, as necessary, in connection with their services to the Fund. S-52 DESCRIPTION OF SHARES The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and shares of each fund, each of which represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional series or class of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional funds and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. The Fund's shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the Trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Trust's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee's individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the federal securities laws. PROXY VOTING The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, which are included in Appendix B to this SAI. The Board will periodically review the Fund's proxy voting record. The Trust is required to disclose annually the Fund's complete proxy voting record during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX. This voting record is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-THB-FUND; and (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. CODES OF ETHICS The Board on behalf of the Trust has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Administrator and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees ("Access Persons"). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by Access Persons. Under each Code of Ethics, Access Persons are permitted to engage in S-53 personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. Access Persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions in securities that are held by the Fund, subject to certain restrictions. In addition, certain Access Persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of the Trust and Distributor Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC, and are available to the public. The Adviser has adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 that applies to the access persons of the Adviser ("Adviser Access Persons"). Under the Adviser's Code of Ethics, Adviser Access Persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, in the same securities or related securities, (e.g., warrants, options, or futures) for their own accounts that the Adviser recommends and invests in for clients, including the Fund. Further, the Adviser's employees can transact in a security for their own accounts at or about the same time that the Adviser recommends or invests in that same security for a client. The Adviser places restrictions on employee personal securities transactions including: 1) pre-approval for transactions in U.S. dollar denominated domestic equity securities with market capitalizations under $700 million at the time of purchase and/or for securities in which the firm has beneficial ownership on behalf of its clients of greater than 8%; 2) prohibitions from executing a securities transaction at a better price than a client receives on that day; and 3) restrictions on short-term trading in U.S. dollar denominated domestic equity securities with market capitalizations under $1.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Adviser prohibits employees from benefiting from transactions placed on behalf of advisory accounts. Adviser Access Persons are required to report certain of their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, Adviser Access Persons may be required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements or are prohibited from making such investments. A copy of the Adviser's Code of Ethics is on file with the SEC, and is available to the public. 5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS Because the Fund is new, as of the date of this SAI, the Fund does not have any beneficial owners to report. S-54 APPENDIX A -- DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS A-1 APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS The following descriptions of securities ratings have been published by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), respectively. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S GLOBAL RATING SCALES Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S LONG-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS Aaa Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk. Aa Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. A Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. Baa Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. Ba Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk. B Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. Caa Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. Ca Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. C Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. NOTE: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aaa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. A-2 HYBRID INDICATOR (HYB) The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security. DESCRIPTION OF SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS Moody's employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers: P-1 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations. P-2 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations. P-3 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. NP Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S US MUNICIPAL SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS The Municipal Investment Grade ("MIG") scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer's long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levels--MIG 1 through MIG 3--while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG. MIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing. MIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group. MIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established. SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection. A-3 DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S DEMAND OBLIGATION RATINGS In the case of variable rate demand obligations ("VRDOs"), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand ("demand feature"). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade ("VMIG") scale. VMIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. VMIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. VMIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS An S&P's issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects Standard & Poor's view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default. Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days--including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings. Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on Standard & Poor's analysis of the following considerations: o Likelihood of payment--capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation; o Nature of and provisions of the obligation; o Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights. A-4 LONG-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS* AAA An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong. AA An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. A An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong. BBB An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. BB; B; CCC; CC; and C Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions. BB An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. B An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. CCC An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. CC An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. C A 'C' rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default. Among others, the 'C' rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument's terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par. D An obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made within five business days, irrespective of any grace period. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par. NR This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy. *The ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. A-5 SHORT-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS A-1 A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong. A-2 A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory. A-3 A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. B A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. C A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. D A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S MUNICIPAL SHORT-TERM NOTE RATINGS An S&P's U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P's opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, Standard & Poor's analysis will review the following considerations: o Amortization schedule--the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and o Source of payment--the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note. S&P's municipal short-term note rating symbols are as follows: SP-1 Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation. SP-2 Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes. SP-3 Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest. A-6 DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S CREDIT RATINGS SCALES Fitch's credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" have established themselves over time as shorthand to describe the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade). The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions, and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. "Investment grade" categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the "speculative" categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred. Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ABILITY of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the OBLIGATION to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds). In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency typically rates to the likelihood of nonpayment or default in accordance with the terms of that instrument's documentation. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (I.E., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation). In such cases, the agency will make clear the assumptions underlying the agency's opinion in the accompanying rating commentary. DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S LONG-TERM CORPORATE FINANCE OBLIGATIONS RATING SCALES Fitch long-term obligations rating scales are as follows: AAA Highest credit quality. 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events. AA Very high credit quality. 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events. A High credit quality. 'A' ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings. BBB Good credit quality. 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. BB Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. A-7 B Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material credit risk is present. CCC 'CCC' ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present. CC 'CC' ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk. C 'C' ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk. NR This designation is used to denote securities not rated by Fitch where Fitch has rated some, but not all, securities comprising an issuance capital structure. WD This designation indicates that the rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. NOTE: The modifiers "+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below 'B'. DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets. Fitch's short-term ratings are as follows: F1 Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature. F2 Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. F3 Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate. B Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions. C High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility. RD Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Applicable to entity ratings only. D Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation. NR This designation is used to denote securities not rated by Fitch where Fitch has rated some, but not all, securities comprising an issuance capital structure. WD This designation indicates that the rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. A-8 APPENDIX B --PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES B-1 PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES At Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc (THB), we consider proxy voting to be an important responsibility. THB has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that we believe are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of our clients. In accordance with SEC Rule 206(4)-6 we are required to describe our proxy voting procedures for our clients. THB votes proxies presented to us on behalf of all clients unless we are specifically requested not to. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: THB votes to encourage reasonable compensation of executives, and particularly, compensation that is linked to financial performance. THB votes against stock option and incentive plans that are excessive and inconsistent with a company's overall financial situation. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THB will generally vote against a proposal to stagger the length of director's terms. AUDITORS: THB will generally vote to ratify management's recommendation and selection of auditors. CORPORATE ACTIONS: THB looks at all mergers and other corporate actions on a case-by-case basis. We evaluate mergers by looking at the financial impact on our investment. UNUSUAL ITEMS: Companies use various mechanisms to deter attempted takeovers. THB evaluates these situations on a case-by-case basis. However, THB generally votes to discourage the use of these mechanisms such as two classes of stock with different voting rights. ROUTINE ITEMS: THB supports management proposals on routine items. Any officer of THB can approve voting on routine items. CLIENT REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION: In response to any request THB will prepare a written response to the client with the information requested. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: If a material conflict of interest exists, THB will disclose the conflict to the affected clients, to give the clients an opportunity to vote the proxies themselves, or to address the voting issue through other objective means such as voting in a manner consistent with a predetermined voting policy or receiving an independent third party voting recommendation. RECORDKEEPING: THB shall retain the following proxy records in accordance with the SEC's retention requirement. o These policies and procedures and any amendments; o Each proxy statement that THB receives; o A record of each vote that THB casts; o Any document THB created that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies, or that memorializes that decision; o A copy of each written request from a client for information on how THB voted such client's proxies, and a copy of any written response. B-2 PART C: OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 28. EXHIBITS: (a)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Registrant") dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (1)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (a)(2) Amendment No. 1, dated May 15, 2012, to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (b) Registrant's Second Amended and Restated By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 179 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000087 on February 28, 2012. (c) Not Applicable. (d)(1) Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 15, 1994 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(e) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96- 001199 on February 28, 1996. (d)(2) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000276 on July 2, 2009. (d)(3) Revised Schedule A dated March 1, 2010 to the Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000245 on June 30, 2010. (d)(4) Investment Advisory Agreement dated November 21, 1994 between the Registrant and AIG Global Investment Corp. (now, AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(f) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (d)(5) Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated December 31, 2003 between AIG Capital Management Corp. and AIG Global Investment Corp. (now, AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04-000095 on March 1, 2004. 1 (d)(6) Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 3, 1995 between the Registrant and First Manhattan Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(g) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96-001199 on February 28, 1996. (d)(7) Amended and Restated Schedule dated May 19, 1998 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 3, 1995 between the Registrant and First Manhattan Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-98-021496 on May 21, 1998. (d)(8) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 15, 1999 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-01-500070 on June 22, 2001. (d)(9) Revised Schedule to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 15, 1999 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(10) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated February 13, 2013 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management, relating to the LSV Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(11) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (now, Acadian Asset Management LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(12) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (now Acadian Asset Management, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10- 000392 on September 3, 2010. (d)(13) Expense Limitation Agreement dated December 16, 2010, between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 28, 2012. (d)(14) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(15) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(15) of Post- 2 Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000735 on November 30, 2011. (d)(16) Form of Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated August 28, 2012, as effective on September 1, 2012, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000394 on August 28, 2012. (d)(17) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(18) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and C.S. McKee, L.P. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(19) Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 8, 2008 between the Registrant and Rice, Hall James & Associates LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000641 on December 18, 2009. (d)(20) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, relating to the Rice Hall James Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(21) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc. (now, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(22) Amendment and Revised Schedule A dated June 1, 2010 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc. (now, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000336 on August 30, 2010. (d)(23) Investment Advisory Agreement dated January 29, 2010 between the Registrant and PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, relating to the UA S&P 500 Index Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(24) Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 28, 2004 between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective 3 Amendment No. 79 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-05-000093 on February 25, 2005. (d)(25) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc., relating to the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(26) Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 2005 between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000081 on February 28, 2006. (d)(27) Schedule A, dated December 16, 2005, as last amended November 14, 2012, to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 2005 between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000594 on December 19, 2012. (d)(28) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated February 26, 2013, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(29) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 27, 2011, between Westwood Management Corp. and SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(30) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 27, 2006 between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000007 on January 12, 2007. (d)(31) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000245 on June 30, 2010. (d)(32) Investment Advisory Agreement dated September 21, 2009 between the Registrant and Pennant Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 115 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09- 000594 on November 30, 2009. (d)(33) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 31, 2010 between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 123 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000173 on April 30, 2010. 4 (d)(34) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 31, 2010, between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(35) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 24, 2011, between the Registrant and AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(36) Expense Limitation Agreement, effective as of March 28, 2011, between the Registrant and AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(43) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 154 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000353 on June 29, 2011. (d)(37) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 20, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(38) Expense Limitation Agreement dated December 15, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(39) Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 19, 2011, between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(40) Revised Schedule A dated May 14, 2013 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(40) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on June 28, 2013. (d)(41) Amended and restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated May 14, 2013 between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on June 28, 2013. (d)(42) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by 5 reference to exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 28, 2012. (d)(43) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated April 30, 2013, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 210 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000257 on April 30, 2013. (d)(44) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (d)(45) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(48) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (d)(46) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 3, 2012, between the Trust and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(47) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 28, 2012, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(48) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 3, 2012, between the Trust and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(49) Amended Schedule A to the Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 28, 2012, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(50) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(51) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(51) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is 6 incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(52) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(52) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and LSV Asset Management, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(53) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(53) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Harris Associates L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(54) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(54) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Thornburg Investment Management Inc, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(55) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(55) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Marsico Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(56) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Turner Investments, L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(57) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(58) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(58) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Fairpointe Capital LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(59) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Phocas Financial Corporation, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(60) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. 7 (d)(60) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and TCW Investment Management Company, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(61) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(62) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Acadian Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(63) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(63) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Driehaus Capital Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(64) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and OFI SteelPath, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(65) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(66) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(66) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and AQR Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(67) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(67) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and ClariVest Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(68) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(69) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(69) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(70) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's 8 Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(70) Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(71) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (d)(71) Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(72) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (d)(72) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc., relating to the AT Family of Funds, to be filed by amendment. (d)(73) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc., relating to the AT Family of Funds, to be filed by amendment. (d)(74) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co., relating to the Sarofim Equity Fund, is filed herewith. (d)(75) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co., relating to the Sarofim Equity Fund, is filed herewith. (e)(1) Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated August 8, 1994, between the Registrant and SEI Financial Services Company (now, SEI Investments Distribution Co.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96-001199 on February 28, 1996. (e)(2) Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(4) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03- 000108 on February 28, 2003. (e)(3) Amendment No. 1, effective as of August 30, 2010, to the Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000517 on September 16, 2011. (e)(4) Amended and Restated Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement dated November 10, 1997 between SEI Investments Company and AIG Equity Sales Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6)(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-98-008087 on February 27, 1998. (e)(5) Revised Form of Amended Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement for SEI Investments Distribution Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 9 to the Registration Statement of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II (File No. 33-50718), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-08-000222 on May 30, 2008. (f) Not applicable. (g)(1) Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and CoreStates Bank N.A. (now, US Bank, National Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (g)(2) Amendment dated May 21, 2001 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and First Union National Bank (now, U.S. Bank, National Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000175 on June 14, 2002. (g)(3) Amended Fee Schedule dated February 18, 2004 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, National Association (now U.S. Bank, National Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N- 1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04- 000095 on March 1, 2004. (g)(4) Amendment and Assignment dated August 8, 2006 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, N.A., (now U.S. Bank, National Association) assigning the Custodian Agreement to U.S. Bank, National Association is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000367 on August 28, 2006. (g)(5) Amendment dated March 14, 2007 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (g)(6) Custodian Agreement dated November 13, 2007 between the Registrant and Union Bank of California, N.A., to be filed by amendment. (g)(7) Custody Agreement dated February 3, 2003 between the Registrant and National City Bank is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000264 on April 30, 2003. (g)(8) Amended Fee Schedule dated February 19, 2003 to the Custody Agreement dated February 3, 2003 between the Registrant and National City Bank is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (g)(9) Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Northern Trust Company, to be filed by amendment. 10 (g)(10) Global Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citi Global Transaction Services, to be filed by amendment. (g)(11) Amended Fee Schedule to the Global Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citi Global Transaction Services, to be filed by amendment. (g)(12) Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon, relating to the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund and Cambiar Opportunity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (h)(1) Administration Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (h)(2) Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Administration Agreement dated June 1, 1996 between the Registrant and SEI Financial Management Corporation (now, SEI Investments Global Funds Services) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (9)(f) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (h)(3) Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated October 1, 2000, as amended and restated February 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Forum Shareholder Services, LLC (now, Citi Fund Services, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000218 on June 15, 2007. (h)(4) AML Delegation Amendment dated May 20, 2003 to the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated October 1, 2000, as amended and restated February 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Forum Shareholder Services, LLC (now, Citi Fund Services, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (h)(5) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 15, 2003 between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 67 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000495 on August 28, 2003. (h)(6) AML Delegation Amendment dated May 20, 2003 to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 15, 2003 between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (h)(7) Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. 11 (h)(8) Amendment dated April 1, 2009 to the Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., to be filed by amendment. (h)(9) Amended Fee Schedule, dated August 30, 2012, to the Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (h)(10) Transfer Agency Agreement dated May 31, 2007 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000376 on August 28, 2007. (h)(11) Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Atlantic Fund Services, to be filed by amendment. (h)(12) Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., to be filed by amendment. (h)(13) Amendment to the Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., to be filed by amendment. (h)(14) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04-000154 on April 16, 2004. (h)(15) Revised Exhibit A to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(11) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11- 000735 on November 30, 2011. (h)(16) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Retail Class Shares of the Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000148 on April 14, 2006. (h)(17) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Institutional Shares of the Westwood Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. (h)(18) Exhibit A to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Institutional Shares of the Westwood Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 140 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000194 on March 28, 2011. (h)(19) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. 12 (h)(20) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to R Class Shares of the AlphaOne Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 141 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000199 on March 30, 2011. (h)(21) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class and Institutional Shares of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 171 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000783 on December 28, 2011. (h)(22) Revised Schedule A dated May 14, 2013 to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class and Institutional Shares of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on June 28, 2013. (h)(23) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the A Shares of the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, to be filed by amendment. (h)(24) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(22) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 28, 2012. (h)(25) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. (h)(26) Revised Schedule A to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (h)(27) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Institutional Shares of the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (h)(28) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the AT Family of Funds, to be filed by amendment. (i) Not Applicable. (j) Not Applicable. (k) Not Applicable. 13 (l) Not Applicable. (m)(1) Distribution Plan dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-00-004829 on December 13, 2000. (m)(2) Schedule A, as last amended August 13, 2013, to the Distribution Plan dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, to be filed by amendment. (m)(3) Distribution Plan dated September 17, 2002, relating to Investor Shares of the Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(6) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04- 000242 on June 1, 2004. (m)(4) Amended Schedule A dated November 13, 2007 to the Distribution Plan dated September 17, 2002, relating to Investor Shares of the Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000276 on July 2, 2009. (n)(1) Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007 (including Schedules and Certificates of Class Designation thereto) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000392 on September 3, 2010. (n)(2) Revised Schedule F and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Westwood Family of Funds, are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000594 on December 19, 2012. (n)(3) Schedule I and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(4) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 141 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000199 on March 30, 2011. (n)(4) Revised Schedule C to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000735 on November 30, 2011. (n)(5) Revised Schedule J and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on June 28, 2013. 14 (n)(6) Schedule K and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (n)(7) Schedule N and Certificate of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Harvest China All Assets Fund and the Harvest Intermediate Bond Fund , is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (n)(8) Schedule O and Certificate of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the AT Family of Funds, to be filed by amendment. (n)(9) Revised Schedule M and Certificate of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Small Cap Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (o) Not Applicable. (p)(1) Registrant's Code of Ethics dated November 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. (p)(2) HGK Asset Management, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics dated October 23, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. (p)(3) LSV Asset Management Revised Code of Ethics dated January 19, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(4) Cambiar Investors LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated January 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000394 on August 28, 2012. (p)(5) Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated March 13, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(6) C.S. McKee, LLP Revised Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(7) Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. 15 (p)(8) First Manhattan Co. Revised Code of Ethics dated December 2006 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(9) Haverford Investment Management, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(10) AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated September 13, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. (p)(11) Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(12) Acadian Asset Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(13) Westwood Management Corp. Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(14) Edgewood Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(15) PNC Capital Advisors, LLC Code of Ethics dated October 8, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. (p)(16) Pennant Management, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000365 on August 21, 2009. (p)(17) Sands Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000009 on January 15, 2010. (p)(18) AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC Code of Ethics dated May 1, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000517 on September 16, 2011. 16 (p)(19) Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(20) CBRE Clarion Securities LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(21) SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(22) Hamlin Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. (p)(23) Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. (p)(24) SEI Investments Distribution Co. Code of Ethics as revised January 1, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (p)(25) Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (p)(26) Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(27) Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(28) Harris Associates L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(29) Thornburg Investment Management Inc Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 17 N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(30) Marsico Capital Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(31) Turner Investments, L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(32) Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(33) Fairpointe Capital LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(34) Phocas Financial Corporation Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(35) TCW Investment Management Company Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(36) Amendment to the TCW Investment Management Company Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(37) Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(38) Driehaus Capital Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(39) OFI SteelPath, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(40) AlphaSimplex Group, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. 18 (p)(41) AQR Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(42) ClariVest Asset Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(43) Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(44) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(44) BlackRock Financial Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(45) Harvest Global Investments Limited Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (p)(46) Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(47) Fayez Sarofim & Co. Code of Ethics dated June 14, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 215 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000356 on June 28, 2013. (q) Powers of Attorney for Ms. Betty L. Krikorian and Messrs. Robert A. Nesher, Michael Lawson, William M. Doran, John K. Darr, George J. Sullivan, Jr., Charles E. Carlbom, James M. Storey, Philip T. Masterson, Mitchell A. Johnson, Bruce Speca and Joseph T. Grause are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000327 on June 18, 2013. 19 ITEM 29. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT: Not Applicable. ITEM 30. INDEMNIFICATION: Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a) to the Registrant's Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues. ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS: The following lists any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each investment adviser, and each director, officer or partner of that investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner, or trustee. Unless noted below, none of the investment advisers, and/or director, officer or partner of each investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as the investment adviser to the Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio and Acadian Emerging Markets Debt Fund and as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Acadian is 260 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Acadian is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurent De Greef, Member of Acadian Asset Management Managing Director, asset Board of Managers (UK) Ltd management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Chisholm, Executive Acadian Asset Management Vice President, CIO, Member (UK) Ltd Director, asset management of Board of Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management (UK) Ltd Churchill Franklin, Executive -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President, COO, Acadian Asset Management Member of Board of (Australia) Ltd Director, asset management Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Frashure, Chairman, Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management Member of Board of (Singapore) Pte Ltd Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Minichiello, Executive Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management Vice President, COO, (UK) Ltd Treasurer, Secretary, Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------- of Board of Managers Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Dowd, Executive Vice Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management President, Head of Client (UK) Ltd Service, Member of Board of ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managers Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management (Singapore) Pte Ltd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Gibson, Member of Director, Executive Vice Board of Managers President and Head of Global Distribution - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor); Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (an investment advisor); The Campbell Group, Inc. (a holding company for The Campbell Group LLC) Echo Point Investment Management, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual (HFL) Inc. (a holding company for Heitman Affiliated Directorships affiliated financial services firms); Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Asset Management International, Ltd. (an investment advisor); Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Investment Partners (a registered broker-dealer); Rogge Global Partners plc (an investment advisor); Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Berger, Member of Senior Vice President, Finance Board of Managers and Affiliate Management - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Affiliated Directorships Acadian Asset Management LLC (investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Hadley, Member Executive Vice President, Head of Board of Managers of Human Resources - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a Affiliated Directorships -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aidan Riordan, Member of Executive Vice President, Head Board of Managers of Affiliate Management - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC Affiliated Directorships (an investment advisor); Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (an investment advisor); Echo Point Investment Management, LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Belgrad, Member of Director, Chief Financial Officer Board of Managers and Executive Vice President- Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Asset Management Affiliated Directorships International, Ltd. (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIG ASSET MANAGEMENT (U.S.), LLC AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC ("AIG") serves as the investment adviser for the AIG Money Market Fund. The principal address of AIG is 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005. AIG is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of AIG has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC ("Allianz Global Investors U.S.") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Allianz Global Investors U.S. is 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Allianz Global Investors U.S. is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Allianz Global Investors U.S. has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. 21 ALPHAONE INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC ("AlphaOne") serves as the investment adviser for the AlphaOne Small Cap Growth Fund, AlphaOne Micro Cap Equity Fund and AlphaOne U.S. Equity Long Short Fund. The principal address of AlphaOne is One Tower Bridge, 100 Front Street, Suite 1250, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. AlphaOne is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of AlphaOne has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ALPHASIMPLEX GROUP, LLC AlphaSimplex Group, LLC ("AlphaSimplex") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of AlphaSimplex is One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. AlphaSimplex is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew W. Lo Massachusetts Institute of Chief Investment Technology (MIT) -- Sloan School Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Strategist, Chairman of the of Management Professor Board 100 Main Street ---------------------------------------- E62-618 Cambridge, MA 02142 Director of the Laboratory for United States Financial Engineering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AQR Capital Management, LLC ("AQR") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of AQR is Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. AQR is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lasse Pedersen, NYU Stern School of Business John A. Paulson Professor of Principal Henry Kaufman Management Center Finance and Alternative 44 West Fourth Street Investments, 2009 -- present (on New York, NY 10012 leave) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copenhagen Business School Professor (2011-present) Howitzvej 60, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark 3815 3815 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Times Stock Exchange Advisory Board Member (2009- (FTSE) present) 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASDAQ OMX Economic Advisory Board One Liberty Plaza Member (2008-2011) New York, NY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Finance Association Director (2011-present) Haas School of Business University of California Berkeley, CA 94729-1900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Member of Monetary Policy 33 Liberty Street Panel (2010-2011) New York, NY 10045 Member of Liquidity Working Group (2009-2011) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard, AllianceBernstein Chief Financial Officer, March Principal and Chief 1345 Avenue of the Americas 2010 through February 2011 Operating Officer New York, New York 10105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC BlackRock Financial Management, LLC ("BlackRock") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund. The principal address of BlackRock is 55 East 52(nd) Street New York, New York 10055. BlackRock is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information required by this Item 31 with respect to each director, officer or partner of BlackRock for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to Form ADV filed by BlackRock with the SEC. CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC Cambiar Investors LLC ("Cambiar") serves as the investment adviser to the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, the Cambiar International Equity Fund, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund, the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, the Cambiar SMID Fund (formerly, the Cambiar Smid 30 Fund) and the Cambiar Global Select Fund. The principal address of Cambiar is 2401 East Second Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80206. Cambiar is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Cambiar is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. CBRE CLARION SECURITIES LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC ("CBRE Clarion") serves as the investment adviser for the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund. The principal address of CBRE Clarion is 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087. CBRE Clarion is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Ritson Ferguson CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Interested Trustee Income Fund (IGR) Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite Officer 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBRE Clarion Global, Ltd. Director c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph P. Smith CBRE Clarion Global, Ltd. Director Managing Director and c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite Co-Chief Investment 600, Radnor, PA 19087 Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarrett B. Kling Hirtle Callaghan Trust Trustee Managing Director -- Sales 300 Barr Harbor Dr, Suite 500 and Marketing West Conshohocken, PA 19428 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Mutual Funds I Trustee (resigned 2012) 4643 South Ulster Street Suite 600 Denver, CO 80237-2853 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Mutual Funds II Trustee (resigned 2012) 4643 South Ulster Street Suite 600 Denver, CO 80237-2853 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Trustee 1275 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309-3506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Zitelli CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Chief Compliance Officer General Counsel Income Fund (IGR) c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Blome CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer Income Fund (IGR) c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 CITIGROUP FIRST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC ("Citi") serves as the investment adviser for the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund. The principal address of Citi is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. Citi is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. [To be completed by amendment.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLARIVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC ClariVest Asset Management LLC ("ClariVest") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of ClariVest is 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92130. ClariVest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Rossi Eagle Asset Management Inc. Director, President, Co-Chief Manager 880 Carillon Parkway Operating Officer St Petersburg, FL 33716 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Cooper Abbott Eagle Asset Management Inc. Director, Executive Vice Manager 880 Carillon Parkway President - Investments, Co-Chief St Petersburg, FL 33716 Operating Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtland James Eagle Asset Management Inc. Vice President, Business Manager 880 Carillon Parkway Development St Petersburg, FL 33716 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 CORNERSTONE ADVISORS, INC. Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. ("Cornerstone") serves as the investment adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Funds. The principal address of Cornerstone is 225 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004-5782. Cornerstone is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Savoy BSquare Director Director / Shareholder 110 -- 110(th) Avenue NE, Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cornelius Tum-a-Lum Lumber Interim CEO Director 432 SE Dorion Pendleton, OR 97801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Farrell Seattle Foundation President Emeritus Director 1200 -- 5(th) Avenue, Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REI Director 6750 S 228(th) Kent, WA 98032 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC ("CRM") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of CRM is 520 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022. CRM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of CRM has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. C. S. MCKEE, L.P. C. S. McKee, L.P. ("C.S. McKee") serves as the investment adviser to the McKee International Equity Portfolio. The principal address of C.S. McKee is One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. C.S. McKee is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory M. Melvin Dartmouth Capital, Inc. President Chief Investment Officer 750 Stonegate Drive Wexford, PA 15090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Driehaus Capital Management LLC ("Driehaus") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Driehaus is 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Driehaus is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is as of December 31, 2012 and is true for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 unless otherwise noted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard H. Driehaus Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Chairman Chairman and Chief --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Officer Driehaus Mutual Funds** Trustee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Chairman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert H. Gordon Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* President and Chief Executive President and Chief Officer Executive Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Mutual Funds** President since 2011; Senior Vice President from 2006 to 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** President and Chief Executive Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet L. McWilliams Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Secretary since 2012. Secretary and General --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Counsel since 2012; Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Vice President since Assistant Vice President and 2006; Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer from 2006 to 2012. from 2006 to 2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel since 2012; Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer from 2006 to 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle L. Cahoon Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Vice President, Treasurer and Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer Treasurer and Chief --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Officer Driehaus Mutual Funds** Vice President and Treasurer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen T. Weber Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Sales and Managing Director, Sales Relationship Management and Relationship Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaaren Sagastume Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, IT, Managing Director, IT, Operations and Trading Operations and Trading -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas M. Seftenberg Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Relationship Managing Director, Management and Marketing Relationship Management and Marketing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael R. Shoemaker Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Vice President and Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- since 2012; Associate Chief Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Vice President and Compliance Officer from Chief Compliance Officer 2011 to 2012; Senior --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compliance Analyst from Pacific Investment Management Compliance Officer from 2010 Company LLC to 2011. 860 Newport Center Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 to 2010. Newport Beach, CA 92660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael P. Kailus Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Secretary and Anti- Assistant Secretary since Money Laundering Compliance 2010. Officer since 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Secretary since 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Superfund USA, LLC Associate General Counsel from 850 W Jackson Blvd, Ste. 600 2005 to 2010. Chicago, IL 60607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a holding company and is the majority owner of Driehaus Capital Management LLC and Driehaus Securities LLC. ** Driehaus Mutual Funds, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is an open-end management investment company registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. *** Driehaus Securities LLC, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a limited-purpose broker-dealer registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC Edgewood Management LLC ("Edgewood") serves as the investment adviser to the Edgewood Growth Fund. The principal address of Edgewood is 350 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022-6057. Edgewood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Edgewood has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. FAIRPOINTE CAPITAL LLC Fairpointe Capital LLC ("Fairpointe") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Fairpointe is One N. Franklin Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606. Fairpointe is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Fairpointe has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. 28 FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO. Fayez Sarofim & Co. ("Fayez Sarofim") serves as the investment adviser for the Sarofim Equity Fund. The principal address of Fayez Sarofim is 2907 Two Houston Center, 909 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77010. Fayez Sarofim is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fayez Sarofim Kemper Corporation Director Chairman, Chief Executive One East Wacker Drive Officer, Chief Investment Officer Chicago, IL 60601 and Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Trust Co. Chairman Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Chairman and Director 8115 Preston Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Chairman, Chief Executive Management Company Officer, Chief Investment Officer Two Houston Center and Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Two Houston Center Officer, Chief Investment Officer Suite 2907 and Director Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Two Houston Center Officer and Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinder Morgan, Inc. Director 500 Dallas Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinder Morgan Holdco, LLC Board of Managers Member 500 Dallas Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artisan Network, Inc. Director 800 Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher B. Sarofim Kemper Corporation Director Vice Chairman One East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Trust Co. Vice Chairman Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice Chairman and President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice Chairman Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice Chairman Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raye G. White Sarofim Trust Co. President, Chief Executive Executive Vice President, Two Houston Center Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Secretary, Treasurer and Director Suite 2907 Director Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Executive Vice President, Management Company Secretary, Treasurer and Director Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Executive Vice President, Two Houston Center Secretary, Treasurer and Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Secretary, Treasurer and Director 8115 Preston Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Executive Vice President, Two Houston Center Secretary, Treasurer and Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gentry Lee, Jr., CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Senior Vice President President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Senior Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Senior Vice President 8115 Preston Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Jacobe, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Senior Vice President and Senior Vice President and Two Houston Center Director of Investments Director of Investments Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Senior Vice President and Management Company Director of Investments Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Senior Vice President and Two Houston Center Director of Investments Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Senior Vice President and Two Houston Center Director of Investments Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph B. Thomas, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Senior Vice President and Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Senior Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles E. Sheedy, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Senior Vice President and Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Director Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Vice Chairman 8115 Preston Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Senior Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynaldo Reza, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan R. Christensen, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President and Chief Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Operating Officer Operating Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President and Chief Management Company Operating Officer Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Operating Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Operating Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine P. Crain, CFA Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President and Director of Two Houston Center Marketing and Client Service Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert M. Hopson III Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David T. Searls III Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Suisse Securities (USA) Director, Private Bank LLC 11 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel S. Crumrine Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President and Chief Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Financial Officer Financial Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Vice President and Chief 8115 Preston Road Financial Officer Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President and Chief Management Company Financial Officer Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Financial Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President and Chief Two Houston Center Financial Officer Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Gilbert Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John M. Ratcliff Sarofim Trust Co. Vice President Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Realty Advisors Co. Vice President 8115 Preston Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim International Vice President Management Company Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarofim Advisors Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sarofim Group, Inc. Vice President Two Houston Center Suite 2907 Houston, TX 77010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST MANHATTAN CO. First Manhattan Co. ("FMC") serves as the investment adviser for the FMC Select Fund and FMC Strategic Value Fund. The principal address of FMC is 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Effective March 25, 2013, the principal place of business will be 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-7001. FMC is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2011. 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Sanford Gottesman, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Senior Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Museum of Natural Trustee History --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mount Sinai Center Trustee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeshiva University Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Rosenbloom, Senior NYU Medical Center Associate Trustee Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Foundation for Facial Trustee Reconstruction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles M. Rosenthal, Senior Carnegie Hall Trustee Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marine Biological Laboratory Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Joel Stainman, Senior Ark Restaurants Corp. Member, Board of Directors Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rider University Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert W. Gottesman, Chief Gruss Foundation Trustee Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William F. Guardenier, John Hart Hunter Foundation Trustee Senior Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Hampton School Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMLIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hamlin Capital Management, LLC ("Hamlin") serves as the investment adviser for the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund. The principal address of Hamlin is 477 Madison Avenue, Suite 520, New York, NY 10022. Hamlin is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Stitzer -- Managing Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner Partner 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Bridy -- Partner & Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner Fixed Income Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Manager Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris D'Agnes -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner & Equity Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Manager Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Garland -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner and Equity Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Manager Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deborah Finegan -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner & Chief Operating Officer 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P. Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris") is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Harris serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The directors and executive officers of Harris, or Harris Associates, Inc. ("HAI"), its general partner, have had as their sole business, profession, vocation or employment during the past two years only their duties as executive officers/employees of Harris; Harris' ultimate parent company, Natixis Global Asset Management ("NGAM"); HAI; Harris Associates Investment Trust ("HAIT"), a U.S. registered investment company consisting of the seven Oakmark Funds for which Harris serves as the advisor and sponsor; and/or Harris Associates Securities L.P. ("HASLP"), an affiliated limited-purpose broker-dealer of which Harris is a limited partner. The business address of Harris, HAI, HAIT and HASLP is Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert M. Levy HAI Director, Chairman and Chief Chairman, Chief Investment Investment Officer, Domestic Officer, Domestic Equity and Equity Portfolio Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Executive Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Domestic Equity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristi L. Rowsell HAI Director and President President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Trustee and President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony P. Coniaris HAIT Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Portfolio Manager and Analyst Select Fund), since 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John N. Desmond HAI Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chief Operating Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas E. Herman HAI Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Treasurer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Principal Financial Officer, since 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David G. Herro HAI Director, Vice President and Vice President, Chief Chief Investment Officer, Investment Officer, International Equity International Equity, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Select Fund, Oakmark International Fund and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward S. Loeb HAI Vice President, since 2012 Vice President and Portfolio Manager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin P. McFarland HAI Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clyde S. McGregor HAI Vice President Vice President and Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Equity and Income Fund and Oakmark Global Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas W. Murray HAI Vice President and Director of Vice President, Director of Domestic Research, since 2012 Domestic Research, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Select Fund), since 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Neary HAI Managing Director, Marketing and Client Relations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President and Managing Director, Marketing and Client HAIT Vice President Relations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William C. Nygren HAI Vice President Vice President, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Select Fund and Oakmark Global Select Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet L. Reali HAI Director, Vice President, General Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Counsel and Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAIT Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HASLP General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert A. Taylor HAI Vice President and Director of Vice President, Director of International Research International Research, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portfolio Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Fund and Oakmark International Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre Servant HAI Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natixis Global Asset Chief Executive Officer and Management Member of Executive Committee 21 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris, France -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hailer HAI Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natixis Global Asset President and Chief Executive Management LLC Officer 399 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARVEST GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED Harvest Global Investments Limited ("Harvest") serves as the investment adviser for the Harvest China All Assets Fund and the Harvest Intermediate Bond Fund. The principal address of Harvest is 31/F One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong. Harvest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. [To be completed by amendment.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVERFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Haverford Financial Services, Inc. ("Haverford") serves as the investment adviser for the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund. The principal address of Haverford is Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546. Haverford is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George W. Connell The Haverford Trust Company Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice Chairman & Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel Morgan & Co. CEO, President & Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel Morgan Capital Advisers, Director, Indirect Owner Inc. 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 305 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph J. McLaughlin The Haverford Trust Company Chairman & CEO Chairman, CEO & President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Binney H. C. Wietlisbach The Haverford Trust Company President Executive Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. CEO & President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry B. Smith The Haverford Trust Company Vice President & CIO Vice President and CIO 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Brune The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John H. Donaldson The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy A. Hoyle The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Bagley The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MarieElena V. Ness The Haverford Trust Company VP & Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. VP & Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drexel Morgan & Co. VP & Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulatory Compliance Assistance, Sole Member LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 INVESTMENT COUNSELORS OF MARYLAND, LLC Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC ("ICM") serves as the investment adviser to the ICM Small Company Portfolio. The principal address of ICM is 803 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ICM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William V. Heaphy, CFA Cognapse, Inc. Director CIO, Portfolio Manager 458 Main Street Reisterstown, MD 21136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. ("KACALP") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund. The principal address of KACALP is 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. KACALP is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, the KACALP portfolio manager responsible for the management of the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund has not engaged in any other business profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. LOOMIS, SAYLES & COMPANY, L.P. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles") serves as the investment adviser to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund. The address of Loomis Sayles is One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111. Loomis Sayles is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. Unless otherwise noted, the principal address of each business listed below is One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert J. Blanding Loomis Sayles Funds I President, CEO and Trustee Chairman, President and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer Loomis Sayles Funds II CEO and Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust II Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust III Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust IV Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gateway Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansberger International Series Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Director Pte. Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Investments Alternate Director Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel J. Fuss Loomis Sayles Funds I Executive Vice President Vice Chairman and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Executive Vice Loomis Sayles Funds II Executive Vice President President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre P. Servant Natixis Global Asset Management President and CEO Director 300 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Member of the Executive Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John T. Hailer NGAM Advisors, L.P. President and CEO Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Global Asset Management, President and CEO L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust II Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust III Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust IV Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Cash Management Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gateway Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansberger International Series Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Funds I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Funds II Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin P. Charleston Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager and President Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John F. Gallagher III Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. President Executive Vice President and Director of Institutional Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lauriann Kloppenburg Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean S. Loewenberg Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. Director Executive Vice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President, General Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager and Secretary Counsel and Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as the investment adviser to the LSV Value Equity Fund, the LSV Conservative Core Equity Fund and the LSV Conservative Value Equity Fund. LSV serves as the investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The address of LSV is 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606. LSV is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of LSV has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Marsico is 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600, 41 Denver, CO 80202. Marsico is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Marsico has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. OFI STEELPATH, INC. OFI SteelPath, Inc. ("OFI SteelPath") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund. The principal address of OFI SteelPath is 2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1401, Dallas, Texas 75201. OFI SteelPath is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriel Hammond GKD Index Partners, LLC Majority Partner CEO, Portfolio Manager 1717 McKinney Avenue Suite 1450 Dallas, TX 75202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostRock Energy Corp. Past Board Member (2011) 210 Park Ave. Suite 2750 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James McCain Ranger Funds Investment Trust Independent Trustee CCO 300 Crescent Court, Ste. 1100 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Parametric is 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100, Seattle, Washington 98101. Parametric is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Parametric has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. PENNANT MANAGEMENT, INC. Pennant Management, Inc. ("Pennant") serves as the investment adviser to the USFS Funds Limited Duration Government Fund and USFS Funds Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. The address of Pennant is 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1025, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224. Pennant is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011. 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark A. Elste U.S. Fiduciary Services Senior Executive Vice President, COO CIO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GreatBanc Trust Company Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salem Trust Company Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USF Affiliate Services, Inc. Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waretech, Inc. Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Director (CIBM) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott M. Conger, Chief Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd Director, Treasury Analysis Compliance Officer, Senior ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President AMCORE Bank, N.A. Vice President & Assistant Treasurer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Welgat U.S. Fiduciary Services CEO, President, Director Director GreatBanc Trust Company Director Salem Trust Company Director USF Affiliate Services, Inc. Director Waretech, Inc. Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Todd C. Johnson U.S. Fiduciary Services Director Director Todd C. Johnson CPA Affinity, Inc. Director DigiTenna, Inc. Director Jaws, Inc. Director & Officer PB Properties, LLC Managing Partner ALJ Family Partnership General Partner Carl & Irma Swenson Director & Officer Foundation Director & Officer RAJ Ministries Director / Officer New Beginnings Are Possible -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOCAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Phocas Financial Corporation ("Phocas") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Phocas is 980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106, Alameda, CA 94501. Phocas is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Phocas has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. PNC CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC PNC Capital Advisors, LLC ("PNC Capital") serves as investment adviser to the United Association S&P 500 Index Fund. PNC Capital was formed as a result of the merger of Allegiant Asset Management Company, the former investment adviser to the United Association S&P 500 Index Fund, with its affiliate, PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. PNC Capital is a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC"), a publicly held bank holding company, and is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 43 Effective January 1, 2009, Allegiant Asset Management Company became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PNC. Prior to such date, Allegiant Asset Management Company was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National City Corporation. PNC Capital also provides investment advisory to other institutions and individuals and provides investment advisory and administrative services to other investment companies The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin A. McCreadie PNC Bank Executive Vice President Director, President and Chief 22 Delaware Avenue Executive Officer Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC Funds, PNC Advantage Funds President and PNC IG Fund GP, LLC One East Pratt Street -- 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Q. Reilly PNC Bank Executive Vice President Director 22 Delaware Avenue Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan K. Garlock PNC Bank Executive Vice President & Director 22 Delaware Avenue Chief Operating Officer Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer A. Laclair PNC Bank Chief Financial Officer, Asset Director 22 Delaware Avenue Management Group division Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC ("Rice Hall James") serves as the investment adviser to the Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio, Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio and Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio. The principal address of Rice Hall James is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000, San Diego, California 92101-3383. Rice Hall James is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Rice Hall James is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Sands Capital Management, LLC ("Sands Capital") serves as the investment adviser to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund. The principal address of Sands Capital is 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2300, Arlington, VA 22209. Sands Capital is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Sands Capital is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. SKY HARBOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC SKY Harbor Capital Management LLC ("SKY Harbor") serves as investment sub-adviser for the Registrant's Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund. The principal address of SKY Harbor is 20 44 Horseneck Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830. SKY Harbor is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. SKY Harbor's Board consists of three management directors who are the co-founders of the firm and three outside directors. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the management directors, officers or employees of SKY Harbor is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. The outside directors of SKY Harbor are engaged in other activities as set forth in the chart below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meryl D. Hartzband Stone Point Capital, LLC Chief Investment Officer Director 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David J. Wermuth Stone Point Capital, LLC Senior Principal and General Director 20 Horseneck Lane Counsel Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fayez S. Muhtadie Stone Point Capital, LLC Principal Director 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEIN ROE INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC. Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. ("Stein Roe") serves as investment sub-adviser for the Registrant's AT Disciplined Equity Fund. The principal address of Stein Roe is One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Stein Roe is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is provided as of [date]. [To be updated by amendment] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER NAME OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT, INC. Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. ("THB") serves as the investment adviser for the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund. The principal address of THB is 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851. THB is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. TCW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TCW Investment Management Company ("TIMCO") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of TIMCO is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017. TIMCO is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of TIMCO has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. THOMPSON, SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC ("TS&W") serves as the investment adviser to the TS&W Equity Portfolio and the TS&W Fixed Income Portfolio. The principal address of TS&W is 6806 Paragon Place, Suite 300, P.O. Box 6883, Richmond, Virginia 23230. TS&W is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 45 During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of TS&W has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Thornburg Investment Management Inc ("Thornburg") serves as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Thornburg is 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87506. Thornburg is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garrett Thornburg, Thornburg Securities Corporation, Chairman Chairman 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thornburg Investment Trust, 2300 Chairman North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEL, Inc., 2300 North Ridgetop Chairman, controlling interest Road, Santa, Fe NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chamisa Energy, 2300 North Wel, Inc. is the managing Ridgetop Road, Santa, Fe NM 87506 member and has a controlling interest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNER INVESTMENTS, L.P. Turner Investments, L.P. ("Turner") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity and Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Funds. The principal address of Turner is 1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-2414. Turner is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas R. Trala Turner Funds President and Trustee Chief Operating and Financial P.O. Box 219805 Officer, Executive Managing Kansas City, MO 64121-9805 Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner International Ltd. Trustee 12 Plumtree Court London, EC4A 4HT -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner Investment Partners Chief Executive Officer and (Australia) Pty. Ltd. Chief Financial Officer c/o Compliance & Risk Services Pty. Ltd. Level 9, 63 Exhibition Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas R. Trala Widener School of Business Advisory Board Chief Operating and Financial Administration Officer, Executive Managing 1 University Place Director Chester, PA 19013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark D. Turner Turner International Ltd. Trustee President, Senior 12 Plumtree Court Portfolio Manager London, EC4A 4HT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Haverford School Trustee 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CityTeam International (Chester) Board of Directors 11 West 7(th) Street, Chester, PA 19013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Philadelphia Ronald Board of Directors McDonald House 3925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert E. Turner Bradley University Board of Directors Chairman, Chief Investment 1501 W. Bradley Ave Officer Peoria, IL 61625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delaware Valley Friends School Board Member 19 E. Central Avenue, Paoli, PA 19301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ University of Notre Dame School Advisory Council of Architecture 110 Bond Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel University President's Leadership Council 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher K. McHugh Philadelphia University Trustee Vice Chairman, Senior Portfolio 4201 Henry Avenue, Manager Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. Westwood Management Corp. ("Westwood") serves as the investment adviser for the Westwood Income Opportunity Fund, Westwood SMidCap Fund, Westwood SMidCap Plus Fund, Westwood LargeCap Value Fund, Westwood SmallCap Value Fund, Westwood Dividend Growth Fund, Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund, Westwood Global Equity Fund, Westwood Global Dividend Fund, Westwood Emerging Markets Fund and Westwood Emerging Markets Plus Fund. The principal address of Westwood is 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201. Westwood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal year ended 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Casey Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* President and Chief Executive President and Chief (NYSE: WHG) Officer and Director Executive Officer and 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Director Dallas, TX 75201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** President and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood International Advisors Inc. (a) Chief Executive Officer 161 Bay Street, Suite 3950 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark R. Freeman, CFA Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Investment Officer Executive Vice President (NYSE: WHG) and Chief Investment 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Officer Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Wallace Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Financial Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvia L. Fry Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** Chief Compliance Officer 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Compliance Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Westwood Management Corp., Westwood Trust, Westwood Advisors, LLC, and Westwood International Advisors Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE (NYSE: WHG). ** Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. *** Westwood Advisors, LLC (formerly McCarthy Group Advisors, LLC) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Omaha, NE that manages investment Limited Liability Companies and an investment Limited Partnership. (a) Westwood International Advisors Inc. is a Canadian Corporation located in Toronto, Ontario that is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer. The information listed below is for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Byrne Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Co-Chief Investment Officer Chief Investment Officer and (NYSE: WHG) and Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Casey Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* President and Chief Executive President and Chief Executive (NYSE: WHG) Officer and Director Officer and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** President and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood International Advisors Inc. (a) Chief Executive Officer 161 Bay Street, Suite 3950 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark R. Freeman, CFA Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Co-Chief Investment Officer Co-Chief Investment Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William R. Hardcastle Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Financial Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvia L. Fry Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** Chief Compliance Officer 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Compliance Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Westwood Management Corp., Westwood Trust, Westwood Advisors, LLC, and Westwood International Advisors LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE (NYSE: WHG). ** Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. *** Westwood Advisors, LLC (formerly McCarthy Group Advisors, LLC) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Omaha, NE that manages investment Limited Liability Companies and an investment Limited Partnership. (a) Westwood International Advisors Inc. is a Canadian Corporation located in Toronto, Ontario that is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer. 49 ITEM 32. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS (a) Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser. Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), acts as distributor for: SEI Daily Income Trust July 15, 1982 SEI Liquid Asset Trust November 29, 1982 SEI Tax Exempt Trust December 3, 1982 SEI Institutional Managed Trust January 22, 1987 SEI Institutional International Trust August 30, 1988 The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II January 28, 1993 Bishop Street Funds January 27, 1995 SEI Asset Allocation Trust April 1, 1996 SEI Institutional Investments Trust June 14, 1996 CNI Charter Funds April 1, 1999 Causeway Capital Management Trust September 20, 2001 ProShares Trust November 14, 2005 Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund January 8, 2007 SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP June 29, 2007 TD Asset Management USA Funds July 25, 2007 SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP July 31, 2007 Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. July 12, 2008 Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust July 12, 2008 Global X Funds October 24, 2008 ProShares Trust II November 17, 2008 Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust) August 7, 2009 Schwab Strategic Trust October 12, 2009 RiverPark Funds September 8, 2010 Adviser Managed Trust Fund December 10, 2010 Huntington Strategy Shares July 26, 2011 New Covenant Funds March 23, 2012 Cambria ETF Trust August 30, 2012 Highland Funds I (f/k/a Pyxis Funds I) September 25, 2012 KraneShares Trust December 18, 2012 LocalShares Investment Trust May 6, 2013 The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services ("Funds Evaluation") and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions ("MarketLink"). 50 (b) Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 25 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is Oaks, PA 19456.
POSITION AND OFFICE POSITIONS AND OFFICES NAME WITH UNDERWRITER WITH REGISTRANT ---- ------------------- --------------------- William M. Doran Director -- Edward D. Loughlin Director -- Wayne M. Withrow Director -- Kevin P. Barr President & Chief Executive Officer -- Maxine J. Chou Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, & Treasurer -- Karen E. LaTourette Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary -- John C. Munch General Counsel & Secretary -- Mark J. Held Senior Vice President -- Lori L. White Vice President & Assistant Secretary -- John P. Coary Vice President & Assistant Secretary -- John J. Cronin Vice President -- Robert M. Silvestri Vice President --
ITEM 33. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS: Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows: (a) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1 (d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's custodians: U.S. Bank, National Association Union Bank of California, N.A. 800 Nicollett Mall 475 Sansome Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302 15(th) Floor San Francisco, California 94111 National City Bank The Northern Trust Company National City Center 50 LaSalle Street 1900 East Ninth Street Chicago, Illinois 60675 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (b)/(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1 (b)(1),(4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's administrator: SEI Investments Global Funds Services One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 (c) With respect to Rules 31a-1 (b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1 (f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant's investment advisers: 51 Acadian Asset Management LLC 260 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC 70 Pine Street, 20th Floor New York, New York 10270 Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC One Tower Bridge 100 Front Street, Suite 1250 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 AlphaSimplex Group, LLC One Cambridge Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 AQR Capital Management, LLC Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 BlackRock Financial Management, LLC 55 East 52(nd) Street New York, NY 10055 Cambiar Investors LLC 2401 East Second Street, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80206 CBRE Clarion Securities LLC 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600 Radnor, PA 19087 Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 ClariVest Asset Management LLC 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. 225 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400 Bellevue, Washington 98004-5782 52 Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC 520 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor New York, New York 10022 C.S. McKee, LLP One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Driehaus Capital Management LLC 25 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2703 Edgewood Management LLC 305 Park Avenue, 18th Floor New York, New York 10022-6057 Fairpointe Capital LLC One North Franklin Street, Suite 3300 Chicago, Illinois 60606-2401 Fayez Sarofim & Co. 2907 Two Houston Center 909 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77010 First Manhattan Co. 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022-7022 Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 477 Madison Avenue, Suite 520 New York, NY 10022 Harris Associates L.P. Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790 Harvest Global Investments Limited 31/F One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong Haverford Investment Management, Inc. Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546 HGK Asset Management, Inc. Newport Tower 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC 803 Cathedral Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 53 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. One Financial Center Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621 LSV Asset Management 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Marsico Capital Management, LLC 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600 Denver, Colorado 80202-5824 OFI SteelPath, Inc. 2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1401 Dallas, Texas 75201 Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100 Seattle, Washington 98109 Pennant Management, Inc. 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1025 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224 Phocas Financial Corporation 980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106 Alameda, California 94501-1001 PNC Capital Advisors, LLC One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000 San Diego, California 92101-3383 Sands Capital Management, LLC 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2300 Arlington, VA 22209 SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500 Chicago, Illinois 60606 TCW Investment Management Company 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 54 Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. 501 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC 6806 Paragon Place, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23230 Thornburg Investment Management Inc 2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 Turner Investments, L.P. 1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100 Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-2414 Westwood Management Corp. 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75201 ITEM 34. MANAGEMENT SERVICES: None. ITEM 35. UNDERTAKINGS: None. 55 NOTICE A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust for The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust") is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this registration statement has been executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and by its trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this registration statement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust. 56 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 219 to Registration Statement No. 033-42484 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 26th day of July, 2013. THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND By: * ----------------------------------- Michael Beattie, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated. * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Charles E. Carlbom * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ John K. Darr * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ William M. Doran * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Joseph T. Grause, Jr. * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Mitchell A. Johnson * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Betty L. Krikorian * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Robert A. Nesher * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Bruce Speca * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ James M. Storey * Trustee July 26, 2013 ------------------------ George J. Sullivan, Jr. * President July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Michael Beattie * Treasurer, Controller & July 26, 2013 ------------------------ Chief Financial Officer Michael Lawson * By: /s/ Dianne M. Descoteaux ---------------------------------------------------------- Dianne M. Descoteaux, pursuant to Powers of Attorney dated May 15, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 212, filed on June 18, 2013. 57 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- EX-99.B(d)(74) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co. EX-99.B(d)(75) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co. 58