PROSPECTUS

RIGEL U.S. EQUITY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

May 31, 2006

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RIGEL U.S. EQUITY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

A series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”)

Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Rigel Capital, LLC (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to the Fund.

Table of Contents

An Overview of the Fund	2
Performance	3
Fees and Expenses	3
Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies	4
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund	6
Management of the Fund	8
Your Account with the Fund	11
Dividends and Distributions	21
Tax Consequences	22
Financial Highlights	22
Privacy Notice	23

This Prospectus sets forth basic information about the Fund that you should know before investing. It should be read and retained for future reference.

The date of this Prospectus is May 31, 2006.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE FUND

What is the Fund’s Investment Objective?	The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
What are the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies?	This Fund intends to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of growth-oriented domestic common stocks of large-cap companies, generally held for long-term capital gains. At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions.
What are the Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund?	There is the risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate as the stocks in the Fund’s portfolio change in price. The prices of the stocks the Advisor selects may decrease in value. Also, the stock market may decline suddenly, and for extended periods, adversely affecting the prices of the stocks held by the Fund. Because the Fund is new, its success cannot be guaranteed. There is a risk that the Fund will be liquidated if the Fund does not attract enough assets to support its continued existence. Liquidation does not require prior approval of the Fund’s shareholders and will trigger a taxable event equivalent to redemption of Fund shares. By itself, the Fund is not a complete, balanced investment plan and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.

Who may want to Invest in the Fund? The Fund may be appropriate for investors who:

— Have a long-term investment horizon;

— Want to add an investment with potential for capital appreciation to diversify their investment portfolio;

— Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with common stock holdings; and

— Are not primarily concerned with principal stability.

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PERFORMANCE

The Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2006. Performance information for the Fund has not been presented because the Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year as of the date of this Prospectus.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees1 (fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)	None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)1	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
Management fees	0.75%
Other expenses 2	0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.02%
Less: Expense waiver/reimbursement3	(0.02)%
Net annual fund operating expenses	1.00%

¹ The Fund’s transfer agent charges a $15 fee for wire redemptions.

² These expenses, which include custodian, transfer agency, and other customary Fund expenses, are based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s current fiscal year.

³ The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The duration of this contract is indefinite and may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). In turn, the Advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid. The Advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund for three years from the date fees were waived or reimbursed.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the costs 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, that dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Please note that the one-year figure below is based on the Fund’s net expenses resulting from the expense limitation agreement described above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

One Year	Three Years
$102	$318

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of growth-oriented domestic common stocks of large-cap companies that have a large market capitalization (a “large-cap company”). This is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board, without a vote of shareholders, upon sixty (60) days’ prior notice. The Advisor considers a large-cap company to be one that has a market capitalization of greater than $5 billion. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of established companies and generally holds such securities for long-term capital gains. Equity securities may include, but are not limited to, common stocks, convertible securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). In addition, the Fund may invest a small portion of its assets in foreign issuers through the use of depositary receipts such as ADRs.

At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, cash equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market instruments for temporary defensive purposes. During such a period, the Fund may not reach its investment objective. For example, should the market advance during this period, the Fund may not participate as much as it would have if it had been more fully invested.

Fund’s Portfolio Selection Process

The Advisor’s investment philosophy is to focus on active growth stocks while maintaining an emphasis on risk control. In accordance with this philosophy, the Advisor’s investment strategy centers around (i) analyzing stocks for their growth potential and determining if they are reasonably priced and (ii) addressing risk by implementing strict and systematic risk controls.

The Advisor begins its analysis with a quantitative screen to identify the top 10% to 20% of the approximately 700 stocks with market capitalizations of $5 billion or more. The screen is based on the following types of information with earnings per share and relative price strength among the most heavily weighted.

·   Earning per share

·   Sales, margin, return on equity

·   Industry strength

·   Relative strength

·   Price/volume

The top stocks based on the quantitative screen are prioritized based on current and projected information. The Advisor then conducts a fundamental analysis to further distinguish those stocks that represent the best prospects for the Fund’s portfolio.

The focus of the Advisor’s fundamental analysis is on the following factors:

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·   Industry trends

·   Competitive position

·   Consistency of growth

·   Potential for acceleration

·   Quality of earnings

Before selecting stocks for the Fund’s portfolio, candidates are reviewed within the context of the current market environment.

Factors considered in this analysis are:

·   Growth potential versus predictability of growth

·   Embedded expectations of the market and the specific stock

·   Market leadership, sectors or industry

·   Market risk characteristics

·   Cyclical and seasonal considerations

The Advisor’s time horizon for stocks selected for the Fund is at least 12 to 18 months. The selection process emphasizes stocks that have the ability to contribute to the portfolio immediately.

Risk control is an important aspect of the Advisor’s philosophy and process. Risk controls are a part or focus of, stock selection, portfolio construction, and sell discipline.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund’s annual portfolio turnover rate indicates changes in portfolio investments. The Advisor will sell a security when appropriate and consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies regardless of the effect on the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate.

Please note that buying and selling securities generally involves some expense to the Fund, such as broker commissions and other transaction costs, and a high turnover rate in any year will result in payment by the Fund of above-average transaction costs and could result in the payment by shareholders of above-average amounts of taxes on realized capital gains. Frequent buying and selling securities could result in the distribution of short-term capital gains which are taxed at ordinary income rates.

The Fund cannot accurately predict future annual portfolio turnover rates. Securities may be replaced as they mature; however, the Fund expects that the actual portfolio turnover will be generally more than 100%. It may vary substantially from year to year since portfolio adjustments are made when conditions affecting relevant markets, particular industries or individual issues warrant such action. In addition, portfolio turnover may also be affected by sales of portfolio securities necessary to meet cash requirements for redemptions of shares.

Temporary or Cash Investments

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will stay fully invested according to its principal investment strategies as noted above. The Fund may, however, temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by making short-term investments in cash, cash equivalents and/or money market instruments in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions. This may result in the Fund not achieving its investment objective during that period.

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For longer periods of time, the Fund may hold a substantial cash position. If the market advances during periods when the Fund is holding a large cash position, the Fund may not participate as much as it would have if it had been more fully invested. To the extent the Fund uses a money market fund for its cash position, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund would bear its pro rata portion of such money market fund’s advisory fees and operational expenses.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

The principal risks that may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value or total return have previously been summarized under “An Overview of the Fund.” These risks are discussed in more detail below.

The Fund is designed for long-term investors and is not a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Market Risk

The Fund is designed for long-term investors who can accept the risks of investing in a portfolio with significant common stock holdings. Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other investment choices such as bonds and money market instruments. The value of the Fund’s shares will go up and down due to movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money.

Equity Risk

The risks that could affect the value of a Fund’s shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that the equity securities held by the Fund will experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect the securities market generally, such as adverse changes in economic conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates or investor sentiment. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management.

Growth Stock Risk

Because of their perceived growth potential, growth stocks are typically in demand and it may be difficult to get an attractive price for them. Growth stocks generally experience share price fluctuations as the market reacts to changing perceptions of the underlying companies’ growth potentials and broader economic activities. If the Fund’s growth stocks do not produce the predicted earnings growth, their share price may drop and the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”) may decline.

Foreign Investment Risk

The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign companies are subject to special risks. The Fund’s returns and share price may be affected to a large degree by several factors including fluctuations in currency exchange rates; political, social or economic instability; and less stringent accounting, disclosure, and financial reporting requirements in a particular country.

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Management Risk

The skill of the Advisor will play a significant role in the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends on the ability of the Advisor to correctly identify economic trends, especially with regard to accurately forecasting inflationary and deflationary periods. In addition, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends on the Advisor’s ability to select stocks, particularly in volatile stock markets. The Advisor could be incorrect in its analysis of industries, companies and the relative attractiveness of growth and value stocks and other matters.

Sector Risk

From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant amount of its total assets in certain sectors, which may be subject to specific risks. These risks include governmental regulation of the sector and governmental monetary and fiscal policies which impact interest rates and currencies and affect corporate funding and international trade. Certain sectors may be more vulnerable than others to these factors. In addition, market sentiment and expectations toward a particular sector could affect a company’s market valuations and access to equity funding.

Portfolio Turnover Risk

A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) has the potential to result in the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher amounts of capital gains. This may mean that you would be likely to have a higher tax liability. A high portfolio turnover rate also leads to higher transactions costs, which could negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Distributions to shareholders of short-term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income under federal tax laws.

Conflicts of Interest Risk

The Advisor may advise other clients with investment objectives similar to those of the Fund. There may be instances in which the Fund would not be able to invest in certain limited investment opportunities due to the investment by other clients advised by the Advisor.

Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information dated May 31, 2006 (the “SAI”). Currently, disclosure of the Fund’s holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the Fund’s Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q. A complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of each calendar quarter-end is available on the Fund’s website at www.rigelmutualfunds.com approximately five to ten business days after the calendar quarter end.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Investment Advisor

Rigel Capital, LLC, is the Fund’s investment advisor and provides investment advisory services to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Advisor and the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Advisor’s address is 601 Union Street, Suite 3930, Seattle, Washington 98101. The Advisor has provided investment advisory services to individual and institutional accounts since 1998. The Advisor has provided investment advisory services to the Fund since its inception and as of December 31, 2005 managed over $1.3 billion in assets, which included four other pooled investment vehicles as well as separately managed accounts.

The Advisor provides the Fund with advice on buying and selling securities. The Advisor also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund. For its services, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated May 31, 2006.

Prior Performance

The following table sets forth performance data relating to the historical performance of private institutional accounts managed by the Advisor for the periods indicated that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The data is provided to illustrate the past performance of the Advisor in managing substantially similar accounts as measured against market indices and does not represent the performance of the Fund. You should not consider this performance data as an indication of future performance of the Fund.

Rigel Capital, LLC Performance Results

Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite

September 30, 1998 - December 31, 2005

Years Ended	Asset Weight Total Gross of Fees Return (%)	Russell 1000 GR Return(1) (%)	S&P 500 Total Return(2) (%)	Number of Portfolios (end of period)	Standard Deviation of returns (%)	Composite Assets (USD millions)	Total Firm Assets (USD millions)	Percentage of Firm Assets	Percentage of Non-Fee Paying Portfolios
2005	12.68	5.26	4.91	29	0.28	$734	$1,363	53.9%	0.00%
2004	12.50	6.30	10.88	16	0.39	$294	$509	57.8%	0.0%
2003	27.19	29.75	28.68	11	1.52	$210	$323	65.0%	0.0%
2002	-17.79	-27.88	-22.10	8	0.43	$50	$125	40.0%	1.1%
2001	-8.14	-20.42	-11.89	4	3.98	$33	$117	27.9%	2.4%
2000	2.10	-22.42	-9.10	5	2.70	$17	$103	16.5%	5.9%
1999	44.65	33.16	21.04	7	3.91	$51	$160	31.9%	1.2%
1998*	39.30	26.74	21.30	3	0.00	$17	$76	22.4%	3.1%

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*Performance return information for September 30, 1998 to December 31, 1998. All other information is as of December 31, 1998.

⁽¹⁾ The Russell 1000 Growth Index contains those securities in the Russell 1000 Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth rates. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The figures above reflect all dividends reinvested but do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.

⁽²⁾ The S&P 500® Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to represent the broad domestic economy. The figures above reflect all dividends reinvested but do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.

The Advisor has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the Performance Presentation Standards of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®).

The Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite consists of non-taxable, fully discretionary accounts with a large-cap growth objective utilizing a bottom-up approach for the selection of stocks of US companies with market capitalization of $5 billion and more that show strong growth characteristics.

The inception of the composite strategy is September 30, 1998. The Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite was created on June 30, 1999. The minimum asset level for an account to be included in the Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite is $5,000,000. Accounts are excluded if they fall below $4,000,000 and remain there for one year.

The performance results have been verified for the period September 30, 1998 to December 31, 2004 by Moss Adams, LLP. A copy of the verification report is available upon request. To obtain a complete list and description of the Advisor’s composites or additional information regarding policies or calculating and reporting returns, please contact Lynn Rowley at 1-877-467-0005. The primary benchmark is the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the large-cap growth market. The secondary benchmark for the Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite is the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, it has over 80% coverage of U.S. equities. The composite differs from the content and asset allocation of the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Index, both unmanaged indices. (Indices shown do not include transaction costs, management fees or other costs.) Fee schedule for the Rigel Large Cap Growth Composite is: 0.80% on first $10 million, 0.60% on next $20 million, 0.50% on next $20 million, 0.45% on next $50 million and 0.35% over $100 million. Investment performance returns and market values are calculated in U.S. dollars. The composite returns include the reinvestment of dividends and income. Returns have been calculated using time-weighted monthly returns and are based on trade date valuations. The Advisor does not use leverage or derivatives in the management of accounts. The Advisor only invests in U.S. securities and up to 3% of ADR’s, all of which are listed on a U.S. stock exchange.

Portfolio Managers

The Advisor uses a team approach for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. All team members review the results of the quantitative screen, fundamental analysis, analysis of the current market, and participate in security selection. The investment team consists of George Kauffman, Rafael Villagran and John Corby. The team makes investment decisions for the Fund and George Kauffman is the team leader and has final decision-making authority.

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George B. Kauffman,CFA, CICFounder/Chairman/CEO/Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Kauffmanis a founder, Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), and oversees the investment team activities for the Advisor. He has been the Advisor’s CIO since September 1998 and its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since August 2003. Prior to founding the Advisor, Mr. Kauffman co-founded and served in the same capacities with Sirach Capital Management from January 1981 to September 1998, and was previously the Senior Pension Manager/Investment Manager for Seattle First National Bank. He received his B.A. in Finance and Investments from the University of Washington and an M.B.A in Finance and Investments from Ohio State University.

Rafael A. Villagran, Executive Vice President - Investments

Mr. Villagran’s responsibilities within the Advisor’s investment team include securities research, market analysis and portfolio management. Mr. Villagran joined the Advisor in 2002. Prior to joining the Advisor, he was the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Sound Capital Partners (division of The Burridge Group LLC) from 1998 to 2002. He has 20 years of diverse investment experience, which includes service in senior portfolio manager positions at Bank of America Capital Management and as a Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Lehman Brothers. He received a B.B.A in Finance fromPace University.

John Corby, Executive Vice President - Investments/ Chief Risk Control Officer

Mr. Corby plays a leadership role in the Advisor’s risk control and quantitative screening. Mr. Corby has 21 years of diverse investment experience, which includes portfolio management positions and client management responsibilities. Before joining the Advisor in October 2004, Mr. Corby spent 17 years at Provident Investment Counsel where his most recent position was Managing Director. Mr. Corby is a chartered member of the CFA Institute and in addition he is a member of the Seattle Society of Financial Analysts. He received a B.S. in Liberal Arts from Arizona State University.

The SAI provides additional information about the investment team members’ compensation, other accounts managed by the members and each member’s ownership of securities in the Fund and conflicts of interest.

Fund Expenses

The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has contractually agreed, however, to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that the net annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest and tax expenses) do not exceed 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Any reduction in advisory fees or payment of expenses made by the Advisor may be reimbursed by the Fund in subsequent fiscal years if the Advisor so requests. This reimbursement may be requested if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years from the date the expenses were waived and/or Fund expenses were reimbursed. Any such reimbursement is contingent upon the Board’s subsequent review and ratification of the reimbursed amounts. The Fund must pay current ordinary operating expenses before the Advisor is entitled to any reimbursement of fees and/or expenses.

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YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE FUND

Share Price

Shares of the Fund are sold at NAV per share, which is determined by the Fund as of the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for unrestricted business. However, the Fund’s NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC. The NYSE is closed on weekends and most national holidays.

Purchase and redemption requests are priced at the next NAV calculated after receipt of such requests. The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s securities, cash and other assets, minus all expenses and liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding (assets-liabilities/ # of shares = NAV). The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management and administration fees, which are accrued daily.

The Fund’s investments are valued according to market value. Stocks that are “thinly traded” or events occurring after the close of the NYSE may create a situation where a market quote would not be readily available. When a market quote is not readily available, the security’s value is based on “fair value” as determined by procedures adopted by the Board. The Board will periodically review the reliability of the Fund’s fair value methodology.

Buying Fund Shares

To purchase shares of the Fund, you must invest at least the minimum amount.

Minimum Investments	To Open Your Account	To Add to Your Account
Regular Accounts	$500,000	$25,000
Retirement Accounts	$500,000	$25,000

Shares of the Fund may be purchased by check or by wire transfer of funds through a bank or through approved financial supermarkets, investment advisors and consultants, financial planners, brokers, dealers and other investment professionals and their agents (“Brokers”) authorized by the Fund to receive purchase orders. The Fund’s minimum initial investment (as well as subsequent additional investments) depends on the nature of the account as shown in the table above. For regular accounts, the Fund requires an initial investment of $500,000. For retirement and other non-taxable accounts (IRAs, SEP-IRAs, pension and profit sharing plans, etc.), the Fund also requires an initial investment of $500,000. Minimum investment amounts may be made in any amount in excess of this amount and may be waived from time to time by the Fund.Minimum investment amounts are waived when shares are purchased by current or retired directors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates.

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In-Kind Purchases and Redemptions

The Fund reserves the right to accept payment for shares in the form of securities that are permissible investments for the Fund. The Fund also reserves the right to pay redemptions by a distribution “in-kind” of securities (instead of cash) from the Fund. See the SAI for further information about the terms of these purchases and redemptions.

Additional Investments

Additional purchases in the Fund may be made for $25,000 or more. Exceptions may be made at the Fund’s discretion. The additional purchases minimum is waived when shares are purchased by current or retired directors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. You may purchase additional shares of the Fund by sending a check, with the stub from your account statement, to the Fund at the addresses listed below. Please ensure that you include your account number on the check. If you do not have the stub from your account statement, include your name, address and account number on a separate statement. You may also make additional purchases by wire or through a broker. Please follow the procedures described in this Prospectus.

Short-term or excessive trading into and out of the Fund may harm performance by disrupting management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, the Fund may reject your purchase order if in the Advisor’s opinion, you have a pattern of short-term or excessive trading, your trading has been or may be disruptive to the Fund, or rejection otherwise would be in the Fund’s best interest.

In compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Fund’s transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the application, you should provide your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435) if you need additional assistance when completing your application.

If we do not have a reasonable belief of the identity of an investor, the account will be rejected or the investor will not be allowed to perform a transaction on the account until such information is received. The Fund may also reserve the right to close the account within five business days if clarifying information/documentation is not received.

Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. The Fund generally does not sell shares to investors residing outside of the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.

Automatic Investment Plan

Once your account has been opened with the initial minimum investment, you may make additional purchases at regular intervals through the Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”). If elected on your account application, money can be automatically transferred from your checking or savings account on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis. In order to participate in the AIP, each purchase must be in the amount of $1,000 or more, and your financial institution must be a member of the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) network. The first AIP purchase will take place no earlier than 15 days after the Transfer Agent has received your request. The Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee for any ACH payment that is rejected by your bank. You may terminate your participation in the AIP by notifying the Transfer Agent at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435), five days prior to the date of the next AIP transfer. The Fund may modify or terminate the AIP at any time without notice.

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Timing and Nature of Requests

Your share price will be the next NAV calculated after the Transfer Agent or your authorized financial intermediary receives your request in good order. “Good order” means that your purchase request includes: (1) the name of the Fund, (2) the dollar amount of shares to be purchased, (3) your purchase application or investment stub, and (4) a check payable to the “Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund.” All requests received in good order before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) will be processed on that same day. Requests received after 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) will receive the next business day’s NAV.

Methods of Buying

Through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary

The Fund is offered through Brokers. The Fund is also offered directly through the distributor. An order placed with a Broker is treated as if it was placed directly with the Fund, and will be executed at the next share price calculated by the Fund. Your Broker will hold your shares in a pooled account in the Broker’s name. The Fund may pay the Broker to maintain your individual ownership information, for maintaining other required records, and for providing other shareholder services. The Broker who offers shares may require payment of fees from their individual clients. If you invest through a Broker, the policies and fees may be different than those described in this Prospectus. For example, the Broker may charge transaction fees or set different minimum investments. The Broker is responsible for processing your order correctly and promptly, keeping you advised of the status of your account, confirming your transactions and ensuring that you receive copies of the Fund’s Prospectus. An order placed with a Broker is treated as if it was placed directly with the Fund, and will be executed at the next share price calculated by the Fund after receipt by a Broker. Please contact your Broker to see if they are an approved Broker of the Fund for additional information.

By mail

The Fund will not accept payment in cash, including cashier’s checks, unless the cashier’s checks are in excess of $10,000. Also, to prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks, money orders or starter checks for the purchase of shares. To buy shares of the Fund, complete an account application form and send it together with your check for the amount you wish to invest in the Fund to the address below. To make additional investments once you have opened your account, write your account number on the check and send it together with the most recent confirmation statement received from the Transfer Agent. If your check is returned for any reason, your purchase will be canceled and a $25 fee will be assessed against your account by the Transfer Agent.

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Regular Mail Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 Overnight Delivery Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

NOTE:The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents.

By telephone

To make additional investments by telephone, you must check the appropriate box on your account application form authorizing telephone purchases. If you have given authorization for telephone transactions and your account has been open for at least 15 days, call the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435) and you will be allowed to move money in amounts of $25,000 or more, from your bank account to your Fund account upon request. Only bank accounts held at U.S. institutions that are ACH members may be used for telephone transactions. If your order is placed before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) shares will be purchased in your account at the NAV determined on that day. For security reasons, requests by telephone will be recorded.

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By wire To open an account by wire, a completed account application is required before your wire can be accepted. You may mail or overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent. Upon receipt of your completed application, an account will be established for you. The account number assigned will be required as part of the instruction that should be provided to your bank to send the wire. Your bank must include the name of the Fund you are purchasing, the account number, and your name so that monies can be correctly applied. Your bank should transmit funds by wire to:   U.S. Bank, National Association 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 ABA #: 075000022 Credit: U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC Account #: 112-952-137 Further Credit: (name of the Fund) (your name or the title on the account) (your account #)   Before sending your wire, please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435) to advise them of your intent to wire funds. This will ensure prompt and accurate credit upon receipt of your wire.   Wired funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to be eligible for same day pricing. The Fund and U.S. Bank, N.A. are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.

Selling (Redeeming) Fund Shares

Through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary

If you purchased your shares through a sales agent (e.g., broker-dealer or other financial intermediary), your redemption order must be placed through the same sales agent. The sales agent must receive and transmit your redemption order to the Transfer Agent prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) for the redemption to be processed at the current day’s NAV. Orders received after 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) will receive the next business day’s NAV. Please keep in mind that your sales agent may charge additional fees for its services.

By mail

You may redeem shares purchased directly from the Fund by mail. Send your written redemption request to the Transfer Agent at the address below. Your request should be in good order and contain the Fund’s name, the name(s) on the account, your account number and the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed. Be sure to have all shareholders sign the letter. Additional documents are required for certain types of shareholders, such as corporations, partnerships, executors, trustees, administrators, or guardians (i.e., corporate resolutions, or trust documents indicating proper authorization).

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Regular Mail Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 Overnight Delivery Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

A signature guarantee must be included if any of the following situations apply:

·   You wish to redeem more than $100,000 worth of shares;

·   The redemption is being mailed to a different address from the one on your account (record address);

·   The redemption is being made payable to someone other than the account owner;

·   The redemption is being sent by federal wire transfer to a bank other than the bank of record of the account owner;

·   A change of address request has been received by the Transfer Agent within the last 15 days;

·   When changing ownership on your account;

·   When adding telephone redemption to an existing account; or

·   When adding or changing any automated bank instructions.

The Fund and/or the Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situation.

Shareholders redeeming their shares by mail should submit written instructions with a guarantee of their signature(s) by an eligible institution acceptable to the Transfer Agent, such as a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency or savings association, as well as from participants in a medallion program recognized by the Securities Transfer Association. The three recognized medallion programs are Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, Stock Exchanges Medallion Program and New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program. Signature guarantees that are not part of these programs will not be accepted. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.

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By telephone   To redeem shares by telephone, call the Fund at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435) and specify the amount of money you wish to redeem. You may have a check sent to the address of record, or, if previously established on your account, you may have proceeds sent by wire or electronic funds transfer through the ACH network directly to your bank account. Wires are subject to a $15 fee paid by the investor and your bank may charge a fee to receive wired funds. You do not incur any charge when proceeds are sent via the ACH network; however, credit may not be available for two to three days.   If you are authorized to perform telephone transactions (either through your account application form or by subsequent arrangement in writing with the Fund) you may redeem shares in any amount, by instructing the Fund by phone at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435). Unless noted on the initial application, a signature guarantee is required of all shareholders in order to qualify for or to change telephone redemption privileges.   Note: Neither the Fund nor their service providers will be liable for any loss or expense in acting upon instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine. To confirm that all telephone instructions are genuine, the Fund will use reasonable procedures, such as requesting:

·   That you correctly state the Fund account number;

·   The name in which your account is registered;

·   The social security or tax identification number under which the account is registered; and

·   The address of the account holder, as stated in the account application form.

Automatic Withdrawal Plan

You may request that a predetermined dollar amount be sent to you each month or quarter. Your account must have a value of at least $500,000 for you to be eligible to participate in the Automatic Withdrawal Plan (the “AWP”). The minimum withdrawal is $1,000. If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send a check to your address of record, or will send the payment via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network, directly to your bank account. You may request an application for the AWP by calling the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435). The Fund may modify or terminate the AWP at any time. You may terminate your participation in the AWP by calling the Transfer Agent sufficiently in advance of the next withdrawal.

Payment of Redemption Proceeds

You may redeem the Fund’s shares at a price equal to the NAV next determined after the Transfer Agent receives your redemption request in good order. Generally, your redemption request cannot be processed on days the NYSE is closed. All requests received in good order by the Fund before the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) will usually be sent to the bank you indicate or mailed on the following day to the address of record. In all cases, proceeds will be processed within seven calendar days and sent to you after your redemption request has been received.

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If you purchase shares using a check and soon after request a redemption, the Fund will honor the redemption request, but will not mail the proceeds until your purchase check has cleared (usually within 12 days). Furthermore, there are certain times when you may be unable to sell the Fund shares or receive proceeds.

Specifically, the Fund may suspend the right to redeem shares or postpone the date of payment upon redemption for more than three business days (1) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend or holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the SEC may permit for the protection of a Fund’s shareholders.

Other Redemption Information

Shareholders who have an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax. Redemption requests failing to indicate an election not to have tax withheld will generally be subject to 10% withholding.

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 a shareholder’s redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption-in-kind).

Specifically, if the amount you are redeeming is in excess of the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net assets, the Fund has the right to redeem your shares by giving you the amount that exceeds $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net assets in securities instead of cash. If the Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash, and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash.

Tools to Combat Frequent Transactions

The Board has adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by Fund shareholders. The Fund is intended for long-term investors and does not accommodate frequent transactions. Short-term “market-timers” who engage in frequent purchases and redemptions and can disrupt the Fund’s investment program and create additional transaction costs that are borne by all shareholders. Funds that invest in overseas securities, where market timers may seek to take advantage of time zone differences, and funds that invest in securities which are not frequently traded may be targets of market timers.

The Fund discourages excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm Fund performance. The Fund takes steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Fund. These steps include monitoring trading activity and using fair value pricing, as determined by the Board, when the Advisor determines current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. Further, while the Fund makes efforts to identify and restrict frequent trading, the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries and cannot always know or detect frequent trading that may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries or the use of group or omnibus accounts by those intermediaries. The Fund seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its abilities in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

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The Fund uses a variety of techniques to monitor for and detect abusive trading practices. These techniques may change from time to time as determined by the Fund in its sole discretion. To minimize harm to the Fund and its shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order (including exchanges) from any shareholder the Fund believes has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in its judgment, has been or may be disruptive to the Fund. In making this judgment, the Fund may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership or control.

Trading Practices

Currently, the Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to identify trading practices as abusive. The Fund may deem the sale of all or a substantial portion of a shareholder's purchase of Fund shares to be abusive.

The Fund monitors selected trades in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, the Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it may, in its discretion, ask the shareholder to stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the shareholder’s accounts other than exchanges into a money market fund. In making such judgments, the Fund seeks to act in a manner that it believes is consistent with the best interests of shareholders.

Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions the Fund handles, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. In addition, the Fund’s ability to monitor trades that are placed by individual shareholders within group, or omnibus, accounts maintained by financial intermediaries is severely limited because the Fund does not have access to the underlying shareholder account information. However, the Fund and financial intermediaries attempt to monitor aggregate trades placed in omnibus accounts and seeks to work with financial intermediaries to discourage shareholders from engaging in abusive trading practices and to impose restrictions on excessive trades. There may be limitations on the ability of financial intermediaries to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their clients. As a result, the Fund’s ability to monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in omnibus accounts may be limited.

Fair Value Pricing

The trading hours for most foreign securities end prior to the close of the NYSE, the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The occurrence of certain events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the close of the U.S. market (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market) often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets open on the following business day. If such events occur, the Fund may value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events, when it calculates its NAV. Fair value determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board.

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The Board has also developed procedures which utilize fair value procedures when any assets for which reliable market quotations are not readily available or for which the Fund’s pricing service does not provide a valuation or provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Advisor to the Fund holding such assets does not represent fair value. The Fund may also fair value a security if the Fund or the Advisor believes that the market price is stale.

Other types of securities that the Fund may hold for which fair value pricing might be required include, but are not limited to: (a) investments which are not frequently traded; (b) illiquid securities, including “restricted” securities and private placements for which there is no public market; (c) securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (d) securities whose trading has been halted or suspended; and (e) fixed income securities that have gone into default and for which there is not a current market value quotation. Further, if events occur that materially affect the value of a security between the time trading ends on that particular security and the close of the normal trading session of the NYSE, the Fund may value the security at its fair value. Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than securities that have readily available market quotations. There can be no assurance that the Fund will obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.

The Board has also developed procedures to monitor pricing policies and operations under the fair value procedures.

General Transaction Policies

Some of the following policies are mentioned above. In general, the Fund reserves the right to:

·   Vary or waive any minimum investment requirement;

·   Refuse, change, discontinue, or temporarily suspend account services, including purchase, or telephone redemption privileges, for any reason;

·   Reject any purchase request for any reason. Generally, the Fund does this if the purchase is disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund (due to the timing of the investment or an investor’s history of excessive trading);

·   Redeem all shares in your account if your balance falls below a Fund’s minimum initial investment requirement due to redemption activity. If, within 30 days of the Fund’s written request, you have not increased your account balance, you may be required to redeem your shares. The Fund will not require you to redeem shares if the value of your account drops below the investment minimum due to fluctuations of NAV;

·   Delay paying redemption proceeds for up to seven calendar days after receiving a request, if an earlier payment could adversely affect the Fund; and

·   Reject any purchase or redemption request that does not contain all required documentation.

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If you elect telephone privileges on the account application or in a letter to the Fund, you may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone orders as long as the Fund has taken reasonable precautions to verify your identity. In addition, once you place a telephone transaction request, it cannot be canceled or modified.

During periods of significant economic or market change, telephone transactions may be difficult to complete. If you are unable to contact the Fund by telephone, you may also mail your request to the Fund at the address listed under “Methods of Buying.”

Your Broker or other financial intermediary may establish policies that differ from those of the Fund. For example, the organization may charge transaction fees, set higher minimum investments, or impose certain limitations on buying or selling shares in addition to those identified in this Prospectus. Contact your Broker or other financial intermediary for details.

SERVICE FEES - OTHER PAYMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES

The Fund may pay service fees to intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or other financial institutions, including affiliates of the Advisor, for sub-administration, sub-transfer agency and other shareholder services associated with shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents.

The Advisor, out of its own resources, and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash payments or non-cash compensation to intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. Such payments and compensation are in addition to service fees paid by the Fund. These additional cash payments are generally made to intermediaries that provide shareholder servicing, marketing support and/or access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of the intermediary. Cash compensation may also be paid to intermediaries for inclusion of the Fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, in other sales programs or as an expense reimbursement in cases where the intermediary provides shareholder services to the Fund’s shareholders. The Advisor may also pay cash compensation in the form of finder’s fees that vary depending on the Fund and the dollar amount of the shares sold.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund will make distributions of dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually, typically in December. The Fund may make an additional payment of dividends or distributions if it deems it desirable at any other time during the year.

All distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares unless you choose one of the following options: (1) receive dividends in cash, while reinvesting capital gain distributions in additional Fund shares; or (2) receive all distributions in cash. If you wish to change your distribution option, write to the Transfer Agent in advance of the payment date of the distribution.

If an investor elects to receive distributions in cash and the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver your check, or if a check remains uncashed for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in the shareholder’s account at the Fund’s then current NAV and to reinvest all subsequent distributions.

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TAX CONSEQUENCES

The Fund intends to make distributions of dividends and capital gains. Dividends are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. The rate you pay on capital gain distributions will depend on how long the Fund held the securities that generated the gains, not on how long you owned your Fund shares. You will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your dividends and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares.

By law, the Fund must withhold a percentage of your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds if you do not provide your correct social security or taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the IRS instructs the Fund to do so.

If you sell your Fund shares, it is considered a taxable event for you. Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you sell, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transaction.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Because the Fund has recently commenced operations, there are no financial highlights available at this time.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:

·   Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;

·   Information you give us orally; and/or

·   Information about your transactions with us or others.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.

In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.

THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE PROSPECTUS

 

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Investment Advisor

Rigel Capital, LLC

601 Union Street, Suite 3930

Seattle, Washington 98101

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

1818 Market Street, Suite 2400

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Legal Counsel

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

55 Second Street, 24^th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Custodian

U.S. Bank, National Association

425 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

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RIGEL U.S. EQUITY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

A series of Advisors Series Trust

www.rigelmutualfunds.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION

You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

Statement of Additional Information

The SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the Fund and certain other additional information. A current SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This means that the SAI is legally considered a part of this Prospectus even though it is not physically within this Prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

The Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”) provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio listings. The Annual Report contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that affected the Fund’s performance during the Fund’s last fiscal year.

The SAI is available free of charge on the Fund’s website at www.rigelmutualfunds.com. You can obtain a free copy of the SAI and Shareholder Reports, request other information, or make general inquires about the Fund by calling the Fund (toll-free) at 1-866-97RIGEL (1-866-977-4435) or by writing to:

RIGEL U.S. EQUITY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

www.rigelmutualfunds.com

You may review and copy information including the Shareholder Reports and SAI at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling (202) 551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available:

·   Free of charge from the Commission’s EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov;

·   For a fee, by writing to the Public Reference Room of the Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or

·   For a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811-07959)

Statement of Additional Information

May 31, 2006

RIGEL U.S. EQUITY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

A series of the Advisors Series Trust

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus, and it should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s Prospectus dated May 31, 2006 (the “Prospectus”), as may be revised, of the Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”). Rigel Capital, LLC (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to the Fund. A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained by contacting the Fund at the address or telephone number below.

Rigel U.S. Equity Large Cap Growth Fund

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

1-866-97RIGEL

Table of Contents

THE TRUST	2
OMVEST,EMT PBKECTOVE AND POLICIES	2
MANAGEMENT	7
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE	16
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER	17
PROXY VOTING POLICY	17
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM	18
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION	18
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	20
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES	21
TAX MATTERS	22
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS	24
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION	25
GENERAL INFORMATION	26
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	28
APPENDIX “A”	29

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THE TRUST

The Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 3, 1996. The Trust currently consists of numerous series of shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share. This SAI relates only to the Fund and not to any other series of the Trust.

The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a management investment company. Such a registration does not involve supervision of the management or policies of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and this SAI omit certain of the information contained in the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC.  Copies of such information may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee.

The Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2006.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is a diversified mutual fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The discussion below supplements information contained in the Fund’s Prospectus relating to the investment policies of the Fund.

Equity Securities

The Fund will invest in equity securities as a principal investment strategy. Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company or corporation, and include common stock, preferred stock, warrants and other rights to acquire such instruments. The prices of equity securities fluctuate based on, among other things, events specific to their issuers and market place, economic and other conditions.

Diversification

Under applicable federal laws, the diversification of a mutual fund’s holdings is measured at the time the fund purchases a security. However, if the Fund purchases a security and holds it for a period of time, the security may become a larger percentage of the Fund’s total assets due to movements in the financial markets. If the market affects several securities held by the Fund, the Fund may have a greater percentage of its assets invested in securities of fewer issuers. Accordingly, the Fund is subject to the risk that its performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few securities despite the Fund qualifying as a diversified mutual fund under applicable federal laws.

Short-Term Investments

The Fund may invest in any of the following securities and instruments:

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Bank Certificates of Deposit, Bankers’ Acceptances and TimeDeposits. The Fund may acquire bank certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against monies deposited in a commercial bank for a definite period of time and earning a specified return. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning in effect that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances acquired by the Fund will be dollar-denominated obligations of domestic or foreign banks or financial institutions which at the time of purchase have capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million (including assets of both domestic and foreign branches), based on latest published reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such bank obligations are fully insured by the U.S. Government. If the Fund holds instruments of foreign banks or financial institutions, it may be subject to additional investment risks that are different in some respects from those incurred by a fund that invests only in debt obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes by the particular country in which the issuer is located on interest income payable on the securities, the possible seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, the possible establishment of exchange controls, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on these securities.

Domestic banks and foreign banks are subject to different governmental regulations with respect to the amount and types of loans that may be made and interest rates that may be charged. In addition, the profitability of the banking industry depends largely upon the availability and cost of funds for the purpose of financing lending operations under prevailing money market conditions. General economic conditions as well as exposure to credit losses arising from possible financial difficulties of borrowers play an important part in the operations of the banking industry.

As a result of federal and state laws and regulations, domestic banks are, among other things, required to maintain specified levels of reserves, limited in the amount which they can loan to a single borrower, and subject to other regulations designed to promote financial soundness. However, such laws and regulations do not necessarily apply to foreign bank obligations that the Fund may acquire.

In addition to purchasing certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, to the extent permitted under its investment objectives and policies stated above and in its Prospectus, the Fund may make interest-bearing time or other interest-bearing deposits in commercial or savings banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained at a banking institution for a specified period of time at a specified interest rate.

Savings Association Obligations. The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit (interest-bearing time deposits) issued by savings banks or savings and loan associations that have capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million, based on latest published reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such obligations is fully insured by the U.S. Government.

Commercial Paper, Short-Term Notes and Other Corporate Obligations. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in commercial paper and short-term notes. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper and short-term notes will normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return, although such instruments may have maturities of up to one year.

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Commercial paper and short-term notes will consist of issues rated at the time of purchase “A-2” or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”), “Prime-1” or “Prime-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, will be determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality. These rating symbols are described in the Appendix.

Corporate obligations include bonds and notes issued by corporations to finance longer-term credit needs than supported by commercial paper. While such obligations generally have maturities of ten years or more, the Fund may purchase corporate obligations which have remaining maturities of one year or less from the date of purchase and which are rated “AA” or higher by S&P or “Aa” or higher by Moody’s.

Investment Company Securities

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies. The Fund may invest in money market mutual funds in connection with its management of daily cash positions. Pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Fund currently intends to limit its investments in securities issued by other investment companies so that not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company will be owned by the Fund, or its affiliated persons, as a whole. In addition to the advisory and operational fees the Fund bears directly in connection with its own operation, the Fund would also bear its pro rata portions of each other investment company’s advisory and operational expenses.

Foreign Investments

The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers (“foreign securities”), provided that they are publicly traded in the United States, including American Depositary Deposits (“ADRs”).

American Depositary Receipts. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in ADRs. ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign securities denominated in U.S. dollars and traded on U.S. securities markets. These securities may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities for which they may be exchanged. These are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign-based issuer held in trust by a bank or similar financial institutions. Designed for use in U.S. securities markets, ADRs are alternatives to the purchase of the underlying securities in their national market and currencies. ADRs may be purchased through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the underlying security and a depositary, whereas a depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of the depositary security. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts of the deposited securities.

Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities. Investments in foreign securities involve certain inherent risks, including the following:

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Political and Economic Factors. Individual foreign economies of certain countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States’ economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, diversification and balance of payments position. The internal politics of certain foreign countries may not be as stable as those of the United States. Governments in certain foreign countries also continue to participate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these governments could include restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, expropriation of goods or imposition of taxes, and could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and payment of interest. The economies of many foreign countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and are accordingly affected by the trade policies and economic conditions of their trading partners. Enactment by these trading partners of protectionist trade legislation could have a significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.

Currency Fluctuations. The Fund will invest only in securities denominated in U.S. dollars. For this reason, the value of the Fund’s assets may not be subject to risks associated with variations in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar to the same extent as might otherwise be the case. Changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar may, however, affect the value of the assets and/or income of foreign companies whose U.S. dollar denominated securities are held by the Fund. Such companies may also be affected significantly by currency restrictions and exchange control regulations enacted from time to time.

Taxes. The interest and dividends payable on certain of the Fund’s foreign portfolio securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the net amount of income available for distribution to the Fund’s shareholders.

Illiquid Securities

Typically, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including (i) securities for which there is no readily available market; (ii) securities the disposition of which would be subject to legal restrictions (so called, “restricted securities”); and (iii) repurchase agreements having more than seven days to maturity. A considerable period of time may elapse between the Fund’s decision to dispose of such securities and the time when the Fund is able to dispose of them, during which time the value of the securities could decline.

Restricted securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that have a readily available market usually are not deemed illiquid for purposes of this limitation by the Fund. However, investing in Rule 144A securities could result in increasing the level of the Fund’s illiquidity if qualified institutional buyers become, for a time, uninterested in purchasing these securities.

Investment Restrictions

The Trust (on behalf of the Fund) has adopted the following restrictions as fundamental policies, which may not be changed without the favorable vote of the holders of a “majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities” as defined in the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the “vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (i) 67% of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

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As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund is diversified. The Fund’s investment objectives are also fundamental.

In addition, the Fund may not:

1. Issue senior securities, borrow money or pledge its assets, except that (i) the Fund may borrow from banks in amounts not exceeding one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed); and (ii) this restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from engaging in options transactions or short sales;

2. Act as underwriter (except to the extent the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter in connection with the sale of securities in its investment portfolio);

3. Invest more than 25% of its net assets, calculated at the time of purchase and taken at market value, in securities of issuers in any one industry (other than U.S. Government securities);

4. Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities (although the Fund may purchase and sell securities which are secured by real estate and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate);

5. Purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments and provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving currencies and futures contracts and options thereon or investing in securities or other instruments that are secured by physical commodities; or

6. Make loans of money (except for purchases of debt securities consistent with the investment policies of the Fund and except for repurchase agreements).

The Fund observes the following restrictions as a matter of operating but not fundamental policy. Except as noted below, the Fund may not:

1. Purchase securities on margin, except such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions and except that the Fund may borrow money from banks to purchase securities;

2.         Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management; or

3. Make any change in its investment policies of investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in the investments suggested by the Fund’s name without first providing the Fund’s shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice.

If a percentage or rating restriction on investment or use of assets set forth herein or in the Prospectus is adhered to at the time a transaction is effected, later changes in percentage resulting from any cause other than actions by the Fund will not be considered a violation.  If the value of the Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities at any time exceeds the percentage limitation applicable at the time of acquisition due to subsequent fluctuations in value or other reasons, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) will consider what actions, if any, are appropriate to maintain adequate liquidity.

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MANAGEMENT

The overall management of the business and affairs of the Trust is vested with its Board. The Board approves all significant agreements between the Trust and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the agreements with the Advisor, Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent. The day-to-day operations of the Trust are delegated to its officers, subject to the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, and policies and to general supervision by the Board.

The Trustees and officers of the Trust, their birth dates and positions with the Trust, term of office with the Trust and length of time served, their business addresses and principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships held are listed in the table below. Unless noted otherwise, each person has held the position listed for a minimum of five years.

Name, Address and Age	Position with The Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees***	Other Directorships Held
Independent Trustees
Walter E. Auch* (born 1921) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since February 1997.	Management Consultant; Former Chairman, CEO of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and former President of Paine Webber.	1	Director, Nicholas-Applegate Funds, Citigroup Funds, Pimco Advisors LLP, Senele Group and UBS Management.
Donald E. O’Connor* (born 1936) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since February 1997.	Financial Consultant; formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (until January 1997).	1	Independent Director, The Forward Funds.
George T. Wofford III* (born 1939) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since February 1997.	Senior Vice President, Information Services, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.	1	None.

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Name, Address and Age	Position with The Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees***	Other Directorships Held
James Clayburn LaForce* (born 1928) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since May 2002.	Dean Emeritus, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.	1	Director, The Payden & Rygel Investment Group, The Metzler/Payden Investment Group, Arena Pharmaceuticals, and Cancervax.
George J. Rebhan* (born 1934) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since May 2002.	Retired; formerly President, Hotchkis and Wiley Funds (mutual funds) (1985 to 1993).	1	Trustee, E*TRADE Funds.
Interested Trustee of the Trust
Eric M. Banhazl** (born 1957) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741	Trustee	Indefinite term since February 1997.	Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since July 2001; formerly, Executive Vice President, Investment Company Administration, LLC (“ICA”).	1	None.
Officers of the Trust
Eric M. Banhazl (see above)	President (Interested Trustee - see above.)	Indefinite term since February 1997.	See Above.	1	See Above.

Robert M. Slotky (born 1947) 2020 E. Financial Way Glendora, CA 91741 Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Indefinite term since September 2004 Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since July 2001, formerly Senior Vice President, ICA (May 1997 - July 2001).   N/A N/A

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Name, Address and Age	Position with The Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees***	Other Directorships Held
Douglas G. Hess (born 1967) 615 East Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202	Treasurer	Indefinite term since June 2003.	Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since March 1997.	N/A	N/A
Rodney A. DeWalt, Esq. (born 1967) 615 East Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202	Secretary	Indefinite term since December 2003.	Senior Counsel, Fund Administration, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since January 2003. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2000 to 2003), Attorney, Private Practice (1997 to 2000).	N/A	N/A

* Denotes those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act.

** Denotes Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act. Mr. Banhazl is an interested person of the Trust by virtue of his position as President of the Trust. He is also an officer of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the administrator for the Fund.

*** The Trust is comprised of numerous portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisors. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment advisor with any other series.

Compensation

Effective April 1, 2006, the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”) receive an annual trustee fee of $32,000 per year with no additional fee for special meetings. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Trust pays any compensation to the Trustees.

Name of Person/Position	Aggregate Compensation From the Fund1	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees2
Independent Trustees
Walter E. Auch, Trustee	$0	None	None	$0
Donald E. O’Connor, Trustee	$0	None	None	$0

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Name of Person/Position	Aggregate Compensation From the Fund1	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees2
George T. Wofford III, Trustee	$0	None	None	$0
James Clayburn LaForce, Trustee	$0	None	None	$0
George J. Rebhan, Trustee	$0	None	None	$0

¹ For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.

² There are currently numerous portfolios comprising the Trust. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, trustees’ fees and expenses were not allocated to the Fund.

Board Committees

The Trust has four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (the “QLCC”) and the Valuation Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. It does not include any interested Trustees. The Audit Committee typically meets once per year with respect to the various series of the Trust. The function of the Audit Committee, with respect to each series of the Trust, is to review the scope and results of the audit and any matters bearing on the audit or a Fund’s financial statements and to ensure the integrity of the Fund’s pricing and financial reporting. The Audit Committee has not met with respect to the Fund.

The Nominating Committee is responsible for seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees as is considered necessary from time to time and meets only as necessary. The Nominating Committee has not yet met with respect to the Fund. The Independent Trustees comprise the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations for consideration by the Nominating Committee should be sent to the President of the Trust in writing together with the appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed Nominee, and such recommendation must comply with the notice provisions set forth in the Trust’s By-Laws. In general, to comply with such procedures, such nominations, together with all required biographical information, must be delivered to and received by the President of the Trust at the principal executive office of the Trust not later than 60 days prior to the shareholder meeting at which any such nominee would be voted on.

The Audit Committee also serves as the QLCC for the Trust for the purpose of compliance with Rules 205.2(k) and 205.3(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, regarding alternative reporting procedures for attorneys retained or employed by an issuer who appear and practice before the SEC on behalf of the issuer (the “issuer attorneys”). An issuer attorney who becomes aware of evidence of a material violation by the Trust, or by any officer, director, employee, or agent of the Trust, may report evidence of such material violation to the QLCC as an alternative to the reporting requirements of Rule 205.3(b) (which requires reporting to the chief legal officer and potentially “up the ladder” to other entities). The QLCC meets as needed. The QLCC has not yet met with respect to the Fund.

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The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee that is comprised of at least one representative from the Administrator’s staff who is knowledgeable about the Fund and at least one Trustee. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities held by any series of the Trust for which current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. Such securities are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee and the actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. The Valuation Committee has not met with respect to the Fund.

Fund Shares Beneficially Owned by Trustees. As of December 31, 2005, no Trustee, including the Independent Trustees, beneficially owned shares of the Fund.

Name of Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund (None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, Over $100,000)	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies
Walter E. Auch, Independent Trustee	None	None
Eric M. Banhazl, Interested Trustee	None	None
Donald E. O’Connor, Independent Trustee	None	None
George T. Wofford III, Independent Trustee	None	None
James Clayburn LaForce, Independent Trustee	None	None
George J. Rebhan, Independent Trustee	None	None

Control Persons, Principal Shareholders, and Management Ownership

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control.

As of the date of this SAI, there were no principal shareholders or control persons of the Fund and the Trustees and Officers of the Trust as a group did not own more than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Furthermore, neither the Independent Trustees, nor members of their immediate family, owned securities beneficially or of record in the Advisor, the Distributor or an affiliate of the Advisor or Distributor. Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, have direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $60,000, in the Advisor, the Distributor or any of their affiliates.

The Advisor

Rigel Capital, LLC, 601 Union Street, Suite 3930, Seattle, Washington 98101 acts as investment advisor to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and the Advisor. Subject to such policies as the Board may determine, the Advisor is ultimately responsible for investment decisions for the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with such investment advice and supervision, as it deems necessary for the proper supervision of the Fund’s investments. The Advisor also continuously monitors and maintains the Fund’s investment criteria and determines from time to time what securities may be purchased by the Fund.

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After the initial two years, the Advisory Agreement will continue in effect from year to year only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities and by a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of a Fund’s shareholders or by a vote of a majority of the Board, or by the Advisor on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).  The Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor under such agreement shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the execution of portfolio transactions for the Fund, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder.

In approving the Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, took into consideration, among other things: (a) the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor; (b) the appropriateness of the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Advisor; (c) the level of Fund expenses; (d) the reasonableness of the potential profitability of the Advisory Agreement to the Advisor; and (e) the nature of the Fund’s investments. Specifically, in fulfilling the requirements outlined in Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board noted, among other things, that the advisory fees to be paid by the Fund and the proposed expenses of the Fund were reasonable and generally consistent in relation to the relevant peer groups and that the Advisor’s brokerage practices were reasonably efficient. The Board also noted that (a) the Advisor’s staff had previously provided quality investment service to private accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies; (b) the Advisor would provide the Fund with a reasonable potential for profitability and (c) that the nature of the Advisor’s investments was acceptable.

Based on their review, the Board concluded that the Advisor had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to manage the Fund. The Board also concluded that based on the services to be provided by the Advisor to the Fund and the estimated expenses to be incurred by the Advisor in the performance of such services, the compensation to be paid to the Advisor was fair and equitable for the Fund.

In consideration of the services to be provided by the Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive from the Fund an investment advisory fee computed daily and paid monthly based on a rate equal to a percentage of a Fund’s average daily net assets specified in the Prospectus. However, the Advisor may voluntarily agree to waive a portion of the fees payable to it on a month-to-month basis.

The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Fund and/or to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses (excluding interest and tax expenses) to the limit set forth in the Expense Table (the “expense cap”). Any such reductions made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed only for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon the Board’s subsequent review and ratification of the reimbursed amounts. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to a Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.

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Portfolio Managers

An investment team is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. George Kauffman, Rafael Villagran and John Corby are each members of the investment committee and each provides portfolio management services. The following table shows the number of other accounts managed by the investment committee and the total assets in the accounts managed within various categories.

Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies (excluding the Funds)		Other Pooled Investment Vehicles		Other Accounts
	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts
INVESTMENT TEAM	0	$0	6	$134,000,000	134	$1,229,000,000
George Kauffman
Rafael Villagran
John Corby

The following table reflects information regarding accounts for which the investment committee has day-to-day management responsibilities and with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance. Information is shown as of December 31, 2005. Asset amounts are approximate and have been rounded.

Other Accounts That Pay Performance-Based Advisory Fees Managed by Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies		Other Pooled Investment Vehicles		Other Accounts
	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in the Accounts
INVESTMENT TEAM	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
George Kauffman
Rafael Villagran
John Corby

Material Conflict of Interest. The portfolio managers who have day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to other accounts may be presented with potential or actual conflicts of interest.

The management of other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of the Fund and/or other accounts. In approving the Advisory Agreement, the Board was satisfied that the portfolio managers would be able to devote sufficient attention to the management of the Fund, and that the Advisor seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of the portfolio managers.

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With respect to securities transactions for the Fund, the Advisor determines which broker to use to execute each transaction consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. If the Advisor believes that the purchase or sale of a security is in the best interest of more than one of its clients, it may aggregate the securities to be purchased or sold to obtain favorable execution and/or lower brokerage commissions. The Advisor will allocate securities so purchased or sold in the manner that it considers being equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to its clients.

The Advisor does not anticipate any conflicts of interest between management of the Fund and other funds and accounts managed by the firm. The investment team manages other separate investment portfolios with the same investment philosophy and process. The Advisor’s brokerage and trading policies ensure that no conflicts arise between transactions involving the Fund and those involving separately managed accounts.

Compensation. The Advisor’s investment professionals are compensated with a salary and bonus package. The Advisor’s bonus pool is determined by the Advisor’s profits, and distributed based on an individual’s performance against personal long and short term goals, not based on the performance or asset size of the Fund. The portfolio managers do not participate in a company-sponsored retirement plan and receive standard benefits commensurate with the other employees of the firm. Portfolio managers do not receive deferred compensation.

Securities Owned in the Fund by Portfolio Managers. As of May 31, 2006, the portfolio managers owned the following securities in the Fund:

Name of Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund (None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, $100,001 - $500,000, $500,001 to $1,000,000, Over $1,000,000)	Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Portfolio Manager in Family of Investment Companies
George Kauffman	None	None
Rafael Villagran	None	None
John Corby	None	None

Service Providers

Pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 (the “Administrator”), the Administrator acts as the Fund’s administrator. The Administrator provides certain administrative services to the Fund, including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Fund’s independent contractors and agents; preparation for signature by an officer of the Trust of all documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Fund with applicable laws and regulations excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including net asset value (“NAV”) and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Fund, and providing, at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, the Administrator does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Fund, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund shares.

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USBFS also acts as Fund accountant, transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) and dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements with the Trust.

Pursuant to a custodian agreement between the Trust and the Fund, U.S. Bank, National Association, an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets, whereby the Custodian provides for fees on a transaction basis plus out-of-pocket expenses. The Custodian’s address is 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202. The Custodian does not participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the Fund.

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, 1818 Market Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 is the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund whose services include auditing the Fund’s financial statements and the performance of related tax services.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 55 Second Street, 24^th floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, is counsel to the Fund and provides counsel on legal matters relating to the Fund.

Distribution Agreement

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Quasar Distributors, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (the “Distributor”), pursuant to which the Distributor acts as the Fund’s distributor, provides certain administration services and promotes and arranges for the sale of Fund shares. The offering of Fund shares is continuous. The Distributor, Administrator, Transfer Agent and Custodian are all affiliated companies. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”).

The Distribution Agreement has an initial term of up to two years and will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of a Fund’s shareholders or by vote of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Fund and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions. The purchases and sales of securities in the over-the-counter market will generally be executed by using a broker for the transaction.

Purchases of portfolio securities for the Fund also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Where possible, purchase and sale transactions will be effected through dealers (including banks) that specialize in the types of securities which the Fund will be holding, unless better executions are available elsewhere. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principal for their own accounts. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price. If the execution and price offered by more than one dealer or underwriter are comparable, the order may be allocated to a dealer or underwriter that has provided research or other services as discussed below.

In placing portfolio transactions, the Advisor will use its reasonable efforts to choose broker-dealers capable of providing the services necessary to obtain the most favorable price and execution available. The full range and quality of services available will be considered in making these determinations, such as the size of the order, the difficulty of execution, the operational facilities of the firm involved, the firm’s risk in positioning a block of securities, and other factors. In those instances where it is reasonably determined that more than one broker-dealer can offer the services needed to obtain the most favorable price and execution available, consideration may be given to those broker-dealers which furnish or supply research and statistical information to the Advisor that they may lawfully and appropriately use in their investment advisory capacities, as well as provide other services in addition to execution services.  The Advisor considers such information, which is in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by them under their Agreement with the Fund, to be useful in varying degrees, but of indeterminable value. Portfolio transactions may be placed with broker-dealers who sell shares of the Fund subject to rules adopted by the NASD.

While it is the Fund’s general policy to seek first to obtain the most favorable price and execution available in selecting a broker-dealer to execute portfolio transactions for the Fund, weight is also given to the ability of a broker-dealer to furnish brokerage and research services as it is defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the Fund or to the Advisor, even if the specific services are not directly useful to the Fund and may be useful to the Advisor in advising other clients. In negotiating commissions with a broker or evaluating the spread to be paid to a dealer, the Fund may therefore pay a higher commission or spread than would be the case if no weight were given to the furnishing of these supplemental services, provided that the amount of such commission or spread has been determined in good faith by the Advisor to be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such broker-dealer. The standard of reasonableness is to be measured in light of the Advisor’s overall responsibilities to the Fund.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other client accounts that may be managed or advised by the Advisor. Nevertheless, it is possible that at times identical securities will be acceptable for both the Fund and one or more of such client accounts. In such event, the position of the Fund and such client accounts in the same issuer may vary and the length of time that each may choose to hold its investment in the same issuer may likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client accounts seeks to acquire the same security as the Fund at the same time, the Fund may not be able to acquire as large a portion of such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, the Fund may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time. If one or more of such client accounts simultaneously purchases or sells the same security that a Fund is purchasing or selling, each day’s transactions in such security will be allocated between the Fund and all such client accounts in a manner deemed equitable by the Advisor, taking into account the respective sizes of the accounts and the amount being purchased or sold. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Fund is concerned. In other cases, however, it is believed that the ability of the Fund to participate in volume transactions may produce better executions for the Fund.

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The Fund does not effect securities transactions through brokers in accordance with any formula, nor does it effect securities transactions through brokers for selling shares of the Fund. However, as stated above, broker-dealers who execute brokerage transactions may effect purchase of shares of the Fund for their customers.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Although the Fund generally will not invest for short-term trading purposes, portfolio securities may be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when, in the opinion of the Advisor, investment considerations warrant such action. Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing (1) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (2) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all the securities in a Fund’s portfolio, with the exception of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less, were sold and either repurchased or replaced within one year. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) generally leads to transaction costs and may result in a greater number of taxable transactions.

PROXY VOTING POLICY

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Policies”) on behalf of the Trust which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies to the Advisor, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Proxy Policies require that the Advisor vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Proxy Policies also require the Advisor to present to the Board, at least annually, the Advisor’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and a record of each proxy voted by the Advisor on behalf of a Fund, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Advisor as involving a conflict of interest.

The Advisor has adopted its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures which underscore the Advisor’s concern that all proxies voting decisions be made in the best interests of the Fund and that the Advisor will act in a prudent and diligent manner intended to enhance the economic value of the assets of the Fund. It is the policy of the Advisor to vote client proxies in the interest of maximizing shareholder value. To that end, the Advisor will vote in a way that it believes, consistent with its fiduciary duty, will cause the value of the issue to increase the most or decline the least. Consideration will be given to both the short- and long-term implications of the proposal to be voted on when considering the optimal vote.

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Responsibility. The responsibility for administering and overseeing the proxy voting process lies with the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and President of the Advisor. The Advisor’s assistant portfolio managers are responsible for voting and recording proxy votes.

Conflict of Interest. The Advisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures are designed to ensure that proxies are properly voted and any material conflicts are resolved in the best interest of the Fund. If the Advisor detects a conflict of interest, it will, at its expense, engage the services of an outside proxy voting service or consultant who will provide an independent recommendation on the direction in which the Advisor should vote on the proposal. The proxy voting service’s or consultant’s determination will be binding on the Advisor.

Review. The Advisor’s CCO or designee will review the Advisor’s Proxy Policies and update them as necessary.

Proxy Voting Guidelines on Specific Issues. Each vote is ultimately cast on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the contractual obligations under the Advisory Agreement or comparable document, and other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote.

The Trust is required to annually file Form N-PX, which lists the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12-month period ending June 30. The Fund’s proxy voting record is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-866-97RIGEL and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

The Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”). In order to ensure compliance with this law, the Trust’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s Distributor and Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reporting suspicious and/or fraudulent activity, checking shareholder names against designated government lists, including Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications. The Trust will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The Advisor and the Fund maintain portfolio holdings disclosure policies (the “Disclosure Policies”) that govern the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. These Disclosure Policies have been approved by the Board. Disclosure of the Fund’s complete holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q. These reports are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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A complete listing of the Fund’s portfolio holdings are made available to the public at the end of each calendar quarter with a lag of up to seven business days. These holdings are posted quarterly to www.rigelmutualfunds.com. From time to time, the Advisor may select additional portfolio characteristics for distribution to the public with such frequencies and lag times as the Advisor determines to be in the best interests of shareholders.

Pursuant to the Disclosure Policies, information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is not distributed to any person unless:

·   The disclosure is required pursuant to a regulatory request, court order or is legally required in the context of other legal proceedings;

·   The disclosure is made to a mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;

·   The disclosure is made to internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, including, but not limited to USBFS and the Board, attorneys, auditors or accountants;

·   The disclosure is made: (a) in connection with a quarterly, semi-annual or annual report that is available to the public; or (b) relates to information that is otherwise available to the public; or

·   The disclosure is made with the approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) or his or her designee.

Certain of the persons listed above receive information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings on an ongoing basis. The Fund believes that these third parties have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information and operate in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders. These persons are:

·   A mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;

·   Rating and/or ranking organizations, specifically: Lipper; Morningstar; S&P; Bloomberg; Vickers-Stock Research Corporation; Wilshire & Associates, Inc.; Thomson Financial; Citigate Financial Intelligence; and Interactive Data Corporation, all of which currently receive such information between the seventh and tenth business day of the month following the end of a calendar quarter; and

·   Internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, specifically: USBFS; the Board; and the Trust’s attorneys and accountants (currently Tait, Weller & Baker LLP), all of which typically receive such information after it is generated.

Any disclosures to additional parties not described above is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s CCO or his or her designee, pursuant to the Disclosure Policies.

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The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings by (1) overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Disclosure Policies, Codes of Ethics and other relevant policies of the Fund’s and their service providers by the Trust’s CCO, (2) by considering reports and recommendations by the Trust’s CCO concerning any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act), and (3) by considering to approve any amendment to these Disclosure Policies. The Board reserves the right to amend the Disclosure Policies at any time without prior notice in their sole discretion.

Neither the Advisor nor the Fund may receive compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio securities. In the event of a conflict between the interests of the Fund and the interests of the Advisor or an affiliated person of the Advisor, the Advisor’s CCO, in consultation with the Trust’s CCO, shall make a determination in the best interest of the Fund, and shall report such determination to the Advisor’s Board of Directors and to the Fund’s Board at the end of the quarter in which such determination was made. Any employee of the Advisor who suspects a breach of this obligation must report the matter immediately to the Advisor’s CCO or to his or her supervisor.

In addition, material non-public holdings information may be provided without lag as part of the normal investment activities of the Fund to each of the following entities which, by explicit agreement by virtue of their respective duties to the Fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed: Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant, Custodian, Transfer Agent, auditors, counsel to the Fund or the trustees, broker-dealers (in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities), and regulatory authorities. Portfolio holdings information not publicly available with the SEC or through the Fund’s website may only be provided to additional third parties, in accordance with the Policies, when the Fund has a legitimate business purpose and the third party recipient is subject to a confidentiality agreement.

In no event shall the Advisor, its affiliates or employees, or the Fund receive any direct or indirect compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

There can be no assurance that the Disclosure Policies and these procedures will protect the Fund from potential misuse of that information by individuals or entities to which it is disclosed.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The NAV of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and is determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each business day. The NYSE annually announces the days on which it will not be open for trading. The most recent announcement indicates that it will not be open for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. However, the NYSE may close on days not included in that announcement.

The NAV per share is computed by dividing the value of the securities held by the Fund plus any cash or other assets (including interest and dividends accrued but not yet received) minus all liabilities (including accrued expenses) by the total number of shares in the Fund outstanding at such time.

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Net Assets	=	NAV Per Share
Shares Outstanding

Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor and the Trust’s Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, the Board considers, among other things: (1) the last sale price on the securities exchange, if any, on which a security is primarily traded; (2) the mean between the bid and asked prices; (3) price quotations from an approved pricing service, and (4) other factors as necessary to determine a fair value under certain circumstances.

The Fund’s securities which are traded on securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any reported sales, at the mean between the last available bid and asked price.

Securities that are traded on more than one exchange are valued on the exchange determined by the Advisor to be the primary market. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ National Market System shall be valued at the most recent trade price.

Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of 60 days are valued at current market prices, as discussed above. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to a Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60^th day, based on the value determined on the 61^st day.

All other assets of the Fund are valued in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to reflect their fair value.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES

Detailed information on the purchase and redemption of shares is included in the Prospectus. Shares of the Fund are sold without a sales charge at the next price calculated after receipt of an order for purchase. In order to purchase shares of the Fund, you must invest the initial minimum investment for the relevant class of shares. However, the Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive the minimum initial investment amount for certain investors, or to waive or reduce the minimum initial investment for 401(k) s or other tax-deferred retirement plans. You may purchase shares on any day that the NYSE is open for business by placing orders with the Fund.

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The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that would not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations. This includes those from any individual or group who, in the Fund’s view, is likely to engage in or has a history of excessive trading (usually defined as more than four transactions out of the Fund within a calendar year). Furthermore, the Fund may suspend the right to redeem its shares or postpone the date of payment upon redemption for more than three business days (i) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend or holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE is restricted; (ii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (iii) for such other periods as the SEC may permit for the protection of the Fund’s shareholders.

In-Kind Purchases and Redemptions

Payment for shares of the Fund may, in the discretion of the Trust, be made in the form of securities that are permissible investments for the Fund as described in the Prospectus. For further information about this form of payment, contact the Transfer Agent. In connection with an in-kind securities payment, the Fund will require, among other things, that the securities be valued on the day of purchase in accordance with the pricing methods used by the Fund and that the Fund receive satisfactory assurances that it will have good and marketable title to the securities received by it; that the securities be in proper form for transfer to the Fund; and that adequate information be provided concerning the basis and other tax matters relating to the securities.

Redemption-in-Kind. The Fund does not intend to redeem shares in any form except cash. The Trust, however, has filed a notice of election under Rule 18f-1 of the 1940 Act that allows the Fund to redeem in-kind redemption requests of a certain amount. Specifically, if the amount you are redeeming is over the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of a Fund’s net assets, the Fund has the right to redeem your shares by giving you the amount that exceeds $250,000 or 1% of a Fund’s net assets in securities instead of cash. The securities distributed in-kind would be readily marketable and would be valued for this purpose using the same method employed in calculating the Fund’s NAV. If a shareholder receives redemption proceeds in-kind, the shareholder should expect to incur transaction costs upon the disposition of the securities received in the redemption.

TAX MATTERS

Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund, as a series of the Trust, intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), provided it complies with all applicable requirements regarding the source of its income, diversification of its assets and timing of distributions. The Fund’s policy is to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized long-term capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to any federal income or excise taxes. However, the Fund can give no assurances that its distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes. To comply with the requirements, the Fund must also distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year (i) at least 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) at least 98% of the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses for the 12-month period ending on October 31 during such year and (iii) any amounts from the prior calendar year that were not distributed and on which the Fund paid no federal income tax. Net investment income consists of interest and dividend income, less expenses. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal period are computed by taking into account any capital loss carryforward of the Fund.

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Distributions of net investment income and net short-term capital gains are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. For individual shareholders, a portion of the distributions paid by the Fund may be qualified dividends eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates to the extent the Fund designates the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend. In the case of corporate shareholders, a portion of the distributions may qualify for the intercorporate dividends-received deduction to the extent the Fund designates the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend. This designated amount cannot, however, exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by a Fund for its taxable year. In view of the Fund’s investment policies, it is expected that dividends from domestic corporations will be part of the Fund’s gross income and that, accordingly, part of the distributions by the Fund may be eligible for qualified dividend income treatment for individual shareholders and also for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. However, the portion of the Fund’s gross income attributable to qualifying dividends is largely dependent on the Fund’s investment activities for a particular year and therefore cannot be predicted with any certainty. The deduction may be reduced or eliminated if the Fund shares held by an individual investor are held for less than 61 days, or if Fund shares held by a corporate investor are treated as debt-financed or are held for less than 46 days.

Any long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time shares have been held. Capital gains distributions are not eligible for qualified dividend income treatment or the dividends-received deduction referred to in the previous paragraph. Distributions of any net investment income and net realized capital gains will be taxable as described above, whether received in shares or in cash. Shareholders who choose to receive distributions in the form of additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each share so received equal to the NAV of a share on the reinvestment date. Distributions are generally taxable when received.  However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December 31. Distributions are includable in alternative minimum taxable income in computing a shareholder’s liability for the alternative minimum tax.

Redemption of Fund shares may result in recognition of a taxable gain or loss. Any loss realized upon redemption of shares within six months from the date of their purchase will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of long-term capital gains during such six-month period. Any loss realized upon a redemption may be disallowed under certain wash sale rules to the extent shares of the same Fund are purchased (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the redemption.

Under the Code, the Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service all distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. Pursuant to the backup withholding provisions of the Code, distributions of any taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares may be subject to withholding of federal income tax in the case of non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status under the federal income tax law. If the withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld. Corporate and other exempt shareholders should provide the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers or certify their exempt status in order to avoid possible erroneous application of backup withholding. The Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account for any person failing to provide a certified taxpayer identification number.

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The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely to the application of that law to U.S. citizens or residents and U.S. domestic corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of ownership of shares of the Fund, including the possibility that such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 28 percent (or at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts constituting ordinary income.

This discussion and the related discussion in the Prospectus have been prepared by Fund management. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences and this discussion should not be construed as applicable to all shareholders’ tax situations. Investors should consult their own tax advisors to determine the suitability of the Fund and the applicability of any state, local or foreign taxation. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has expressed no opinion in respect thereof.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund will receive income in the form of dividends and interest earned on its investments in securities. This income, less the expenses incurred in its operations, is a Fund’s net investment income, substantially all of which will be declared as dividends to the Fund’s shareholders.

The amount of income dividend payments by a Fund is dependent upon the amount of net investment income received by the Fund from its portfolio holdings, is not guaranteed and is subject to the discretion of the Board. The Fund does not pay “interest” or guarantee any fixed rate of return on an investment in its shares.

The Fund also may derive capital gains or losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of its portfolio securities. Any net gain the Fund may realize from transactions involving investments held less than the period required for long-term capital gain or loss recognition or otherwise producing short-term capital gains and losses (taking into account any carryover of capital losses from the eight previous taxable years), although a distribution from capital gains, will be distributed to shareholders with and as a part of dividends giving rise to ordinary income. If during any year the Fund realizes a net gain on transactions involving investments held more than the period required for long-term gain or loss recognition or otherwise producing long-term capital gains and losses, the Fund will have a net long-term capital gain. After deduction of the amount of any net short-term capital loss, the balance (to the extent not offset by any capital losses carried over from the eight previous taxable years) will be distributed and treated as long-term capital gains in the hands of the shareholders regardless of the length of time a Fund’s shares may have been held by the shareholders. For more information concerning applicable capital gains tax rates, see your tax advisor.

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Any dividend or distribution paid by a Fund reduces the Fund’s NAV per share on the date paid by the amount of the dividend or distribution per share. Accordingly, a dividend or distribution paid shortly after a purchase of shares by a shareholder would represent, in substance, a partial return of capital (to the extent it is paid on the shares so purchased), even though it would be subject to income taxes.

Dividends and other distributions will be made in the form of additional shares of a Fund unless the shareholder has otherwise indicated. Investors have the right to change their elections with respect to the reinvestment of dividends and distributions by notifying the Transfer Agent in writing, but any such change will be effective only as to dividends and other distributions for which the record date is seven or more business days after the Transfer Agent has received the written request.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund will calculate its performance in accordance with the following formulas:

Yield

The yield calculation reflected in the Prospectus is based on a hypothetical account having a balance of exactly one share of a fund at the beginning of the seven-day period. The base period return is the net change in the value of the hypothetical account during the seven-day period, including dividends declared on any shares purchased with dividends on the shares but excluding any capital changes. Yield will vary as interest rates and other conditions change. Yields also depend on the quality, length of maturity and type of instruments held and operating expenses of a fund.

Effective yield is computed by compounding the unannualized seven-day period return as follows: by adding 1 to the unannualized seven-day base period return, raising the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7, and subtracting 1 from the result.

Effective yield = [(base period return + 1) 365/7] - l

The tax equivalent yield of a fund is computed by dividing that portion of the yield of the fund (computed as described above) that is tax-exempt by an amount equal to one minus the stated federal income tax rate (normally assumed to be the maximum applicable marginal tax bracket rate) and adding the result to that portion, if any, of the yield of a fund that is not tax-exempt.

The Fund’s quotations of average annual total return (after taxes on distributions) and average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemptions) are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Average Annual Total Return

Average annual total return quotations used in the Fund’s Prospectus are calculated according to the following formula:

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P(1 + T)ⁿ = ERV

Where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ERV” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period.

Under the foregoing formula, the time periods used in the Prospectus will be based on rolling calendar quarters. Average annual total return, or “T” in the above formula, is computed by finding the average annual compounded rates of return over the period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value. Average annual total return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

Average Annual Total Return (after Taxes on Distributions):

The Fund’s quotations of average annual total return (after taxes on distributions) are calculated according to the following formula:

P(1 + T)ⁿ = ATV_D

where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ATV_D” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period after taxes on distributions, not after taxes on redemption. Dividends and other distributions are assumed to be reinvested in shares at the prices in effect on the reinvestment dates. ATV_D will be adjusted to reflect the effect of any absorption of Fund expenses by the Advisor.

Average Annual Total Return (after Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions):

The Fund’s quotations of average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemption) are calculated according to the following formula:

P(1 + T)ⁿ = ATV_DR

where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ATV_DR” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period after taxes on distributions and redemption. Dividends and other distributions are assumed to be reinvested in shares at the prices in effect on the reinvestment dates. ATV_DR will be adjusted to reflect the effect of any absorption of Fund expenses by the Advisor.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest and to divide or combine the shares into a greater or lesser number of shares without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the Fund. Each share represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share. Upon a Fund’s liquidation, all shareholders would share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.

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With respect to the Fund, the Trust may offer more than one class of shares. The Trust has reserved the right to create and issue additional series or classes. Each share of a series or class represents an equal proportionate interest in that series or class with each other share of that series or class. Currently, the Fund has only one class of shares.

The shares of each series or class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of the Trust which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all the series in a manner believed by management of the Trust to be fair and equitable. Shares have no pre-emptive or conversion rights. Shares when issued are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that only affect a particular class, such as the approval of distribution plans for a particular class.

The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders but will hold special meetings of shareholders of a series or class when, in the judgment of the Trustees, it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote. Shareholders have, under certain circumstances, the right to communicate with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees. Shareholders also have, in certain circumstances, the right to remove one or more Trustees without a meeting. No material amendment may be made to the Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each portfolio affected by the amendment. The Declaration of Trust provides that, at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust or of any series or class, a Shareholder Servicing Agent may vote any shares as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record and which are not represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, proportionately in accordance with the votes cast by holders of all shares of that portfolio otherwise represented at the meeting in person or by proxy as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record. Any shares so voted by a Shareholder Servicing Agent will be deemed represented at the meeting for purposes of quorum requirements. Shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Any series or class may be terminated (i) upon the merger or consolidation with, or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity, if approved by the vote of the holders of two-thirds of its outstanding shares, except that if the Board recommends such merger, consolidation or sale or disposition of assets, the approval by vote of the holders of a majority of the series’ or class’ outstanding shares will be sufficient, or (ii) by the vote of the holders of a majority of its outstanding shares, or (iii) by the Board by written notice to the series’ or class’ shareholders. Unless each series and class is so terminated, the Trust will continue indefinitely.

The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and agents covering possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Trust itself was unable to meet its obligations.

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The Declaration of Trust does not require the issuance of stock certificates. If stock certificates are issued, they must be returned by the registered owners prior to the transfer or redemption of shares represented by such certificates.

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that as to any investment company which has two or more series outstanding and as to any matter required to be submitted to shareholder vote, such matter is not deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the Rule) of the voting securities of each series affected by the matter. Such separate voting requirements do not apply to the election of Trustees or the ratification of the selection of accountants. The Rule contains special provisions for cases in which an advisory contract is approved by one or more, but not all, series. A change in investment policy may go into effect as to one or more series whose holders so approve the change even though the required vote is not obtained as to the holders of other affected series.

The boards of the Trust, the Advisor and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of the Advisor and Distributor to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As the Fund has recently commenced operations, there are no financial statements available at this time. Shareholders of the Fund will be informed of the Fund’s progress through periodic reports when those reports become available. Financial statements certified by the independent registered public accounting firm will be submitted to shareholders at least annually.

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APPENDIX “A”

DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group. A Standard & Poor’s corporate bond rating is a current assessment of the credit worthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment of credit worthiness may take into consideration obligors, such as guarantors, insurers or lessees. The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.

The ratings are based on current information furnished to Standard & Poor’s by the issuer or obtained by Standard & Poor’s from other sources it considers reliable. Standard & Poor’s does not perform any audit in connection with the ratings and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial information. The ratings may be changed, suspended or withdrawn as a result of changes in, unavailability of such information, or for other circumstances.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

1. Likelihood of default-capacity and willingness of the obligor as to the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

2. Nature of and provisions of the obligation.

3. Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization or their arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.

AAA - This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay interest and repay any principal.

AA - Debt rated AA also qualifies as high quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is very strong and in the majority of instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

A - Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they normally exhibit protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

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BB, B, CCC, CC, C - Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C is regarded, on a balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

BB - Debt rated BB has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB rating.

B - Debt rated B has greater vulnerability to default but currently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BB or BB- rating.

CCC - Debt rated CCC has a currently indefinable vulnerability to default, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.

CC - The rating CC is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC rating.

C - The rating C is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied CCC- debt rating. The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

C1 - The rating C1 is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.

D - Debt rated D is in payment default. It is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on a due date even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace periods; it will also be used upon a filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are jeopardized.

Plus (+) or Minus (-) - To provide more detailed indications of credit quality, 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.

NR - indicates that no public 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 type of obligation as a matter of policy. Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate issues. The ratings measure the credit worthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

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Bond Investment Quality Standards: Under present commercial bank regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, bonds rated in the top four categories (AAA, AA, A, BBB, commonly known as “Investment Grade” ratings) are generally regarded as eligible for bank investment. In addition, the Legal Investment Laws of various states may impose certain rating or other standards for obligations eligible for investment by savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies and fiduciaries generally.

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. A brief description of the applicable Moody’s rating symbols and their meanings follows:

Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edge”. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuations of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured.

Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Some bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

NOTE: Bonds within the above categories which possess the strongest investment attributes are designated by the symbol “1” following the rating.

Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

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B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C - Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issue so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Duff & Phelps, Inc.: AAA -- highest credit quality, with negligible risk factors; AA -- high credit quality, with strong protection factors and modest risk, which may vary very slightly from time to time because of economic conditions; A-- average credit quality with adequate protection factors, but with greater and more variable risk factors in periods of economic stress. The indicators “+” and “-” to the AA and A categories indicate the relative position of a credit within those rating categories.

Fitch Investors Service LLP.: AAA -- highest credit quality, with an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal; AA --very high credit quality, with very strong ability to pay interest and repay principal; A -- high credit quality, considered strong as regards principal and interest protection, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances. The indicators “+” and “-” to the AA, A and BBB categories indicate the relative position of credit within those rating categories.

DESCRIPTION OF NOTE RATINGS

A Standard & Poor’s note rating reflects the liquidity concerns and market access risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in making that assessment.

- Amortization schedule (the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities the more likely it will be treated as a note).

- 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.) Note rating symbols are as follows:

- SP-1 Very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation.

-   SP-2 Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

- SP-3 Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

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Moody’s Short-Term Loan Ratings - Moody’s ratings for state and municipal short-term obligations will be designated Moody’s Investment Grade (MIG). This distinction is in recognition of the differences between short-term credit risk and long-term risk. Factors affecting the liquidity of the borrower are uppermost in importance in short-term borrowing, while various factors of major importance in bond risk are of lesser importance over the short run.

Rating symbols and their meanings follow:

- MIG 1 - This designation denotes best quality. There is present strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

- MIG 2 - This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.

- MIG 3 - This designation denotes favorable quality. All security elements are accounted for but this is lacking the undeniable strength of the preceding grades. Liquidity and cash flow protection may be narrow and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well established.

- MIG 4 - This designation denotes adequate quality. Protection commonly regarded as required of an investment security is present and although not distinctly or predominantly speculative, there is specific risk.

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