EX-99.(M)(4) 13 jacobetfdistributionandser.htm EX-99.(M)(4) DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN Document

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN


The following Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), by Jacob Funds Inc. (the “Company”), separately for each series of the Company identified on Schedule A as amended from time to time (the “Series”), which Company and Series may do business under these or such other names as the Board of Directors of the Company may designate from time to time. The Plan has been approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements related thereto (“non-interested Directors”), cast in person (or in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relief) at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan. Such approval by the Directors included a determination that in the exercise of reasonable business judgment and in light of their fiduciary duties, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit each such Series and its respective shareholders.

The Company is a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland, is authorized to issue different series of securities, and is an open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter for the Series’ shares pursuant to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Distributor and the Company on behalf of each Series (the “Distribution Agreement”).

The Plan provides that:

l.    The Company shall pay to the Distributor, out of the assets of a particular Series, a monthly fee not to exceed the fee rate set forth on Schedule A for such Series as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time.

2.    The Distributor shall use the monies paid to it pursuant to paragraph l above to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of each Series or the provision of investor services, including but not limited to (i) delivering copies of the Company’s then-current prospectus to prospective purchasers of such Creation Units; (ii) preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any prospectus, report or other communication to prospective shareholders or authorized participants of the Company; (iii) marketing and promotional services including advertising; (iv) facilitating communications with beneficial owners of shares of the Series; and (v) such other services and obligations as are set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

3.    The Distributor shall report to the Company at least monthly on the amount and the use of the monies paid to it under the Plan and shall furnish the Board of Directors of the Company with such other information as the Board may reasonably request in connection with the payments made under the Plan and the use thereof by the Distributor in order to enable the Board to make an informed determination of the amount of the Company’s payments with respect to each Series and whether the Plan should be continued with respect to each Series.




4.    The officers of the Company shall furnish to the Board of Directors of the Company, for their review, on a quarterly basis, a written report of the amounts expended under the Plan with respect to each Series and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

5.    This Plan shall take effect with respect to the shares of a particular Series as of the effective date set forth on Schedule A (the “Commencement Date”); thereafter, the Plan shall continue in effect with respect to the shares of a particular Series for a period of more than one year from the Commencement Date only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of the Board of Directors of the Company, and of the non-interested Directors, cast in person (or in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relief) at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan.

6.    (a)    The Plan may be terminated as to the shares of any particular Series at any time by vote of a majority of the non-interested Directors or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Series.

(b)    The Plan may not be amended as to the shares of any particular Series to increase materially the amount to be spent for distribution pursuant to paragraph l hereof without approval by the shareholders of such Series.

7.    All material amendments to this Plan shall be approved by the non-interested Directors in the manner described in paragraph 5 above.

8.    So long as the Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Company’s non-interested Directors shall be committed to the discretion of such non-interested Directors.

9.    The definitions contained in Sections 2(a)(19) and 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act shall govern the meaning of “interested person(s)” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” respectively, for the purposes of this Plan.

Approved and Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company as of:


May 21, 2021




Schedule A to the Distribution and Service Plan

FundFee Rate (per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund)Commencement Date
Jacob Forward ETF0.25%May 21, 2021