August 14, 2024

Manager Directed Portfolios

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Re:Manager Directed Portfolios –Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as your counsel in connection with the sale by Manager Directed Portfolios (the “Trust”) of an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”), $0.01 par value, of the Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, in the manner set forth in the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A related to the Fund (the “Registration Statement”) (and the prospectus of the Fund included therein).

We have examined: (a) the Registration Statement (and the prospectus of the Fund included therein); (b) the Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated By-Laws; (c) certain resolutions of the Trust’s Board of Trustees; and (d) such other proceedings, documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render this opinion.In conducting such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have assumed that: (a) all offers and sales of the Shares will be conducted in accordance with the Registration Statement and in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements and state securities laws; (b) the Shares will be issued in accordance with the Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated By-Laws and resolutions of the Trust’s Board of Trustees relating to the creation, authorization and issuance of the Shares; and (c) the Shares will be issued and sold for consideration based upon their net asset value on the date of their respective issuances and all consideration for such Shares will actually be received by the Trust.

The opinion expressed herein is limited to our review of the documents referenced above and the published laws in effect on the date hereof and is limited to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (other than the conflict of law rules). We are not opining on, and we assume no responsibility for, the applicability to or effect on any of the matters covered herein of state securities or “blue sky” laws or any other laws.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement,and any amendments thereto, and to the use of our name in the Registration Statement.In giving this consent, however, we do not admit that we are experts or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.