EX-99.(N) 13 multicls_plan.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED RULE 18F-3 PLAN multicls_plan.htm

MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES


 
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN


Pursuant to Rule-18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), Managed Portfolio Series (the “Trust”) has adopted this Multiple Class Plan (the “Plan”) which sets forth the method for allocating fees and expenses among each class of shares (each a “Class” and collectively, the “Classes”) of certain series of the Trust (the “Funds”) set forth in exhibits hereto.  In addition, the Plan sets forth the maximum initial sales charges, contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSCs”), Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees, conversion features, exchange privileges and other shareholder services applicable to each class of shares of the Funds.
 
The Trust is an open-end series investment company registered under the 1940 Act, the shares of which are registered on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Trust hereby elects to offer multiple classes of shares of the Funds pursuant to the provisions of Rule 18f-3 and the Plan.  The exhibits hereto, as may be amended from time to time, list the Funds that have approved the Plan and the classes of such Funds.
 
SECTION 1.   Rights and Obligations.  Except as set forth herein, all Classes of shares issued by the Funds shall have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications, designations, and terms and conditions.  The only differences among the various Classes of shares relate solely to the following:  (a) each Class may be subject to different Class expenses and sales charges as discussed under Section 3 of this Plan; (b) each Class may bear a different identifying designation; (c) each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters solely affecting such Class; (d) each Class may have different redemption or exchange fees and exchange privileges; and (e) each Class may provide for the automatic conversion of that Class into another Class.
 
SECTION 2.    Class Arrangements. The class arrangements for each Class shall be as set forth in the applicable exhibit hereto.
 
SECTION 3.    Allocation of Expenses.
 
(a)           Class Expenses.  Each Class of shares may be subject to different Class expenses (collectively, “Class Expenses”) consisting of:
 
1.  
Front-end sales charges or CDSCs;
 
2.  
Rule 12b-1 plan distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees, if applicable to a particular Class;
 
3.  
Transfer agency and other recordkeeping costs to the extent allocated to a particular Class;
 
 
 
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4.  
SEC and blue sky registration fees incurred separately by a particular Class;
 
5.  
Litigation or other legal expenses relating solely to a particular Class;
 
6.  
Printing and postage expenses related to the preparation and distribution of Class specific materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxies to shareholders of a particular Class;
 
7.  
Expenses of administrative personnel and services as required to support the shareholders of a particular Class;
 
8.  
Audit or accounting fees or expenses relating solely to a particular Class;
 
9.  
Trustee fees and expenses incurred as a result of issues relating solely to a particular Class; and
 
10.  
Any other expenses, excluding advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of a Fund’s assets, subsequently identified that should be properly allocated to a particular Class, which shall be approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and a majority of the trustees of the Board who are not interested trustees (each, a “Disinterested Trustee”).
 
(b)           Other Expenses.  Except for the Class Expenses discussed above (which will be allocated to the appropriate Class), all expenses incurred by the Fund will be allocated to all Classes of shares on the basis of the net asset value of each Class to the net asset value of the Trust or the Fund, as the case may be.  Excess expenses created by the imposition of an operating expense limit on one or more Classes shall be considered general Fund expenses.
 
(c)           Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses.  The Fund’s investment adviser and any provider of services to the Fund may waive or reimburse the expenses of a particular Class or Classes; provided, however, that such waiver shall not result in cross-subsidization between Classes.
 
SECTION 4.   Allocation of Income.  The Fund will allocate income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses and appreciation and depreciation based on the relative net assets of each Class of shares.
 
SECTION 5.   Exchange Privileges.  Shareholders of the Fund may participate in an exchange of shares, subject to the Fund’s right to reject any exchange request, in whole or in part, for any reason and without prior notice.  The Fund may decide to restrict purchase and sale activity (including exchanges) in its shares based on various factors, including whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect its performance.  The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privileges of Fund shareholders in the future.  Shares to be exchanged will be redeemed at their next calculated net asset value following receipt of an exchange request in the form of a proper redemption request, as described in the applicable prospectus.  An exchange of shares will be subject to any redemption fee applicable to a redemption of shares.  See the Fund’s current prospectus for more information about share exchanges.
 
 
 
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SECTION 6.   Conversions.  Currently, no Class of shares will automatically convert into shares of another Class.  A shareholder of Investor Class shares may request to convert to Institutional Class shares if they are eligible in accordance with the Fund’s current prospectus.  Any implementation of a conversion feature is subject to the continuing availability of a ruling or regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), or of an opinion of counsel or tax adviser, stating that the conversion of one Class of shares to another does not constitute a taxable event under federal income tax law.  The conversion feature may be suspended if such a ruling, regulation or opinion is not available.
 
SECTION 7.   Board Review. The Board shall review the Plan as it deems necessary.  Prior to any material amendment(s) to the Plan with respect to any of the Fund’s shares, the Board, including a majority of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust, shall find that the Plan, as proposed to be amended (including any proposed amendments to the method of allocating class and/or fund expenses), is in the best interest of each class of shares of the Fund individually and the Fund as a whole.  In considering whether to approve any proposed amendment(s) to the Plan, the Board shall request and evaluate such information as they consider reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed amendment(s) to the Plan.
 
SECTION 8.   Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective when initially approved by both the Board and a majority of Disinterested Trustees.
 


 
 
(Originally adopted April 6, 2011; last revised November 14, 2012)
 
 
 
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Exhibit A
 
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
 
MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES
Investor Class Shares

AC ONE China Fund
ATAC Inflation Rotation Fund
Bushido Capital Long/Short Fund
CSC Small Cap Value Fund
Great Lakes Bond Fund
Great Lakes Disciplined Equity Fund
Great Lakes Large Cap Value Fund
Great Lakes Small Cap Opportunity Fund
New Path Global Tactical Fund
Nuance Concentrated Value Fund
Reinhart Mid Cap Private Market Value Fund
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund


 
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.
 
Separate Arrangements
 
Fund
Maximum Initial Sales Charge
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum Annual Rule 12b-1 Distribution Fee
Maximum Annual Shareholder Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
AC ONE China Fund
5.50%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
ATAC Inflation Rotation Fund
None
None
0.25%
None
None
None
2.00%/90 days
Bushido Capital Long/Short Fund
4.75%
None
0.25%
0.10%
None
None
1.00%/180 days
CSC Small Cap Value Fund
3.50%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Bond Fund
5.00%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Disciplined Equity Fund
5.00%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Large Cap Value Fund
5.00%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Small Cap Opportunity Fund
5.00%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
New Path Global Tactical Fund
5.00%
None
0.25%
None
None
None
1.00%/30 days
Nuance Concentrated Value Fund
5.75%
None(1)
0.25%
0.15%
None
None
None
Reinhart Mid Cap Private Market Value Fund
None
None
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
5.75%
None(1)
0.25%
None
None
None
None
 
 
 
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Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
5.75%
None(1)
0.25%
None
None
None
None
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund
5.75%
None(1)
0.25%
None
None
None
None
(1)
No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on investments of $1 million or more, although the Fund may impose a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on certain redemptions of those investments made within 12 months of the purchase.  If imposed, the CDSC will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the shareholder’s initial investment or the value of the shareholder’s investment at redemption.
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit B
 
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
 
MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES
Institutional Class Shares

AC ONE China Fund
Advantus Strategic Dividend Income Fund
Bushido Capital Long/Short Fund
Corporate America Short Duration Fund
CSC Small Cap Value Fund
Great Lakes Bond Fund
Great Lakes Disciplined Equity Fund
Great Lakes Large Cap Value Fund
Great Lakes Small Cap Opportunity Fund
LK Balanced Fund
New Path Global Tactical Fund
Nuance Concentrated Value Fund
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund

 
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.
 
Separate Arrangements
 
Fund
Maximum
Initial Sales
Charge
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum Annual Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Fee
Maximum
Annual Shareholder
Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
AC ONE China Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Advantus Strategic Dividend Income Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Bushido Capital Long/Short Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
1.00%/180 days
Corporate America Short Duration Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
CSC Small Cap Value Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Bond Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Disciplined Equity Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Large Cap Value Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Great Lakes Small Cap Opportunity Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
LK Balanced Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
New Path Global Tactical Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
1.00%/30 days
Nuance Concentrated Value Fund
None
None
None
0.15%
None
None
None
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
 
 
 
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Exhibit C
 

 
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
 
MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES
Advisor Class Shares


Reinhart Mid Cap Private Market Value Fund

 
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.
 
Separate Arrangements
 
Fund
Maximum
Initial Sales
Charge
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum Annual Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Fee
Maximum
Annual Shareholder
Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
Reinhart Mid Cap Private Market Value Fund
None
None
None
None
None
None
None

 
 
 
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Exhibit D
 

 
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
 
MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES
Class C Shares

 
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund


 
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.
 
Separate Arrangements
 
Fund
Maximum
Initial Sales
Charge
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum Annual Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Fee
Maximum
Annual Shareholder
Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund
None(1)
1%/12 months
1.00%
None
None
None
None
Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund
None(1)
1%/12 months
1.00%
None
None
None
None
Tortoise Energy Income Select Fund
None(1)
1%/12 months
1.00%
None
None
None
None
(1)
No front-end sales charge is payable by a shareholder at the time of purchase, although the Distributor advances broker-dealers the first year distribution and services fee at a rate of 1.00% on investments in C Class Shares.  As a result, the Fund imposes a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions of investments made within 12 months of purchase. The CDSC is assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the shareholder’s initial investment or the value of the shareholder’s investment at redemption.  The first years’ Rule 12b-1 distribution fee is retained by the Distributor as reimbursement for the amount advanced.  After the first year, broker-dealers will receive ongoing 12b-1 fees associated with their clients’ investments.
 

 
 
 
 
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