EX-99.28.I.1 33 fp0037602_ex9928i1.htm

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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December 20, 2018

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Re:Shares Registered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 249 to

Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-20827)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to The RBB Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Post-Effective Amendment No. 249 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the issuance and sale by the Company of the following classes and numbers of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (collectively, the “Shares”), with respect to the Company’s Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund, Adara Smaller Companies Fund, Aquarius International Fund, Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund, Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund, Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund, Boston Partners Global Equity Fund, Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund, Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II, Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund, WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, Campbell Dynamic Trend Fund, Campbell Managed Futures 10V Fund, Free Market Fixed Income Fund, Free Market International Equity Fund, Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio, Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio, Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, Schneider Small Cap Value Fund, Summit Global Investments Small Cap Low Volatility Fund, Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund, Summit Global Investments Global Low Volatility Fund, Orinda Income Opportunities Fund, MFAM Global Opportunities Fund (formerly, Motley Fool Global Opportunities Fund), MFAM Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Motley Fool Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund), MFAM Emerging Markets Fund (formerly, Motley Fool Emerging Markets Fund), Motley Fool 100 Index ETF and MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (formerly, Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF):

 

 PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

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100 million

100 million

300 million

100 million

 

 

 

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 PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

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WWWWWW

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100 million

100 million

100 million

Adara Smaller Companies Fund UUUUU 100 million
Aquarius International Fund UUUUUU 100 million
Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund NNN 100 million
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund

VV

WW

100 million

100 million

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund WWWWW 100 million
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

CCCCC

DDDDD

100 million

100 million

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund

JJJJJ

KKKKK

100 million

300 million

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

III

JJJ

100 million

100 million

Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

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BBBBB

100 million

750 million

Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II

DDD

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100 million

100 million

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund SSSSSS 100 million
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund UUU 50 million
Campbell Dynamic Trend Fund VVVVV 100 million
Campbell Managed Futures 10V Fund

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PPPPPP

QQQQQQ

RRRRRR

100 million

100 million

100 million

100 million

 

 

 

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 PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
Free Market Fixed Income Fund DDDD 700 million
Free Market International Equity Fund CCCC 700 million
Free Market U.S. Equity Fund BBBB 700 million
Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio NNNNN 100 million
Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio MMMMM 100 million
Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio LLLLL 100 million
Schneider Small Cap Value Fund YY 100 million
Summit Global Investments Global Low Volatility Fund

OOOOO

PPPPP

QQQQQ

100 million

100 million

100 million

Summit Global Investments Small Cap Low Volatility Fund

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BBBBBB

CCCCCC

100 million

100 million

100 million

Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund

GGGGG

HHHHH

ZZZZZ

100 million

100 million

100 million

Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

KKKKKK

LLLLLL

MMMMMM

100 million

100 million

100 million

MFAM Fool Global Opportunities Fund

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100 million

100 million

MFAM Fool Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

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HHHHHH

100 million

100 million

 

 

 

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 PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
MFAM Fool Emerging Markets Fund IIIIII 100 million
Motley Fool 100 Index ETF TTTTTT 100 million
MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF YYYYYY 100 million

 

The Amendment seeks to register an indefinite number of the Shares.

 

We have reviewed the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, ByLaws, resolutions of its Board of Directors, and such other legal and factual matters as we have deemed appropriate. This opinion is based exclusively on the Maryland General Corporation Law and the federal law of the United States of America.

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued for payment as described in the Company’s Prospectuses offering the Shares and in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation for not less than $0.001 per share, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Company.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Amendment to the Company’s Registration Statement.

 

  Very truly yours,  
     
  /s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP  
  Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP