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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

Telephone: (215) 988-2700

 

February 28, 2020

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Re:Shares Registered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 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. 261 (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, 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, Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund, WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value 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, SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, SGI Global Equity Fund, and Orinda Income Opportunities Fund:

 

PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund RRRRR
SSSSS
TTTTT
NNNNNN
100 million
100 million
300 million
100 million
Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund VVVVVV
WWWWWW
XXXXXX
100 million
100 million
100 million

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
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 AAAAA
BBBBB
100 million
750 million
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II DDD
EEE
100 million
100 million
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund SSSSSS 100 million
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund AAAAAAA 100 million
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund UUU 50 million
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
SGI Global Equity Fund OOOOO
PPPPP
QQQQQ
100 million
100 million
100 million

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO CLASS AUTHORIZED SHARES
SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund AAAAAA
BBBBBB
CCCCCC
100 million
100 million
100 million
SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund GGGGG
HHHHH
ZZZZZ
100 million
100 million
100 million
Orinda Income Opportunities Fund KKKKKK
LLLLLL
MMMMMM
100 million
100 million
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/ Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP  
  Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP